Moses Beecher Jr.
(1791-1868)
Emma Ransa Newcomb
(1808-1893)
Asher George Beecher
(1842-1937)
Martha Matilda Winchester
(1849-1936)
Walter Herbert Winchester Beecher
(1877-1956)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth May Baker
2. Delia F. Friggle

3. Mary H. Adams
4. Alice Grace Marlett

Walter Herbert Winchester Beecher 2 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 12 Apr 1877, Springfield, Bradford, PA 7 9 10
  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth May Baker on 3 Apr 1900 in , Mahoning, OH 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Delia F. Friggle on 18 May 1901 in Oil City, Venango, PA 1 3
  • Marriage (3): Mary H. Adams on 2 Apr 1915 in Rochester, Oakland, MI 4
  • Marriage (4): Alice Grace Marlett on 22 Mar 1925 in Erie, Erie, PA 5
  • Died: 10 Mar 1956, Warren, Warren, PA at age 78 6 8
  • Buried: 13 Mar 1956, Russell: Pine Grove Cemetery, Warren, PA 8

   FamilySearch ID: LW2N-S6L.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of His death certificate has 12 Apr 1878 birth, but his WWI draft has 12 Apr 1877 and is likely more accurate., 12 Apr 1878 and Springfield, Bradford, PA. 8

2. Census in 1880 in Hudson, Summit, OH. 11 The 1880 census recorded E. R. Beecher, female, 72, born in Vermont, living with daughter-in-law Martha M. Beecher, 31, born in Illinois; grandson George W., 6, born in Ohio; grandson Walter H., 3, born in Pennsylvania; and granddaughter Mary E., 5, born in Pennsylvania. E.R.'s father was born in Connecticut and mother in Vermont. Martha's parents were born in Pennsylvania. The grandchildren's father was born in New York and mother in Illinois.

3. Census in 1900 in Warren, Warren, PA. 10 The 1900 census recorded renting at 208 Jackson Street: Asher G. Beecher, book agent, 58, born Nov 1842 in New York, living with wife Martha M., 51, born Jan 1849 in Illinois; son George W., compositer, 27, born Aug 1873 in Ohio; and four children born in Pennsylvania: Mary E., dressmaker, 25, Jun 1875; Walter H., machinist, 23, Apr 1877; Ellen E., 17, Sep 1883; Eva M., 9, Jun 1891. Asher and Martha were married for 27 years and she had birthed 5 children by 1900, all alive. Asher's father was born in Connecticut and mother in Vermont. Martha's parents were born in Massachusetts.

4. Occupation: machinist on 18 May 1901 in Oil City, Venango, PA. 1

5. Fact: On his World War I draft registration he claimed disqualification for syphilis., 12 Sep 1918, Royal Oak, Oakland, MI. 7

6. Occupation: tool maker, tool designer for Isko Co., Detroit, MI on 12 Sep 1918 in Royal Oak, Oakland, MI. 7

7. Residence: 612 Rosedale, Royal Oak, MI on 12 Sep 1918 in Royal Oak, Oakland, MI. 7

8. Census in 1920 in Royal Oak, Oakland, MI. 12 The 1920 census recorded at 612 Rosedale Avenue: Walter H. W. Beecher, laborer auto factory, 35, born in Ohio, living with wife Mary H., 33, born in Pennsylvania.

9. Occupation: typewriter salesman on 22 Mar 1925 in Erie, Erie, PA. 5

10. Residence: 118 Elm Street, Warren, Pa. on 22 Mar 1925 in Erie, Erie, PA. 5

11. Census in 1930 in Farmington Township, Warren, PA. 13 The 1930 census recorded owning a home at 49 Jackson Run Road: Walter Beecher [indexed incorrectly as Bucher], laborer in iron works, 52, living with wife Alice, 44; and neice Grace Marlett, 8. Walter was born in Ohio, his father in New York, and mother in England. Alice and her father were born in Pennsylvania and her mother in New York. Grace and her father were born in Pennsylvania, and her mother in Ohio.

12. Census in 1940 in Warren, Warren, PA. 14 The 1940 census recorded renting at 221 Pennsylvania Avenue West: Walter H. Beecher, occupation typewriter exchange, 64, living with wife Alice P., bookkeeper typewriter exchange, 52. They were born in Pennsylvania and lived in the same house in 1935.

13. Cause of Death: Walter died at Warren General Hospital from cerebral hemorrhage, arteriosclerosis, 10 Mar 1956, Warren, Warren, PA. 8

14. Residence: 350 Pennsylvania Ave. West, Warren, PA on 10 Mar 1956 in Warren, Warren, PA. 8


Walter married Elizabeth May Baker on 3 Apr 1900 in , Mahoning, OH.1 2 The marriage ended in divorce on 29 Apr 1901. (Elizabeth May Baker was born on 4 Feb 1881 2.)


Walter next married Delia F. Friggle on 18 May 1901 in Oil City, Venango, PA.1 3 The marriage ended in divorce on 15 Jan 1915. (Delia F. Friggle was born about 1877 1.)


Walter next married Mary H. Adams, daughter of Milton Burd Adams and Mary Ellen Regelman, on 2 Apr 1915 in Rochester, Oakland, MI.4 The marriage ended in divorce on 3 Oct 1924. (Mary H. Adams was born in Jun 1885 in Franklin, Venango, PA, USA,4 15 died on 12 Feb 1935 in Warren, Warren, PA 16 and was buried in Franklin, Venango, PA, USA 16.)


Walter next married Alice Grace Marlett, daughter of Royal Norman Marlett and Ella Jane Williams, on 22 Mar 1925 in Erie, Erie, PA.5 (Alice Grace Marlett was born on 10 Aug 1885 in Russell, Warren, PA,14 17 18 19 died on 16 Dec 1961 in Conewango Township, Warren, PA 19 20 and was buried on 18 Dec 1961 in Russell, Warren, PA 19.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF49-XQ3 Walter H. Beecher and Delia F. Friggle, 18 May 1901; citing , Venango, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 909237.

2 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDPX-4JM Walter H. Beecher and Elizabeth May Baker, 03 Apr 1900; citing Mahoning, Ohio, United States, reference p 18; FHL microfilm 914414.

3 Ancestry.com, Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952, Delia F. Beecher and Walter H. W. Beecher, 15 Jan 1915.

4 FamilySearch.org, Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3PH-CTY Walter Beecher and Mary Adams, 02 Apr 1915; citing Rochester, Oakland, Michigan, item 4 p 229 rn 97, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2342711.

5 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFQP-WMD Walter H W Beecher and Alice G Stedman, 22 Mar 1925; citing , Erie, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 2259182.

6 Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Indices (Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA, 16103. Online at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 .), Death Certificate 29734. Walter H. Beecher.

7 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6XV-JR9 Walter Herbert Beecher, 1917-1918; citing Oakland County no 2, Michigan, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509.

8 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 29734. Walter H. Beecher. Father Asher George Beecher. Mother Martha M. Winchester.

9 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Walter Herbert Beecher, SSN 161226747.

10 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M34L-9J9 Walter H Beecher in household of Asher G Beecher, Warren borough Ward 5-6, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 195, NARA microfilm publication T623.

11 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8S1-65B Walter U Beecher in household of E R Beecher, Hudson, Summit, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 283B, NARA microfilm publication T9.

12 1920 United States Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: T625_790; Page: 27B; Enumeration District: 200; Image: 783.

13 1930 United States Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Farmington, Warren, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2153; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 759.0; FHL microfilm: 2341887.

14 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ7D-XPM Walter H Beecher, Ward 2, Warren, Warren Borough, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62-34, sheet 4B, family 115, NARA T627, roll 3619.

15 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M34V-3JV Mary H Adams in household of Milton B Adams, Franklin city Ward 3, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 8A, family 154.

16 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 20513. Mary H. Beecher. Father Milton Adams. Mother not listed. Spouse Walter Beecher.

17 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF9M-LC5 Royal N. Marlett in entry for Andrew J. Feulner and Alice G. Marlett, 01 Sep 1902; citing , Warren, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 895150.

18 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHNK-69D William Streator Stedman and Alice Grace Feulner, 27 May 1914; citing , Warren, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 1314323.

19 The Warren County Observer (Warren, PA), 18 Dec 1961, page 27. Obituary of Mrs. Walter Beecher.

20 Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Indices (Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA, 16103. Online at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 .), Death Certificate 119319. Alice G. Beecher, age 75.


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