John Jacob Beacher Jr.
(1840-1915)
Angeline Ocum
(1845-1918)
Jacob Hepner
(1841-1910)
Lavina Weller
(1847-1922)
Thomas Franklin Beacher Sr.
(1874-1948)
Agnes May Hepner
(1877-1936)
Agnes Thelma Beacher
(1908-1954)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Charles Salvatore Messina

Agnes Thelma Beacher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 28 Mar 1908, New Castle, Schuylkill County, PA 1 3 4 8
  • Marriage (1): Charles Salvatore Messina
  • Died: 27 May 1954, Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA at age 46 3 4 7
  • Buried: 31 May 1954, Schuylkill Haven: Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill, PA, USA 3 4

   FamilySearch ID: 9C6N-2HJ.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1910 in New Castle Twp., Schuylkill, PA. 1 Thomas Beecher, miner, 36, was married for 15 years to wife Agnes, 32. She had birthed 8 children, 7 alive in 1910. With them: John J., 13; Lillian M., 11; Charles, 8; Edna, 5; Carrie E., 3; Agnes I., 2; and Sara L., 8 months old when the census was recorded on 21 Apr 1910. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1920 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 9 The 1920 census recorded owning a home at 806 North Third Street: Thomas Beecher, pipefitter in steel mill, 45, living with wife Agnes, 42; daughter Carrie, 13; daughter Cora, 10; daughter Agnes, 11, son Charles, 17; and mother [Mrs.] Jacob Heffner,widow, 72. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Occupation: Pottsville City Directory: Beacher Agnes T. presser r806 N 3d in 1928 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 10

4. Census in 1930 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 11 The 1930 census lists Thomas Beacher, 56, living with wife Agnes, 53; daughter Agnes, 22, and son-in-law William Lloyd, 28 and his wife, Cora Beacher Lloyd, 27.

5. Census in 1940 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 8 The 1940 census lists Charles Messina, 37, born in Italy, living with wife Agnes, 32, born in Pennsylvania; and daughter Joan Marie, 6, born in Pennsylvania.

6. Residence: 508 Sanderson St., Pottsville, PA on 16 Feb 1942 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 12

7. Residence: on 16 Nov 1948 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 6

8. Census in 1950 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 13 The 1950 census recorded at 442 Fairview Street: Charles Messina, laborer in roofing company, 47, living with wife Agnes, wrapper in paper box factory, 41, and daughter Josephine, 16. Charles was born in Italy and the others in Pennsylvania.

9. Cause of Death: carcinoma of gall bladder, 27 May 1954, Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 3

10. Obituary: Pottsville Repulibcan: obituary of Agnes T. Beacher Messina on 27 May 1954 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 7 MESSINA -- At Pottsville, Penna., on Thursday, May 27, 1954. Agnes T. Beacher, wife of Charles Messina.
Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the Morgan Home For Funerals, 1112 W. Market Street. Friends may call Sunday evening. Interment Sch. Memorial Park.

11. Residence: 142 Fairview St., Pottsville, Pa. on 27 May 1954 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 3

12. Obituary: Pottsville Republican: funeral of Mrs. Agnes Messina on 2 Jun 1954 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 14 MRS. AGNES MESSINA -- The funeral of Mrs. Agnes Messina, 442 Fairview St., Pottsville, was held Monday afternoon from the Morgan Home for Funerals, 1112 W. Market St. The Rev. George A. Heisey, pastor of first Reformed Church, was in charge of the service. Interment was in Schuylkill Memorial Park.
The pall bearers were George Higgins, Ralph Salm, Edward Montague, Henry Becker, Lloyd Hummel and John Fronza.


Agnes married Charles Salvatore Messina, son of Michael Messina and Giuseppa Josephine Giammanco. (Charles Salvatore Messina was born on 28 Sep 1902 in Tommaso Natale, Palermo, Siciliy, ITA,4 8 12 15 16 17 died on 31 Dec 1974 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA 4 15 16 18 and was buried on 4 Jan 1975 in Schuylkill Haven: Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill, PA, USA 4 16 18.)


Sources


1 1910 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, New Castle Township, Series: T624 Roll: 1417 Page: 212.

2 James E. Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville, Pa., Obituary of Josephine M. DiCello. http://www.jehumphreyfuneralhome.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=146189.

3 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 45179. Agnes T. Messina. Father Thomas Beacher. Mother Agnes Hepner. Spouse Charles Messina.

4 Billion Graves (http://www.BillionGraves.com), http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/AGNES-T-MESSINA/8643741.

5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1909 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1909. Series 11.89 (50 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 48625. Agnes Thelma Beacher b. 28 Mar 1908.

6 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 16 Nov 1948, page 18. Obituary of Thomas Beecher.

7 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 27 May 1954, page 31. Obituary of Agnes T. Messina.

8 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ6C-BTP Agnes Messina in household of Charles Messina, Ward 5, Pottsville, Pottsville City, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 54-117, sheet 19B.

9 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6Y1-QBY Thomas Beecher, , Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; citing enumeration district (ED) , sheet 3A, family 63.

10 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 1928 Pottsville City Directory, page 57, online image 30.

11 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH41-B85 Thomas Beacher, Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; citing enumeration district (ED) 0092, sheet 3B, family 56.

12 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Charles Salvatore Messina, b. 28 Sep 1902 Palemro, Italy.

13 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBB-VPLM Charles Messina.

14 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 2 Jun 1954, page 26. Funeral of Mrs. Agnes Messina.

15 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J1M8-T3N null, Dec 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

16 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176650864.

17 Ancestry.com, "Palermo, Italy, Births, 1896-1905," Salvatore Messina b. 28 Sep 1902, Palermo, Sicilia, italia.

18 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 2 Jan 1975, page 2. Obituary of Charles Messina.



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