William Y. Pierce
(Abt 1831-)
Harriett M. Rice
(Abt 1840-)
Frances Hannah Pierce
(1877-1929)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. George Washington Beecher

Frances Hannah Pierce 2

  • Born: 22 Mar 1877, Mission Twp., Neosho, KS 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): George Washington Beecher on 28 Aug 1899 in Parsons, Neosho, KS 1
  • Died: 16 Jan 1929, Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS at age 51 2 4 5
  • Buried: 18 Jan 1929, Shawnee: St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Johnson, KS 4 5

   Another name for Frances was Frances Helen Pierce.1 3 4

   FamilySearch ID: M8TK-5ZX.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Lincoln Twp., Neosho, KS. 3 George Beecher, laborer, 22, born Feb 1878, was married in 1900 to Frances, 23, Mar 1877. She had birthed no children by 1900. He was born in Indiana, his father in Iowa, and mother in Indiana. She was born in Kansas, her father in Kentucky, and mother in Illinois.
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2. Residence: Beecher Geo W (Mrs Frances), firemn, res 520 N. 23rd St., Parson, KS in 1903 in Parsons, Labette, KS. 6

3. Census in 1920 in Rosedale, Wyandotte, KS. 7 The 1920 census recorded in Rosedale [Kansas City] George W. Bucher [Beecher], 40, living with Francis, 42; and Mary G., 5. He was born in Indiana, the others in Kansas.

4. Newspaper: Kansas City Kansan: "Mr. and Mrs. George Beecher and daughter, Gladys, have returned from Parsons, where they were called by the death of a relative.", 2 Mar 1922, Kansas City, Jackson, MO. 8

5. Residence: Beecher Geo W (Frances) emp M K & T R R h 337 College av in 1924 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS. 9

6. Cause of Death: Frances died at St. Mary's Hospital from peritoneal carcinomatosis, 16 Jan 1929, Kansas City, Jackson, MO. 5

7. Residence: 337 Seminary St., Kansas City, MO on 16 Jan 1929 in Kansas City, Jackson, MO. 5

8. Obituary: Kansas City Times: obituary of Mrs. Frances Hannah Beecher on 17 Jan 1929 in Kansas City, Jackson, MO. 2 Mrs. Frances Hannah BEECHER, 52 years old, 337 Seminary street, Kansas City, Kansas, died yesterday at St. Mary's hospital. She is survived by her husband, George W. BEECHER, and a daughter, Miss Mary Gladys BEECHER, both of the home; three sisters, Mrs. J. B. STEVENSON, South Mound, Kansas; Mrs. George LACY, 234 Seminary street, Kansas City, Kansas; and Mrs. Jessie RODGERS, San Bernardino, California, and a brother, J. P. PIERCE, Dallas. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Friday at the Holy Name Catholic church; burial in Shawnee cemetery.


Frances married George Washington Beecher, son of Rufus Beecher and Keziah Elizabeth Harter, on 28 Aug 1899 in Parsons, Neosho, KS.1 (George Washington Beecher was born on 22 Feb 1879 in Santa Fe, Miami, IN, USA,10 11 12 13 died on 20 Feb 1949 in , Montgomery, KS, USA 14 and was buried in Okmulgee: Okmulgee Cemetery, Okmulgee, OK, USA 14.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWL8-13N G.W. Beecher and Francis Helen Pierce, 28 Aug 1899.

2 Kansas City Times (Kansas City, Missouri.), 17 Jan 1929, obituary of Mrs. Frances Hannah Beecher.

3 1900 United States Census, Kansas, Neosho County, Lincoln Township, Series: T623 Roll: 493 Page: 143.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41931959.

5 Missouri Death Cerfiticate (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/), http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1929/1929_00001707.PDF Frances Hannah Beecher. Father Wm. Pierce. Mother Harriett Rice. Informant/spouse Geo. W. Beecher.

6 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, KS > Parsons > 1903 > Parsons City Directory. Printed page 44, online image 9.

7 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFXY-PT5 George W Bucher, 1920.

8 Kansas City Kansan (Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri), 2 Mar 1922, page 9.

9 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, KS > Kansas City > 1924 > Kansas City Directory. Printed Page 255. Online image 136.

10 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41931948.

11 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MH9Y-S4N Geo. W. Beecher in entry for Daniel Kepler, 1880.

12 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 702103218 George Washington Beecher, father Rufus Beecher, mother Elizabeth K. Harter.

13 FamilySearch.org, United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPYC-56V George Washington Beecher.

14 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59488550.



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