James Beecher
(Abt 1856-1885)
Luciana Baldonada
(1859-1941)
Juan Valenzuela
(1846-)
Felicita Martinez
Joseph William Beecher
(1884-1951)
Petra Valenzuela
(1884-1961)
Charles Edward Beecher
(1907-1937)

 

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Charles Edward Beecher 1 2 3

  • Born: 3 Jan 1907, Dos Cabezas, Cochise, AZ 1 2 3
  • Died: 28 Sep 1937, Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA at age 30 2 3
  • Buried: 1 Oct 1937, Gardena: Roosevelt Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA 2 3

   FamilySearch ID: L6WC-Q8J.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Willcox, Cochise, AZ. 4 The 1910 census recorded Joe W. Beecher [index in census Bunker not Beecher], quartz miner, 26, living with wife Petra, 26; son James P., 5; Charlie E., 3; Helen M., 1; and Clara J., 3 months old when the census was record 14 May 1910. Joe was born in New Mexico, his father in United States and mother in Mexico (Spanish). Peter was born in Arizona, her parents in Mexico (Spanish). All children were born in Arizona. Joe and Petra were married 7 years, and she had birthed 5 children, 4 still living in 1910.

2. Residence: on 29 Jul 1915 in Dos Cabezas, Cochise, AZ. 5

3. Census in 1920 in Gleeson, Cochise, AZ. 6 The 1920 census recorded Joseph H. Bucher, 35, born in New Mexico, living with wife Petra, 35; James P., 15; Charles E., 13; Mary E., 11; Joseph H., 8; Samuel P., 6; and Julia P., 2. Everyone was born in Arizona except Joseph H. in New Mexico.

4. Census in 1930 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. 1 The 1930 Census recorded owning the home at 1019 E. O Street: Joseph W. Beecher, truck driver, 45, living with wife Petra, 46; James P., mainteainence labor at oil refinery, 25; Charles E., longshoreman at dock, 23; William J., delivery man, ship chandlers, 18; Samuel P., 17; and Julia P., 12. Joseph married when he was 18; Petra was 19. Everyone was born in Arizona except Joseph in New Mexico. His father was born in Pennsylvania and his mother in Mexico. Perta's parents were born in Mexico.

5. Cause of Death: Accident: working aboard ship S. S. Cricket, fell down hatch onto head, skull fracture, 28 Sep 1937, Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA. 3


Sources


1 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XC89-PPC Petra Beecher in entry for Joseph W Beechers, 1930.

2 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38860126.

3 FamilySearch.org, California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKK-6C6M Charles Edward Beecher b. 3 Jan 1907 d. 28 Sep 1937.

4 1910 United States Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Willcox, Cochise, Arizona; Roll: T624_38; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1374051.

5 FamilySearch.org, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z47B-HQPZ Julia Beecher b. 29 Jul 1915 Wilcox AZ.

6 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCRX-LFF Joseph H Bucher, Gleeson, Cochise, Arizona, United States; citing sheet , family 36, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820046.



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