Coleman Nagle Beecher
(1844-1918)
Ellen C. Donagan
(1853-1919)
James Kerr
(1847-1902)
Isabella Brogan
(1847-1924)
George Bullock Beecher
(1882-1955)
Isabella Catharine Kerr
(1884-1974)
Paul Leo Beecher
(1909-1982)

 

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Paul Leo Beecher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 24 May 1909, Norristown, Montgomery, PA 4 5 6 7
  • Died: 5 Jul 1982, Norristown, Montgomery, PA at age 73 3 5
  • Buried: 9 Jul 1982, Norristown: St. Patricks Roman Catholic Cemetery, Montgomery, PA 3 5 8

   FamilySearch ID: L62L-Z81.

  Burial Notes:

Section F Range East Lot 200 Grave 3

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: 1026 Cherry St., Norristown, PA on 24 May 1909 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 4

2. Census in 1910 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 1 George B. Beecher, occupation steel plant, 28, was married for 3 years to wife Isabela, 26; George, 2; and Paul, 10 months when the census was recorded on 23 Apr 1910. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except George's mother was born in New York, and Isabella's parents in Ireland. They were renting a house at 1026 Cherry St.

3. Census in 1920 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 2 George B. Beecher, clerk steel plant, 37, was with wife Isabella, 35; George F., 12; and Paul L., 10. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Isabella's parents in Ireland. They were renting a house at 48 E. Chestnut St.

4. Census in 1930 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 9 George B. Beecher, carpenter, 47, was with wife Isabella, 46; Georg, carpenter, 22; and Paul, chauffer taxi company, 20. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Isabella's parents in New Jersey. They were renting a house at 48 E. Chestnut St.

5. Census in 1940 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 10 The 1940 census recorded renting for $16 a month at 48 Chestnut Street: George B. Beecher, carpenter for construction company, 57, living with wife Isabella R., 53; son George L., carpenter, 32; and son Paul L., painter for boiler manufacturer, 29. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

6. He was described as 5'10" 150 lbs. blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion about 1940 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 6

7. Military from 10 Apr 1942 to 22 Dec 1945 in , , Pennsylvania, USA: WW II, Army. 7

8. Residence: 48 E. Chestnut St., Norristown, PA on 10 Apr 1942 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 7

9. Census in 1950 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 11 The 1950 census recorded at 48 E. Chestnut Street: George Beecher, building contractor carpenter, 67, living with wife Isabella, 66;
son George F., 42, never married, luggage maker in luggage factory; Paul L., 41, never married, painter for boiler manufacturer. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.
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10. Fact: On his 1950 Veteran Compensation Application he listed no dependants., 17 Jan 1950, Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 7

11. Residence: 48 E. Chestnut St., Norristown, PA on 17 Jan 1950 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 7

12. Occupation: 1951 Norristown City Directory: Beecher, Paul L., painter, r 48 E. Chestnut in 1951 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 12

13. Residence: 48 E. Chestnut St. on 5 Jul 1982 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 8


Sources


1 1910 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Norristown Ward 6, Series: M624 Roll: 1379 Page: 12.

2 1920 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Norristown Ward 3, Series M625 Roll 604 Page: 9.

3 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148441635.

4 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1914, Certificate 77773, Paul Beecher, b. 24 May 1909, father George Beecher, mother Isabella Kerr.

5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 (Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Paul Beecher, b. 24 May 1909, d. 5 Jul 1982, Army, WWII.

6 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Paul Leo Beecher, b. 24 May 1909 in Norristown.

7 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Applications, WWII, 1950, Paul L. Beecher b. 24 May 1909 in Norristown.

8 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, PA > Montgomery > Norristown > St. Patrick's Cemetery. Paul L. Beecher buried 9 Jul 1982.

9 1930 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Norristown Ward 3, Series M626 Roll 2083 Page 269.

10 1940 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQC8-78D George B. Beecher Norristown PA.

11 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBG-ZLQ4 George Beecher Norristown PA.

12 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 1951 Norristown City Directory, page 49, online image 28.



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