Aaron H. Schaeffer
(1835-1916)
Angeline H. Grubb
(1838-1914)
Emily Sallie Schaeffer
(1874-1933)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. George Henry Beecher

Emily Sallie Schaeffer 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 23 Feb 1874, Bern Twp., Berks, PA 5 7
  • Marriage (1): George Henry Beecher on 15 Sep 1894 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 1 2
  • Died: 7 Apr 1933, Wernersville, Berks, PA at age 59 5 7 9
  • Buried: 10 Apr 1933, Bern Twp.: Epler's Church Cemetery, Berks, PA 5 7

   FamilySearch ID: 96D3-7Y7.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 10 The 1900 census recorded George H. Beechirt, machinist, 27, born May 1873, living with wife Emie S., 24, Feb 1876; and Luther M. 5, Jun 1895. The couple had been married 6 years and given birth to 2 children, 1 still alive in 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1910 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 11 The 1910 census recorded at 306 Front Street in Reading: George H. Brecher [indexed wrong, handwriting looks like Beecher], 36, proprieter automobile shop, living with wife Emily S., 36 and their son Luther M., 16. They were married for 15 years and birthed 2 children, 1 still alive in 1910. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Residence: 306 N. Front St., Reading, PA on 27 Aug 1914 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 12

4. Residence: 306 N. Front St., Reading, Pa on 29 Jan 1915 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 13

5. Residence: 306 N. Front St., Reading, Pa. on 29 Apr 1918 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 4

6. Census in 1920 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 14 The 1920 Census recorded at 225 5th St. in Reading: George H. Bucker, occupation tires automobile, 46, living with wife Emily S., 45; son Luther M., tires automobile, 25; his wife Ada, 26; and their son Kenneth G., 1 year 3 months. Ada, her parents, and Kenneth were born in England. Everyone else and their parents were Pennsylvanian.

7. Cause of Death: Emily died at Wernersville State Hospital of general paresis., 7 Apr 1933, Wernersville, Berks, PA. 5

8. Obituary: Reading Times: "Mrs. Emily Beecher, 56, of 847 Rose st., died Thursday morning. She is survived by her husband, George; a son, Luther; two brothers, Allen and John Bingaman, and a sister, May Bingaman." on 8 Apr 1933 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 9 Page 16
DEATHS
BEECHER -- In this city, on the 7th inst., Emily S. (nee Grubb) wife of George Beecher, aged 39 years, 1 months, 14 days. Funeral private at the convenience of the family. (Greenawalt).


Emily married George Henry Beecher, son of Cornelius Beechert and Sarah Alice Noll, on 15 Sep 1894 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.1 2 (George Henry Beecher was born on 1 May 1873 in Host, Berks, PA 2 8 15 16 17 18 19, christened on 29 Jun 1873 in Tulpehocken Twp.: Host Church, Berks, PA,20 died on 8 Jul 1966 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 8 17 18 and was buried on 12 Jul 1966 in Bern Twp.: Epler's Church Cemetery, Berks, PA 8 18.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFMN-VJZ George H. Beecher and Emily S. Schaeffer, 1894.

2 Fox, Cyrus T., Reading and Berks County, Pennsylvania, a history (New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1925, 1315 pgs.), Page 270, biography of George Henry Beecher.

3 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6KG-QRR George Henry Beecher, 1917-1918.

4 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.), Certificate 44265, Stillborn Beecher. Father Geo Beecher, mother Emily Schaeffer.

5 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 34755. Emily S. Beecher. Father Aaron Shaffer. Mother Angelina Grubb.

6 FamilySearch.org, FHL Microfilm 387834, Item 1 Epler church records and gravestone inscriptions : with the registers of Rev. J. Sassaman Herman, Charles G. Herman and Alfred J. Herman, 1727-1934.

7 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187948053.

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.), Certificate 66683. George H. Beecher. Father Cornelius Beecher, mother Sarah Alice Noll, spouse Emily Schaeffer, informant Mrs. Mary Fisher.

9 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 8 Apr 1933, page 17. Death of Mrs. Emily Beecher.

10 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3M5-CW2 George H. Beechirt, 1900.

11 1910 United States Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Reading Ward 6, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1314; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1375327.

12 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 79802. Angelina Schaffer. Father Jacob Grubb. Mother Maria Holibush.

13 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.), Certificate 4964, Margie Beecher. Father Geo Beecher, mother Emily S Schaeffer.

14 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M61X-MDH George H Bucker, 1920.

15 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1255100; National Archives Film T9-1100; Page 330A.

16 1880 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Tulpehocken, Family History Library Film 1255100, National Archives Film Number T9-1100, Page 330A.

17 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JP61-WNT George Beecher, Jul 1966; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

18 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187947974.

19 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6KG-QRR George Henry Beecher, 1917-1918.

20 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950.


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