James Buchanan Dittenhafer
(1856-1941)
Elizabeth Margaret Heintzelman
(1862-1944)
John Henry Beecher
(1858-1927)
Ella M. Godfrey
(1858-1891)
Howard Cleveland Dittenhafer
(1884-1951)
Grace Rebecca Beecher
(1890-1955)
Gladys Caroline Beecher
(1912-2000)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Robert Charles Lang

Gladys Caroline Beecher 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 30 Mar 1912, , York, PA 1 2 3 5
  • Marriage (1): Robert Charles Lang on 16 Apr 1938 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA 1
  • Died: 28 Jun 2000, Camp Hill, Cumberland, PA at age 88 3 5 6
  • Buried: Paxtang: Paxtang Cemetery, Dauphin, PA 3 6

   FamilySearch ID: LXSD-CZZ.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Birth Certificate: Gladys Elizabeth Dittenhafer, b. 30 Mar 1912, father Howard Clayton Dittenhafer, mother Rebecca Grace Beecher, 418 Codorus Avenue, York PA, 30 Mar 1912, York, York, PA. 7

2. Census in 1920 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 2 The 1920 census recorded at 932 Penn Street in Harrisburg: James M. Bucher [indexed wrong, handwriting looks like Beecher], laborer railroad, 35, living with wife Grace R., 27; Gladys C., 7; Elizabeth D., 6; Madeline V., 2 years 5 months, and Rhea A., 5 months when the census was recorded on 5 Jan 1920. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except James and his parents in Maryland.

3. Newspaper: Harrisburg Evening News: "Birthday Club: Today is the birthday of Gladys Beecher, 932 Penn street.", 30 Mar 1926, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 8

4. Census in 1930 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 9 The 1930 census recorded at 1210 Susquehanna Street: Grace R. Beecher, widowed, 39, living with single daughters Gladys C., child's nurse for private family, 18; Elizabeth D., 16; Madeline V., 12; and Rhea A., 10.

5. Residence: 1210 Susquehanna St., Harrisburg, PA on 16 Apr 1938 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 1

6. Census in 1940 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 10 The 1940 census recorded renting at 516 Kecker Street: Robert Lang, laborer, 32, living with wife Gladys, 28. They were born in Pennsylvania.

7. Census in 1950 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 11 The 1950 census recorded at 1204 Penn Street: Robert Lang, furnance fireman at city high school, 42, living with wife Gladys, 39, and daughter Barbara, 8. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

8. Residence: 118 Second St., West Fairview, PA on 28 Jun 2000 in West Fairview, Cumberland, PA, USA. 6

9. Obituary: Patriot-News: obituary of Gladys Caroline Lang on 3 Jul 2000 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 6 Gladys Caroline Lang, 88, of 118 Second St., West Fairview, died Wednesday in Camp Hill Care Center. She was retired from the state and member of West Fairview United Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Wenger of West Fairview; three sisters, Madeline Smith of Camp Hill, Rhea Maff and Betty Beecher, both of Harrisburg; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Paxtang Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Richardson Funeral Home, Enola.


Gladys married Robert Charles Lang, son of Robert Myers and Nancy McMullen, on 16 Apr 1938 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA.1 (Robert Charles Lang was born on 25 Dec 1907 in Tyrone, Blair, PA, USA,12 13 14 died in Mar 1978 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA 12 14 and was buried in Paxtang: Paxtang Cemetery, Dauphin, PA 12.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFS4-2YK Robert Lang and Gladys Caroline Beecher, 1938.

2 1920 United States Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 5, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1558; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 72; Image: 733.

3 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2019259.

4 Harrisburg Evening News, Harrisburg, PA, 18 Sep 1924, page 15. Funeral of James E. Beecher.

5 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V9MS-C6X Gladys C Lang, 28 June 2000.

6 The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.), 3 Jul 2000, obituary of Glady Caroline Lang.

7 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1914, Gladys Elizabeth Dittenhafer, b. 30 Mar 1912, father Howard Clayton Dittenhafer, mother Rebecca Grace Beecher, 418 Codorus Avenue, York PA.

8 Harrisburg Evening News, Harrisburg, PA, 30 Mar 1926, page 22.

9 1930 United States Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2026; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0023; Image: 665.0; FHL microfilm: 2341760.

10 1940 United States Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3482; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 22-65.

11 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XB5-1J5K Robert Lang Harrisburg PA.

12 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20192593.

13 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.), Birth Certificate 172375. Robert Charles Lang, 25, Dec 1907; father Robert Myers, 22, born Tyrone PA; mother Nancy Lang, 24, born Glen Harris, Center, PA.

14 U.S. Social Security Death Index, SSN 204-01-2659, Robert Lang.



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