Georg Leonhardt Beecher
(1813-1899)
Maria Catharina Schre˙n
(1823-1899)
Chris Schartz
John Beecher
(1849-1913)
Mary Schertz
(1853-1922)
Jesse Harrison Beecher
(1889-1958)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Fay Pruett

Jesse Harrison Beecher 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 13 Jun 1889, Metamora, Woodford, IL, USA 2 3 5
  • Marriage (1): Mary Fay Pruett about 1910 in , Jasper, IN
  • Died: 9 Nov 1958, Chicago, Cook, IL at age 69 2 3
  • Buried: 12 Nov 1958, Chicago: Wunder's Cemetery, Cook, IL, USA 2 3

   FamilySearch ID: LLH6-V16.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Metamora Herald: "1899 May 13: Son born to John Beecher and wife.", 3 Jan 1890, Metamora, Woodford, IL, USA. 6

2. Census in 1910 in Jordan Township, Jasper, IN, USA. 5 The 1910 census recorded John Beecher, farmer, 61, living with wife Mary, 58; son Jesse, farmer, 20; daughter-in-law Mary F. Beecher, 21; daughter Anna, garment worker in factory, 33; grandson Dale, 13; and granddaughter Nina, 9. John and
Mary were marreid for 35 years and she had birthed 2 children, both alive in 1910. John and his parents were born in Germany and he immigrated in 1855 and became a US citizen. Mary and her parents were born in France and she immigrated in 1852. Jesse and Anna were born in Illinois, their father in Germany and mother in France. Mary F. and her parents were born in Indiana. Dale and Nina were born in Indiana and their parents in Illinois. Anna was married for 14 years and had birthed 2 children, both alive in 1910. Jesse and Mary were married less than a year and had no children.

3. Occupation: store keeper on 9 Nov 1958 in Chicago, Cook, IL. 3

4. Residence: 2650 N Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614 on 9 Nov 1958 in Chicago, Cook, IL. 3


Jesse married Mary Fay Pruett about 1910 in , Jasper, IN. (Mary Fay Pruett was born on 28 Aug 1887 in , Jasper, IN,5 7 8 died on 28 Sep 1939 in Chicago, Cook, IL 7 8 and was buried on 2 Oct 1939 in Chicago: Wunder's Cemetery, Cook, IL, USA 7 8.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 11. John Beecher. Father Lenard Beecher. Mother unknown. Wife Mary Beecher. Informant Jesse H. Beecher.

2 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130014754.

3 FamilySearch.org, Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVRN-3BRL Jessie Beecher, 09 Nov 1958; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago.

4 Metamora Herald (Metamora, Illinois), 24 Oct 1913, death of John Beecher.

5 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKPQ-YHG ohn Beecher, Jordan, Jasper, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 1A.

6 Metamora Herald (Metamora, Illinois), 03 Jan 1891, page 5, Review of 1890 mentioning birth of John Beecher's son.

7 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51122955.

8 FamilySearch.org, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3CS-88D Fay Beecher, 28 Sep 1939; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,953,490.



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