Henry Beecher ^{1 2}

   Another name for Henry was Henry Bucher.

  Christening Notes:

He was baptized as Henry Bücher. Sponsors were the parents.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1850, Mifflin Township, Franklin County, Ohio, USA. ⁴ William Reaker [mispelling of Beecher], farmer, 50, was living with wife Julia, 48.; Henry, farmer, 25; Elmira, 19; Matilda, 17; Julia, 14; and Barbary, 12. Everyone's birthplace is Pennsylvania except Ohio for the two youngest children. William's real estate is worth $500, and he is likely living on land given to him by his neighor and father-in-law, Henry Carpenter, occupation "none", 72, and his wife Harriett, 71, whose real estate is worth $400.

• Census, 1860, Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana, USA. ⁵ Henry Beecher, farmer, 37, was living with wife Catheren [sic], 41; son Adam, 8; and Rufes [sic], 3. Henry and wife were born in Pennsylania, Adam in Ohio, and Rufus in Indiana. Henry's real estate was worth $1,200 and personal estate $200. His neighbor is David Neiswender, 38.

• Census, 1870, Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana, USA. ¹ Henry Bucher, 46, farmer, was living with wife Catherine, 50; Adam, 18; and Rufus, 13. The parents were born in Pennsylvania, the children in Ohio. Henry's real estate was valued at $5,000. Post office was Chili.

• Census, 1880, Gahanna, Franklin County, Ohio, USA. ⁶ Henry Beecher, salon keeper, 56, was living with Catherine, 26; son Adam, barber, 28; daughter-in-law Elizabeth Beecher, 21; and step son George Occkey or Rockey [handwriting unclear], 9. Everyone was born in Ohio except Henry in Pennsylvania, as was his parents. Henry's former wife's parents were from Germany. Son Adam's parents were from Pennsylvania, indicating that Catherine is not his mother and is Henry's daughter or possibly second wife. Elizabeth's father was from West Virginia and mother from Ohio.

Henry married Catharine Shirk. (Catharine Shirk was born on 20 Mar 1819 in , Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA,^{5 7} died on 26 Jan 1878 in Gahanna, Franklin County, Ohio, USA ⁷ and was buried in Gahanna: Peace Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Franklin County, Ohio, USA.)