Jacob E. Beecher ²

   Another name for Jacob was Jacob E. Becher.^{1 3 4}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Mechanicsburg, Lancaster, PA. ³ Elias Becher, laborer, 33, was living with wife Martha, 28; Jacob, 7; and a brother-in-law, Newton Grube, 11. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Occupation: cigar maker on 18 Mar 1897 in Mechanicsburg, Lancaster, PA. ²

3. Residence: on 18 Mar 1897 in Mechanicsburg, Lancaster, PA. ²

4. Census in 1900 in Upper Leacock Twp., Lancaster, PA. ¹ [Indexed as Beches in census; handwriting is unclear] Jacob E. Beches, laborer in cigar factory, 27, born May 1873, was married for 3 years to wife Christian, 24, Oct 1875. She had birthed one child by 1900, who was living with them: Lester Paul, 2, Jun 1897. Also in the same housing unit was Elias Y., laborer and carpenter, 53, born Mar 1847, married for 29 years to wife Martha S., 47, Mar 1851. She had birthed 6 children, and 2 were alive in 1900. With them was William Penn, 14, Nov 1885. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Census in 1910 in Upper Leacock Twp., Lancaster, PA. ⁴ Jacob E. Becher, cigar maker, 36, was married for 13 years to wife Christiana, 33. She had birthed one child by 1910: Lester Paul, 12. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

Next door is William Penn Becher, 24, married for 3 years to wife Bertha May, 25. She had birthed one child: Florence Beatrice, 3. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

Jacob married Christiana Wiker on 18 Mar 1897 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA.^{1 2} (Christiana Wiker was born in Oct 1875 in Wilmer, Lancaster, PA ^{1 2}.)