Catharine Ann Beecher ^{1 2}

   Another name for Catharine was Kate A. Beecher.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census, 1860, Upper Dickinson Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. ² Jesse Beecher, laborer, 38, is with wife Eliz., 40; Leah, 4; and Cath. 1. Everyone was born in Pennsylanvia. Jesse had no real estate and possessions worth $200. The post office was Dickinson.

• Census, 1870, Penn Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁵ Jesse Beecher, cooper, 48, is living with wife Elizabeth, 50; Leah, 13; and Catharine, 10. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. He has no real estate; possessions are worth $120.

The next line of the census page has Elizabeth Mellinger, 80, living alone [an in-law of the Beechers?] with real esate worth $1,500.

The next household is Jesse's father, George Beecher, laborer, 75, living with wife Margaret, 69, and William Beecher, laborer, 28 [grandson?]. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. George's real estate is worth $1,500 and his possessions $500. The post office is Newville.

• Census, 1900, Penn Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁴ Jessie Beecher, 77, born May 1823, widowed, was listed alone in his household. The previous household is his daughter living with Charles W. Beidel, carpet weaver, 53, Aug 1846, married 19 years to Katie A. [nee Beecher], 40, Aug 1859. She had birthed five children, all alive in 1900: Clarence J., barber, 17, Apr 1883; Emma E., 15, Jan 1885; Charles H., 13, May 1887; John A., 7, Sept 1892; and Harry F., 4, May 1896. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except the elder Charles' parents were from Germany.

Catharine married Charles W. Beidel about 1878. (Charles W. Beidel was born in Aug 1846 in , , Pennsylvania, USA ⁴.)