Jacob Mallalieu Beecher
(1875-1934)
Mary Emma Roth
(1875-1953)
Wesley Edwin Kraft
(1875-1952)
Mary Magdalene Stauffer
(1880-1903)
Paul Allen Beecher
(1896-1988)
Verna M. Kraft
(1900-1975)
Audrey Elaine Beecher
(1934-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. George Jacob Lower

Audrey Elaine Beecher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 17 Nov 1934, Wrightsville, York, PA 2 8
  • Marriage (1): George Jacob Lower on 17 Jun 1961 in Wrightsville: Trinity Lutheran Church, York, PA, USA 1

   FamilySearch ID: LF2L-TT8.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Newspaper: Gazette and Daily: "Audrey Beecher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beecher, is confined to her home suffering from whopping cough. The house has been under quarantine by Health Office George Holtzinger.", 31 Mar 1936, York, York, PA. 9

2. Census in 1940 in Wrightsville, York, PA. 2 The 1940 census recorded owning a home at 327 Locust Street in Wrightsville Paul Beecher, railroad clerk, 44, living with wife Verna, 39; Mary, 17; Julia, 16; Doris, 14; Everett, 11; and Audrey, 5. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

Next door is Mary Beecher, widow, 64, living alone.

3. Census in 1940 in Wrightsville, York, PA. 2 The 1940 census recorded owning a home at 327 Locust Street in Wrightsville Paul Beecher, railroad clerk, 44, living with wife Verna, 39; Mary, 17; Julia, 16; Doris, 14; Everett, 11; and Audrey, 5. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

Next door is Mary Beecher, widow, 64, living alone.

4. Newspaper: Gazette and Daily: "Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beecher and daughter, Audrey, spent a few days visiting their daughter, Miss Julia Beecher, a member of the nursing staff of Hines Veterans hospital, Chicago, Ill.", 3 Oct 1947, York, York, PA. 10

5. Census in 1950 in Wrightsville, York, PA. 11 The 1950 census recorded at 327 Locust Street: Paul Beecher, 44, railroad ticket clerk, living with wife Verna M., 49; daughter Mary K., stenographer for electrical supplies, 27; son P. Everette, mortician at funeral home, 21; and daughter Audrey E., 15. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

6. Newspaper: Gettysburg Times: Engagement: Lower-Beecher, 8 Mar 1961, Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 7 Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Beecher, 327 Locust St., Wrightsville, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Audrey, to George Lower, Hillcrest, son of Mrs. Alice Lower. Miss Beecher is a graduate of Wrightsville High School and of Thompson's Business School and is employed at the Caterpillar Tractor Co., York. Mr. Lower attended the Gettysburg schools, graduated from the Philadelphia Institute of Barbering in 1957 and is owner and operator of Lower's Barber Shop, 51 Chambersburg St. A June wedding is planned.

7. Newspaper: Hanover Evening Sun: Lower -- Beecher Marriage, 19 Jun 1961, Hanover, York, PA. 1 Miss Audrey E. Beecher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Beecher, Wrightsville, became the bride of George J. Lower, son of Mrs. Alice Lower, Gettysburg, and the late Harry Lower, in Trinity Lutheran Church, Wrightsville, Saturday at 2 p.m. The double-ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. M. Spangler. Vocal solos were by Mrs. Wilton strickler with organ accompaniment by Miss Joyce Thomas in a church decorated with palms. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a ballerina-length gown featuring a bodice of chantilly lace with short sleeves and scoop neckline. Her skirth was of silk organza over taffeta. She wore a white velvet crown trimmed with pearls and carried a nosegay of white rosebuds and pompons. Mrs. Wayne Dellinger, York, matron of honor, wore a light green dress of peau de sole with matching headband and carried a bouquet of white rosebuds. Best man was Gerald Settle, Gettysbury. Jack Crist and Tom Kitzmiller, Gettysburg, were ushers. Following the ceremony a reception was held in the Lutheran parish house for 175 persons. The couple then left on a wedding trip to the Pocono Mountains, with the bride choosing a blue cord suit as her traveling costume. On their return they will reside in Gettysburg. The bride is a graduate of Wrightsville High School and Thompson's Business School and is employed by the Caterpillar Tractor Co., York. The bridgegroom is a graduate of Barber School in Philadelphia and is the owner of Lower's Barber Shop, Gettysburg.

8. Residence: on 25 Sep 1975 in Biglerville, Adams, PA. 3

9. Residence: 40 Spigot Valley Rd, Biglerville, PA, 17307-9534 in 1986 in Biglerville, Adams, PA. 8

10. Residence: on 15 Apr 1988 in Biglerville, Adams, PA. 4

11. Residence: on 8 Apr 2010 in Biglerville, Adams, PA. 5

12. Residence: on 10 Apr 2010 in Biglerville, Adams, PA. 12


Audrey married George Jacob Lower, son of Harry Calvin Lower and Alice Elizabeth Rebert, on 17 Jun 1961 in Wrightsville: Trinity Lutheran Church, York, PA, USA.1 (George Jacob Lower was born on 1 Dec 1938 in , , Pennsylvania, USA 8.)


Sources


1 The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania) (Hanover, York, Pennsylvania.), 19 Jun 1961, page 2. Wedding of Audery Beecher and George Lower.

2 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQWQ-KYC Paul Beecher, Wrightsville Borough, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67-107, sheet 3B, family 69, NARA digital publication T627, roll 3645.

3 Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA), 26 Sep 1975, page 2. Obituary of Mrs. Paul A. Beecher.

4 Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA), 16 Apr 1988, page 2. Obituary of Paul A. Beecher.

5 York Daily Record (York, PA), 10 Apr 2010, Obituary of Mary K. Beecher.

6 The Gazette and Daily (York, PA) (York, York, Pennsylvania.), 3 May 1945, page 10. Obituary of Doris Beecher.

7 Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA), 8 mar 1961, page 2.

8 Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index (Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.), Vol. 1.

9 The Gazette and Daily (York, PA) (York, York, Pennsylvania.), 31 Mar 1936, page 8.

10 The Gazette and Daily (York, PA) (York, York, Pennsylvania.), 3 Oct 1947, page 23.

11 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XB2-6P71 Paul E. Beecher Wrightsville PA.

12 Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA), 10 Apr 2010, obituary of Mary K. Beecher.



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