William Newton Beecher
(1847-1926)
Almira Correlia Swain
(1853-1934)
William John Robertson
(1853-1913)
Clara Bell Tabb
(1855-1923)
William Gordon Beecher Sr.
(1877-1963)
Mary Gertrude Robertson
(1881-1954)
Charles Robertson Beecher
(Abt 1913-1937)

 

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Charles Robertson Beecher 1 2

  • Born: Abt 1913, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
  • Died: 14 Nov 1937, Easton, Talbot, MD, USA about age 24 2 3
  • Buried: 17 Nov 1937, Baltimore: Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD 2

   FamilySearch ID: L6KJ-HG3.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. 4 William G. Beecher, architect, 42, was living with wife Gertrude, 38; William G. Jr., 15; Mary I., 13; C. Gertrude, 10; and C. Robertson Beecher, 7. Also with them: Clara B. Robertson, mother in law, 64, widowed; and C. Myrtle Robertson, sister in law, clerk in a telephone company, 32. William was renting his home at 254 Frederick Ave. Everyone and their parents were born in Maryland, except Gertrude's mother Clara was born Virginia of Virginian parents.

2. He was educated at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute: Charles Robertson Beecher's photo appears in the 1931 yearbook. in 1931 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. 1

3. Obituary: Baltimore Sun: obituary of Charles R. Beecher on 16 Nov 1937 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. 2 CHARLES R. BEECHER
Funeral services for Charles Robertson Beecher, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Gordon Beecher. who was killed Sunday in an automobile accident, will be held at 2 P. M. tomorrow at his home, 7 Dutton avenue, Catonsville. The Rev. Dr. Harris E. Kirk. pastor of the Franklin Street Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Loudon Park Cemetery. Surviving. in addition to his parents, is a brother, Lieut.; William Gordon Beecher, Jr., U. S. N., stationed at San Francisco, and two sisters. Miss Gertrude Beecher and Mrs. Harry Henderson, the latter wife of a lieutenant in in the United States Navy, stationed in Honolulu.

4. Newspaper: The Star-Democrat: Beecher Killed in Auto Accident, 19 Nov 1937, Easton, Talbot, MD, USA. 3 Fatal Accident On Oxford Road Sunday
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One Young Man Killed And Brother And Sister Badly Hurt As Car Hits Tree
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A very serious accident occurred on the Oxford road Sunday morning early. The car collided with a tree and killed Charles Robertson Beecher, of Catonsville, and wounded Miss Jane Shannahan and her brother Norman, of St. Michaels, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman M. Shannahan. From the many reports circulated, it is said that the young folks in company with another young girl, attended a dance Saturday night. One of the girls had to be taken to Oxford, and it was on the way back that the car ran into a tree, demolishing the car and fatally injuring Beecher. Miss Shannahan was rushed to Emergency Hospital in a serious condition, where it was many cuts and bruises. At this writing her condition is much improved. Her brother, who is said was at the wheel of the car, suffered slight injuries. Mr. Beecher was the son of William Gordon Beecher, a well-known architect of Baltimore.


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, U.S. School Yearbooks, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, 1931 Poly Cracker Yearbook. Page 31, Charles Robertson Beecher.

2 Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD), 16 Nov 1937, page 11, obituary of Charles R. Beecher.

3 The Star-Democrat (Easton, Maryland), 19 Nov 1937, page 1. Fatal Accident On Oxford Road Sunday.

4 1920 United States Census, Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore Ward 28, Series: T625 Roll: 667 Page: 257.



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