Grace Elizabeth Beecher ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   FamilySearch ID: L6Y8-BGP.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence: 356 E. Fifth St., Peru, IN on 16 Feb 1912 in Peru, Miami, IN. ⁴

2. Census in 1920 in Peru, Miami, IN. ⁹ The 1920 census recorded at 356 E. Fifth St.: Charles W. Beecher, Peru Trust Co. bookkeeper, 47, living with wife Minnie, 42; and daughters Katrina, 16; Evelyn, 10; Grace, 7; and Barbara, 7. Everyone was born in Indiana. Charles' parents were born in Pennsylvania. Minnie's father was born in Indiana and mother in Illinois.

3. Census in 1930 in Peru, Miami, IN. ¹⁰ The 1930 census recorded at 356 East Fifth St.: Charles W. Beecher, bank treasurer, 57, living with Minnie C., teacher in public school, 52; Evelyn, 20; and twins Grace and Barbara, 18, both employed typing in school office. Everyone was born in Indiana. Charles' father was born in Pennsylvania and mother in Ohio. Minnie's father was born in Indiana and mother in Illinois.

4. Census in 1940 in Indianapolis, Marion, IN. ¹¹ The 1940 census recorded Grace E. Beecher, public school treacher, 28, single, as a lodger in the household of Frank Rummel, retail druggist, 49, and his wife Lorena, 47. Grace was born in Indiana.

5. Magazine: University of Illinois Bulletin, Vol. 41, Number 18. Grace E. Beecher sent to Marianas, 21 Dec 1943, Urbana, Champaign, IL. ¹² ALUMNAE IN WAR WORK Grace E. Beecher, B.S.'41, is being sent to the Marianas to set up a library, according to a letter of April 10 from Lawrence J. Kipp, B.S.'41. "A challenging assignment," comments Mr. Kipp, in which we concur. He adds that he had been informed she was at that time on the island of Oahu where he was stationed, but that he had not seen her. Miss Beecher had been post librarian, Mitchell United States Army Convalescent Hospital, Campo, California. Her mailing address is 356 East Fifth Street, Peru, Indiana.

6. Sailed on S.S. Cape Mendocino from Saipan, Marinas Islands on 29 Apr 1946 arriving Honolulu, Hawaii, 9 May 1946 on 29 Apr 1946 in Saipan, , , Mariana Islands. ⁷

7. Residence: on 9 Oct 1961 in Indianapolis, Marion, IN. ²

8. Cause of Death: Ischemia congestive heart failure, arteriosclerotic heart disease, 18 Sep 1996, Franklin, Johnson, IN. ³

9. Occupation: librarian on 18 Sep 1996 in Franklin, Johnson, IN. ³

10. Residence: 1070 W. Jefferson Apt 104, Franklin, IN 46131 on 18 Sep 1996 in Franklin, Johnson, IN. ³

11. Obituary: Kokomo Tribune: "Grace Elizabeth Beecher, 84, fomerly of Peru, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 1996, at Johnson Memorial Hospital, Franklin. Services were Sept. 20 at Wright Memorial Chapel, Franklin United Methodist Home." on 29 Sep 1996 in Kokomo, Howard, IN. ⁸