Abraham Burke Bitcher
(Abt 1832-1892)
Mary J. Baley
(Abt 1826-1899)
Arthur C. Beecher
(1853-1926)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Alice I. Speed

Arthur C. Beecher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 28 Sep 1853, , , OH 5 7
  • Marriage (1): Alice I. Speed
  • Died: 26 Nov 1926, , LaGrange, IN at age 73 5 7
  • Buried: Lagrange: Greenwood Cemetery, LaGrange, IN 7

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Lagrange, LaGrange, IN. 1 Abraham B. Beecher, master carpenter, 28, was living with wife Mary J., 34; Arthur, 6; Mary V., 5; and Ann L., 2. Abe was born in Ohio, his wife in New York, and the children in Ohio.

2. Census in 1880 in Lagrange, LaGrange, IN. 3 Arthur Beecher, dentist, 26, is listed in the 1880 census as son-in-law living with his wife, Alice, 24, in her mother's household: Ester Speed, 46, Postmistress. Ester's daughter Emma lives with her, age 19, occupation "works in post office". Arthur and Alice have two children: Charles, 4; and Vivian, 2. Arthur and his father were born in Ohio, his mother in New York. Alice and her children were born in Indiana, her parents in New York.

3. Census in 1900 in Lagrange, LaGrange, IN. 4 Arthur C. Beecher, dentist, 47, born Sep 1852, was married for 25 years to wife Alice I., 43, Jul 1856. She had birthed 4 children, all alive in 1900. With them: Charles H.K., 24, Jan 1876; Vivian A., 22, Mar 1877; daughter Zelta V., 9, Dec 1890; and son Vere S., 6, Mar 1894. Arthur and his father were born in Ohio, his mother in New York. Alice and her children were born in Indiana, and her parents in New York.
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4. Census in 1910 in Lagrange, LaGrange, IN. 8 Arthur C. Beecher is indexed in the 1910 census as Bucher since the two ee's look like a u in handwriting. He is a dentist, 56, married for 35 years to wife Alice I., 53, who had birthed 4 children, all alive in 1910. With them: Vivian, 31; Zelta, 19; and Vere, 16. The children were born in Indiana. Arthur and his parents were born in Ohio. Alice was born in Indiana, and her parents in New York.

5. Census in 1920 in Lagrange, LaGrange, IN. 9 Arthur C. Beecher, dentist, 65, widowed, was living with daughter Vivian, 42, and son Vera, 25. Arthur and his father was born in Ohio, his mother in New York. Vivian, Vera and their mother were born in Indiana, their father in Ohio.


Arthur married Alice I. Speed, daughter of Edward B. Speed and Ester M. (Alice I. Speed was born on 6 Jul 1856 in , , IN,3 4 10 died on 27 Feb 1918 in Lagrange, LaGrange, IN 10 11 and was buried in Lagrange: Greenwood Cemetery, LaGrange, IN 10.)


Sources


1 1860 United States Census, Indiana, LaGrange County, Lagrange Village, Series: M653 Roll: 274 Page: 599.

2 1860 United States Census, Indiana, LaGrange County, LaGrange, Series: M653 Roll: 274 Page: 599.

3 1880 United States Census, Indiana, LaGrange County, LaGrange, Series: T9 Roll: 291 Page: 373.

4 1900 United States Census, Indiana, LaGrange County, LaGrange, Series: T623 Roll: 383 Page: 20.

5 LaGrange County, Indiana Health Department, http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=124&p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.lagrange.

6 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67174343 grave of Zelta Vanita Beecher Wade.

7 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32550767.

8 1910 United States Census, Indiana, LaGrange County, LaGrange, Series: T624 Roll: 361 Page: 37.

9 1920 United States Census, Indiana, LaGrange County, LaGrange, Series: T625 Roll: 443 Page: 235.

10 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32550754.

11 LaGrange County, Indiana Health Department.



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