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| William James Beecher
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William James Beecher 1 2 3 4
FamilySearch ID: LJK5-2WJ. Noted events in his life were: 1. Census in 1920 in Upper Leacock Twp., Lancaster, PA. 2 William P. Beecher, carpenter, 34, was living with wife Bertha M., 36; Florence B., 12; Leon E., 9; William J?, 5; and thelma M., 2 year 8 months when the census was recorded on 10 Jan 1920. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. 2. Census in 1930 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 6 The 1930 census recorded William Beecher, 43, living with wife Bertha M., 45; Leon E., 19; William J., 15; Thelma M., 12; Dorothy E., 8; Betty M., 4; and William's father, Elias Y., 84. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. 3. Census in 1940 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 7 The 1940 census recorded William P. Beecher, 55, living with wife Bertha M., 56; Leon E., 29; William J., 25; Dorothy E., 19; Mary, 15; and William's father, Elias Y., 93. Also in the home is granddaughter Shirley Ann Beecher, 1. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. 4. Residence: 419 N. Market St., Lancaster, PA on 9 Oct 1981 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 1 5. Residence: 419 Market Street, Lancaster, PA in 1984 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 8 6. Residence: 533 Concord Avenue, Columbia, PA 17512 in 1989 in Columbia, Lancaster, PA. 8 7. Obituary: Lancaster New Era: obituary of William Beecher on 18 Dec 1989 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 5 William J. Beecher, 75, a retired salesman, died Sunday at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness. He resided at 419 N. Market St. Beecher was a salesman for W.T. Raleigh Co., Freeport, 111., for many years. He worked for the Lancaster County Parks Department after retiring from Raleigh in 1982. Born in Upper Leacock Township, he was a son of the late William P. and Bertha Shirk Beecher. He is survived by four sisters: Florence, wife of Earl B. Hershey, Lititz ; Thelma Killian, Dover; Dorothy Riley, Cameron Park, Calif.; and Mary, wife of Eugene H. Minnich, Columbia. William married Pauline Theresa Falco on 24 May 1952.1 The marriage ended in divorce in Oct 1981. (Pauline Theresa Falco was born on 18 Oct 1919 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA 9 and died on 19 Sep 1985.) |
1 Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA), 9 Oct 1981, page 3. Divorce of William J. Beecher and Pauline T. Beecher.
2 1920 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Upper Leacock Township, Series: T625 Roll: 1585 Page: 96.
3 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JY3X-BZR William J Beecher, 17 December 1989.
4 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), William James Beecher, SSN 187053778.
5 Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA), 18 Dec 1989, page 16. Obituary of William Beecher.
6 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHQ7-X81 Elias Y Beecher in entry for William Beecher, 1930.
7 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQFP-MJP William P Beecher, Ward 7, Lancaster, Lancaster City, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36-77, sheet 7B, family 140.
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 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 188099394 Pauline Theresa Falco b. 18 Oct 1919, father Louis Falco, mother Mary Rose.
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