Harry Cake Schreck
(1868-1945)
Mary Catherine Mamie Zwayer
(1870-1939)
Florence Mamie Schreck
(1894-1954)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Eugene Coleman Beecher

2. Norman Harry Lougharn

Florence Mamie Schreck 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 28 Nov 1894, Norristown, Montgomery, PA 5
  • Marriage (1): Eugene Coleman Beecher
  • Marriage (2): Norman Harry Lougharn
  • Died: 28 May 1954, Schuylkill Twp., Schuylkill, PA at age 59 5 8
  • Buried: 1 Jun 1954, Philadelphia: Greenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA 5

   FamilySearch ID: 9W41-K6C.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 9 The1900 census recorded owning a home at 660 Corson Street: Harry C. Schreck, machinist, 31, born Oct. 1838, living with wife Mary Z., 29, Jul 1870. They were married for 14 years and she had birthed 5 children, all alive in 1900. Living with them: Bertha S., 12, Dec 1887; Harry Z., 11, May 1889; Elizabeth J., 7, Sep 1892; Florence M., 5, Nov 1894; and son A. W. DeLarme, 2, Dec 1897. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1920 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 1 Living on Church St. in Norristown in 1920, Eugene Beecher [indexed in census as Beecker], laborer in fiber mill, 35, was with wife Florence, 25; daughter Mary, 7; and son Ellsworth, 3. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1930 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 2 The 1930 census recorded Norman H. Lougharn, 40, living with wife Florence M., 35; step-sons Ellsworth Z. Beecher, 13; Francis E. Beecher, 8; and daughter Norma H. Lougharn, 0. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1940 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. 10 The 1940 census recorded Norman Lougharn, taxi driver, 50, living with wife Florence M., 45; daughter Norma Lougharn, 10; son Harry Lougharn, 8; and stepsons Ellsworth Beecher, bag maker in paper co., 23; and Francis Beecher, presser in fiber co., 18. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

5. Census in 1950 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 11 The 1950 census recorded at 1629 Columbia Avenue: Florence B. Lougharn, widow, 55, living with son Elsworth Beecher, counterman at lunchenette, 32; and Harry Lougharn, counterman at lunchenette, 18. All were born in Pennsylvania.

6. Cause of Death: Mamie died at Valley Forge Army Hospital from carcinomatosis, carcinom of cervic uteri, 28 May 1954, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 5

7. Residence: 622 S. Sixth St., Philadelphia, PA on 28 May 1954 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 5


Florence married Eugene Coleman Beecher, son of Coleman Nagle Beecher and Ellen C. Donagan. (Eugene Coleman Beecher was born on 13 Aug 1884 in Pottsgrove Twp., Montgomery, PA,12 13 died on 15 Apr 1922 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA 13 14 and was buried on 19 Apr 1922 in Norristown: Jefferson Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Montgomery, PA 13 14.)


Florence next married Norman Harry Lougharn. (Norman Harry Lougharn was born on 16 Jul 1889 in , Montgomery, PA,2 15 16 died on 23 Feb 1943 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA 16 17 and was buried in Norristown: Riverside Cemetery, Montgomery, PA 16.)


Sources


1 1920 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Norristown Ward 2, Series: T625 Roll: 1604 Page: 59.

2 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHZQ-MP5 Norman H Lougharn, 1930.

3 The Times Herald (Norristown, PA) (Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. http://www.timesherald.com/), 26 Feb 2014. Obituary of Francis E. Beecher.

4 FamilySearch.org, Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KX2H-J57 Francis Eugene Beecher, 1958.

5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 39583. Mamie Florence Lougharn. Father Harry S. Schrecl. Mother Mamie Zwyer.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 100466-65 Ellsworth Beecher, father ? Beecher, mother Florence Schreck, informant Harry Loughran, step brother.

7 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, PA > Montgomery > Norristown > St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Thomas Ellsworth Beecher b. 21 Nov 1916 baptised 12 JUn 1934, father Eugene C. Beecher, mother Florence Schreck.

8 Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Indices (Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA, 16103. Online at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 .), Mamie F. Lougharn. http://www.health.state.pa.us/indices/indices%20-%20death/1954%20Death/D-54%20K-L.pdf.

9 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3QL-SQW Harry C Schreck, District 1 Norristown borough Ward 1, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 69.

10 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQC8-9R7 Norman Lougharn, Ward 1, Norristown, Norristown Borough, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46-134, sheet 3B, family 58.

11 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBK-4W9V Florence B Lougharn Philadelphia PA.

12 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6VT-QNS Eugene Coleman Beecher, .

13 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148439966.

14 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 42892. Eugene Beecher. Father Coleman Beecher, mother unknown.

15 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls.), Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Montgomery; Roll: 1907347; Draft Board: 1.

16 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175557654.

17 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org : accessed 31 Mar 2014), entry for Norman H. Lougharn, person ID 9W41-KD5.



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