William Herr Beecher Sr.
(1811-1875)
Elizabeth Mary Sites
(1843-1925)
William E. Hughes Sr.
(1842-Bef 1910)
Sarah Jane "Jennie" Paris
(1846-)
Emanuel Herr Beecher
(1870-1911)
Lulu H. Hughes
(1871-1938)
Henry Ward Beecher
(1894-1962)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Frances F. Bailey

Henry Ward Beecher 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 18 Apr 1894, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 3 4 5 6 7 8
  • Christened: 28 Jan 1899, Philadelphia: West York Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA 5
  • Marriage (1): Frances F. Bailey in 1932 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1
  • Died: 3 Jul 1962, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA at age 68 4 6 8 9
  • Buried: 7 Jul 1962, Bala-Cynwyd: West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Montgomery, PA 6

   FamilySearch ID: LDBN-NT4.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 3 Manuel Beecher, son-in-law, compositor, 29, born Nov 1870, was married for 11 years to Lulu, 29, Mar 1871. She had birthed 5 children, 2 alive in 1900: William S., 9, Dec 1890; and Henry W., 6, Apr 1894. They were living in the home of Lulu's father, W. E. Hughes, 57, Jul 1842, married for 30 years to Jennie, 49, Dec 1850. Manuel and his parents were born in Pennslvania. Lulu and her mother were born in Washington DC, and her father in Pennsylvania. William and Henry were born in Pennsylvania. They were living at 2654 N. 17th.

2. Census in 1910 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 10 Emanuel H. Beacher, compositor printing office, 39, was married for 21 years to wife Lulu, 39. She had birthed 6 children, 2 were alive in 1910. With them: William S., 19; and Henry W., 15. Emanuel and his parents were born in Pennsylvania; Lulu and her mother were born in Washington, DC and her father in Pennsylvania, and the children in Pennsylvania.
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3. Census in 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 11 Henry W. Beecher, winder in yarn factory, 25, was boarding with his mother, Lulu, 48, widow, in the home of William Coleman, 68, widower. (William is the husband of Henry's deceased aunt Martha Beecher Coleman.) The men and their parents and Lulu's father were born in Pennsylvania. Lulu and her mother were born in Washington DC. They were living at 1227 Susquehanna Ave.

4. Census in 1940 in Upper Darby, Delaware, PA. 12 The 1940 census recorded Henry Beecher, 45, living with wife Frances, 48, in the home of her father, Charles A. Bailey, 82, and wife Abbie L. Bailey, 82.

5. Military Draft: World War II, 27 Apr 1942, Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 7

6. Occupation: American Stores Co., 20th & Montgomery Ave., Philadelphia, PA on 27 Apr 1942 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 7

7. Residence: 208 S. Fairview Ave., Upper Darby, PA on 27 Apr 1942 in Upper Darby, Delaware, PA. 7

8. Census in 1950 in Highland Park, Delaware, PA, USA. 13 The 1950 census recorded at 208 South Fairview Street: Charles A. Bailey, 92, living with daughter Frances F. Beecher, 55, and her husband, Ward H. Beecher, 55, painter of private homes. Charles was born in the New York and the others in Pennsylvania.

9. Residence: 208 Fairview Ave. in 1962 in Upper Darby, Delaware, PA. 4

10. Cause of Death: Henry died at Philadelphia College of Osteopath Hospital from toxemia, carcinoma of left kidney, 3 Jul 1962, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 6

11. Death Certificate: 3 Jul 1962, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 4 14 PA Death Certificate #069075-62
Henry Ward Beecher d.o.d July 3, 1962
p.o.d. Philadelphia, Philadelphia
res: 208 Fairview Ave., Upper Darby, Delaware Co., PA
d.o.b. 4/18/94 Phila, Pa age 68 yrs 4 mos. 15 da.
spouse: Frances Bailey Beecher
father: Emmanuel Beecher
mother: Lulu Hughes
usual occup. (even if retired) Painter
informant: Frances B. Beecher.

12. Occupation: painter on 3 Jul 1962 in Upper Darby, Delaware, PA. 6

13. Residence: 208 Fairview Ave., Upper Darby, PA on 3 Jul 1962 in Upper Darby, Delaware, PA. 6


Henry married Frances F. Bailey, daughter of Charles Augustus Bailey and Abbie Lillian Badger, in 1932 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.1 (Frances F. Bailey was born on 31 Oct 1891 in Butler, Butler, PA 12 15 16 and died in Jul 1987 in Camden, Camden, NJ 4 16.)


Sources


1 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951 (FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org)), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JVHQ-C8F Beecher and Frances F Bailey, 1932. and https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JVH8-4V7 : accessed 04 Aug 2013), Henry W Beecher and Bailey, 1932.

2 Social Security Death Index, Death record of Henry Beecher, social security number.

3 1900 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia Ward 28, Series: T623 Roll: 1470 Page: 196.

4 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Pennsylvania Death Certificate (Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA 16101 (724) 656-3100 http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=168&Q=229939), Death certificate #069075-62, Henry Ward Beecher.

5 West York Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 380. Online at Ancestry.com in Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.), Record of Baptisms. Image 310.

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.), Death Certificate 069075-62. Henry Ward Beecher. Father Emmanuel Beecher. Mother Lulu Hughes. Spouse Frances Bailey.

7 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.), Henry Ward Beecher.

8 Social Security Death Index, Death record of Henry Beecher, social security number 173-05-4687.

9 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 .), Death Certificate 069075. Henry W. Beecher, age 68.

10 1910 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia Ward 28, Series: T624 Roll: 1402 Page: 2.

11 1920 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia Ward 37, Series: T625 Roll: 1639 Page: 186.

12 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQFF-D5R Henry Beecher in entry for Charles A Bailey, 1940.

13 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBL-WFKY Charles A Bailey Highland Park PA.

14 Records of Sharon Nickol Swope (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=nickol), Email 16 Aug 2008.

15 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M39W-4CP Frances F Bailey in entry for Charles R. Bailey, 1900.

16 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPDP-9M9 Frances Beecher, July 1987.



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