Gertrude M. Shoemaker
(1878-1940)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Beecroft Jr.

Gertrude M. Shoemaker 1 2 3

  • Born: 1 Jun 1878, Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA 1 4
  • Marriage (1): William Beecroft Jr. on 15 Mar 1898 in , Schuylkill, PA 1
  • Died: 12 Apr 1940, Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA at age 61 2 3 4 5 6
  • Buried: 17 Apr 1940, Shenandoah Heights: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 2 4

   FamilySearch ID: L6X8-7VB.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. 7 The 1900 census recorded renting at 438 W. Juneberry Avenue: William Beecroft, laborer coal mines, 27, living with wife Gertrude, 23; and son William, 1. All were born in Pennsylvania, as were Gertrude's parents. William's parents were born in England. William and Gertrude were married for 2 years and birthed 1 child.

2. Cause of Death: Gertrude died at Pottsville Hospital from cardio-vasc-renal disease, 12 Apr 1940, Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 2

3. Residence: 800 N 2nd St., Pottsville, PA on 12 Apr 1940 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 2

4. Obituary: Pottsville Republican: obituary of Gertrude Beecroft on 13 Apr 1940 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 3 Mrs. Gertrude Beecroft, nee Shoemaker, 60, wife of Wm. Beecroft of 800 N. 2nd .St, Pottsville, former resident of Shenandoah, died in the Pottsville Hospital Friday evening at 9 o'clock of a two days' illness Mrs. Beecroft was admitted to the hospital two days after her husband was admitted as a medical patient. He was not told of her illness nor of her. death. His condition is only fair. The family resided in Shenandoah for many years and moved to Frackville to the home of a son, William, and from there to Pottsville only a short time ago. To survive besides her husband there are two daughters, Jennie and Effle, both married and residing In Shenandoah; and a son, William, of Frackville. The funeral will be held from the home of her son, William, on Chestnut street Frackville.


Gertrude married William Beecroft Jr., son of William Robinson Beecroft Sr. and Elizabeth Isabella Kay, on 15 Mar 1898 in , Schuylkill, PA.1 (William Beecroft Jr. was born on 4 Oct 1874 in Stockton, Luzerne, PA,8 9 10 died on 14 Jun 1954 in West Mahanoy Twp., Schuylkill, PA 11 12 13 and was buried on 17 Jun 1954 in Shenandoah Heights: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 11 13.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMC5-TSJ William Beecroft and Gertrude Shoemaker, 15 Mar 1898; citing , Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, ; FHL microfilm 2131181.

2 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 42566. Mrs. Gertrude Beecroft. Father Vashti Shoemaker. Mother Jane ___. Spouse william Beecroft Jr.

3 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 13 Apr 1940, page 9. Obituary of Gertrude Beecroft.

4 Billion Graves (http://www.BillionGraves.com), http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/GERTRUDEMBEECROFT/2801342.

5 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMZZ-97X previous wife's death in entry for marriage of William Beecroft and Sarah A Drumheller, 15 Dec 1946; citing , Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, ; FHL microfilm 2134213.

6 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 .), 1940, page 99, Gertrude Beecroff, Pottsville, 4-12-40, death certificate 42566.

7 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M347-8N1 Gertrude Beecroft in household of William Beecroft, Shenandoah borough Ward 4, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet , family 103.

8 Genealogy Research conducted by Bruce Franklin Beacher Ph.D. (1919-2004).

9 1880 United States Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beaver Meadow Mines, Carbon, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1107; Family History Film: 1255107; Page: 246A; Enumeration District: 110; Image: 0490.

10 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6KG-66S William Beecroft, 1917-1918; citing Schuylkill County no 1, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509.

11 Billion Graves (http://www.BillionGraves.com), http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/WILLIAMBEECROFT/2801341.

12 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 .), 1954, page 102, Beecroft William, W Mahanoy T, 6-14-1954, death certificate 54007.

13 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 54007. William Beecroft. Parents not listed.



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