William Franklin Harrison
(1857-)
Mary Elizabeth Gerry
Nellie Mae Harrison
(1883-1931)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Fleming Beecher

Nellie Mae Harrison 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 29 Sep 1883, Nashua, Chickasaw, IA 1 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): William Fleming Beecher on 6 Jun 1906 in Nashua, Chickasaw, IA 1
  • Died: 10 Oct 1931, Traer, Tama, IA at age 48 3 4 5
  • Buried: 13 Oct 1931, Traer: Buckingham Cemetery, Tama, IA 3 5

   FamilySearch ID: K4L3-ND7.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence: in 1900 in Nashua, Chickasaw, IA. 2

2. Census in 1910 in Traer, Tama, IA. 6 The 1910 census recorded W. F. Beecher, 30, living with wife Nellie, 24, and daughter Mary, 3. The parents were born in Pennsylvania and Mary in Iowa.

3. Census in 1920 in Traer, Tama, IA. 7 The 1920 census recorded William Beecher, manager dry goods, 41, living with wife Nellie, 40; Mary, 13; Ruth, 6; and Verna, 2 years 4 months when the census was recorded on 15 January 1920.

4. Census in 1930 in Traer, Tama, IA. 8 The 1930 census recorded William Beecher, 51, living with wife Nellie, 47; Mary, 23; Ruth, 14; Verna May, 13; and his mother, Hannah, 69. William and Hannah were born in Pennsylvania, the others in Iowa.

5. Obituary: The Courier: Beecher Rites Held at Traer on 14 Oct 1931 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA, USA. 4 ----
Beecher Rites Held at Traer
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Funeral for Woman Who Died Saturday Conducted at Congreational Church
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Traer, Ia. -- The funeral of Mrs. William beecher, who died Saturday afternoon, was conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Congregational church here. Burial was at Buckingham cemetery.
Nellie Harrison was born at Nashua in 1883 and was a graduate of the high school there. Since leaving school she had been a resident of Traer. Her marriage to William Beecher took place in June, 1903.
Surviving are the husband, her father, William Harrison, three daughters, Mary, Ruth, and Verna May, and a stepbrother, Lou, at Nashua, besides her stepmother.
She was a member of the Congragational church and of the Daughters of the American Revolution.


Nellie married William Fleming Beecher, son of John William Beecher and Hannah Rebecca Heiser, on 6 Jun 1906 in Nashua, Chickasaw, IA.1 (William Fleming Beecher was born on 29 Dec 1878 in Mexico, Juniata, PA,9 10 11 12 13 14 15 died on 9 Oct 1980 in Tempe, Maricopa, AZ 13 14 and was buried in Traer: Buckingham Cemetery, Tama, IA 12 13.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJCC-6K5 William F. Bucher and Nellie M. Harrison, 1906.

2 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M92Z-7XT Frank Harrison, ED 30 Bradford Township Nashua town, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 23A, family 572, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240423.

3 Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (http://iowagravestones.org), http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=1049084.

4 The Courier (Waterloo, IA), 14 Oct 1931, page 8. Funeral of Mrs. William Beecher.

5 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61182946.

6 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MG9F-S4F W F Beecher, Perry, Tama, Iowa, United States; citing sheet , family 84, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374437.

7 1920 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDMJ-MB3 William Beecher Traer IA.

8 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMKQ-H6Q Mary Beecher in household of William Beecher, Traer, Tama, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0020, sheet , family 294, NARA microfilm publication .

9 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1255137; National Archives Film T9-1137; Page 381B.

10 1900 United States Census, Iowa, Tama County, Traer: Perry Township: Series: T623 Roll: 460 Page: 136.

11 1880 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Juniata County, Delaware Township, Family History Library Film 1255137, National Archives Film Number T9-1137, Page Number 381B.

12 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61182974.

13 Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (http://iowagravestones.org), http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=1049086.

14 "Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)" (Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona.), 11 Oct 1980, page 83. Obituary of William Fleming Beecher.

15 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), William F. Beecher, b. 29 Dec 1878, Mexico PA.


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