Edward Horrox
(1824-1869)
Ann Lee
(1829-1886)
Benjamin Franklin Beacher Sr.
(1845-1922)
Sarah Jane Jacobs
(1846-1886)
Alfred E. Horrox
(1867-1930)
Emma Margaret Beacher
(1869-1947)
Hazel M. Horrox
(1897-1979)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harry Elmer Miller Sr.

Hazel M. Horrox 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 12 Oct 1897, Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Harry Elmer Miller Sr. on 27 Nov 1918 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1
  • Died: Feb 1979, Glen Mills, Delaware, PA at age 81 3 4
  • Buried: 22 Feb 1979, Lansdowne: Fernwood Cemetery, Delaware, PA 3 4

   FamilySearch ID: 9C6N-GW1.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA. 5 The 1900 census recorded Alfred Harix, coal laborer, 33, born Jun 1867, living with wife Emma, 30, Nov 1870; Harold, 7, Apr 1893; Ethel, 5, May 1895; and Hazel, 3, Oct 1897. They were married 11 years and Emma had given birth to 4 children, 3 still alive in 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania except Alfred's parents in England.

2. Census in 1910 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. 6 The 1910 census recorded at 24 Line Street: Alfred Harrox, working in a brewery, 46, living with wife Emma, 40; Harrold C., 17; Hazel M., 12; and Albert B., 6. Emma had been married for 21 years and birthed 5 children and 3 were alive in 1910. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Alfred's parents were born in England.

3. Census in 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 7 The 1920 census recorded at 1649 S. 54th Street: Oscar C. Miller, laborer locomotive works, 44, living with wife Catherine A., 43; daughter Harriet E., 13; son Harry C., brakeman railroad, 21; daughter-in-law Hazel M., 21; and granddaughter Claire L., 5 months. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1920 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. 8 The 1920 census recorded renting a home at 310 N. Jardin Street: Alfred Harrop [Harrox], laborer in coal mine, 50, living with wife Emma, 50; Harrold, manager retail store, 27; Hazel, 22; and Albert, 16. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Alfred's parents were born in England.

5. Census in 1930 in Upper Darby, Delaware, PA. 9 The 1930 Census recorded owning a home at 7234 Clinton Road: Harry E. Miller, carpenter, 32, living with wife Hazel, 32; daughter Claire, 10; and father-in-law Alfred Horrox, 63; mother-in-law Emma Horrox, 61; and brother-in-law Albert Horrox, 26.

6. Residence: West Chester Pike, Larchmont, Pa. on 10 Jan 1947 in Larchmont, Delaware, PA. 10


Hazel married Harry Elmer Miller Sr., son of Oscar Charles Miller and Catherine Ann Beacher, on 27 Nov 1918 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.1 (Harry Elmer Miller Sr. was born on 7 Feb 1898 in New Castle, Schuylkill County, PA 3 4 9 11 12, christened on 1 May 1898 in Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill, PA,13 died on 20 Oct 1955 in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, PA 3 4 11 and was buried on 24 Oct 1955 in Lansdowne: Fernwood Cemetery, Delaware, PA 3 4 11.)

Sources

1 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951 (FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org)), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JVML-PXJ Harry E Miller and Horrox, 1918.

2 Beacher, Bruce Franklin, Beau-Chere, The Beacher Family Newsletter, 1 Dec 1978.

3 Records of Karen Stehle.

4 Fernwood Cemetery, Lansdowne, Delaware County, PA.

5 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M34Q-S5T Alfred Harix, 1900.

6 1910 United States Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shenandoah Ward 3, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1419; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1375432. Entry for Alfred Harrox.

7 1920 United States Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 40, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1642; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1499; Image: 18.

8 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXSJ-GD8 Alfred Harrop, 1920.

9 1930 United States Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2033; Page: 34A; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 688.0; FHL microfilm: 2341767.

10 Chester Times (Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania.), 10 Jan 1947. Obituary of Emma M. Horrox.

11 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 89303. Harry E. Miller. Father Oscar C. Miller. Mother Catherine Beacher.

12 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HHV2-NB6Z Henry Elmer Miller, 1898.

13 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, PA > Schuylkill > Schuylkill Haven > St. Johns United Church of Christ, online image 34 of 183.


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