John Beecher Jr.
(1789-1865)
Catharine Eilzabeth Bernheisel
(1790-1871)
John O. Conner
(1822-1888)
Hannah Matilda Beecher
(1832-1900)
Catherine Ann Conner
(1859-1941)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Henry Prutzman

Catherine Ann Conner 1

  • Born: 27 Jan 1859, West Leesport, Berks, PA, United States 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Henry Prutzman
  • Died: 10 Mar 1941, West Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States at age 82 1 2
  • Buried: 13 Mar 1941, Pottstown, Montgomery, PA 1 2

   Other names for Catherine were Kate Ann Conner, Katherine Ann Conner 2 and Katie Ann Conner.3

   FamilySearch ID: LKCZ-6N7.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Bern Twp., Berks, PA. 4 John Becher, age 72, laborer, is living with wife Elizabeth, 70; and daughter Hannah, 28. His real estate is worth $0 and his possessions $70. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office is Reading.
Next door John's daughter is repeated: Hannah, 27, with her husband, John O'Conner, laborer, 38; Edward, 7; and Kitty Ann, 4 months old. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except John in Ireland.
Neither man owned land, there is no land value listed. John Beecher's personal estate was $70 and John O'Conner's $80.
<note: this is the only Beecher or Beechert living in 1860 in Bern Township when you inspect page by page.>.

2. Census in 1870 in Bern Twp., Berks, PA. 3 The 1870 census recorded John Connor, works in furnance, 35, living with wife Hannah, 30; Edward, 14; and Katie, 11. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Residence: on 3 Apr 1900 in Mount Carbon, Schuylkill, PA, USA. 5

4. Cause of Death: Catherine died at Reading Hospital from stomach cancer diagnosed in 1941, 10 Mar 1941, West Leesport, Berks, PA, United States. 2

5. Obituary: Reading Eagle: obituary of Catherine Prutzman on 10 Mar 1941 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 6 Mrs. Catherine Prutzman
West Leesport, March 10 - Catherine (Connor), 82, widow of Henry Prutzman, of this place, died this morning in the Reading Hospital. She was the daughter of the late John and Hannah (Beecher) Connor, and was a member of the Lutheran Church.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Nellie Ott, this place; Eva, wife of Earl Van Horn, Pottstown; Helen, wife of Clarence Fritz, this place; one son, Adam, Pottsville; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services Thursday at 2 o'clock, from the Miller Funeral Home, Reading, the Rev. H. Y. Stoner officiating. Burial in West End Cemetery, Pottstown.

6. Residence: on 10 Mar 1941 in West Leesport, Berks, PA, United States. 2


Catherine married Henry Prutzman, son of Isaiah Prutzman and Elizabeth Eisenhauer. (Henry Prutzman was born on 14 May 1846 in Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States,7 died on 28 Oct 1909 in Mount Carbon, Schuylkill, PA, USA 7 8 and was buried on 1 Nov 1909 in Pottstown: Pottstown Cemetery, Montgomery, PA 7 9.)

Sources

1 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219284947.

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 26024 Catherine Prutzman b. 27 Jan 1859 d. 10 Mar 1944 father John O'Conner mother Hannah Beecher spouse Henry Prutzman informant Adam Prutzman.

3 1870 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZLN-V3Y John Connor Bern Township Berks Co. PA.

4 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Bern Township, M653 Roll: 1073 Page: 22.

5 Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.), 3 Apr 1900, page 5. Obituary of Hannah Biechert Conner.

6 Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.), 10 Mar 1941, page 16, obituary of Mrs. Catherine Prutzman.

7 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219282943.

8 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 29 Oct 1909, page 4. Obituary of Henry Prutzman.

9 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 2 Nov 1909, page 2. Funeral of Henry Prutzman.


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