Jacob Beacher Sr.
(1812-Aft 1880)
Angeline Eisenhuth
(1815-1885)
William James Jacobs Sr.
(1812-1902)
Mary Ann Hough
(1822-1908)
Benjamin Franklin Beacher Sr.
(1845-1922)
Sarah Jane Jacobs
(1846-1886)
Angeline Caroline Beacher
(1874-1930)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Isaiah Simpson Woomer

2. Unknown
3. Frederick R. Gray

Angeline Caroline Beacher 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

  • Born: 15 Oct 1874, Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA 3 10 14 15
  • Marriage (1): Isaiah Simpson Woomer on 19 Sep 1896 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Unknown
  • Marriage (3): Frederick R. Gray on 30 Dec 1909 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA 3
  • Died: 9 Sep 1930, South Fayette Township, Allegheny, PA at age 55 9 10 12
  • Buried: 12 Sep 1930, Pittsburgh: Calvary Cemetery, Allegheny, PA 9 10 12

   Other names for Angeline were Angelina Beacher,15 16 Liney Beacher 14 and Linie Beacher.4

   FamilySearch ID: 2WF2-BJP.

  Birth Notes:

The Beacher family bible is overwritten with 1875 atop the date 1874. In Benjamin Beacher's Civil War Pension application filed in 1898, he wrote Angelina was born October 15, 1874.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She has conflicting birth information of 15 Oct 1875 and Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. 2 4 6 17

2. Census in 1880 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. 17 The 1880 census recorded on Center Street in Shenandoah: Benjamin Beacher, miner, 35, living with wife, Sarah Jane, 33; daughters Emma, 10, Laura, 8, Sallie, 6, and Angeline, 5, son Benjamin, 3, and daughter Mary, 1. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Newspaper: The Evening Herald, 21 Sep 1896, Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. 1 2 Isaiah Woomer and Miss Caroline Beacher were married by Rev. Robert O'Boyle on Saturday evening, at the residence of Mr. James Haines, 213 South Chestnut street.

4. Census in 1900 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. 18 The 1900 census recorded renting at 237 Oak Street: Isaiah Worner [indexed wrong due to poor handwriting], colliery laborer, 27, born Jul 1873, living with wife Angeline, 23, Oct 1877; daughter Adeline, 3, Feb 1897; and son Benjamin F., 4 months old, born Jan 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. The couple was married for 3 years and Angeline had birthed 2 children.

5. Residence: 1906 Braddock Directory: Woomer Ageline (wid Isaiah S), h 1005 Wood Alley, Braddock, Pa. in 1906 in Braddock, Allegheny, PA. 19

6. Residence: 575 Hawkins Ave., North Braddock, PA in 1907 in North Braddock, Allegheny, PA. 20

7. Residence: 575 Hawkins Ave., North Braddock, PA on 21 Feb 1908 in North Braddock, Allegheny, PA. 20

8. Residence: on 28 Dec 1909 in North Braddock, Allegheny, PA. 3

9. Census in 1910 in Braddock, Allegheny, PA. 21 The 1910 census recorded at 439 John Street: Frank R. Gray, engineer electrical works, 24, living with wife Angelia, 31. They were married for 0 years and Angelia had given birth to 4 children, all alive in 1900, but none living with the newlyweds. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

10. Newspaper: Pittsburgh Daily Post: Judgements: Common Pleas Court: Docket D: Gray, Fred R. and Angeline - W. C. Duve. 465 April '18, 17 Mar 1918, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 22

11. Residence: 106 Alcor Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. on 5 Dec 1918 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 23

12. Widow Angeline Gray is with 4 of her children. census in 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 24 The 1920 census recorded at 267 West Ohio Street: Mrs. Henry Gray, widow, occupation kitchenwork tea room, 38, living with daughters Florence, 5; Dorothy, 4; and children by her first marriage: May Woomer, 16; and Frank Woomer, 18. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

13. Residence: on 22 Nov 1922 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 13

14. Residence: on 28 Mar 1924 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 8

15. Census in 1930 in South Fayette Township, Allegheny, PA. 25 The 1930 census recorded on May 2, 1930, the widow Angelina Gray, 54, as a patient in the female cottage mental department of Pittsburgh City Homes and Hospitals. Her birthplace is Pennsylvania but her parents' birthplace is unknown.

16. Cause of Death: Angeline died at the Pittsburgh City Homes and Hospitals from acute gastroenteritis, chronic myocarditis, 9 Sep 1930, South Fayette Township, Allegheny, PA.

17. Obituary: Pittsburgh Press: obituary of Angeline Gray on 10 Sep 1930 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 12 GRAY On Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1930, at 1:30 p m., Angelina Gray (nee Beacher) widow of Fred Gray. Funeral from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Felbinger, 4049 Geneva St., Sept. 12, at 2:30 p. m. Friday.


Angeline married Isaiah Simpson Woomer, son of Benjamin Franklin Woomer and Adaline Hain, on 19 Sep 1896 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA.1 2 (Isaiah Simpson Woomer was born on 8 Jul 1873 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA,18 26 27 died on 22 Apr 1905 in Braddock, Allegheny, PA 5 28 29 and was buried in Shenandoah Heights: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 30 31 32.)


Angeline next married.


Angeline next married Frederick R. Gray, son of George William Gray and Matilda B. Roberts, on 30 Dec 1909 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA.3 (Frederick R. Gray was born on 12 Jan 1886 in Orbisonia, Huntingdon, PA 3 and died on 5 Dec 1918 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 23 33.)


Sources


1 Library of Congress - Chronicling America Historic Newspapers (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov), http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87078000/1896-09-21/ed-1/seq-1/;words=Beacher.

2 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMC5-J2W Isaiah Womer and Caroline Beacher, 1896.

3 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMCT-NWW Fred R Gray and Angelina Woomer, 30 Dec 1909; citing , Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 2131381.

4 Beacher, Bruce Franklin, Beau-Chere, The Beacher Family Newsletter, 1 Mar 1979.

5 Schalk, Adolf W. and Hon. D.C. Henning, editors., History of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (State Historical Association, 1907. Found in Pennsylvania State Library, R974.863 Sch. 13 V.2), Volume II, pages 44-46.

6 Bible of Benjamin F. and Sarah Jane Beacher.

7 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6PN-SQ5 Isaiah Woomer in entry for Benjamin Franklin Woomer, 1953; citing reference Certificate, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio.

8 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHFR-Z2C Isia Woomer in entry for Fred J Felbinger and Adeline Evans, 1924.

9 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 83180. Angelina Gray.

10 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132860473.

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 107694. Adeline Felbinger. Father Isaac Woomer. Mother Angeline Beacher.

12 Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 10 Sep 1930, page 31. Obituary of Angeline Gray.

13 Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA) (www.republicanherald.com), 22 Nov 1922, page 1. Obituary of B. F. Beacher Sr.

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

15 Civil War Pension, Certificate 867890, January 15, 1898, for Benjamin F. Beacher.

16 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMCT-NWW Fred R Gray and Angelina Woomer, 1909.

17 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1255192; National Archives Film T9-1192; Page 7C.

18 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M347-DLS Isaiah Worner, Shenandoah borough Ward 4, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 6A, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241484.

19 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 1906 Braddock Directory, printed page 307, online image 190. Woomer, Ageline.

20 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1909 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1909. Series 11.89 (50 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Herbert Woomer, b. 21 Feb 1908, father Isiah Woomer deceased, mother Angeline Beacher.

21 1910 United States Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Braddock Ward 2, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1293; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1375306.

22 Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, PA), 17 Mar 1918, page 12.

23 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 195177. Frederick R. Gray. Spouse Angeline Gray.

24 1920 United States Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 22, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1524; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 681; Image: 734.

25 1930 United States Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: South Fayette, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1990; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0804; Image: 1062.0; FHL microfilm: 2341724.

26 1880 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Shenandoah, District 202, Page 7.

27 1880 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Shenandoah, Family History Library Film 1255192, NA Film Number T9-1192, Page 18C.

28 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 24 Apr 1905, page 3. Shenandoah Screenings. Death of Isaiah Woomer.

29 Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 23 Apr 1905, page 4.

30 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 (Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Isiah Woomer, birth/death dates blank. Spanish American War, Army, Co. L 21st Inf. Private, buried Odd Fellows, Shenandoah.

31 Billion Graves (http://www.BillionGraves.com), http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/IsaiahS.Woomer/2988886.

32 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106183599.

33 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 .), Gray, Frederick R., death certificate 195177, died Pittsburgh, 8 Dec 1918. http://www.health.state.pa.us/indices/indices%20-%20death/1918%20Death/D-18%20E-F-G.pdf.



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