John William Beecher
(1850-1947)
Sarah Augusta Kline
(1855-1916)
Edward Lippincott Bullock
(1844-1923)
Emma Stratton Brandriff
(1848-1915)
Harold Kline Beecher Sr.
(1885-1951)
Ethel Stratton Bullock
(1884-1949)
John William Beecher II
(1914-1978)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ouillma Davidson

John William Beecher II 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 20 May 1914, Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Ouillma Davidson on 2 Nov 1939 1
  • Died: 28 Jan 1978, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill, PA at age 63 2 3 5 7
  • Buried: Pottsville: Charles Baber Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 2 5

   FamilySearch ID: G3JK-H5Y.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 4 Harold K. Bucher [indexed in census as Bucher not Beecher, as handwriting is unclear], lumber merchant, 34, was living with Ethel B., 35. With them: Carrol B., 10; Harold Jr., 7; John W., 5. Also in the home is John W. Bucher, lumber merchant, father, widowed, 69; and Ludie Bretz, servant, 19. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. They owned the home at 1511 W. Mahantongo St.

2. Newspaper: Plain Speaker: John Beecher, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Beecher, of Pottsville, and who is a nephew of Allyn bullock of this city, this week received his degree at Yale University., 18 Jun 1936, Hazleton, Luzerne, PA. 9

3. Residence: 359 Iron Street, Bloomsburg, Pa. on 9 Jun 1942 in Bloomsburg, Columbia, PA. 10

4. Residence: on 29 Nov 1947 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 8

5. Obituary: Pottsville Republican: funeral of John W. Beecher II on 30 Jan 1978 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 7 Funeral Notices: BEECHER -- At RD1, Sch. Haven, Pa. On Saturday, January 28, 1978. John W. Beecher II, husband of Ouillma (nee Davidson) Beecher of RD1, Schuylkill Haven, Pa. Aged 63 years. Funeral and Interment services will be held at the convenience of the family. The family'would prefer remembrances in the form of contributions to the National Tuberculosis & Respiratory Disease Association, co Pastor Richard Olson Jr., Box C-133, RD2, Sch, Haven, Pa. 17972. Lord Funeral Home, 1818 Mahantongo St., Pottsville in charge of arrangements.


John married Ouillma Davidson on 2 Nov 1939.1 (Ouillma Davidson was born on 30 May 1923 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 2 10 11 12 and was buried in Pottsville: Charles Baber Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 2 11.)


Sources


1 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 13 Nov 1963, page 9. 24th Anniversary of John William Beecher II.

2 Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

3 Shaw, James, Beecher Family Genealogy (Rootsweb:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=billjim).

4 1920 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pottsville Ward 3, Series: T625 Roll: 1651 Page: 79.

5 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44496191.

6 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 54899. John Willilam Beecher 3rd. Father John William Beecher 2nd. Mother Ouilma Davidson. Informant H. K. Beecher.

7 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 30 Jan 1978, page 2. Funeral of John W Beecher II.

8 The West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald (Tremont, PA), 5 Dec 1947, page 3. Obituary of John W. Beecher.

9 The Plain Speaker (Hazleton, PA), 18 Jun 1936, page 6.

10 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 54899. John William Beecher III. Father John William Beecher. Mother Ouilma Davidson.

11 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44506624.

12 Ancestry.com, Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, Certificate 28382. Ouillma Davidson (indexed wrong as Orvillman Davidson) b. 30 May 1923 in Lafayette IN, father Edward Burleigh Davidson, mother Leah Bernice.



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