Frank Alexander Beecher ^{1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}

   Another name for Frank was Francis Alexander Beecher.^{11 12 15}

   FamilySearch ID: L627-H96.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: craneman, B&O Railroad on 28 Jul 1873 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ⁵

2. Census in 1880 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, PA. ¹¹ The 1880 census recorded on Charles Street: William Beecher, 51, living with wife Isabella, 50. Also with them is daughter-in-law Fannie Beecher, 24 (the wife of John Harvey Beecher who lived elsewhere), and Fannie's children: William's
grandson Francis, 7, and granddaughter Martha, 4. Also in the home is a granddaughter Laura Campbell, 9, who likely is the daughter of William's daughter Mary. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania except Fannie's father in England.

3. Occupation: machinist on 22 Dec 1894 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, PA. ¹

4. Residence: Ohio Street, Allgeheny City, Pa. on 22 Dec 1894 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, PA. ¹

5. Census in 1900 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, PA. ¹⁶ The 1900 census recorded renting a home at 409 Allegheny Avenue: Fannie Beecher, widowed, 48, born Jul 1852, living with her son, Frank, widowed, no occupation, age 28, Aug 1872; and daughter, Martha, 24, Mar 1876, single. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. The census records that Fannie had given birth to 2 children and both were alive in 1900.

6. Census in 1910 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ² The 1910 census recorded renting at 488 Sterling Street: Frank Bucher (indexed wrong, poor handwriting), brakeman, 36, living with wife Rosie, 31. They were married for 9 years and she had birthed 0 children by 1910. Frank and his parents were born in Pennsylvania. Rosie and her parents were born in Germany. She immigrated in 1883.

7. Occupation: railroad brakeman, Monongahela Connecting Railroad Company on 12 Sep 1917 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ⁸

8. Residence: 1030 Ireland Street, Pittsburgh, PA on 12 Sep 1917 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ⁸

9. Census in 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ¹⁷ The 1920 census recorded renting at 1030 Freeland Street: Frank A. Bucher (indexed wrong, poor handwriting), railroad machinist, 47, living with wife Rose, 41. Frank and his parents were born in Pennsylvania. Rose and her parents were born in Germany. She immigrated in 1880.

10. Census in 1930 in Mount Oliver, Allegheny, PA. ¹⁸ The 1930 census recorded renting at 113 Arlington Avenue: Frank Beecher, laborer for steam railroad, 56, living with wife Rose, 51. He and his parents were born in Pennsylvania. She and her parents were born in Germany, and she immigrated in 1880.

11. Residence: 113 Arlington Ave., Mount Oliver, Pa. on 27 Feb 1937 in Mount Oliver, Allegheny, PA. ¹⁹

12. Census in 1940 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ²⁰ The 1940 census recorded renting a home at 11 Beltzhoover Avenue: Viola Hallam, bookkeeper in fire insurance company, 34, living with daughter Garnet, stenographer for general insurance company, 21; son Frank, repairman for vacuum sweeper company, 18; daughter Betty, 16; and Viola's father Frank, crane man for steam rail road, widowed, 63, and grandmother Francis Smith, widowed, 86. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania and lived in the same place in 1935.

13. Census in 1950 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, PA. ¹³ The 1950 census recorded at 435 Chalfont Street: Frank A. Beecher, railroad craneman, widowed, 76, living in the home of his daughter, Viola Hallam, office clerk, separated marriage status, 53.

14. Cause of Death: chronic myocarditis, 2 Nov 1952, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ⁵

15. Residence: 435 Chalfont St., Pittsburgh, PA on 2 Nov 1952 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ⁵

16. Obituary: Pittsburgh Press: obituary of Frank A. Beecher on 4 Nov 1952 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ⁹ BEECHER Of 435 Chalfont St., Beltzhoover, on Sunday. Nov. 2. 1952, Frank A. (Slim), in his 80th year, husband of the late Rose Hooper Beecher: father of Mrs. Viola Hallam: also survived by 4 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Friends received at the Funeral Home of John D. Schaub Sons. 425 Brownsville Rd., Mt. Oliver. Services on Wednesday at 1 p. m. Interment In United Cemetery.

Frank married Stella Alberta Miller on 22 Dec 1894 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA.¹ (Stella Alberta Miller was born on 29 Jul 1876 in Reserve Township, Allegheny, PA, USA,¹ died on 25 Sep 1898 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA ^{21 22} and was buried on 28 Sep 1898 in McKeesport: McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery, Allegheny, PA ^{21 22}.)

Frank next married Rose L. Hooper, daughter of Martin Hooper and Anna, in 1901 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA.² (Rose L. Hooper was born on 11 Jul 1878 in , , , DEU,^{2 19 23} died on 27 Feb 1937 in Mount Oliver, Allegheny, PA ^{10 19 23} and was buried on 2 Mar 1937 in Pittsburgh: United Cemetery, Allegheny, PA ^{10 19 23}.)