Sylvania C. Missimer ^{2 3 4 5 6}

   Other names for Sylvania were Sylvania C. Missiner and Sylvania C. Missinker.⁷

   FamilySearch ID: L622-S7F.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Pottsgrove, Montgomery, PA. ^{3 5} The 1850 census recorded Cassimer Missimer, 30, living with wife Isabella, 30; son Meritt M., 4; and daughter Sylvania C., 3.

2. Census in 1860 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. ^{5 8} The 1860 census recorded Cassimer Missiner, occupation: hotel, 40, living with wife Issabella, 40; son Merret, 14; and daughter Sylvania, 12. Also in the home was Jonas Gilbert, occupation hasler, 45. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. She attended school at Cottage Seminary for Young Ladies in 1865 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. ^{4 5}

4. Census in 1870 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. ^{5 9} William H. Beecher, 26, retail grocer, was living with Sylvania C., 21, and Ella Shingle, 15, domestic servant. William's real estate was worth $3,000 and personal estate $10,000. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

5. Census in 1880 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ^{5 7} William H. Beecher, 37, agent, was living with wife Sylvania C., 29; his brother, Myer C. Beecher, 28; niece Sylva B. Spencer, 3; and mother-in-law Isabella Missinker, 59; and sister-in-law Irene E. Missinker, 17. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except William's father was born in Dayton.

6. Newspaper: Philadelphia Times: "Summer Doings: Mr. and Mrs. William Herr Beecher and Miss Sylvia Beecher are at Atlantic City for the season.", 19 Jul 1896, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁰

7. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ^{1 5} Renting at 3652 Broad St, Wm Beecher, occupation "president", 57, born Jan 1843, was living with his wife, Sylvania, 51, Aug 1849. They had been married 31 years, and she had birthed one child, still alive in 1900, but not living with them. Also in their home: Nate Doyle, servant, 28, Oct 1871, born in Ireland of Irish parents. William and his mother were born in Pennsylvania, his father in Maryland. Sylvania and her parents were Pennsylvanians.

8. Census in 1910 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ^{5 11} The 1910 census recorded at 3652 North Broad Street: William H. Beecher, envelope manufacturer, 67, married for 41 years to wife Sylvani C., 61. They had birthed no children by 1910. Living with them is housekeeper Margaret B. Johnson, 42, widow.

9. Newspaper: Reading Times: Sylvania Beecher sells 52 acres known as North Pottstown, 27 Mar 1919, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹² An important real estate deal was consummated when the Maples Realty Company purchased of Mrs. Sylvania Beecher, widow of William H. Beecher, the desirable tract known as North Pottstown. The Realty Company has Jacob G. Feist as president and Mrs. Loretta S. Feist is secreatry and treasurer. The tract consists of 52 acres which had been laid out into 440 building lots.

10. Census in 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹³ The 1920 census recorded owning a home at 3305 Park Avenue: Sylvania C. Beecher, widowed, envelope manufacturer, 71, born in Pennsylvania where her parents were also born, living with servant Katharine Lavin, 21, single, born in Ireland, who immigrated in 1914.

11. Census in 1930 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁴ The 1930 census recorded owning a $9000 home at 3305 North Park Avenue: Sylvania Beecher, widowed, properietor and envelope manufacturer, 81, living with housekeeper Ada Smith, widowed, 69. Sylvania and her parents were born in Pennsylvania. Ada and her parents were born in Ohio.

12. Cause of Death: Apoplexy, arteriosclerosis., 22 Jul 1930, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁵

13. Residence: Sylvania died at home at 3305 N. Park Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. on 22 Jul 1930 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁵

14. Obituary: Reading Times: obituary of Sylvania C. Beecher on 24 Jul 1930 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁵ Sylvania C. Beecher, 80, widow of William H. Beecher, died yesterday at her home, 3305 N. Park ave., Philadelphia. She was a daughter of the late Cassimir Missimer and sister of the late Col. Merit M. Missimer, a magistrate of the west ward, both of Pottstown. She is survived by one daughter, Sylvia, wife of Albert B. Millett, Philadelphia, and one sister, Mrs. Irene Davis, Philadelphia.

Sylvania married William Herr Beecher Jr., son of William Herr Beecher Sr. and Elizabeth Mary Coleman, on 13 Sep 1869 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA.^{1 2} (William Herr Beecher Jr. was born on 31 Jan 1843 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA ^{1 2 5 7 16 17 18}, christened on 1 Jan 1845 in Reading: First Reformed Church, Berks, PA, USA, died on 14 Jan 1916 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA ^{2 5 6 18 19} and was buried on 18 Jan 1916 in Pottstown: Edgewood Cemetery, Montgomery, PA ^{5 6}.)