Parker J. Moore
(1856-1920)
Martha Elizabeth Yeager
(1862-1948)
Emma Jane Moore
(1890-1971)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Samuel Meryl Beecher Sr.

Emma Jane Moore 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 28 Jun 1890, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, PA 3 5 7
  • Marriage (1): Samuel Meryl Beecher Sr. on 21 Sep 1924 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, PA 1
  • Died: 8 Nov 1971, Camp Hill, Cumberland, PA at age 81 6 8
  • Buried: 12 Nov 1971, Carlisle: Westminster Memorial Gardens, Cumberland, PA 6 8

   FamilySearch ID: LH8K-KQK.

  Burial Notes:

Tombstone online at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55122127

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, PA. 7 The 1900 census recorded Mathew Landen, 62, born May 1838, living with wife Sarah J., 61, Oct 1839; son-in-law Parker J. Moore, 44, Oct 1856; daughter Martha Moore, 38, Dec 1862; grandson William Moore, 17, Feb 1883; granddaughter Emma Moore, 10, Jun 1890, and boarder Elmer Cockley, 32, apr 1868. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Parker and Martha were married 2 years earlier.

2. Census in 1910 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, PA. 9 The 1910 census recorded at 19 West Green Street: Parker J. Moore, molder in foundry, 53, living with wife Martha E., 47; and daughter Emma J., 19. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1920 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, PA. 10 The 1920 census recorded at 19 West Green Street: Parker J. Moore, laborer, 63, living with wife Martha E., 57; and daughter Emma J., stenographer for insurance office, 29. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Occupation: cashier on 21 Sep 1924 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, PA. 11

5. Census in 1930 in New Cumberland, Cumberland, PA. 12 The 1930 census recorded Samuel M. Beecher, 40, living with wife Emma J., 39; son Samuel M. Beecher Jr., 14; daughter Margaret W., 10; son Wayne G., 7; son Donald E., 4; and daughter Jean L., 1. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

6. Census in 1940 in New Cumberland, Cumberland, PA. 13 The 1940 census recorded owning a home at 607 Sixteenth Street: Samuel N. Beecher, locomotive engineer, 50, living with wife Emma, 49; son Wayne N., 17; Donald, 14; and daughter James L. [should be Jean], 12. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania and lived in the same house in 1935.

7. Census in 1950 in New Cumberland, Cumberland, PA. 14 The 1950 census recorded at 607 16th Street: Samuel Beecher, train engineer, 60, living with wife Emma, 59; daughter Jean, operator of electric billing machine for telephone company, 21; and son Donald, gas reader for gas company, 24 with his wife Patricia, renews operator cards for revenue department, 24. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

8. Obituary: The Sentinel: obituary of Mrs. Emma J. Beecher on 10 Nov 1971 in Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. 6 Mrs. Emma J. Beecher, 81, of 607 16th St., New Cumberland, died Monday at Holy Spirit Hospital.

She attended Community United Methodist Church of New Cumberland.

She is survived by her husband, Samuel M. Beecher Sr.; three sons, Donald E. of Wormleysburg, Wayne G. of Sacramento, Calif., and Samuel M. Jr. of Dover; two daughters, Mrs. Jean L. Nace of Mechanicsburg and Mrs. Marguerite McCall of Burlington, N.J.; 10 grandchildren.

Services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home at 1903 Market St., Camp Hill, with Rev. Curvin L. Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Westminster Cemetery, Carlisle.

Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.

9. Obituary: The Sentinel: funeral of Mrs. Emma J. Beecher on 11 Nov 1971 in Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. 8 Beecher Rite
NEW CUMBERLAND. Funeral services for Mrs. Emma J. Beecher, 81, of 607 16th St., will be tomorrow. Mrs. Beecher died Monday. She attended Community United Methodist Church of New Cumberland. She is survived by her husband, Samuel M. Beecher Sr.; three sons, Donald E., Wormleysburg; Wayne G., Sacramento, Calif.; and Samuel M. Jr., Dover; two daughters, Mrs. Jean L. Nace, Mechanicsburg; and Mrs. Marguerite McCall, Burlington, N.J.; 10 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Myers Funeral Home, 1903 Market St., Camp Hill, by the Rev. Curvin L. Thompson. Burial will be in Westminister Cemetery, Carlisle. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 tonight.


Emma married Samuel Meryl Beecher Sr., son of Samuel J. Beecher and Adaliah Lillie Verene Wolf, on 21 Sep 1924 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, PA.1 (Samuel Meryl Beecher Sr. was born on 3 Jan 1890 in Hockersville, Cumberland, PA,15 16 17 18 died on 21 Aug 1979 in Carlisle, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA 16 19 and was buried on 24 Aug 1979 in Carlisle: Westminster Memorial Gardens, Cumberland, PA 16 19.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFSS-T59 Emma Leickley Beecher in entry for Samuel M. Beecher and Emma J. Moore, 21 Sep 1924; citing Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 21200.

2 Meaningfulfunerals.net (http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/), Malpezzi Funeral Home, obituary of Jean Louise Nace, http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1014116&fh_id=10737.

3 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFSZ-SD9 Donald Eugene Beecher and Patricia Ann Spong, 06 Jun 1948; citing Dauphin Pennsylvania, United States, p236; FHL microfilm 21229.

4 Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA), 20 Oct 1925, page 8.

5 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Emma Jane Beecher.

6 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 10 November 1971, page 6. Obituary of Mrs. Emma J. Beecher.

7 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3SS-FRZ Parker J Moore in household of Mathew Landen, Mechanicsburg borough Ward 3-5, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet , family 253, NARA microfilm publication T623.

8 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 11 November 1971, page 6. Funeral of Mrs. Emma J. Beecher.

9 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG8W-RZJ Parker J Moore, Mechanicsburg Ward 4, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

10 1920 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFYS-938 Parker J Moore Mechanicsburg PA.

11 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFSS-T59 Parker J. Moore in entry for Samuel M. Beecher and Emma J. Moore, 21 Sep 1924; citing Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 21200.

12 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH91-6T5 Samuel M Beecher Jr. in household of Samuel M Beecher, New Cumberland, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0031, sheet , family 563.

13 1940 United States Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Cumberland, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3479; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 21-40.

14 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X19-WBT3 Samuel Beecher New Cumberland PA.

15 1900 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Penn Township, Series: T623 Roll: 1400 Page: 12-13.

16 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90939566.

17 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6VF-HPQ Samuel Meryl Beecher, 1917-1918.

18 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Samuel Meryl Beecher.

19 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 23 Aug 1979, page 8. Obituary of Samuel M. Beecher.



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