Omer Franklin Steigelman
(1866-1944)
Elizabeth Mae Frankford
(1871-1944)
Nettie Mae Steigelman
(1886-1960)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Norman Beecher

Nettie Mae Steigelman 1 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 21 Feb 1886, Landis Valley, Lancaster, PA 1 3 8
  • Marriage (1): Norman Beecher on 10 Dec 1910 in Wagontown, Chester, PA 1 2 3
  • Died: 18 Mar 1960, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA at age 74 1 6 8 9 10
  • Buried: 21 Mar 1960, Lancaster: Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 6 8 9

   Another name for Nettie was Nettie Steighelman.2 3

   FamilySearch ID: 9KLW-9K3.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 11 The 1910 census recorded Nettie M. Stigleman, servant, 21, single, living in the home of widow Fianna Bitzer, 73.

2. Residence: on 10 Dec 1910 in Wagontown, Chester, PA. 3

3. Census in 1920 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 5 Norman Beecher, laborer contracting, 31, was living with wife Nettie, 34; and Lenora, 1. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1930 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 12 The 1930 census recorded renting at 520 Rockland Street: Norman Beecher, laborer city, 41, living with wife Nettie M., 44; Lenora M., 11; Edith C., 5; and Stella M., 1. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Newspaper: Reading Times: ad with photo of Nettie Beecher promoting "Dr. Pierce's A-nuric Tablets", 21 May 1937, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 13 Ad: Get Up At Night? (photo of Nettie Beecher). A DIURETIC stimulant such as Dr. Pierce's A-nuric is often indicated and usually it is sufficient to relive minor kidney irregularities. These A-nuric Tables put up by Dr. Pierce and sold by druggists, price 65c a package, are of value in relieving the burning and soreness, and the desire for frequent urination caused by or associated with excell acid, and they tend to ease the flow of urine. Read what Mrs. Nettie Beecher of 463 Pershing Ave., Lancaster, Pa., said: "From loss of rest on account of frequent arising at night, I became very weak. I took Dr. Pierce's A-nuric Tablets and had real relief." Write for free medical advice to Dr. Pierce's Clinic, Buffalo, N. Y.

6. Census in 1940 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 14 The 1940 census recorded renting at 463 Pershing Avenue: Norman Beecher, pipe layer WPA pipeline project, 51, living with wife Nettie N., 54; Edith C., 15; and Stella M., 11. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania and living in the same place in 1935.

7. Cause of Death: Nettie died at Lancaster General Hospital from coronary occlusion, heart disease, 18 Mar 1960, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 8

8. Residence: 444 N. Mary St., Lancaster, PA on 18 Mar 1960 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 8 9

9. Obituary: Lancaster Intelligencer Journal: obituary of Nettie M. Beecher on 19 Mar 1960 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 9 BEECHER - Entered into rest in this city of March 18, 1960, Nettie M. Beecher, widow of Norman Beecher, 444 N. Mary St., in her 75th year. The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral without futher notice from the Funeral Home of Fred F. Groff, Inc., 234 W. Orange St., on Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Interment in Mellinger's Mennonite Cemetery. Friends may call at Groff's on Sunday evening between 7 and 9 o'clock.

10. Obituary: Lancaster New Era: Woman Is Dead After Collapse on 19 Mar 1960 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 15 -----
Woman Is Dead After Collapse
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Mrs. Nettie Beecher, seventy-four, 444 N. Mary St., collapsed at the corner of Queen and James Streets Friday night and was pronounced dead on arrival at the General Hospital at 9:40 p.m.
She had been under the care of a physician for heart condition, attendants said. After she was sticken ill, while walking alone, city police took the woman to the hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival by Dr. Henry Kreider, an intern.
Born in Coatesville, a daughter of the late Home and Elizabeth Steighelman, she lived in Lancaster fo rthe past 50 years.
She was the widow of Norman Beecher who died in 1941.
Surviving are three daughters, Elnora M., wife of Charles M. Myers, Lancaster R4; Edith C., wife of Raymond Wenger, Salunga, and Stella M., wife of Willis B. Denlinger, Lancaster; 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.


Nettie married Norman Beecher, son of Parris Epler Beecher and Sarah Elizabeth Featon, on 10 Dec 1910 in Wagontown, Chester, PA.1 2 3 (Norman Beecher was born on 28 Dec 1888 in Coatesville, Chester, PA,1 2 3 16 17 died on 12 May 1942 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA 1 4 17 18 and was buried on 14 May 1942 in Lancaster: Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 16 17.)


Sources


1 Records of Nancy Eitnier, a descendant.

2 Chester County Archives, Pennsylvania (https://www.chesco.org/193/Records-Guides-Indexes), http://www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/1726.

3 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF9Q-FP9 Norman Beecher and Nettie Steighelman, 10 Dec 1910; citing Marriage, Pennsylvania, county courthouses, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 556688.

4 Daily Local News, Chester County, PA (West Chester, Chester County, PA), May 15, 1942. Obituary of Norman Beecher.

5 1920 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Lancaster Ward 7, Series: T625 Roll: 1584 Page: 90.

6 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71559538.

7 Lancaster Intelligencer Journal Newspaper (Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA), 15 Dec 2005, page 3. Obituary of Edith C. Wenger.

8 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 27239. Nettie M. Beecher. Father Homer Steighelman. Mother Elizabeth ?. Spouse Norman Beecher. Informant Willie Danlinger.

9 Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA), 19 Mar 1960, page 16. Obituary of Nettie M. Beecher.

10 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 .), 1960. Beecher, Nettie M., age 74, died Lancaster, 18 Mar 1960, death certificate 027239.

11 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGZZ-DSK Nettie M Stigleman in household of Fianna Bitzer, Lancaster Ward 9, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 2B, family 43.

12 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHQQ-GDX Norman Beecher, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0061, sheet 14A, family 269, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2057.

13 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 21 May 1937, page 21. Ad featuring Nettie Beecher: Get Up At Night?.

14 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQFG-R9H Norman Beecher, Ward 7, Lancaster, Lancaster City, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36-75, sheet 15B, family 329.

15 Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA), 19 Mar 1960, page 3. Mrs. Nettie Beecher.

16 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71559587.

17 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 46272. Norman Beecher. Father Paris Beecher. Mother Elizabeth ___. Spouse Nettie ___.

18 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36144408.



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