Elmer W. Beachler
(1891-1914)

 

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Elmer W. Beachler 1

  • Born: 5 Oct 1891, , York, PA 1 2
  • Died: 27 May 1914, Goldsboro, York, PA at age 22 1 2
  • Buried: 30 May 1914, Newberrytown: Paddletown Cemetery, York, PA 1

   Another name for Elmer was Elmer W. Beacher.2

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Cause of Death: Struck by lightening in Susquehanna River at Shelley Island, 27 May 1914, Londonberry Twp., Dauphin, PA. 1

2. Newspaper: New Oxford Item, 28 May 1914, New Oxford, Adams, PA. 2 Storm in York County.
The storm Wednesday afternoon was very severe in some sections of York county. A bolt of lightning dealt instant death to Elmer W. Beacher, 23 years old, of near Goldsboro, while he was in a boat on the river at a point not far from his home.


Sources

1 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 (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 49948. Elmer W. Beachler. Father Walter K. Beachler. Mother Susan Stoner.

2 New Oxford Item, New Oxford, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 28 May 1928 edition, page 15.


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