Herbert Sylvester Beecher ^{3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

   FamilySearch ID: LWSK-1GP.

  Death Notes:

Herbert died at the young age of 26 from typhoid pneumonia.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of His marriage record states 31 Mar 1885 birth and his death certificate 8 Apr 1885., 8 Apr 1885 and Coatesville, Chester, PA. ¹¹

2. Census in 1900 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. ⁸ Owning the home at 237 South First Avenue was Paris Beacher, 43, born Dec 1856, who was married for 16 years, but his wife isn't listed. With him: daughter Mary, 18, Nov 1871 [should be 1881], single; Herbert, 16, Apr 1884; Edward, 14, Apr 1886; Norman, 12, Dec 1887. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Also with them: housekeeper Catherine Pension, 28, born in Ireland; her daughter Mary, 7; and her son Joseph, 5.

3. Residence: on 17 Sep 1906 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. ²

4. Census in 1910 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. ¹² The 1910 census recorded renting a home at 291 S. 1st Street: Herbert E. Beecher, laborer steel mill, 25, living with wife Mae E., 19; Helen E., 2; and Herbert E., 4 months. Herbert and Mae were married for 5 years and she had birthed 2 children by 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Cause of Death: died at 248 S. 1st Avenue of enteric fever (typhoid fever), 15 Mar 1911, Coatesville, Chester, PA. ¹¹

6. Occupation: pitman on 15 Mar 1911 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. ¹¹

7. Residence: 248 S. 1st St., Coatesville, PA on 15 Mar 1911 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. ⁷

8. Obituary: The Daily News on 17 Mar 1911 in West Chester, Chester, PA. ⁴ BEECHER - In Coatesville, on March 15, Herbert S. Beecher, in the 26th year of his age. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral without further notice from his late residence, No. 248 South First Avenue, on Saturday, March 18, 1911. Meet at the house at 2 o'clock p.m. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.

Herbert married Mae Ellen Hampton, daughter of Eber H. Hampton Jr. and Helen Wood, on 22 Oct 1908 in Coatesville, Chester, PA.^{1 2} (Mae Ellen Hampton was born on 28 Nov 1890 in Marshallton, Chester, PA,^{1 3} died on 21 Jun 1921 in West Chester, Chester, PA ^{1 13} and was buried on 24 Jun 1921 in West Chester: Greenmount Cemetery, Chester, PA ^{1 13}.)

  Marriage Notes:

The following Beechers attended the wedding: Minnie Beecher, sister of the groom, was the organist, the groom's parents, Mr. & Mrs. Parris Beecher, Mr. and Mrs. L. Beecher, Franklin Beecher, Helen Beecher, Mrs. Emma Beecher. ¹