Norman Beecher ^{1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

   Another name for Norman was Norman Beacher.¹²

   FamilySearch ID: 9KLW-9VZ.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. ¹² 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.

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

3. Census in 1920 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ¹³ Norman Beecher, laborer contracting, 31, was living with wife Nettie, 34; and Lenora, 1. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Newspaper: Sunday News: Norman Beecher Held For Court On Two Serious Charges, 9 Aug 1925, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ¹⁴ ----
HELD FOR COURT ON TWO SERIOUS CHARGES
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Norman Beecher, aged 37, of 520 Rockland street, was held for court on two serious charges at a hearing before Alderman Conrad Moser yesterday morning at 9:30 o'clock.
He is charge by City Detective Howard Anderson with enticing minors for immoral purposes and another serious offense. The weo boys, one aged 11 and the other 13, whom Beecher is alleged to have forced into unnatural relations with him, identified him and consequently Beecher was held for court.

RESEARCH NOTE: On 17 Nov 1925 on page 22 of the Lancaster New Era it reports "The case against Norman Beecher, seriously charged, was nol prossed." This means the prosecutor decided to drop the case.

5. Census in 1930 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ¹⁵ 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.

6. Census in 1940 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ¹⁶ 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: acute dilation of heart due to cardiac asthma, 12 May 1942, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ⁵

8. Occupation: W.P.A. On 12 May 1942 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ⁵

9. Residence: 463 Pershing Ave, Lancaster, Pa. On 12 May 1942 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ⁵

10. He has conflicting burial information of 14 May 1942 and Coatesville: Fairview Cemetery, Chester, PA. ¹¹

11. Obituary: Daily Local News on 15 May 1942 in West Chester, Chester, PA. ⁴ Norman Beecher. At his home in Lancaster, Tuesday, Norman Beecher passed away following three months of illness. He was 53 years old and death was due to a heart condition. The deceased was born in Coatesville, the son of the late Paris and Elizabeth Beecher. He is survived by his wife, the former Nettie Steigelman, and three daughters, Eleanora M., wife of Charles M. Myers, of Lancaster; Edith, wife of Raymond Wenger, of Lancaster, and Stella M., at home. The following sisters and brothers also survive: Mrs. Mary Chambers, Lancaster; Ruth, wife of Charles Jackson, of Chester, and Edna, Nora, James, Roberts and Joseph, all of Coatesville.

Norman married Nettie Mae Steigelman, daughter of Omer Franklin Steigelman and Elizabeth Mae Frankford, on 10 Dec 1910 in Wagontown, Chester, PA.^{1 2 3} (Nettie Mae Steigelman was born on 21 Feb 1886 in Landis Valley, Lancaster, PA,^{1 3 7} died on 18 Mar 1960 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA ^{1 7 8 17 18} and was buried on 21 Mar 1960 in Lancaster: Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, PA ^{7 8 17}.)