William Beecher Coleman ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   FamilySearch ID: LW6M-NB8.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of 31 Oct 1887 and Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁴

2. Census in 1900 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. ¹⁰ The 1900 census recorded owning a home at 507 Chestnut Street: Hiram Feger, machinist, 79, born Aug 1820, who was married for 20 years to wife Mary E., 55, Sep 1844. She had birthed 4 children, 2 still alive in 1900. Living with them: Mary's daughter by her first marriage, Bertha M. [nee Beecher], 25, Jan 1875; and grandson William B. Coleman, 12, Nov 1887. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Newspaper: Reading Times: marriage announcement Helen Gilbert and William Coleman Beecher, 28 Aug 1913, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹¹ Mrs. Mary Fegely Gilbert, of 524 High street, has issued invitations for the wedding of her daughter, Helen, to William Coleman Beecher, of Philadelphia, on Tuesday evening, September 16, in Emanuel Lutheran Church. Mr. Beecher was graduated from the Hill School and University of Pennsylvania. He won fame as an athlethe at both institutions. They will reside in Ambler.

4. Newspaper: Reading Times: Coleman-Gilbert Wedding, 17 Sep 1913, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. ² Miss Helen Gilbert, of 524 High street, Pottstown, and William Beecher Coleman, of Philadelphia, were married at 7 p. m. Tuesday in Emanuel Lutheran Church, Pottstown. Rev. Dr. I. B. Kurtz, officiating.
The bridal party comprised: Miss Catherine Hobson, of Collegeville; Miss Edith Boyer, of Boyerstown; Miss Sophie Weaver, of Pittsburgh; Miss Loranah Jack, of Hornell, N. Y.; Mrs. Austin Coleman, of Clinton, N. J.; Mrs. Lewis Holmes, of Pottstown; Ronald Schrigley, of Philadelphia; Walter Croll, of Germantown; George Demming, of Philadelphia; Austin Coleman, of Clinton, N. J.; Lewis Holmes and Ross Longaker, of Pottstown.

5. Occupation: Superintendent, Midvale Steel, Coatesville, PA on 5 Jun 1917 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. ⁵

6. Residence: 1006 Starling St., Coatesville, PA on 5 Jun 1917 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. ⁵

7. Occupation: W. B. Coleman & Co, 9th & Rising Sun Ave., Philadelphia, PA on 27 Apr 1942 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁶

8. Residence: 6635 McCallum St., Philadelphia, PA on 27 Apr 1942 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁶

9. Newspaper: Pottstown Mercury: High St. Woman Leaves Estate of $21,000, 25 Jan 1950, Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. ¹² High St. Woman Leaves Estate of $21,000
Norristown, Jan. 24 -- An estate of $21,000 was left by Bertha M. (Beecher) Prizer, 542 High street, it was disclosed here today.
The estate will be shared by William B. Coleman and his wife, Ursula J. Coleman, of Philadelphia.

10. Obituary: Philadelphia Inquirer: obituary of William B. Coleman on 1 Oct 1956 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁷ William B. Coleman. metallurgist, died yesterday in Atlantic City. He was 68.
Mr. Coleman, who lived at McCallum Manor. Germantown, was former president of the Amerijcan Society for Metals. Born in Pottstown, he was well known in social, charitable and golfing circles.
A pioneer in the science of metallurgy, Mr. Coleman worked at the Midvale Steel Co. before establishing his own firm, W. B Coleman & Co., in 1922. He was a former director of the American Foundrymen's Society.

William married Helen Fegley Gilbert, daughter of George William Gilbert and Mary Rebecca Fegley, on 16 Sep 1913 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA.^{1 2} (Helen Fegley Gilbert was born on 21 Dec 1889 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA,^{13 14} died on 23 Nov 1973 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA ¹⁵ and was buried on 26 Nov 1973 in Bernardsville: St. Bernard's Cemetery, Somerset, NJ, USA ¹⁶.)

William next married Ursula Josephine Teslik, daughter of James Teslik and Anna Zika, in 1930 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.³ (Ursula Josephine Teslik was born on 29 Apr 1900 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH ^{17 18} and died on 24 Aug 1992 in , Geauga, OH ¹⁸.)