Peter Nagle Coleman
(1821-1860)
Margaretta Ann Herr
(1824-1884)
William Herr Beecher Sr.
(1811-1875)
Elizabeth Mary Sites
(1843-1925)
William Herr Coleman
(1851-1936)
Martha Herr Beecher
(1867-1887)
William Beecher Coleman
(1887-1956)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Helen Fegley Gilbert
2. Ursula Josephine Teslik

William Beecher Coleman 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 26 Oct 1887, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 5 6 8
  • Marriage (1): Helen Fegley Gilbert on 16 Sep 1913 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Ursula Josephine Teslik in 1930 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 3
  • Died: 30 Sep 1956, Atlantic City, Atlantic, NJ at age 68 7 8 9
  • Crem.: Philadelphia: Chelten Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA 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, PA. 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, PA. 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 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.)


Sources


1 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 17 Sep 1913, page 2. Marriage of Miss Helen Gilbert and William Beecher Colemen.

2 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 17 Sep 1913, page 2.

3 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951 (FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org)), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVMY-441 and https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVWV-Q61 William B Coleman and Ursula J Teslik.

4 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906 (www.FamilySearch.org), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VBB1-T1D William Coleman in entry for William Beecher Coleman, 31 Oct 1887; citing p 180, Department of Records; FHL microfilm 1289326.

5 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6V7-BVY William Beecher Coleman, 1917-1918; citing Chester County no 3, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfi.

6 FamilySearch.org, United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQFX-YXS William Beecher Coleman, 1942; citing NAID identifier 563728, NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090 and M2097.

7 Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 1 Oct 1956, page 8. Obituary of William B. Coleman.

8 Berks History Center Library (Reading, PA) (http://www.berkshistory.org), Collection GA N Box 01A Folder 17 03. 53 pages of notes about Nagle, Norton, Coleman, Otto, Hinckel, Fretz, Beecher families.

9 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 162-32-7692 William B.Coleman b. 26 Oct 1887 d. 30 Sep 1956.

10 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3QP-GZF Hiram Feger, Pottstown borough Ward 5, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet , family 183, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241445.

11 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 28 Aug 1913, page 5.

12 Pottstown Mercury (Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), 25 Jan 1950, page 18.

13 1910 United States Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pottstown Ward 4, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1378; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1375391.

14 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M396-Q3M George Gilbert, Lehighton borough Ward 1-2, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 20A, family 439.

15 Pottstown Mercury (Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), 23 Nov 1973, page 2. Mrs. Helen Coleman Dies at Age 83.

16 Pottstown Mercury (Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), 27 Nov 1973, page 2.

17 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6FS-B9N Ursula Josephine Teslik, 29 Apr 1900; citing Birth, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,852,526.

18 FamilySearch.org, Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKG2-DHN Ursula J Coleman, 24 Aug 1992 citing vol. 29068, certificate number 058546, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio.



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