Henry Claus Beecher ^{1 2 3 4}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Anchor Twp, Mclean, IL. ⁵ William Beecher, farmer, age 48, born Apr 1852, was married for 27 years and living with his wife, Annie D., 47, born Feb. 1852. They and their parents were born in Germany, while their children living with them were born in Illinois: Henry C., 28, Feb 1876; Lewis E., 20, May 1880; Emma H., 18, Apr 1882; Edward, 15, Feb 1884; Adolph C., 15, Apr 1885; Herman H., 13, May 1887; Annie M., 10, Feb 1890; and Louisa, 8, Oct 1891. William and Annie immigrated to the USA 27 years ago in 1873.

2. Obituary: Gibson City Courier on 11 Mar 1920 in Gibson City, Ford, IL. ⁶ b. 2-4-1876, Anchor Twp. d. 3-8-1920, age 44 - 1 - 4. He had suffered from cancer of the stomach for six years. He leaves his wife, Margaret Schroeder Beecher; three sons, Carl Beecher, William Beecher, Ernest Beecher, and a daughter, Ruby Beecher, all at home. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter.

Henry married Margaret Wilhelmina Schroeder, daughter of Andreas Carl Heinrich Schroeder and Louise Maria Dorothea Rasmussen, on 15 Mar 1902 in Anchor: St. John's Lutheran Church, Mclean, IL.¹ (Margaret Wilhelmina Schroeder was born on 22 Nov 1878 in Heide, , SH, DEU,¹ died on 22 Sep 1961 in Gibson City, Ford, IL ¹ and was buried in Anchor: St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Mclean, IL ¹.)