Louis Edward Beecher ^{1 2}

   FamilySearch ID: 242T-PHV.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Anchor Twp, Mclean, IL. ³ 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. Census in 1920 in Anchor Twp, Mclean, IL. ² Louis E. Beecher, farmer, 39, was living with wife Minnie, 34; and son Elmer W., 14. Everyone was born in Illinois, and Louis and Minnie's parents were born in Germany.

Louis married Wilhelmina Bielfeldt, daughter of Friedrich Bielfeldt and Wilhelmina Marie Niesche, on 15 Feb 1904 in Anchor: St. John's Lutheran Church, Mclean, IL.¹ (Wilhelmina Bielfeldt was born on 8 Dec 1885 in , , IL,^{1 2} died on 24 Jan 1963 in Tucson, Pima, AZ ¹ and was buried in Anchor: St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Mclean, IL ¹.)