George L. Beecher
(1818-1887)
Kezia Agnes Grover
(1824-1895)
Harden Hodges
(1824-1860)
Phebe Lovelace
(1827-1906)
Adrian Asbury Beecher
(1857-1929)
Katharine Hodges
(1857-1948)
Samuel Edison Beecher Sr.
(1893-1973)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Katharine Swope

Samuel Edison Beecher Sr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 7 Apr 1893, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN 1 2 3 6 8
  • Marriage (1): Katharine Swope
  • Died: 14 Oct 1973, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN at age 80 2 3 6
  • Buried: Terre Haute: Woodlawn Cemetery, Vigo, IN 3

   FamilySearch ID: 29WT-QG1.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Terre Haute, Vigo, IN. 9 Adrian A Beecher [indexed in census as Adrwin A. Bucher due to poor handwriting], 43, was born Mar 1857, and married for 20 years to wife Kate, 42, Sep 1857. She had birthed 7 children, all alive in 1900. With them: Walter L. 19, Mar 1881; Lucinda M, 17, Apr 1883; Gertrude, 15, Dec 1884; Elouise, 12, Oct 1887; Genevra, 10, Nov 1889; Samuel E., 7, Apr 1893; and Katherine, 4, Apr 1896. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana, except Adrian's parents were born in Switzerland.

2. Occupation: attorney at law on 5 Jun 1917 in Terre Haute, Vigo, IN. 8

3. Residence: 523 1/2 Main Street, Terre Haute on 5 Jun 1917 in Terre Haute, Vigo, IN. 8

4. He was elected as Mayor from 1935 to 1939 in Terre Haute, Vigo, IN. His photo as Mayor is online at:
http://visions.indstate.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/cth&CISOPTR=23&CISOBOX=1&REC=2.


Samuel married Katharine Swope, daughter of James Morris Swope and Catherine Magdeline Meeling. (Katharine Swope was born on 4 Jun 1899 in Marshall, Clark, IL,2 3 10 11 died on 30 May 1981 in Terre Haute, Vigo, IN 2 10 11 and was buried on 2 Jun 1981 in Terre Haute: Woodlawn Cemetery, Vigo, IN 3 10 11.)

Sources

1 Logan Esarey, William F. Cronin, History of Indiana from Its Exploration to 1922 (Published 1922. Dayton Historical Publishing Co. Available online via Google Book Search.), Page 216.

2 Social Security Death Index.

3 Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.

4 The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 7/19/2008, Obituary of Samuel E. Beecher.

5 The Tribune Star (The Tribune Star, TribStar.com 222 South 7th Street, Terre Haute, Indiana 47807), July 18, 2008, Obituary of Samuel E. Beecher Jr.

6 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29944593.

7 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 310142381 Bettie Kathryn Beecher Wright.

8 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZ2Y-C4K Samuel E Beecher, 1917-1918; citing Terre Haute City no 1, Indiana, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509.

9 1900 United States Census, Indiana, Vigo County, Harrison Township, Terre Haute, Series: T623 Roll: 408 Page: 35.

10 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29944764.

11 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 81-019488 Katharine Beecher, father James Swope, mother Catherine Meeling, informant Rosalie Beecher.


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