Mary Gladys Beecher ²

   Another name for Mary was Gladys Beecher.³

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Kingman, Mohave, AZ. ² G. W. Beecher was indexed in 1900 Census as Bucher since the two ee's look like a u in handwriting. He is listed as age 52, born Feb 1848, occupation mining broker, and married for 15 years to his wife, Angie, 39, born Jul 1860. She had birthed 5 children, all alive in 1900. Living with them: Sumner, 14, Mar 1886; Gladys, 9, Feb 1891; and Ruth, 4, Aug 1895. Ruth was born in California, and the other two children in Arizona. Angie was born in Iowa, her parents' birthplace "unknown." G. W. was born in Ohio and his parents in Pennsylvania. He owned the home at 408 N. Main St.

2. Census in 1910 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. ⁵ In 1910 Ruth Beecher, 45, single, and Gladys Beecher, 19, single, are listed as boarders at 1872 Geary St. in San Francisco. They and their parents were born in Arizona. Neither has an occupation. Gladys is attending college.

3. Newspaper: Mohave County Miner: Marriage of Gladys Beecher and R. F. O'Dell, 6 Jul 1912, Kingman, Mohave, AZ. ¹ It will be a surprise to many friends of Miss Gladys Beecher, in this county, to learn of her marriage last week Tuesday, at San Francisco, to R. F. O'Dell, manager of the Owl Drub company, in that city. Miss Beecher is a native of Arizona and is one of the most beautiful and amiable daughters of our fair land. Miss Beecher was born in Kingman, and her father, brothers and sisters still reside here. The many friends of the young couple wish them all the good things that married life may bring to them.

4. Residence: 5634 College Avenue, Oakland, CA on 12 Sep 1918 in Oakland, Alameda, CA. ⁶

5. Census in 1920 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. ⁷ The 1920 census recorded renting at 460 Ellis Street: Roy F. Odell, pharmacist in drug store, 37, living with wife Gladys M., 28. Roy was born in Nebraska, his father in Wisconsin, and mother in South Dakota. Gladys was born in Arizona, her father in Ohio and mother in Iowa.

Mary married Roy Farley O'Dell on 25 Jun 1912 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.¹ (Roy Farley O'Dell was born on 1 Feb 1881 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE,^{6 7 8} died on 2 Apr 1943 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA ⁸ and was buried in Glendale: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA ⁸.)