Ruth Beecher ^{1 2}

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She has conflicting birth information of 23 Aug 1895 and , , CA. ³

2. Census in 1900 in Kingman, Mohave, AZ. ¹ 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.

3. Census in 1910 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. ⁴ 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.

Ruth married Royce Shelbrick Prosser on 11 Jan 1916 in Kingman, Mohave, AZ. (Royce Shelbrick Prosser was born on 13 Dec 1883 in , , MI ⁵ and died in Oct 1969 in Grants Pass, Josephine, OR ⁶.)