Samuel Beecher
(1816-1889)
Margaret Jane Smith
(Abt 1819-Bet 1870/1880)
Edward Nelson Parker
(1822-1881)
Louisa Moore Lackland
(1826-1869)
James M. Beecher
(1847-1907)
Margaret Ann Parker
(1854-1935)
Walter Dennis Beecher
(1885-1923)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Eva Mary Brooke Lytle

Walter Dennis Beecher 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 24 Sep 1885, , , MO 2 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Eva Mary Brooke Lytle on 7 Jul 1909 in San Juan, , San Juan, PRI 1
  • Died: 21 Feb 1923, New York, New York, NY at age 37 2 3 7
  • Buried: 22 Feb 1923, Hastings-on-Hudson: Mount Hope Cemetery, Westchester, NY 2 3

   FamilySearch ID: KHKH-QSN.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO. 5 Margaret Beecher headed the household in 1900. she was 45, born Aug 1854, and married for 22 years, having birthed 6 children by 1900, 4 still alive that year. With her: Samuel E., wood engraver, 21, Feb 1879; William L., clerk insurance, 19, Sep 1880; Walter S., office boy, Sep 1885, and Mai L., 10, Jan 1889. Also in the home: Emily E. Owens, niece, stenographer, 19, May 1880. Everyone and their parents were born in Missouri, except Mai in Illinois, and Margaret's father was born in New Hampshire and mother in Maryland. They were renting the home at 2736 Walnut St.

2. Residence: 1904 Gould's Directory: Beecher Walter D clrkt r 3624A Hartford in 1904 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO. 8

3. Census in 1910 in Catedral, , San Juan, Puerto Rico. 9 The 1910 census recorded Walter Dennis Beecher, 25, with wife Lutle de Beecher Eva Mary, 27. She had birthed no children by 1900. Walter and his parents were born in Missouri. Eva Mary and her parents were born in England. She immigrated to Puerto Rico in 1888.

4. Arrival in New York from San Juan on the ship Philadelphia. Dennis Beecher, 29, and Eva Beecher, 32. On 2 Apr 1914 in New York, New York, NY. 10 11

5. Arrival in New York from San Juan on the ship Philadelphia. Dennis Beecher, 31, Eva Beecher, 31. On 27 Apr 1916 in New York, New York, NY. 10 12

6. Occupation: Managing certified accountant, The McCall Co., 236 W 37th St, New York, NY on 9 Sep 1918 in New York, New York, NY. 6

7. Residence: 286 Ft Washington Ave, New York, NY on 12 Sep 1918 in New York, New York, NY. 6

8. Census in 1920 in New York, New York, NY. 13 Walter Beecher, accountant, 35, was living with wife Eva, 37. She and her father were born in England, her mother in Ireland. Eva immigrated in 1896 and was naturalized in 1903. Walter and his parents were born in Missouri. He was renting on Washington Ave.

9. Occupation: accountant on 21 Feb 1923 in New York, New York, NY. 3

10. Residence: 286 Ft. Washington Ave., New York, NY on 21 Feb 1923 in New York, New York, NY. 3

11. Obituary: Baltimore Sun: Obituary of Walter D. Beecher on 23 Feb 1923 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. 14 WALTER D. BEECHER. Walter D. Beecher, brother of William L. Beecher, of the Woodrow Apartments, and nephew of Miss Mary L. Parker, of the Stafford, died Wednesday at his residence, 2S6 Fort Washington avenue, New York city. He was connected with the Hearst publications, previous to which he was in the United States service in Puerto Rico. He is survived by his widow, his mother, Mrs. Margaret A. Beecher; a sister, Mrs. W. R. Parrott, and Edward Beecher, another brother, all residents of St. Louis.


Walter married Eva Mary Brooke Lytle, daughter of Joseph Lytle and Francis Louisa Brooke, on 7 Jul 1909 in San Juan, , San Juan, PRI.1 (Eva Mary Brooke Lytle was born in 1881 in Chorlton-on-Medlock, , LAN, ENG,13 15 16 died on 20 Jul 1966 in New York, New York, NY 16 17 and was buried in Hastings-on-Hudson: Mount Hope Cemetery, Westchester, NY 16.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, Puerto Rico, Registro Civil, 1805-2001 (San Juan, Puerto Rico, oficinas del ciudad, Puerto Rico), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ7-RLFR Walter Dennis Beecher and Eva Mary Brooko Lytle, 07 Jul 1909.

2 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247839977.

3 FamilySearch.org, New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949 (New York, New York), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W1L-VHH Walter Dennis Beecher, 21 Feb 1923; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,030,651.

4 Parker, Theodore, Genealogy and biographical notes of John Parker of Lexington and his descendants (1893, Press of Charles Hamilton, Worchester, Massachusetts. Online at https://archive.org/stream/genealogybiograp00park), Page 431, family of James M. Beecher.

5 1900 United States Census, Missouri, St. Louis, St. Louis Ward 14, Series: T623 Roll: 895 Page: 118.

6 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6JW-5CD Walter Dennis Beecher, 1917-1918.

7 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 1925 New York City Directory, printed page 375, online image 125, Beecher Eva (widow).

8 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 1904 Gould's St. Louis Directory. Page 186. Online image 93. Beecher.

9 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VWK8-3HJ Walter Dennis Beecher, 1910.

10 Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887 - 1952; (National Archives Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls); RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.), Year: 1916; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715; Microfilm Roll: 2464; Line: 14; Page Number: 7.

11 Ellis Island Passenger Lists (Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. http://www.ellisislandrecords.org), Apr 02, 1914, Walter D. Beecher, age 29, Eva Beecher, age 32.

12 Ellis Island Passenger Lists (Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. http://www.ellisislandrecords.org), Apr 02, 1914, Walter D. Beecher, age 31, Eva Beecher, age 32.

13 1920 United States Census, New York, New York County, New York Ward 23, Series: T625 Roll: 1226 Page: 243.

14 Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD), 23 Feb 1923, page 14. Obituary of Walter D. Beecher.

15 Ancestry.com, 1881 England Census (Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1881.).), Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England Class: RG11; Piece: 3917; Folio: 133; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1341935 Joseph Lytle.

16 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247840103.

17 New York Daily News (New York, NY), 23 Jul 1966, page 296. Obituary of Eva Beecher.


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