Elaine Gibson Beecher ^{1 2}

   FamilySearch ID: L4TH-CCX.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ³ In the 1910 Census in Philadelphia Ward 46 is listed John M. Beecher, 30, married to Ora, 30, living with daughter Elaine, 1. They are their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹ In the 1920 Census in Philadelphia is listed John M. B. Beecher, 39, married to Ora, 39, living with daughter Elaine G., 10. They are their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Also in the home is Henry Hill, 44, born in India, and John Edwards, 23, born in Virginia.

3. Newspaper: Harrisburg Telegraph: "Mr. And Mrs. F. A. Gibson, 1525 N. Second street, and daughter Mrs. J. M. Beecher and Miss Elain Beecher, of Philadelphia, are motoring to Altoona for Old Home Week.", 11 Aug 1922, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ⁴

4. Newspaper: Harrisburg Telegraph: "Miss Elaine Beecher, Philadelphia, is the guest of Miss Gladys J. Smith, 102 Hamilton street.", 15 Apr 1924, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ⁵

5. Newspaper: Harrisburg Telegraph: "Mrs. Ora Beecher and Miss Elain Beecher, Wilmington, N. C., are visiting F. A. Gibson, 1525 North Second street.", 19 Jun 1925, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ⁶

6. Census in 1930 in East Orange, Essex, NJ. ⁷ The 1930 census recorded renting for $90 a month at 148 Halsted Street: John Buecher [indexed as written on the census page], machinist - laundry machine mfg., 48, living with wife Olda G., 48, and daughter Elaine, 20. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

7. Newspaper: Evening News: marriage of Elaine Gibson Beecher, 29 Mar 1935, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ⁸ Miss Mildred Smyser, 416 Muech street, will leave this evening for Montclair, N. J., to attend the wedding of Miss Elaine Gibson Beecher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Beecher, of East Orange, N. J., to Royal H. Waidleigh, son f Mr. and Mrs. William Waidleigh.
Miss Beecher is the granddaughter of Frank Gibson, 1525 North Second street. She is a graduate of Penn Hall, and attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts. Mr. Waidleigh attended the Scranton Military Academy and Pratt Institute. Before returning here Miss Smyser will visit Miss Margaret Whittle in Chester.

8. Newspaper: The Evening News, 22 Apr 1935, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ⁹ Mrs. Royal Wadleigh has returned to her home in Montclair, N. J., after a visit with her grandfather, Frank Gibson, who is ill at the Harrisburg Hospital. Mrs. Wadleigh's mother, Mrs. J. Beecher, of East Orange, N. J., who is also in this city, will remain at the Gibson home, 1525 North Second street, for several weeks.

9. Residence: 5 Woodside Road, Cedar Grove, NJ on 4 Jan 1938 in Cedar Grove, Essex, NJ. ¹⁰

10. Census in 1940 in Pequannock, Morris, NJ, United States. ¹¹ The 1940 census recorded Royal H. Wadleigh, production engineer inspection, 33, living with wife Elaine B., 30; and Judith, 2. Royal was born in Newton, Massachusetts, Elaine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Judith in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.

11. Census in 1950 in Emporium, Cameron, PA. ¹² The 1950 census recorded on West 7th Street: H. Royal Wadleigh, quality engineer at radio tube factory, 45, living with wife B. Elaine Wadleight, 40, and daughter Judith, 12. The ladies were born in Pennsylvania and Royal in Massachusetts.

12. Residence: on 6 Jun 1957 in Winchester, Middlesex, MA.

Elaine married Royal Hewson Wadleigh, son of William Lincoln Wadleigh and Ella Blanche Hewson, on 30 Mar 1935 in Montclair, Essex, NJ. (Royal Hewson Wadleigh was born on 28 Apr 1906 in Newton, Middlesex, MA,¹³ died on 19 May 1978 in Newburyport, Essex, MA ¹⁴ and was buried in Newton: Newton Cemetery, Middlesex, MA ¹⁴.)