Helen C. "Nellie" Beecher ^{3 4}

   FamilySearch ID: L6KR-RL4.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ³ The 1900 Census recorded at 6931 Frankstown Avenue in Pittsburgh: James Beecher, house carpenter, 50, born May 1850, living with wife Sarah, 35, Jun 1865. They were married for 16 years (1884) and she had birthed 5 children, 4 still alive in 1900: Catherine, 15, Sep 1885; Margrete, 8, Mar 1892; Ellen, 6, Oct 1894; and Leoda, 3, Mar 1897. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1910 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ⁶ The 1910 census recorded renting at 7112 Bennett Street: Charles M. Burns, 28, machinist in machine shop, married for 7 years to wife Katharine, 24. They had 2 children: Robert C., 6, and Dorothy E., 3. Also in the home is sister-in-law Ellen C. Beecher, 15, milliner in milliner store. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Newspaper: Buffalo Enquirer: Marriage Licenses: Stanley Poff, Pittsburgh, PA - Nellie Beecher, Pittsburgh, PA, 6 Sep 1916, Buffalo, Erie, NY. ¹

4. Census in 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ⁷ The 1920 census recorded renting at 7217 Frankestown Avenue: Stanley Poff, solicitor for life insurance, 24, living with wife Helen C., 3. Also in the home is Helen's sister, Francis L. O'Connell, telephone operator, 22. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Census in 1930 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ⁸ The 1930 census recorded renting for $52 a month at 7217 Frankestown Avenue: Stanley Poff, insurance agent, 37, living with wife Helen C., 37. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

6. Residence: 413 Second Street, Pitcairn, PA on 29 Mar 1938 in Pitcairn, Allegheny, PA. ⁹

7. Newspaper: Pittsburgh Press: Helen C. Poff Executor of Will of John B. Welshans, 14 Dec 1943, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ¹⁰ JOHN P. COX. Attorney. 1006 Berger Building. Pittsburgh. Pa. No. 8563 of No. 8563 of 1943. Notice that letters testamentary on the estate of John B. Welshans, deceased, late of Pitcairn, Allegheny County, having been granted, all persons indebted to said estate will make payment and those having claims will present them to Helen C. Poff, Executrix. 413 Second Street. Pitcairn, Pa.

8. Census in 1950 in Sierra Madre, Los Angeles, CA. ¹¹ The 1950 census recorded at 93 East Laurel Avenue in Sierra Madre: James O. Martin, drug salesman for wholesale drug company, 52, living with wife Helen C. Martin, 53. They were born in Pennsylvania.

Helen married Stanley Quay Poff, son of Robert E. Poff and Nancy E. Kelley, on 6 Sep 1916 in Buffalo, Erie, NY.^{1 2} (Stanley Quay Poff was born on 13 Oct 1895 in , Allegheny, PA,^{9 12} died on 29 Mar 1938 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA ^{4 9 12} and was buried on 2 Apr 1938 in Gibsonia: Cross Roads Cemetery, Allegheny, PA ^{9 12}.)

Helen next married James Osborne Martin, son of William Craig Martin and Charlotte D. DeVenny. (James Osborne Martin was born on 14 Aug 1898 in , , PA ^{13 14} and died on 19 Nov 1964 in , Los Angeles, CA ^{13 15}.)