Chester Arthur Beecher ^{1 3 4 5 6 7}

   Other names for Chester were Art Beecher and C. A. Beecher.

   FamilySearch ID: LXM4-F93.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Hartford City, Blackford, IN. ³ The 1910 census recorded renting at 418 Washington Street: Chester E. Beecher, backtender paper mill, 21, living with wife Edith S., 16; and Chester A., 0. They had been married 1 year. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

On the same census page at 718 Water Street is Chester's father, William P. Beecher, millright in paper mill, 43, with wife Lewella M., 41. They had been married 21 years and she had birthed 7 children, 6 alive in 1910. Living with them: Ruth J., 11; Opal M., 9; William R., 6; and Watson H., 2. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana.

2. Census in 1920 in Conshohocken, Montgomery, PA. ¹¹ The 1920 census recorded renting at 806 Maple Street: Chester E. Beecher, superintendent paper mill, 33, living with wife Edith, 26; Arthur, 9; Charles, 7; Murletta, 6; and Marie, 3. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana.

3. Census in 1930 in Whitpain Township, Montgomery, PA. ¹² The 1930 census recorded Chester E. Beecher, 41, widowed, paper maker in paper mill, living only with his children: Chester A., 19; Charles L, 17; Murletta, 16; Marie, 14; and Betty, 9. Everyone was born in Indiana except Betty in Pennsylvania.

4. He was described as 6' 210 lbs gray eyes brown hair light complexion mole above upper lip on 16 Oct 1940 in Green Bay, Brown, WI. ⁷

5. Residence: 609 East Walnut St., Green Bay, WI on 16 Oct 1940 in Green Bay, Brown, WI. ⁷

6. Military on 7 Mar 1942 in Wausau, Marathon, WI: World War II. ¹³ Name: Chester A Beecher
Name (Original): BEECHER CHESTER A
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 07 Mar 1942
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place: Wausau, Wisconsin, United States
Residence Place:
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1910
Birthplace: INDIANA
Education Level: 1 year of college
Civilian Occupation: Salespersons
Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army Component:
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 16024933
Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946.

7. Residence: on 18 Jul 1949 in De Pere, Brown, WI. ⁶

8. Census in 1950 in West De Pere, Brown, WI. ¹⁴ The 1950 census recorded at 109 N. 6th Street in West De Pere: Chester A. Beecher, 40, bartender in tavern, living with wife Audrey, 30, bartender in tavern, and step daughter Joanne Miller, 12. Chester was born in Indiana and Audrey and Joanne in Wisconsin.

9. Occupation: Art Beecher's Club Nicolet Tavern on 15 Nov 1952 in West De Pere, Brown, WI. ¹⁵

10. Residence: Beecher, Chester A (Audrey; Club Nicolet) h109 N 6th (WDeP) in 1955 in De Pere, Brown, WI. ¹⁶

11. Residence: 107 N. Sixth Street, De Pere, WI on 22 Oct 1964 in De Pere, Brown, WI. ¹⁷

12. Residence: 109 N. 6th Street, De Pere, WI on 17 Nov 1971 in De Pere, Brown, WI. ¹⁰

13. Obituary: Green Bay Press-Gazette: Obituary of C. A. Beecher on 18 Nov 1971 in Green Bay, Brown, WI. ¹⁰ C. A. (Art) Beecher, 61, 109 N. 6th St., De Pere, died Wednesday at the Veteran's Hospital in Wood. He owned and operated the Club Nicolet in De Pere for 22 years and the Seymour Hotel from 1961 to 1966. Mr. Beecher was a member of Tripoli Shrine, the Consistory of Green Bay, a member of Des Peres Masonic Lodge 85, Elks Lodge 259, the VFW Post 2037, and was a past president of the West De Pere Kiwanis Club and the Tavern Keepers League of Brown County. Survivors include his wife, the former Audrey Campshure; his mother, Mrs. Edith Smith, Indiana; one daughter, Mrs. Joanne Kemps, Stratford; one stepson, Don Robert Miller; two sisters, Mrs. Murletta Riegel and Mrs. Betty McCleery, both of Indiana; one brother, Charles, Green Bay. At Schmidt-Bartelt-Gerber Funeral Home, 10121 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa, after 7 p.m. Thursday. Masonic services 7:30 p.m. Funeral 1 p.m. Friday, at the Veterans Administration Chapel, Milwaukee. Burial in the Veteran's Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for the American Cancer Society.

Chester married Genevieve E. Vanderheyden, daughter of Henry Vanderheyden and Johanna Nentmeester, on 13 Apr 1940 in Dubuque, Dubuque, IA.¹ (Genevieve E. Vanderheyden was born about 1909 in Green Bay, Brown, WI ¹.)

Chester next married Audrey Louise Campshure, daughter of William P. Campshure and Irene J. Herbert, on 17 Nov 1947 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI.² (Audrey Louise Campshure was born on 29 Jul 1919 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI,^{2 18} died on 29 Oct 2012 in Lancaster, Grant, WI ^{2 18} and was buried in Lancaster: Saint Clements Cemetery, Grant, WI ¹⁸.)