Jeremiah Clay Long
(1843-1922)
Letitia C. Bohn
(1847-1917)
Bessie Gale Long
(1885-1965)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Edgar Andrew Beecher Sr.

Bessie Gale Long 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 17 Sep 1885, Altoona, Blair, PA 1 2 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Edgar Andrew Beecher Sr. on 8 Mar 1906 in Altoona, Blair, PA 1
  • Died: 10 Mar 1965, Altoona, Blair, PA at age 79 7 8
  • Buried: 13 Mar 1965, Altoona: Greenwood Cemetery, Blair, PA 7 8

   FamilySearch ID: LWG5-VB3.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Occupation: dressmaker in 1904 in Altoona, Blair, PA. 1

2. Newspaper: Altoona Mirror: Beecher-Long Marriage, 8 Mar 1906, Altoona, Blair, PA. 9 Married, at the home of the bridge, 819 Third avenue, at 8 p. m. yesterday by Rev. M. H. Stine, pastor of the Bethany Lutheran church. Mr. Edgar A. Beecher and Miss Bessie Gales Long, both of Altoona. The groom is an employee of the Pennsylvania railroad company in the boiler shop at Juniata. After an extended wedding trip they will reside at 209 Third avenue.

3. Census in 1910 in Altoona, Blair, PA. 10 The 1910 census recorded Jeremiah Long, 65, living with wife Letitia C., 63; daughter Viola B. Long, 22; daughter Bessie Beecher, 24, with her husband Edgar A. Beecher, 27, and their son Emery L., 2. Also in the home was Florence Kittell, 29, George O. Kittell, 29; and a son, Otto V. Long, 33. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1920 in Altoona, Blair, PA. 11 The 1920 census recorded Edgar A. Beecher, 36, living with wife Bessie D., 35; Emery L., 12; Catherine C., 9; Robert H., 2 years 7 months. Also in the home was Gale E. Thomas, 13. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

5. Census in 1930 in Logan Twp., Blair, PA. 12 The 1930 census recorded Edward A. Beecher, 46, living with wife Bessie, 45; Emery L., 22; Catherine, 19; Robert H., 12; Edgar A., 9; and David C., 4. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

6. Census in 1940 in Logan Twp., Blair, PA. 2 The 1940 census recorded living at Altoona R.D. 3 51A: Edgar A. Beecher, boiler maker in railroad shop, 57, living with wife Bessie G., 55; sons Edgar A., carpenter helper in post office, 19; and David Clay, 14. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

7. Residence: R.D. 3, Box 51, Altoona, Pa. on 28 Jan 1950 in Altoona, Blair, PA. 3

8. Cause of Death: Bessie died at Altoona Hospital from acute myocardial infarction, arterio-sclerotic heart disease, diabetes, 10 Mar 1965, Altoona, Blair, PA. 7

9. Residence: 316 Sycamore St., Greenwood, PA on 10 Mar 1965 in Greenwood, Blair, PA. 7


Bessie married Edgar Andrew Beecher Sr., son of Adam Beecher and Christina Barbara Bittinger, on 8 Mar 1906 in Altoona, Blair, PA.1 (Edgar Andrew Beecher Sr. was born on 26 Jan 1883 in Logan Twp., Blair, PA,13 14 15 died on 1 Jan 1943 in Greenwood, Blair, PA 14 16 and was buried on 4 Jan 1943 in Altoona: Greenwood Cemetery, Blair, PA 14 16.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF3Z-Z8S Edgar A. Beecher and Bessie Gale Long, 1906.

2 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ41-89C Edgar A Beecher, 1940.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Applications, WWII, 1950, Robert H. Beecher.

4 Altoona Tribune (Altoona, PA), 2 Jan 1943, page 10. Obituary of Edgar Andrew Beecher.

5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Applications, WWII, 1950, Edgar A. Beecher Jr., b. 20 Jan 1920.

6 Altoona Mirror (Altoona, PA) (Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania), 31 Jul 1990, obituary of David C. Beecher.

7 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 024383-65 Bessie Gale Beecher, father Jeremiah Long, mother Letitia Bohn Long, spouse Edgar A. Beecher, informant Kathryn C. Beecher.

8 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59577047.

9 Altoona Mirror (Altoona, PA) (Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania), 8 Mar 1906, page 12.

10 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGC1-44Y Edgar A Beecher in entry for Jeremiah Long, 1910.

11 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFTP-TQ5 Edgar A Beecher, 1920.

12 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCHW-365 Edgar A Beecher in entry for Edward A Beecher, 1930.

13 1900 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Altoona, Series: T623 Roll: 1381 Page: 97.

14 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 109097. Edgar Andrew Beecher. Father Adam Beecher. Mother Christine Bittinger.

15 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Edgar Andrew Beecher, SSN 716070543.

16 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59576960.


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