Leroy Irvin Beecher ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

   FamilySearch ID: L6YT-CWB.

  Burial Notes:

Section A. Lot 281 Range U Grave A.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Reading, Berks, PA. ¹⁰ The 1910 census recorded Irvin Bechard, house painter, 27, living with wife Alva, 28; Elwood H., 5; and Leroy, 8 months old when the census was recorded on April 15, 1910. This was their first marriage, they were married for 8 years, and Alva had given birth to 5 children, but only 2 were alive in 1910. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Residence: 819 Gordon Street, Reading, PA on 20 Jan 1910 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁹

3. Census in 1920 in West Reading, Berks, PA. ² The 1920 census recorded Irwin D. Beecher, 38, living with wife Alva J., 34; Elwood H., 15; Leroy T., 10; and Eugene K., 8. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

4. Newspaper: Reading Times: Birthday Party Given in West Reading, 5 Feb 1927, Reading, Berks, PA. ¹¹ Mr. and Mrs. Irvin D. Beecher's home in West Reading, was the scene of a surprise birthday party given in honor of their son, Leroy, who celebrated his seventh anniversary. Games were played and a delightful luncheon was served.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beecher, Mrs. Ivan Lotz, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Beecher and daughter Virginia, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Beecher, Esther Cremer, Mildred Stutzman, Mildren Irwin, Gladys Sponhower, Ruth Ledwor, Mildred Sieger, Robert Cremer, Leroy and Eugene Buchart, Vernon Buchart, Earl Lotz.

5. Census in 1930 in West Reading, Berks, PA. ¹² The 1930 census recorded Irwin D. Beacher, 45, living with wife Alva T., 48; Elwood H., 25; Leroy I., 20; and Eugene C., 18.

6. Newspaper: Reading Times: "Marriage Licenses: LeRoy I. Beecher, knitter, 24, Penn st., son of Mr. And Mrs. Irvin Beecher, and Getrude E. Reed, 2156 Adams st., daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Samuel B. Reed.", 8 Jan 1934, Reading, Berks, PA. ¹

7. Census in 1940 in Muhlenberg, Berks, PA. ¹³ The 1940 census recorded Leroy I. Beecher, 30, knitter in a mill, living with wife Gertrude E., 26, in the household of her father, Samuel B. Reed,foreman in a steel mill, 67, and her mother, Annie R., 65. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. In 1935 Leroy was living in Reading.

8. Occupation: Employer: Reading Maide Hosiery Co. On 16 Oct 1940 in Temple, Berks, PA. ⁶

9. He was described as 5' 9" 145 lbs. Blue eyes brown hair light brown complexion on 16 Oct 1940 in Muhlenberg, Berks, PA. ⁶

10. Residence: 2156 Adams St., Reading PA on 16 Oct 1940 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁶

11. Military from 24 Nov 1943 to 25 Nov 1945 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA: WWII Inf. Repl. Tr. Center, rank T-4. ^{3 4}

12. Census in 1950 in Muhlenberg, Berks, PA. ¹⁴ The 1950 census recorded at 2156 Adams Street: Leroy Beecher, cook in hospital, 40, with wife Gertrude, 36, and daughter Sandra L., 3. They were living in the home of Gertrude's parents, Samuel B. Reed Sr, 77, and Annie Reed, 75. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

13. Residence: 2156 Adams St., Reading, PA on 17 Jan 1950 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁴

14. Residence: 2156 Adams St., Reading, PA 19605 in Sep 1986 in Reading, Berks, PA. ³

Leroy married Gertrude Eleanora Reed, daughter of Samuel Brooklyn Reed Sr. and Anna Regina Nusser, in Jan 1934 in Reading, Berks, PA.¹ (Gertrude Eleanora Reed was born on 9 Oct 1913 in Reading, Berks, PA ^{13 15 16 17 18}, christened on 4 Nov 1917 in Reading: Alsace Lutheran Church, Berks, PA,¹⁶ died on 15 Nov 2001 in West Reading, Berks, PA ^{17 18 19} and was buried on 19 Nov 2001 in Reiffton: Forest Hills Memorial Park, Berks, PA ¹⁸.)