Samuel Brooklyn Reed Sr.
(1872-1962)
Anna Regina Nusser
(1874-1951)
Gertrude Eleanora Reed
(1913-2001)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Leroy Irvin Beecher

Gertrude Eleanora Reed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 9 Oct 1913, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 3 5 6 7 8
  • Christened: 4 Nov 1917, Reading: Alsace Lutheran Church, Berks, PA, USA 6
  • Marriage (1): Leroy Irvin Beecher in Jan 1934 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 1
  • Died: 15 Nov 2001, West Reading, Berks, PA at age 88 7 8 9
  • Buried: 19 Nov 2001, Reiffton: Forest Hills Memorial Park, Berks, PA 8

   FamilySearch ID: LJGC-BST.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She was confirmed on 13 Apr 1930 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 5

2. 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, Pennsylvania, USA. 1

3. Residence: 2156 Adams St., Reading, PA on 8 Jan 1934 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 1

4. Census in 1940 in Muhlenberg, Berks, PA. 3 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.

5. Census in 1950 in Muhlenberg, Berks, PA. 10 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.

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

7. Residence: 2444 McKinley Avenue, West Lawn, PA on 15 Nov 2001 in West Lawn, Berks, PA, USA. 11

8. Obituary: Reading Eagle: obituary of Gertrude E. Beecher on 17 Nov 2001 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 11 Gertrude E. Beecher, 88, of 2444 McKinley Ave., Spring Township, formerly of 2156 Adams St., was pronounced dead upon arrival Nov. 15 in Reading Hospital. Her husband, Leroy I. Beecher, died in 1986. Born in Berks County, she was a daughter of the late Samuel B. and Annie R. (Neusser) Reed. She was a member of Alsace Lutheran Church. She is survived by a daughter, Sandra L. (Beecher) Lauer, with whom she last resided, and a sister, Pearl (Reed) Brown, Hyde Park. There is also one grandson. Services will be Monday at noon in Bean Funeral Homes Inc., Reading. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton.


Gertrude married Leroy Irvin Beecher, son of Irvin Daniel Beecher and Alva Tamia Fisher, in Jan 1934 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.1 (Leroy Irvin Beecher was born on 21 Jan 1910 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA,2 4 12 13 14 15 16 died on 4 Sep 1986 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 2 13 14 and was buried in Reiffton: Forest Hills Memorial Park, Berks, PA 2 14.)


Sources


1 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 8 Jan 1934, page 12.

2 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 (Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Archive Collection Number: Series 3; Folder Number: 728. Leroy I. Beecher.

3 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ84-BQ5 Laroy J Beecher, 1940.

4 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Applications, WWII, 1950, Leroy Irvin Beecher Serial No. 33834 062.

5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 584 PA > Berks > Reading > Alsace Lutheran.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 584 PA > Berks > Reading > Alsace Lutheran. Baptisms Page 78. Online iamge 45.

7 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Gertrude Eleanor Beecher, SSN 196039607.

8 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244041813.

9 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VMRX-7MS Gertrude E Beecher, 15 November 2001.

10 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBV-4374 Leroy Beecher Muhlenberg PA.

11 Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.), 17 Nov 2001, page B4, obituary of Gertrude E. Beecher.

12 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6BY-989 Irwin D Beecher, 1920.

13 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J275-8Q9 Leroy Beecher, September 1986.

14 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194521210.

15 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Leroy Irvin Beecher b. 21 Jan 1910 Reading PA.

16 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1914, Le Roy Irvin Beechert, b. 20 Jan 1910, father Irvin Beechert, mother Alva Fisher, 819 Gordon St.



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