Daniel G. Fox
(1849-1923)
Annie Swoyer
(1869-1942)
Alice S. Fox
(1889-1964)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Herbert Merkel Mertz

2. Paul William Beechert

Alice S. Fox 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 13 Jun 1889, Ruscombmanor Township, Berks, PA 5 6 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Herbert Merkel Mertz
  • Marriage (2): Paul William Beechert on 12 Jan 1922 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA 1 2
  • Died: 22 Jul 1964, West Reading, Berks, PA at age 75 5 6 8 9
  • Buried: 27 Jul 1964, Fleetwood: Salem Union Shalters Cemetery, Berks, PA 5 6

   FamilySearch ID: L6YB-1K8.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence: 1425 N. 10th St., Reading, PA on 12 Jan 1922 in Reading, Berks, PA. 2

2. Census in 1930 in Reading, Berks, PA. 10 The 1930 census recorded Paul M. Beechert, 43, living with wife Alice S., 40; son-in-law Edward R. Sensenig, 29; stepdaughter Pearl F. Sensenig, 21; and stepson Henry F. Mertz, 20; and granddaughter Gloria P. Ford, 3. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1940 in Reading, Berks, PA. 7 The 1940 census recorded at 1630 Mulberry Street: Paul W. Beechert, welder steel mfg., 53, living with wife Alice, 50; and granddaughter Gloria Ford, 12. Also lodgers: Eva Billman, 41; Mary Seiders, 11. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1950 in Reading, Berks, PA. 11 The 1950 census recorded Paul W. Beechert, general labor at steel foundry, 63, living with wife Alice S., 60. They were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Occupation: Reading City Directory: Beechert Paul W (Alice S) h 1216 N 10th in 1958 in Reading, Berks, PA. 3

6. Cause of Death: Alice died at Reading Hospital from carcinoma of right breast with metastases, 23 Jul 1964, West Reading, Berks, PA. 6

7. Obituary: Reading Eagle: Mrs. Paul Beechert on 23 Jul 1964 in Reading, Berks, PA. 9 Mrs. Alice S. Beechert, 75, wife of Paul W. Beechert, 1009 Patton Ave., died last night in the Reading Hospital.

Born in Ruscombmanor Township, a daughter of the late Daniel G. and Anne (Swoyer) Fox, she was a member of the Shalter's Lutheran Church.

Services will be at the convenience of the family in the Gibson & Sanders Funeral Home. Burial will be in Shalter's Cemetery.

8. Residence: 1009 Patton St., Reading, PA on 23 Jul 1964 in Reading, Berks, PA. 6


Alice married Herbert Merkel Mertz. (Herbert Merkel Mertz was born on 15 Dec 1888 in Maiden Creek, Berks, PA,12 died on 23 Feb 1913 in Reading, Berks, PA 2 12 13 14 and was buried on 26 Feb 1913 in Fleetwood: Salem Union Shalters Cemetery, Berks, PA 12 14.)


Alice next married Paul William Beechert, son of Cornelius Beechert and Sarah Alice Noll, on 12 Jan 1922 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA.1 2 (Paul William Beechert was born on 21 Jun 1886 in Spring Twp., Berks, PA,15 16 17 18 died in Feb 1978 in , Berks, PA 15 18 and was buried in Fleetwood: Salem Union Shalters Cemetery, Berks, PA 18.)

Sources

1 Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1854 ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Secretary of the Commonwealth. Series 26.28, Record and Indexes of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. Microfilm, rolls 668-673. Records of the Department of State, Record Group 26. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Alice S. Mertz and Daniel G. Fox.

2 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF7T-4B7 Paul W. Beechart and Alice S. Mertz, 1922.

3 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 1958 Reading City Directory, image 110 of 620.

4 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFW3-B6T Alice S Fox in entry for Edward R. Sensenig and Pearl F. Mertz, 1929.

5 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=133003907.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 064213-64 Alice S. Beechert, father Daniel Fox, mother Annie Swoyer, spouse Paul Beechert.

7 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQZC-KRL Paul W Beechert, 1940.

8 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J29G-DZR Alice Beechert, July 1964.

9 Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.), 23 Jul 1964, page 21. Obituary of Alice S. Beechert.

10 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCZP-BGK Paul M Beechert, 1930.

11 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBY-11S6 Paul W Beechert Reading PA.

12 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 16925 Herbert Mertz, father James Mertz, mother Mary Noll, spouse Mrs.Herbert Mertz informant.

13 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFW3-B6R Herbert M. Mertz in entry for Edward R. Sensenig and Pearl F. Mertz, 1929.

14 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133004247.

15 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JRHB-6XQ Paul Beechert, February 1978.

16 FamilySearch.org, United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQFZ-NL7 Paul William Beechert, 1942.

17 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6KL-BFF Paul William Buchert, 1917-1918.

18 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=133003908.


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