John William Becher Sr.
(1840-)
Louisa Moe
(1846-1926)
John Stehlig
(1850-1917)
Pauline Christine Schwartz
(Abt 1860-)
John William Beecher Jr.
(1873-1944)
Laura May Stehlig
(1887-1977)
Virginia S. Beecher
(1903-1992)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Henry E. Crankshaw Jr.

Virginia S. Beecher 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 4 May 1903, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 2 5
  • Marriage (1): Henry E. Crankshaw Jr. in 1931 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1
  • Died: 7 Feb 1992, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA at age 88 3 5

   FamilySearch ID: LJBM-VFL.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 2 The 1920 census recorded John Beecher, 45, living with wife Laura, 33; daughter Virginia, 16; and mother-in-law Pauline Stalig, 60. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1930 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 6 The 1930 census recorded John Beecher, 56, living with wife Laura, 42; Virginia, 26; and mother-in-law Pauline Stehlig, 70. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. John, Laura and Pauline's parents were born in Germany.

3. Census in 1940 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 7 The 1940 census recorded Henry E. Crankshaw, bank clerk, 32, living with wife Virginia, 35; sons Henry E., 8, and John T., 4; and father-in-law John W. Beacher, 66; mother-in-law Laura Beacher, 52; and Laura's mother Pauline Stehlig, 80. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

4. Obituary: Philadelphia Inquirer: obituary of Virginia Beecher Crankshaw on 9 Feb 1992 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 3 CRANKSHAW Feb. 7, 1992 VIRGINIA B. (nee Beecher), beloved wife of the late Henry E. Jr., dear mother of Henry III, John and Virginia Salerno; also survived by 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to a Memorial Service Tues., 7:30 PM, at Paul's Run Retirement Home, 9194 Bustleton Ave. In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name to the American Cancer Society would be appreciated.


Virginia married Henry E. Crankshaw Jr. in 1931 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.1 (Henry E. Crankshaw Jr. was born on 2 Sep 1908 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 7 8 and died in Sep 1976 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 8.)


Sources


1 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951 (FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org)), Henry E. Crankshaw and Virginia S. Beecher.

2 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFYR-N21 John Beecher, 1920.

3 Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 9 Feb 1992, page 9. Obituary of Virginia Crankshaw.

4 Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 6 Jan 1977, page 20. Obituary of Laura Beecher.

5 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VSGD-Y3J Virginia B Crankshaw, February 1992.

6 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH4F-65H John Beecher, 1930.

7 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ4M-GNR Henry E Crankshaw, 1940.

8 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VMR9-2X3 Henry Crankshaw, September 1976.



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