Gladys Caroline Beecher ^{1 2 3 4}

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  Noted events in her life were:

1. Birth Certificate: Gladys Elizabeth Dittenhafer, b. 30 Mar 1912, father Howard Clayton Dittenhafer, mother Rebecca Grace Beecher, 418 Codorus Avenue, York PA, 30 Mar 1912, York, York, PA. ⁷

2. Census in 1920 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ² The 1920 census recorded at 932 Penn Street in Harrisburg: James M. Bucher [indexed wrong, handwriting looks like Beecher], laborer railroad, 35, living with wife Grace R., 27; Gladys C., 7; Elizabeth D., 6; Madeline V., 2 years 5 months, and Rhea A., 5 months when the census was recorded on 5 Jan 1920. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except James and his parents in Maryland.

3. Newspaper: Harrisburg Evening News: "Birthday Club: Today is the birthday of Gladys Beecher, 932 Penn street.", 30 Mar 1926, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ⁸

4. Census in 1930 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ⁹ The 1930 census recorded at 1210 Susquehanna Street: Grace R. Beecher, widowed, 39, living with single daughters Gladys C., child's nurse for private family, 18; Elizabeth D., 16; Madeline V., 12; and Rhea A., 10.

5. Residence: 1210 Susquehanna St., Harrisburg, PA on 16 Apr 1938 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ¹

6. Census in 1940 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ¹⁰ The 1940 census recorded renting at 516 Kecker Street: Robert Lang, laborer, 32, living with wife Gladys, 28. They were born in Pennsylvania.

7. Census in 1950 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ¹¹ The 1950 census recorded at 1204 Penn Street: Robert Lang, furnance fireman at city high school, 42, living with wife Gladys, 39, and daughter Barbara, 8. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

8. Residence: 118 Second St., West Fairview, PA on 28 Jun 2000 in West Fairview, Cumberland, PA. ⁶

9. Obituary: Patriot-News: obituary of Gladys Caroline Lang on 3 Jul 2000 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ⁶ Gladys Caroline Lang, 88, of 118 Second St., West Fairview, died Wednesday in Camp Hill Care Center. She was retired from the state and member of West Fairview United Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Wenger of West Fairview; three sisters, Madeline Smith of Camp Hill, Rhea Maff and Betty Beecher, both of Harrisburg; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Paxtang Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Richardson Funeral Home, Enola.

Gladys married Robert Charles Lang, son of Robert Myers and Nancy McMullen, on 16 Apr 1938 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA.¹ (Robert Charles Lang was born on 25 Dec 1907 in Tyrone, Blair, PA,^{12 13 14} died in Mar 1978 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA ^{12 14} and was buried in Paxtang: Paxtang Cemetery, Dauphin, PA ¹².)