Joseph Laban Beacher Sr. ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   Another name for Joseph was Joe Beacher.⁸

   FamilySearch ID: 9C6N-G36.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of 26 Jul 1936 and Seaford, Sussex, DE. ¹¹

2. Census in 1940 in Lewes, Sussex, DE. ¹² The 1940 census recorded living the home at 115 Woodland: Alfred Beacher, 48, living with wife Emma J., 40; John C., 23; Lillian A. Evans, 20; Alfred R., 17; William, 15; Henry W., 13; and Richard G., 11, Lura M., 7, and Joseph L., 2. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except John and Lura in Ohio and Alfred R. in Delaware. Also in their home was Laban Evans, son in law, 23, born in Maryland, and granddaughter Reida V. Evans, 2 and grandson Alfred J. T. Evans, 0, both born in Delaware. In 1935, the census reports they were living in Burton, Geauga, Ohio.

3. Census in 1950 in Queen Anne, Queen Anne's, MD. ¹³ The 1950 census recorded Alfred Beacher, farmer, 58, living with wife Emma J., 51; son John C., attends to nursery plants, 33; Henry W., carpenter, widowed, 23; Lura Mae, sewing sheets in rubber manufacturing, 18; Joseph L., 12; James W., 9; and Suzanne, 6. Alfred, Emma, and Henry were born in Pennsylvania. John C. and Lura Mae were born in Ohio. Joseph and James were born in Delaware, and Suzanne in Maryland.

4. Residence: on 23 Dec 1977 in Newark, New Castle, DE. ⁴

5. Newspaper: The Morning News: (in article listing area servicemen) Pfc. Alfred W. Beacher, son of Barbara J. And Joseph L. Beacher Sr. Of 2622 Frazer Road., 11 Jul 1985, Wilmington, New Castle, DE. ¹⁴

6. Newspaper: The News Journal: Marine Cpl. Alfred W. Beacher, son of Joseph L. And Barbara J. Beacher of 2622 Frazer Road, Glasgow, recently returned., 20 Jul 1989, Wilmington, New Castle, DE. ¹⁵

7. Residence: on 23 Jan 1991 in Newark, New Castle, DE. ⁵

8. Obituary: The News Journal: obituary of Joseph Labon Beacher Sr. On 9 Oct 1996 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE. ⁶ JOSEPH LABAN BEACHER SR., 59, of 2622 Frazer Road, Newark, died Monday of complications from emphysema at home. Mr. Beacher was a heavy equipment operator from 1957 to 1975, working out of IBEW Local 126, and later worked for Delmarva Power Co. in the transmission and distribution division. He retired in 1992. Survivors: wife, Barbara Joan; daughter, Barbara Jo Howell of Bear; sons, Alfred W. of Acturas, Calif., and Joseph L. Jr. of Newark; sisters, Lillian Evans of Salisbury, Md., Laura Mae Parsons of Reading, Pa., and Suzanne Bello of Elkton, Md.; and brothers, Alfred of Baltimore, Henry of Tampa, Fla., and Richard and James, both of Elkton. Service: 10 a.m. Thursday, Gee Funeral Home, 259 E. Main St., Elkton. Visitation: after 7 tonight. Burial: Templeville (Md.) Cemetery. Contributions: American Lung Association.

Joseph married Barbara Joan Payne, daughter of William Isaac Payne and Cora Lucy Jane Dyson. (Barbara Joan Payne was born on 25 Jul 1939 in Mountain City, Johnson, TN,^{8 16 17} died on 9 Sep 2022 in Newark, New Castle, DE ^{8 17} and was buried on 17 Sep 2022 in Templeville: Templeville Cemetery, Caroline, MD ^{8 17}.)