William Beacher
(1852-1916)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth Minich

William Beacher 2 3

  • Born: 19 Jul 1852, , , , DEU 3
  • Marriage (1): Mary Elizabeth Minich about 1881 in , , PA 1
  • Died: 21 Jan 1916, Saint Marys, Elk, PA at age 63 2 3
  • Buried: 24 Jan 1916, Saint Marys: Saint Marys Cemetery, Elk, PA 3

   Other names for William were William Becher 1 and William Beecher.3

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He immigrated in 1875. 1

2. He was elected as William Beecher was elected auditor of the town of St. Mary's. In Feb 1890 in Saint Marys, Elk, PA. 4

3. Census in 1900 in Saint Marys, Elk, PA. 1 The 1900 census recorded William Becher, stone mason, 47, living with wife Mary, 41. They were married for 19 years and she had birthed 1 child, no longer alive in 1900. Mary's father was born in Germany and her mother in Pennsylvania. William and his parents were born in Germany. He immigrated in 1875 and had been a U.S. citizen for 24 years.

4. Cause of Death: apoplexy, 21 Jan 1916, Saint Marys, Elk, PA. 3

5. Occupation: stone mason on 21 Jan 1916 in Saint Marys, Elk, PA. 3

6. Residence: Elk County Home and Asylum on 21 Jan 1916 in Saint Marys, Elk, PA. 3


William married Mary Elizabeth Minich about 1881 in , , PA.1 (Mary Elizabeth Minich was born on 9 Jul 1858 in Saint Marys, Elk, PA and died on 29 Apr 1926 in Saint Marys, Elk, PA.)


Sources


1 1900 United States Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Saint Mary's, Elk, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1407; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1241407.

2 Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Indices (Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA, 16103. Online at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 .), Beacher, William, death certificate # 5148, died Elk County, 21 Jan 1916. http://www.health.state.pa.us/indices/indices%20-%20death/1916%20Death/D-16%20A-B.pdf.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate Number: 5148. William Beacher.

4 History of Counties of McKean, Elk and Forest, Pennsylvania. (Chicago, J.H. Beers & Co., 1890.), Elk County, Chapter XI. Benzinger Township - Borough of St. Mary's.



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