John Harvey Beecher
(1853-1914)
Frances Jenett Owston
(1852-1943)
Frank Alexander Beecher
(1873-1952)
Stella Alberta Miller
(1876-1898)
Viola Alberta Beecher
(1897-1963)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Earl Gambel Hallam

Viola Alberta Beecher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 13 Feb 1897, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 2 4
  • Marriage (1): Earl Gambel Hallam in Oct 1916 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 1
  • Died: 15 Dec 1963, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA at age 66 2 4 9
  • Buried: 18 Dec 1963, Pleasant Hills: Jefferson Memorial Park, Allegheny, PA, USA 2 4 9

   FamilySearch ID: LK64-JWD.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 10 The 1910 census recorded renting at 104 Arlington Avenue: Chas. W. Smith, saloon keeper, 66, living with wife "Mrs. Chas. W. Smith," 58; and granddaughters Viola Beecher, 13, and Mabel Alberts, 7. They were married for 1 year, Chas. was previously married. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except his wife's father was from England.

2. Newspaper: Pittsburgh Press: Marriage Licenses: Earl Hallam and Viola A. Beecher, both Pittsburgh, 16 Oct 1916, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 1

3. Census in 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 11 The 1920 census recorded living at 184 Manton St.: Earl E. Hallam, railroad brakeman, 25, living with wife Viola, 22; daughters Hazel, 2; and Garnet, 5 months. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1930 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 12 The 1930 census recorded renting at 17 Warrington Avenue: Viola A. Hallam, bookkeeper auto insurance co., married, 33, living with daughter Hazel O., 12; daughter Garnet M., 10; son Frank W., 8; and daughter Betty F., 6. Also in the home is her grandmother, Frances J. Smith, widowed, 77. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania except Frances' father in England.

5. Census in 1940 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 13 The 1940 census recorded renting a home at 11 Beltzhoover Avenue: Viola Hallam, bookkeeper in fire insurance company, 34, living with daughter Garnet, stenographer for general insurance company, 21; son Frank, repairman for vacuum sweeper company, 18; daughter Betty, 16; and Viola's father Frank, crane man for steam rail road, widowed, 63, and grandmother Francis Smith, widowed, 86. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania and lived in the same place in 1935.

6. Residence: 11 Beltzhoover Ave., Pittsburgh, PA on 17 Dec 1943 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 14

7. Census in 1950 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, PA. 15 The 1950 census recorded at 435 Chalfont Street: Frank A. Beecher, railroad craneman, widowed, 76, living in the home of his daughter, Viola Hallam, office clerk, separated marriage status, 53.

8. Cause of Death: Vilola died at Montefine Hospital from periotonitis, perforation of sigmoid diverticulitis, 15 Dec 1963, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 2

9. Occupation: stenographer at Pacific National Insurance Co. on 15 Dec 1963 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 2

10. Residence: 435 Chalfont St., Pittsburgh, PA 15210 on 15 Dec 1963 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 2

11. Obituary: Pittsburgh Press: obituary of Viola A Beecher on 17 Dec 1963 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 16 HALLAM
Of 435 Chalfont St., Beltzhoover, on Sunday, Dec. 15, Viola A. Beecher in her 67th year; beloved mother of Hazel Kitterman, Garnet Randall, Betty Ackerman and Frank W. Hallam; also nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild, friend of William E. Reese. Friends received at the Funeral Home of John D. Schaub Sons, 425 Brownsville Rd., Mt. Oliver. Services on Wednesday at 1 p. m. Members of Dames of Malta Lodge No. 48 invited.


Viola married Earl Gambel Hallam in Oct 1916 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA.1 (Earl Gambel Hallam was born on 15 Oct 1894 in Gastonville, Washington, PA, USA,3 11 17 18 19 died on 28 Jan 1967 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 19 20 and was buried on 31 Jan 1967 in Pleasant Hills: Jefferson Memorial Park, Allegheny, PA, USA 20.)


Sources


1 Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 16 Oct 1916, page 16, Marriage Licenses.

2 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 114874-63. Viola A. Hallam. Father Frank Beecher. Mother Stella Miller. Informant Frank W. Hallam.

3 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHX4-VBT Viola Beecher in entry for Frank W Hallam and Dorothy M Johnson, 18 Jun 1946; citing Marriage, Pennsylvania, county courthouses, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 2032579.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59022645.

5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 119866. Frances Beecher Smith. Father John Owston. Mother Martha French. Informant Mrs. Viola Hallam.

6 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA), 18 Dec 1943, page 20, obituary of Frances Beecher Smith.

7 Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 4 Nov 1952, page 27. Obituary of Frank A. Beecher.

8 Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 27 Feb 1937, page 15. Obituary of Rose Hooper Beecher.

9 Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 17 Dec 1963, page 50. Obituary of Viola A. Beecher.

10 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGWM-KRH Chas W Smith, Pittsburgh Ward 18, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 522, sheet 16A, family 334.

11 1920 United States Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 18, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1521; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 610; Image: 402.

12 1930 United States Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1980; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0287; Image: 640.0; FHL microfilm: 2341714.

13 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQZQ-DL9 Viola Hallam, Ward 18, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69-509, sheet 1A, family 7.

14 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 119866. Frances Beecher Smith. Father John Owston. Mother Martha French.

15 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBJ-8T14 Frank A. Beecher Allegheny City PA.

16 Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 17 Dec 1963, page 50. Obituary of Viola A. Beecher Hallam.

17 FamilySearch.org, United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Earl Gambel Hallam.

18 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6KK-91N Earl Gambel Hallam.

19 U.S. Social Security Death Index, Earl Hallam, SSN 168-03-2338, b. 15 Oct 1894, d. Jan 1967.

20 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=174476480.



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