Jacoba Urrea ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   FamilySearch ID: LVD8-6CD.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She immigrated on 15 Jul 1916 to El Paso, El Paso, TX. ^{1 8}

2. Census in 1930 in Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA. ⁸ The 1930 census recorded owning a $5000 home at 1028 Watson Street: Juan Urrea, laborer harbor, living with wife Louise, 45; son Jesus, laborer in lumber yard, 27, single; daughters who were packers in fish cannery, Sarafina, 20, and Jacobi, 18, both single; son Haron, 16; daughter Esperanza, 15; son Leno, 12; daughter Helen, 7; and daughter Frances, 4. Everyone spoke Spanish and all were born in Mexico except Leno in Arizon and Helen and Frances in California. Those from Mexico immigrated in 1916 and were aliens, not citizens. Haron, Esperanza and Leno could speak English.

3. Residence: Beecher, Jas P (Jacoba) oilwkr h1019 East O ; Beecher Jos W (Petra) h1023 East O ; Beecher Saml P (Dorothy) pipeftr h909 East L ; Beecher Wm D longshrmn h437 N Fries av in 1949 in Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA. ²

4. Census in 1950 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. ⁹ The 1950 census recorded at 1019 O Street: James P. Beecher, pumper at oil refinery, 45, living with wife Jacoba, packing fish at cannery, 37, and sons James P. Jr., 7, and Thomas E., 5. James as born in Arizon, Jacoba in Mexico, and their sons in California.

5. She was described as hazel eyes, blakc hair, 5' 3" 164 pounds on 21 Jun 1954 in Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA. ¹

6. Residence: 1019 E. O Street, Wilmington, CA on 21 Jun 1954 in Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA. ¹

7. She was naturalized No. 7339862, Petition No. 166900, Alien Registration No 4292611 on 29 Jul 1954 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. ^{1 6}

8. Residence: 1019 East O Street, Wilmington, CA on 29 Jul 1954 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. ⁶

9. Obituary: News-Pilot: obituary of Jacoba Beecher on 24 Nov 1992 in San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA. ⁷ BEECHER, JACOBA -- Passed away November 20, 1992, at the age of 80 in Long Beach. She was born August 10, 1912, in Mexico and was a 60 year resident of Wilmington. She was a member of the Senior Citizens Club of Wilmington and also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the I.L.W.U. Jacoba is survived by her sons Frederico (Nancy) Urrea of New Mexico, James (Virginia) Beecher Jr. and Thomas (Yolanda) Beecher, both of Wilmington; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild; brothers, Heron Urrea of San Pedro and Lino Urrea of Wilmington; sister Frances Zasueta of Santa Clara. Visitation will begin today 1-9pm at Green Hills Mortuary. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 25, 1992, 9am in The Green Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow In Green Hills Memorial Park.

Jacoba married Vicente Pulido.

Jacoba next married James Paul Beecher Sr., son of Joseph William Beecher and Petra Valenzuela, on 4 Oct 1941 in Yuma, Yuma, AZ.¹ (James Paul Beecher Sr. was born on 22 Jun 1904 in Dos Cabezas, Cochise, AZ ^{1 10 11} and died on 14 Dec 1980 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA ¹⁰.)