Carl Frederick Beher D. D. S. ^{1 2 4 5 6 7}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Jackson Township, Rush, IN. ¹⁰ The 1800 census recorded John F. Beher, farmer, 30, living with wife Amelia, 22; daughter Minnie, 3; son Carl, 1; John's mother Eliza, 74; niece Anne, helps keep house, 16, and nephew Marcus W., farm laborer, 15. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana, except John's father in Virginia and his mother and her parents in Massachusetts.

2. Newspaper: Rushville Republican: Elmer Young and Carl Beher left yesterday morning to attend dental school at Cincinnati. This is the former's last year., 4 Oct 1898, Rushville, Rush, IN. ¹¹

3. Newspaper: Rushville Republcan: Carl Beher went to Cincinnati, last Saturday, to attend the Ohio Dental College. This is his second year in school., 10 Oct 1899, Rushville, Rush, IN. ¹²

4. Census in 1900 in Rushville, Rush, IN. ¹³ The 1900 census recorded owning a home at 127 Harrison Street: Meda Megee, widow, born Jun 1857, living with daughter Minnie Beher, 22, Jul 1877; son Carl Beher, dentist, 21, Apr 1879; and daughter Grace Megee, 8, May 1892. They and their parents were born in Indiana except Meda's father in Ohio .

5. Newspaper: Rushville Republcan: Miss Minnie Beher spent Thanksgiving with her brother, Carl, at Cincinnati., 30 Nov 1900, Rushville, Rush, IN. ¹⁴

6. Newspaper: Rushville Republcan: Carl Beher has graduated form the Ohio Dental College, Cincinnati, and is now at his home in this city., 17 May 1901, Rushville, Rush, IN. ¹⁵

7. Newspaper: Rushville Republcan: Dr. Carl Beher will open a dental office in the room over Hogsett's store., 25 Oct 1901, Rushville, Rush, IN. ¹⁶

8. Newspaper: Rushville Republican: Ad of Carl F. Beher, Dentist, 13 Jan 1903, Rushville, Rush, IN. ¹⁷ TEETH! The importance of pood teeth cannot be over-estimated. In actual service in conducing to the health of the whole body, their value is beyond price. Nothing can compensate for them. There are many improvements in Dentistry of late. It will astonish the uninitiated to see how many ways tnere are for saving teeth. Do, not, therefore, assume to judge whether a certain tooth can be saved. Come and let me decide Be willing to pay much more for its preservation than for its extraction.
FILLINGS Gold, Amalgam, Cement
CROWNS Gold and Porcelain.
PLATE WORK Gold and Rubber.
BRIDGE WORK A SPECIALTY.
I use the latest methods in Filling, Crowning and Extracting Teeth Local anaesthetics used in extracting teeth. All Work Guaranteed. Examination Free.
CARL F. BEHER, DENTIST,
Opposite Postoffice.

9. Newspaper: Daily Republican: Miss Lucia Wilson and Dr. Carl Beher, Miss Helen Campbell and Bert Simpson and Miss Henrietta Coleman and Vincent Young drove to Knightstown yesterday afternoon and took supper., 15 May 1905, Rushville, Rush, IN. ¹⁸

10. Newspaper: The Daily Republican, 23 Nov 1905, Rushville, Rush, IN. ¹⁹ The Connersville News is speaking of the approaching marriage of Miss Lucia Wilson to Dr. Carl F. Beher says: "The young people are both very popular and the bride especially is quite well known here, having often visited Mrs. Edna Kerr Walsh."

11. Census in 1910 in Rushville, Rush, IN. ²⁰ The 1910 census recorded renting at 602 N. Morgan Street: Carl Beher, dentist, 31, living with wife Lucia, 24, and son William, 2. Carl and Lucia were married for 4 years and she had birthed 2 children, 1 alive in 1910. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana.

12. Census in 1920 in Rushville, Rush, IN. ²¹ The 1920 census recorded at 405 North Main Street: Carl F. Beker [sic, indexed wrong but handwriting in census is Beher], dentist, 40, living with wife Lucia, 34, and son William, 12. They and their parents were born in Indiana.

13. Book: Centennial History of Rush County, Indiana, Volume 2, 1921. ¹
CARL FREDERICK BEHER DDS
one of the well-known dental practitioners of Rushville, was born in Rush county on April 24 1879, the son of John Frederick and Amelia E. Dill Beher, both of Rush county. John F. Beher was for a great many years a popular merchant at Occident, this county, where he conducted a general merchandising business until the time of his death in September, 1881, at his home in Occident. After his death, Mrs. Beher married William N. Megee of Rush county. She was the mother of three children, Carl Frederick Beher, Minnie T. Beher and Grace Megee Anderson. Dr. Carl F. Beher received his early educational training in the public schools of Rushville, completing his sophomore year in the high school. He then went into Dr. Megee's dental office as apprentice for two years. In 1898 he entered the Ohio College of Dental Surgery at Cincinnati and after a thoroughly comprehensive course there was graduated in 1901 with the degree of D. D. S. In November of the same year, he opened an office in Rushville where he has practiced continuously since, a conscientious student of his profession. On December 12, 1905, Doctor Beher married Lucia Wilson and to this union there has come one child, William Frederick, born on July 10, 1907, who is attending school in Rushville. Both the Doctor and his wife are earnest members of the Christian church, and politically belong to the Democratic party. He holds membership in a number of fraternal and professional societies, the Masons, in which order he has attained the Scottish Rite; the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Rotary Club, the State and National Dental Associations and the Psi Omega dental fraternity. To the dentists of Rushville belong the credit of originating the plan of making Wednesday afternoon a holiday for dentists, an idea which has been taken up by the profession throughout the entire state. The local representatives of this profession are Drs. F. R. McClanahan, F. M. Sparks, Hale Pearsey, Charles S. Green, P. H. Chadwick, Frank Smith and Carl Frederick Beher, and to the admirable spirit of friendly co-operation which has been displayed by them may be directly attributed the success of the organization which they maintain.

14. Census in 1930 in Rushville, Rush, IN. ²² The 1930 census recorded owning a $10,000 home at 405 N. Main Street: Carl F. Beher, dentist, 50, living with wife Lucia, 44, and son William F. Beher, real estate salesman, 22. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana. Carl was married at age 26 and Lucia at 20.

15. Census in 1940 in Rushville, Rush, IN. ²³ The 1940 census recorded owning a $4400 home at 403 Main Street: Carl F. Beher, dentist, 60, living with wife Lucia, 54. They were born in Indiana and lived in the same house in 1935.

16. Occupation: dentist on 27 Apr 1942 in Rushville, Rush, IN. ⁹

17. He was described as 5'8", 180 lbs., blue eyes, gray hair, bald, light complexion on 27 Apr 1942 in Rushville, Rush, IN. ⁹

18. Residence: 403 N. Main St., Rushville, IN on 27 Apr 1942 in Rushville, Rush, IN. ⁹

19. Census in 1950 in Rushville, Rush, IN. ²⁴ The 1950 census recorded at 403 N. Main Street: Carl F. Beher, no occupation, 70, living with wife Lois, 64. They were born in Indiana.

20. Obituary: Rushville Republican: Carl F. Beher, Retired Dentist, Succumbs Today on 21 Apr 1956 in Rushville, Rush, IN. ² Carl F. Beher, Retired Dentist, Succumbs Today

Dr. Carl F. Beher, 76, retired Rushville dentist, died at 7:40 a m. today in Rush Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient three weeks.

Dr. Beher retired in January, 1944, after practicing dentistry here 44 years. He was a lifelong resident of this county. He had been in failing health 12 years and in serious condition three weeks.

He was born April 24, 1879, a son of John F. and Amelia Dill Beher and was married on December 12. 1905, to Miss Lucia Wilson, who survives.

Dr. Beher was a graduate of Cincinnati Dental College and a life member of the Indiana Dental Association. He was a member of Psi Omega Fraternity.

Until recent years he was an active member of all branches of local Masonic orders, the Rotary Club and the Elks Lodge. He was a member of the Main Street Christian Church.

Besides the widow he is survived by a son, William F. Beher of Washington, Ind., and a granddaughter, Linda Lee Beher, also of Washington.

Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Frank G. Helme in the Wyatt Moore Memorial at 10 am. Tuesday and friends may call there beginning Monday morning. Burial will be in East Hill Cemetery.

Carl married Lucia Wilson, daughter of Richmond Jameson Wilson and Kate Pugh, on 12 Dec 1905 in Rushville, Rush, IN.^{1 2 3 4} (Lucia Wilson was born on 27 Feb 1886 in Rushville, Rush, IN,^{4 25 26} died on 30 Aug 1961 in Rushville, Rush, IN ^{25 26} and was buried on 1 Sep 1961 in Rushville: East Hill Cemetery, Rush, IN ^{4 25 26}.)