Samuel D. Beher
(1796-1863)
Eliza Ann Davis
(1806-1888)
Lilburn Smith
(1823-1899)
Elizabeth L. Collins
(1823-1911)
Oren Beher
(1839-1932)
Laura Jane Smith
(1850-1921)
Grover Cleveland Beher
(1884-1971)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Florence Hannah Catt

Grover Cleveland Beher 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 20 Nov 1884, Jackson Township, Rush, IN 1 3 4 10
  • Marriage (1): Florence Hannah Catt on 25 Nov 1908 in , Rush, IN 1
  • Died: 4 Apr 1971, Anderson, Madison, IN at age 86 1 3 4
  • Buried: 7 Apr 1971, Anderson: Anderson Memorial Park, Madison, IN 1 4

   Another name for Grover was Cleve Beher.4 11

   FamilySearch ID: L4Q5-VL8.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Center Township, Rush, IN. 12 The 1900 census recorded Tosso L. Beher, farmer, 29, born Feb 1871, living with wife Bertha, 29, Mar 1871; brother Cleve, farm laborer, 16, Nov 1884; and servant Maude Bowne, 17, Oct 1883. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana. Tosso and Bertha were married for 10 years and she had birthed 0 children by 1900.

2. Census in 1900 in Jackson Township, Rush, IN. 13 The 1900 census recorded owning a home: Oren Beher, farmer, 61, born Jul 1839, living with wife Laura J., 50, Aug 1850; son Lot G., 18, Mar 1882; daughter Abbie, 17, Jun 1883; son Grover C., 16, Nov 1884; and son Herbert L., 12, Dec 1888. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana except Oren's father in Virginia and mother in Kentucky. Laure was married for 31 years and had birthed 9 children, 8 alive in 1900.

3. Occupation: farmer on 25 Nov 1908 in , Rush, IN.

4. Census in 1910 in Ripley Township, Rush, IN. 14 The 1910 census recorded Grover C. Beher, farmer, 25, living with wife Florence H., 21; and Helen A., 2 months old. All and their parents were born in Indiana Also in the home is servant Lora Parker, 22, born in Kentucky as were her parents.

5. Census in 1920 in Anderson, Madison, IN. 15 The 1920 census recorded owning a home at 553 Madison Avenue: Grover Beher, foreman at power house, 33, living with wife Florence, 31; Helen, 10; son Wilfred, 1. They and their parents were born in Indiana. Also in the home is Bernadine Bujorsky, stenographer, 22, born in Kentucky with parents born in Germany.

6. Census in 1930 in Anderson, Madison, IN. 16 The 1930 census recorded owning a $3500 home at 2320 Meridian Street: Grover C. Beher, barber, 45, living with wife Florence, 40, and son Wilford, 11. Also in the home are renters paying $30 a month: Gevin Talbert, wire drawer in wire factory, 25, and his wife Mary, 19. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana.

7. Residence: on 21 Apr 1932 in Anderson, Madison, IN. 5

8. Census in 1940 in Anderson, Madison, IN. 17 The 1940 census recorded owning a home at 2320 Meridian Street: Grover Beher, barber, 58, living with wife Florence, 51; daughter Helen Bartel, bookkeeper in electric shop, divorced, 30, and son Wilfred Beher, clerk for auto parts manufacturer, single, 21. Everyone was born in Indiana. They lived in the same house in 1935.

9. Occupation: barber at 2221 Meridian St., Anderson, IN on 27 Apr 1942 in Anderson, Madison, IN. 10

10. He was described as 5' 6" 142 pounds blue eyes gray hair light complexion on 27 Apr 1942 in Anderson, Madison, IN. 10

11. Residence: 2320 Meridian St., Anderson, IN on 27 Apr 1942 in Anderson, Madison, IN. 10

12. Census in 1950 in Anderson, Madison, IN. 18 The 1950 census recorded at 2320 Meridian Avenue: Grover C. Beher, barber, 65, living with wife Florence H., 61. They were born in Indiana.

13. Residence: on 16 Aug 1950 in Anderson, Madison, IN. 11

14. Newspaper: Rushville Republican: 1956 Beher Reunion, 10 Jul 1956, Rushville, Rush, IN. 19 1956 Beher Reunion
The Beher reunion was held Sunday, at the home of Mrs. Cornelia Beher, 721 North Morgan Street. A delicious meal was served at high noon.
Those present of Beher descent were: Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Beher, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Beher, David, Linda and Debra and Mr. and Mrs. Jene Maddy, Christine, Susan and Beth, all of Anderson; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bryant of Kokomo; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Beher of Carthage; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Stevens of Knightstown; Orel L. Beher of Indianapolis; Mrs Wreatha P. Young of Hollywood, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gurley and son Robert of Fulton, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Ruhlin Overleese, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones and Carol, Connie and Kathie Jones, Mrs, Grace Jessop and Miss Maud Jones.
Friends present included Mrs. Dora Abernathy, Chalmer Nixon, Goldie Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Noland Cull, Gladys Austin, Lawrence Price, Mrs. Cliffie Mull, Mrs. Anna Sipe and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gilson.

15. Residence: on 10 Jul 1956 in Anderson, Madison, IN. 19

16. Newspaper: Rushville Republican: Beher Reunion, 14 Jul 1959, Rushville, Rush, IN. 20 The Beher family reunion was held Sunday at the home of Mrs. E. M. Sells, near Raleigh, with approximately 35 attending from many places. Those enjoying the gathering were Mr. and Mrs. Orel Beher and Mrs. Robert Beher of Mooresville, Mr. and Mrs. William Beher, of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Herbie Beher of Carthage, Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Beher and granddaughter of Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Brijant of Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Ora Brothers of Middletown, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bott, of Muncie, Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Stephenson of Albany, Miss Mary Beher of Frankton, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jones and family, Mrs. Carl F. Beher, Mrs. Toss Beher, Mrs. Fred Jessup and the Misses Nellie and Maude Jones, all of Rushviile and Lenora Jones of Phoenix, Ariz.

17. Residence: on 14 Jul 1959 in Anderson, Madison, IN. 20

18. Obituary: Anderson Daily Bulletin: Grover Beher Dies Sunday: Services Set on 5 Apr 1971 in Anderson, Madison, IN. 1 ---
Grover Beher Dies Sunday: Services Set
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A resident of Anderson since 1913, Grover C. Beher, 86, 2320 Meridian St., died at St. John's Hospital Sunday at 1 a.m., where he had been a patient for one week. He had been in ill health for the past six months. A barber by trade for 60 years, he had operated a shop at 23rd and Meridian St. for several years.
A native of Rush County, he was born Nov. 20, 1884, the son of Oran and Laura Smith Beher and he was a member of the First Friends Church. He married the former Florence Catt in 1908 at Carthage who survives him.
Also surviving are two children, Mrs. Helen Bryant and Wilfred Beher, both of Anderson; a brother, Howard Beher of Leisure; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Harold E. Roxelle Funeral Home with Edwin Barker of the First Friends Church in charge. Interment will be in Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Rozelle mortuary from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Grover married Florence Hannah Catt, daughter of Harvey Jacob Catt and Abbie Jane Henley, on 25 Nov 1908 in , Rush, IN.1 (Florence Hannah Catt was born on 31 Dec 1888 in , Rush, IN,21 died on 6 Jun 1978 in , Madison, IN 21 and was buried in Anderson: Anderson Memorial Park, Madison, IN 21.)


Sources


1 Anderson Daily Bullein (Anderson, IN), 5 Apr 1971, page 2. Grover Beher Obituary.

2 The Herald Bulletin (Anderson, IN), http://www.heraldbulletin.com/obituaries/wilfred-e-willy-beher/article_7ca20f7c-7a69-5253-a603-ebec3040596f.html 26 Feb 2015 Obituary of Wilfried E. Beher.

3 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPGP-1PN Grover Beher, Apr 1971.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83857861.

5 Rushville Republican (Rushville, IN), 22 Apr 1932, page 1. Obituary of Oren Beher.

6 Abraham Lincoln Gary, Ernest B. Thomas,
Books on Google Play
Centennial History of Rush County, Indiana
(Historical Publishing Company, 1921 - Rush County (Ind.)), page 310, T. L. Beher biography.

7 Rushville Republican (Rushville, IN), 8 Jan 1964, page 1. Obituary of Herbert Thurman Beher.

8 The Star Press (Muncie, IN), 14 Jun 1940, page 19. Marriage Beher-Hertle.

9 Ancestry.com, Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, Wilford Beher, b. 26 Nov 1918 Anderson Township, father Grover Cleveland Beher, mother Florence H. Catt.

10 FamilySearch.org, United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5XR-44W Grover Cleveland Beher, 1942.

11 Tri-County Banner (Knightstown, IN), 18 Aug 1950, page 1. Obituary of Tosso L. Beher.

12 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MB-YTG Tosso L Beher, Center Township, Rush, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 81, sheet 8B, family 195.

13 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MB-HXL Oren Beher, Jackson Township, Rush, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82, sheet 7B, family 175.

14 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK5J-R89 Grover C Beher, Ripley, Rush, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 116, sheet 12A, family 304.

15 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFWD-P7G Grover Beher, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States; citing ED 94, sheet 10B, line 95, family 271.

16 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH9G-W2Y Grover C Beher, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 4B, line 83, family 138.

17 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1YQ-JBK Grover Beher, Ward 2, Anderson, Anderson Township, Madison, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 48-21, sheet 1B, line 52, family 19.

18 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XLN-5LHC Grover C Beher Anderston Township Madison Co. IN.

19 Rushville Republican (Rushville, IN), 10 Jul 1956, page 8. 1956 Beher Reunion.

20 Rushville Republican (Rushville, IN), 14 Jul 1959, page 6. Beher Reunion.

21 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83858075.



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