Wreatha P. Snook ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Another name for Wreatha was Wreathy Beher.⁶

   FamilySearch ID: L18W-W5S.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Newspaper: Rushville Republcan: Lot Beher, of Rushville, and Wretha Snooks, of Cathage, were united in marriage Wednesday evening, at the Christian parsonage, Rev. W. J. Russell officiating., 23 Aug 1901, Rushville, Rush, IN. ⁷

2. Newspaper: Rushville Republican: Mrs. Wreathy Beher and little son Oral visited Lon Hayes last week., 23 Jul 1907, Rushville, Rush, IN. ⁶

3. Census in 1910 in Denver, Denver, CO. ⁸ The 1910 census recorded Clarence L. Bruno, post office clerk, 22, living with wive Wreatha P., 26; stepson Orel L. Beher, 7; and a lodger Christopher C. Richards, accountant, 38. Clarence and Wreatha were married for less than a month when the census was recorded on 21 April 1910. It was his first marriage and her second. Clarence and his parents were born in Colorado. Wreatha and Orel and their parents were born in Indiana. Christopher was born in Missouri, his father in Germany and mother in New York.

4. She was divorced on 28 Feb 1913 in Denver, Denver, CO.

5. Census in 1920 in Chicago, Cook, IL. ⁹ The 1920 census recorded renting at 6346 Maryland Avenue: C. Louis Young, barber, 35, living with wife Wreatha, 36; stepson Orel Beher, 16; brother-in-law Leo Snooks, bookkeeper, 32; cousin Orvel Langston, clerk in post office, 32; and cousin Joseph Dick, tinsman in auto factory, 47. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana except Joseph's father in Germany and mother in Canada.

6. Residence: on 5 Jun 1928 in Chicago, Cook, IL. ⁵

7. Census in 1930 in Chicago, Cook, IL. ¹⁰ The 1930 census recorded renting at 7015 Oglesby Avenue: Louis E. Young, tonsonial barber, 45, living with wife Rutha, 45; stepson Orel B. Beher, public accountant, 26; and nephew Wallace Mull, clerk in cheese factory, 22. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana.

8. Census in 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. ¹¹ The 1940 census recorded renting at 615 South Bernedo Avenue: Wretha Young, widowed, operator of guest home, 56, living with son Orel L. Beher, single, cafe owner, 37; and 6 other lodgers in the guest home. Wretha and Orel were born in Indiana and lived in the same place in 1935.

9. Residence: on 3 Mar 1941 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. ⁴

10. Census in 1950 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. ¹² The 1950 census recorded at 4360 Prospect Avenue: Orel Beher, proprietor for employment agency, single, 47, living with his mother, Wertha Young, 67. They were born in Indiana.

11. Newspaper: Rushville Republican: 1956 Beher Reunion, 10 Jul 1956, Rushville, Rush, IN. ¹³ 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.

12. Residence: on 10 Jul 1956 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA. ¹³

13. Obituary: Rushville Republican: obituary of Mrs. Wreatha Beher Young on 6 May 1965 in Rushville, Rush, IN. ² ---
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Mrs. Wreatha Beher Young, 81, a former Rush County resident died Tuesday night at her home in Los Angeles, Calif. Final rites will be held here. Mrs. Young, a former milliner, was born in Grant County on August 28, 1883, the daughter of Jesse and Lucinda Jane Osborn Snook. Her first husband, Lot Beher, died in 1906 and she later was married to Louis Young, who died in 1944. For several years Mrs. Young lived near Henderson and she was a member of the Hannegan Christian Church. After leaving Rush county, Mrs. Young resided in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles 20 years ago. Survivors include a son, Orel L. Beher of Mooresville; two sisters, Mrs. Clyde (Cliffie) Mull of Homer and Mrs. Alta Graham of Elwood, and a brother, Lee O. Snook near Kempton. The Rev. Russell Rees of Mooresville will conduct services at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Wyatt Moore Memorial, where friends may call after 5 p.m. Saturday, with burial in Little Blue River Cemetery northwest of here.

Wreatha married Lot Green Beher, son of Oren Beher and Laura Jane Smith, on 21 Aug 1901 in Rushville, Rush, IN. (Lot Green Beher was born on 8 Mar 1881 in Jackson Township, Rush, IN,^{14 15} died on 28 Oct 1906 in Occident, Rush, IN ^{14 15} and was buried on 30 Oct 1906 in Carthage: Little Blue River Church of Christ Cemetery, Rush, IN ^{5 15 16}.)

Wreatha next married Clarence Linus Bruno on 27 Oct 1909 in , Jefferson, CO. The marriage ended in divorce on 28 Feb 1913. (Clarence Linus Bruno was born on 6 Aug 1887 in Buena Vista, Chaffee, CO,^{17 18} died on 5 Apr 1961 in Denver, Denver, CO ¹⁷ and was buried in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, CO ¹⁷.)

Wreatha next married Louis E. Young. (Louis E. Young was born on 25 Jan 1885 in Nappanee, Elkhart, IN,¹⁹ died on 25 Oct 1938 in Chicago, Cook, IL ¹⁹ and was buried on 27 Oct 1938 in Nappanee, Elkhart, IN ¹⁹.)