Ella May Bicher ^{1 2 3}

   FamilySearch ID: 9C6N-P68.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Cumru Twp., Berks, PA. ¹ John Beacher (as indexed in the census, but handwriting could even be John Beecher or John Bucher) appears in the 1900 Census in Cumru Township in Berks. He was born Aug 1851 and was living with his wife, Amanda, born Dec 1854. They had been married 26 years and gave birth to 10 children, 7 of whom were still alive in 1900. Recorded at home in the Census were daughter Ella, born Jun 1877; Mary born Sep 1882; Harry born Mar 1884; John born Jun 1888; Carrie born Oct 1890; Minnie born Jun 1895; mother-in-law Elizabeth Bitzer? born Sep 1825. John is employed as a hat stiffener.

2. Census in 1920 in Mohnton, Berks, PA. ⁴ The 1920 census recorded owning a home on Summitt Street; John M. Bicher, carpenter in hosiery mill, 68, living with wife Amanda E., 66; daughter Ella M., servant to private family, 43; daughter Minnie B. Bender, knitter in hosiery mill, 24; grandson Robert E. Bender, 6; and a boarder, G. Evan Matz, laborer in hardware factory, 19. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Residence: on 9 Jan 1920 in Mohnton, Berks, PA. ⁵

4. Residence: on 7 Sep 1934 in Hendleton, Berks, PA. ⁶

5. Census in 1950 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁷ The 1950 census recorded at 520 North Front Street: John H. Bicher Sr., consulting engineer at wholesale electric applicance distributor, 39, living with wife Margaret S., 37; mother Edith E., 65; and aunt Ella M., 73. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

6. Cause of Death: Ella died from arteriosclerosis, heart disease at Community General Hospital, 5 Dec 1954, Reading, Berks, PA. ³

7. Residence: 417 S. Fifth St., Reading, Pa. On 5 Dec 1954 in Reading, Berks, PA. ^{3 8}

8. Obituary: Reading Eagle: obituary of Ella M. Bicher on 6 Dec 1954 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁸ Ella M. Bicher, 78, of 417 S 5th St., died yesterday in Community General Hospital. A daughter of the late John M. and Amanda (Bitzer) Bicher, she was a member of Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church. Miss Bicher is survived by two brothers, William H., Reading and John E., Shillington, and three sisters: Mary A., wife of Barton S. Bitzer, Reading; Carrie, wife of Warren Kegerise, Wyomissing, and Minnie B., wife of Charles E. Bender, Mohnton R.D. 2. Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Gosnell Funeral Home, Shillington, the Rev. R. W. Gockley officiating. Burial will be in Mohnton Cemetery.