Amelia Beicher

   Other names for Amelia were Amelia Bicher ^{2 4 5} and Amelia Biecher.^{8 9 10}

   FamilySearch ID: KFN1-B7C.

  Birth Notes:

From the bilble of Wilhelm Bicher: Amilia was born on the 29th of March 143 and received the Sacred Baptism from the Reverend W. G. Ernst. The parents were the sponsors.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ⁵ William Bicher, age 39, tinner, is living with Susanna, 38; John, 19, shoemaker; William, 17, tinner; Elizabeth, 10; Emelia, 7; Sarah, 5; Emanuel, 2; and Mary Bicher, 70, who we presume is William's mother, nee Michal. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Their neighbors are Felix Good, 70, and David Carmany, 56.
[Note: Most census indexes list Bicker, not Bicher; the census taker's handwriting can easily be mistaken.].

2. Census in 1860 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ⁴ William Biecher, age 50, appears in the 1860 Census in Lebanon living with his wife, Susan, age 48; Amelia, 17; Sarah, 14; Emanuel, 12; George, 4; and Mary, 79. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. William is employed as a tinsmith.

3. Census in 1880 in Reading, Berks, PA. ¹¹ The 1880 census recorded Thomas W. Frescoln, 48, living with wife Amelia, 38; son Martin L., 26; daughter Maggie F., 18; and step-son David Flemming, 14. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War census in 1890 in Reading, Berks, PA. ¹² Amelia Frescoln widow of Flemming, Oscar, and widow of Thomas. W. Frescoln. Oscar Flemming was a musician in the 93rd Pa. Infantry in the Civil War.

5. Newspaper: Reading Times: David Flemming of Royersford is in Reading visiting his mother., 1 Apr 1891, Reading, Berks, PA. ¹³

6. Census in 1900 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁶ The 1900 census recorded at 320 Church Street in Reading: Amelia Frescoln (indexed incorrectly as Frescohs), widow, 57, born Mar 1843, living alone. She had birthed 5 children by 1900 and only 1 was alive then. She and her parents were born in Pennsylvania.

7. Census in 1910 in Reading, Berks, PA. ¹⁴ The 1910 census recorded owning a home at 320 Church Street: Amelia Frescoln, widowed, 67. The census records she had given birth to 5 children and 1 was alive in 1910. She and her parents were born in Pennsylvania.

8. Census in 1920 in Reading, Berks, PA. ¹⁵ The 1920 census recorded owning a home at 320 Church Street: Amelia Frescoln, widowed, 76. She and her parents were born in Pennsylvania.

9. Cause of Death: chronic nephritis, 9 Mar 1921, Reading, Berks, PA. ⁸

10. Residence: 320 Church St., Reading, Pa. On 9 Mar 1921 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁸

11. Obituary: Reading Eagle on 10 Mar 1921 in Reading, Berks, PA. ¹⁰ Mrs. Amelia Frescoln.
Following a short illness, Amelia, widow of Thomas W. Frescoln, died of pneumonia at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at her home, 320 Church street, aged 77 years and 11 months. She was bedfast since Friday, March 4. A native of Lebanon, where she spent her earlier years, Mrs. Frescoln came to this city 50 years ago. Her parents were the late William and Susan Biecher. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. Mrs. Frescoln was twice married, her first husband, Oscar Flemming, having died 47 years ago. Her second husband passed away a number of years ago. Surviving are a son, David O. Flemming, of this city, two grandchildren, and one brother, George Biecher, of Marion, O.

Amelia married Oscar Franz Flemming on 26 Oct 1862 in Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA.^{1 2} (Oscar Franz Flemming was born on 17 Oct 1839 in , , Saxony, DEU ¹⁶, christened in Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA, died on 24 Feb 1869 in Reading, Berks, PA ¹⁶ and was buried in Reading: Charles Evans Cemetery, Berks, PA ¹⁶.)

Amelia next married Thomas Welsh Frescoln on 1 Jan 1871 in Reading: Trinity Lutheran Church, Berks, PA.³ (Thomas Welsh Frescoln was born on 5 Feb 1832 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA,^{11 17} died on 31 Mar 1889 in Reading, Berks, PA ¹⁷ and was buried in Reading: Charles Evans Cemetery, Berks, PA ¹⁷.)