Harold Kline Beecher Sr. ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}

   FamilySearch ID: L44H-NM4.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. ⁵ The 1900 Census in Pottsville Ward 3 listed John W. Beecher, born Jun 1856. Living in his household are his wife of 16 years, Sarah A. born Sep 1856; and son Harold born Mar 1885. The listing indicates she only had given birth to a single child as of 1900. His occupation is lumber merchant.

2. Residence: in 1908 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA.

3. Occupation: lumber business on 2 May 1908 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. ²

4. Newspaper: The Allentown Leader: Miss Bullock A Bridge, 4 May 1908, Allentown, Lehigh, PA. ² In the First Presbyterian Church at Hazleton Saturday Harold K. Beecher of Pottsville and Miss Ethel Bullock, daughter of E. L. Bullock, the Beaver Brook coal operator, were married by the pastor, Rev. Robert B. Jack. The maid of honor was Miss Florence Wycoff of Elmira, N.Y. The bridesmaids were Miss Laura Boyer, Pottsville; Miss Gladys Haines, Cuba; Miss Leuise Fleischman and Miss Alice Lauterbach, New York, and the Misses Frazier, Richmond, Va. Irving Randall of Chicago was the best man. The ushers were Allyn and Edward Bullock, Hazleton; E. D. Moore, Lebanon; J. Brownback, New Haven, Conn., and William Allen, Pottsville. Guests were present from many parts of the state. The bridgegroom is engaged in the lumber business at Pottsville. He is a graduate of Yale. The bride is a graduate of Bryn Mawr.

5. Newspaper: Lebanon Courier: "Pine Grove: Miss Ella Beecher entertained a dinner party, at which her nephew and his wife, Mr. And Mrs. Harold Beecher, of Pottsville, were among the guests.", 13 Nov 1908, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ¹⁴

6. Census in 1910 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. ¹⁵

7. Newspaper: Lebanon Daily News: "J. William Beecher and son Harold, or Pottsville, spent a day here looking after their timber interests in Swopes Valley, now in process of cutting.", 11 Jan 1917, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ¹⁶

8. Census in 1920 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. ¹⁷ Harold K. Bucher [indexed in census as Bucher not Beecher, as handwriting is unclear], lumber merchant, 34, was living with Ethel B., 35. With them: Carrol B., 10; Harold Jr., 7; John W., 5. Also in the home is John W. Bucher, lumber merchant, father, widowed, 69; and Ludie Bretz, servant, 19. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. They owned the home at 1511 W. Mahantongo St.

9. Residence: 1238 Mahantongo St., Pottsville, PA on 29 Nov 1947 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. ¹²

10. Cause of Death: Harold died at Pottsville Hospital from uraemia, aneurysm, arterio-sclerosis, nephrosclerosis, 12 Aug 1951, Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. ¹¹

11. Occupation: stock broker, N.Y. Stock exchange on 12 Aug 1951 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. ¹¹

12. Residence: Cressona Rd., Pottsville, PA on 12 Aug 1951 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. ¹¹

13. Obituary: Pottsville Republican: obituary of Harold K. Beecher on 13 Aug 1951 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. ⁷

Harold married Ethel Stratton Bullock, daughter of Edward Lippincott Bullock and Emma Stratton Brandriff, on 2 May 1908 in Hazleton: First Presbyterian Church, Luzerne, PA.^{1 2} (Ethel Stratton Bullock was born on 23 Jan 1884 in Audenried, Carbon, PA,^{4 9 18} died on 6 Jan 1949 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA ^{4 6 18 19} and was buried on 8 Jan 1949 in Pottsville: Charles Baber Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA ^{4 18}.)