John Martin
(1863-1912)
Martha J. Cookson
(1867-1932)
Annie Martin
(1884-1918)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harry Elmer Beacher

Annie Martin 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • Born: 6 Oct 1884, Saint Clair, Schuylkill, PA 3 4 5 6 7 11
  • Marriage (1): Harry Elmer Beacher on 4 Oct 1902 in Boyertown: Ebenezer Methodist Church, Berks, PA 1 2 3
  • Died: 13 Dec 1918, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA at age 34 3 4 6 7 9 11
  • Buried: 16 Dec 1918, Saint Clair: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 4 6 7 9 11

   Another name for Annie was Anna Martin.

   FamilySearch ID: MRQ3-14W.

  General Notes:

She was a widow when she married Harry Beacher, her second husband.

  Birth Notes:

Event Description: Her death certificate has 6 Oct 1884 birth by informant Walter R. Morgan, but her tombstone is marked "1882". However, funeral home records show the tombstone plate was to be 6 Oct 1884 - 13 Dec 1918.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She has conflicting birth information of Her death certificate has 6 Oct 1884 birth by informant Walter R. Morgan, but her tombstone is marked "1882". However, funeral home records show the tombstone plate was to be 6 Oct 1884 - 13 Dec 1918., 6 Oct 1882 and Saint Clair, Schuylkill, PA.

2. Census in 1900 in Saint Clair, Schuylkill, PA. 5 The 1900 Census in St. Clair recorded John Martin, 41, born Dec 1859, living with wife Martha, 35, Jul 1865; Annie, 18, Oct 1882; John L., 16; William, 14; Laura M., 12; and Virginia, 8. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except Martha in England. John's parents were born in Wales.

3. Newspaper: Pottsville Republican: Mrs. Harry Beacher is improving although somewhat slowly. She is wished a very speedy recovery by all her St. Clair friends., 10 Jan 1910, Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 12

4. Cause of Death: Annie died at 8326 Harley Ave., Philadelphia, of lobar pneumonia., 13 Dec 1918, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 11

5. Death Certificate: The informant on her death certificate was not her husband but rather Walter R. Morgan, whose address 8326 Harley Ave., Philadelphia, is the location where Annie Beacher died. Her funeral expenses from undertaker Oliver Bair were paid by Walter R. Morgan., 13 Dec 1918, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 3 11

6. She was described as 130 lbs., brown hair, brown eyes on 13 Dec 1918 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 3

7. Residence: 8326 Harley Avenue, Philadelphia, PA on 13 Dec 1918 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 11

8. Newspaper: Republican: obituary of Mrs. Annie Beacher, 16 Dec 1918, Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 9 DIED. BEACHER -- At Phila., Pa., on Friday, Dec. 13, 1918, Mrs. Annie Beacher, wife of Harry Beacher, aged 34 years. Funeral will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 17th, 1918, at 12 o'clock, from the home of her mother, Mrs. Martha Martin, 127 S. Third St., St. Clair. Interment in Odd Fellows' cemetery. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend.

9. Census in 1950 in Saint Clair, Schuylkill, PA. 13 The 1950 census recorded at 219 S. Nichols Street: Harry E. Beacher, 69, living with wife Anna, 68. He was born in Pennsylvania and she in Illinois. Also in the home is a son, George Post, railroad brakeman, 41, born in Pennsylvania.


Annie married Harry Elmer Beacher, son of John Jacob Beacher Jr. and Angeline Ocum, on 4 Oct 1902 in Boyertown: Ebenezer Methodist Church, Berks, PA.1 2 3 (Harry Elmer Beacher was born on 14 Oct 1878 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA,4 14 15 16 17 18 19 died on 18 Aug 1961 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA 4 16 17 19 20 21 and was buried on 22 Aug 1961 in Saint Clair: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 4 16 17 21.)


Sources


1 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951 (FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org)), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JJDG-6YQ Harry E Beacher and Martin, 1902.

2 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (Ancestry.com. Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.), Philadelphia, Methodist Episcopal, Boyertown: Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 81. Philadelphia -> Oliver Bair Funeral Director. Online image 847 of 2211. Funeral of Annie Beecher.

4 Records of Berneda Dougherty & Pat Cole, Email 18 Aug 2008 With Tombstone Readings in Odd Fellows Cemetery in St. Clair, Schuylkill Co., PA.

5 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M343-PZN John Martin, ED 141 East Norwegian Township St. Clair borough Ward South, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 3.

6 Billion Graves (http://www.BillionGraves.com), http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/AnnieMartinBeagher/2050224.

7 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63857919.

8 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 174-01-2435 Harold Lloyd Beacher b 6 Jan 1912, father Harry E Beacher, mother Anna Martin.

9 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 16 Dec 1918, page 9. Obituary of Mrs. Annie Beacher.

10 Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA) (www.republicanherald.com), 16 May 2000, page 21. 60th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beacher.

11 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 196555. Annie Martin Beacher. Father John Martin. Mother Martha Cookson.

12 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 10 Jan 1910, page 4.

13 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBP-3DNP Harry E Beacher.

14 1900 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Roll 1462 Book 2, Page 155.

15 1910 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Roll 1402 Book 1, Page 249b.

16 Billion Graves Index, http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/HarryEBeacher/1561469.

17 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63857922.

18 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.), Harry E. Beacher b. 14 Oct 1878, Shenandoah, PA.

19 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 19 Aug 1961, page 12. Obituary of Harry Beacher.

20 Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Indices (Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA, 16103. Online at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 .), Death Certificate 078818. Harry Beacher, age 80.

21 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 078818-61. Harry Beacher. Father Jacob Beacher. Mother ?. Spouse Anna Hughes.



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