Stewart Wallace W. Bigler
(1875-1936)
Laura Ellen Adams
(1880-1960)
Margaret Ann Bigler
(1920-2008)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harry Cleveland Hockenberry

2. Paul Edward Beecher Sr.
3. Charles William Smith Jr.

Margaret Ann Bigler 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 30 Aug 1920, , , Pennsylvania, USA 4
  • Marriage (1): Harry Cleveland Hockenberry
  • Marriage (2): Paul Edward Beecher Sr.
  • Marriage (3): Charles William Smith Jr.
  • Died: 16 Oct 2008, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA at age 88 4
  • Buried: 20 Oct 2008, Shippensburg: Spring Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, PA 4

   FamilySearch ID: G3VX-1YN.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1950 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA. 9 The 1950 census recorded on Route 1 West: Chas. W. Smith, manufacturing machine operator, 22, living with wife Margaret, 28; stepdaughter Dolores P., 10; stepson Terry L., 7; stepdaughter Rita J., 5; and daughter Helen A., 4. (Dolores, Terry, and Rita are listed with surname Smith despite Terry and Rit being born Beecher and Dolores Hockenberry.) Also in the home is Margaret's stepmother, Anna M. Bigler, 64. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

2. Occupation: sewing machine operator on 22 Aug 1958 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA. 10

3. Obituary: Public Opinion: obituary of Margaret A. Smith on 18 Oct 2008 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. 11 Margaret A. Smith, 88, of Green Ridge Village, Newville, and formely of Shippensburg, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, October 20, 2008 at 11AM in the Fogelsanger-Bricker Fuenral Home, Inc., Shippensburg. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. Viewing will be one hour prior to the services on Monday. Online condolences may be expressed at fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com.

4. Obituary: The Sentinel: obituary of Margaret A. Smith on 18 Oct 2008 in Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. 12 Margaret A. Smith, 88, a resident of Green Ridge Village, Newville, formely of Shippensburg, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 in Carlisle Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be Monday at 11AM in Fogelsanger-Bricker Fuenral Home, Shippensburg. Mr. B.G. Echols will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. Viewing will be one hour prior to services. Online condolences may be expressed at fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com.


Margaret married Harry Cleveland Hockenberry. (Harry Cleveland Hockenberry was born on 7 Jan 1917 in Greencastle, Franklin, PA,13 died on 10 Jul 1982 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA 13 and was buried in Southampton Township, Cumberland, PA.)


Margaret next married Paul Edward Beecher Sr., son of John Simon Beecher and Carrie Irene Gilbert. (Paul Edward Beecher Sr. was born on 26 Jun 1909 in Oakville, Cumberland, PA,14 15 16 17 18 died on 6 Sep 1977 in Fayetteville, Franklin, PA 14 16 17 18 and was buried on 8 Sep 1977 in Chambersburg: Lincoln Cemetery, Franklin, PA 14 17 18.)


Margaret next married Charles William Smith Jr. (Charles William Smith Jr. was born on 1 Jun 1927 in Southampton Township, Cumberland, PA,2 died on 16 Feb 1980 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA 2 and was buried in Shippensburg: Spring Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, PA 2.)

Sources

1 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 23 Feb 1998, page 8. Obituary of Terry L. Beecher.

2 Public Opinon (Chambersburg, PA) (Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania.), 18 Feb 1980, page 10. Obituary of Charles W. Smith Jr.

3 Public Opinon (Chambersburg, PA) (Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania.), 23 Feb 1998, page 4. Obituary of Terry L. Beecher.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52669591.

5 FamilySearch.org, Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1S-LVY7 Glenn Ledane McMullen and Rita Joyce Beecher, 21 Mar 1980.

6 Public Opinon (Chambersburg, PA) (Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania.), 29 May 1991, page 5. Birth of Logan Adam Robinson, father Warren Robinson, mother Elizabeth Myers.

7 The Valley Times-Star (Newville, PA), 27 Aug 1958, page 3. Marriage Dolores Hockenberry and Charles Myers.

8 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Terry L. Beecher, d. 21 Feb 1998, father Paul Beecher, mother Margaret A. Bigler.

9 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X1S-LRNK Chas W Smith Shippensubrg PA.

10 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFS8-VW2 Charles Edward Myers and Dolores Pauline Hockenberry, 22 Aug 1958; citing Marriage 22 Aug 1958 Franklin, Pennsylvania.

11 Public Opinon (Chambersburg, PA) (Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania.), 18 Oct 2008, page 4. Obituary of Margaret A. Smith.

12 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 18 Oct 2008, page 5. Obituary of Margaret A. Smith.

13 Public Opinon (Chambersburg, PA) (Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania.), 12 Jul 1982, page 12. Obituary of Harry C. Hockenberry.

14 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=102115547.

15 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MG84-XLC John S Beecher, Newton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; citing sheet 7A, family 143, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375348.

16 Social Security Death Index, Number: 203-10-6311; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951.

17 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 (Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Archive Collection Number: Series 3; Folder Number: 728.

18 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 8 Sep 1977, page 16. Obituary of Paul E. Beecher Sr.


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