William E. Hughes Sr.
(1842-Bef 1910)
Sarah Jane "Jennie" Paris
(1846-)
Lulu H. Hughes
(1871-1938)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Emanuel Herr Beecher

Lulu H. Hughes 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 31 Mar 1871, Washington, District of Columbia, DC, USA 3 8
  • Marriage (1): Emanuel Herr Beecher on 3 Dec 1888 in Camden, Camden, NJ 1
  • Died: 30 Jan 1938, , , NJ at age 66 8

   FamilySearch ID: L4PJ-1HS.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Washington, District of Columbia, DC, USA. 9 The 1880 census recorded at 2133 F Street N.W.: Jennie Hughes, 30, living with her children: Lula, 8; Emma M., 6; William, 4; and Albert, 11 months. Also in the home was her sister, Albertine Paris, 35, and brother, Albert Paris, plasterer, 37. Everyone was born in District of Columbia. The father of Jennie, Albertine, and Albert was born in France and their mother in Pennsylvania. Jennie's children's father was born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 3 The 1900 census recorded renting at 2654 N. 17th: W. E. Hughes, transfer clerk, 57, Jul 1842, married for 30 years to Jennie, 49, Dec 1850, who had birthed 6 children by 1900, all alive. With them: W. E. Jr., meat weigher, 24, May 1876; Albert P., book salesman, 21, Jun 1879; Harry R., Shiffer Motors, 17, Jan 1883; Joseph P., office boy, 15, Apr 1885. Also in the home was Manuel Beecher, son-in-law, compositor, 29, born Nov 1870, married for 11 years to Lulu Hughes, 29, Mar 1871. She had birthed 5 children, 2 alive in 1900 and living with them: William S., 9, Dec 1890; and Henry W., 6, Apr 1894. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania, except Jennie, W. E. Jr., Albert, and Harry in District of Columbia.

3. Residence: 1835 W. Hungtington Street, Philadelphia, PA on 2 Jun 1908 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 7

4. Census in 1910 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 10 Emanuel H. Beacher, compositor printing office, 39, was married for 21 years to wife Lulu, 39. She had birthed 6 children, 2 were alive in 1910. With them: William S., 19; and Henry W., 15. Emanuel and his parents were born in Pennsylvania; Lulu and her mother were born in Washington, DC and her father in Pennsylvania, and the children in Pennsylvania.
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5. Census in 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 11 Henry W. Beecher, winder in yarn factory, 25, was boarding with his mother, Lulu, 48, widow, in the home of William Coleman, 68, widower. (William is the husband of Henry's deceased aunt Martha Beecher Coleman.) The men and their parents and Lulu's father were born in Pennsylvania. Lulu and her mother were born in Washington DC. They were living at 1227 Susquehanna Ave.


Lulu married Emanuel Herr Beecher, son of William Herr Beecher Sr. and Elizabeth Mary Sites, on 3 Dec 1888 in Camden, Camden, NJ.1 (Emanuel Herr Beecher was born on 18 Nov 1870 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA 2, christened on 27 May 1871 in Pottstown: Trinity Reformed Church, Montgomery, PA,2 died on 2 Aug 1911 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 12 13 and was buried on 7 Aug 1911 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA 12 13.)


Sources


1 New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985 (www.FamilySearch.org), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZGT-W87 Emanuel H. Beecher and Lulu Hughes, 03 Dec 1888.

2 Trinity Reformed Church, Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

3 1900 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia Ward 28, Series: T623 Roll: 1470 Page: 196.

4 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Pennsylvania Death Certificate (Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA 16101 (724) 656-3100 http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=168&Q=229939), Death certificate #069075-62, Henry Ward Beecher.

5 Philadelphia Times (Philadelphia, PA), 12 Dec 1892, page 5. Death of Raymond Beecher.

6 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 069075-62. Henry Ward Beecher. Father Emmanuel Beecher. Mother Lulu Hughes. Spouse Frances Bailey.

7 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDTL-4YZ Elizabeth Jennie Beecher, 02 Jun 1908; citing cn 13929, Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,402,949.

8 Russ Beecher, Beecher-Copeland Families Tree (Ancestry.com), http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/37929953/person/19159346154.

9 1880 United States Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. ED 044.

10 1910 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia Ward 28, Series: T624 Roll: 1402 Page: 2.

11 1920 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia Ward 37, Series: T625 Roll: 1639 Page: 186.

12 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), Death record for Emanuel Herr Beecher.

13 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 80849. Emanuel H. Beecher. Father Wm Beecher. Mother Elizabeth Site.



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