John Moyer Bicher
(1851-1934)
Elizabeth Amanda Bitzer
(1853-1926)
John Schmid
(1846-1909)
Christianna Dorothea Bower
(1838-1906)
William Howard Bicher
(1880-1955)
Wilhelmina B. Schmid
(1879-1975)
Elsie May Bicher
(1900-1991)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Henry Breidegam
2. Henry Roosevelt Miller

Elsie May Bicher 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 8 Nov 1900, Mohnton, Berks, PA 1 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): William Henry Breidegam
  • Marriage (2): Henry Roosevelt Miller on 21 Feb 1942 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE 1
  • Died: 29 May 1991, , , Pennsylvania, USA at age 90 3 4 5 6
  • Buried: Reading: Aulenbach's Cemetery, Berks, PA 4 6

   FamilySearch ID: L61C-DQV.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Mohnton, Berks, PA. 2 William H. Bicher, 30-year old laborer in a hardware works, is living O'Neill Street in Mohnton with wife Minnie, 31. They had been married 11 years and had 6 children, all of whom were living when the census was recorded in 1910. Living with them in the census are Lillie H., 11; Elsie M., 9; Stella M., 7; Dorothea M., 5; Rachel A., 3; and Mary A., 1. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania, as were their parents, with the exception of Minnie whose mother and father were born in Germany.

2. Census in 1920 in Shillington, Berks, PA. 7 The 1920 census recorded William H. Bicher, 39, living with wife Mimie B., 40; Lillie H., 21; Elsie M., 19; Stella M., 17; Dora M., 14; Rachel E., 13; Mary E., 10. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1940 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 8 The 1940 census recorded at 326 N. Ninth Street: Frank Klopp Jr., owner of novelty store, 37, living with wife Rachel, 35; daughter Betty, 13; son Frank, 11; and sister-in-law Elsie Breidegam, widow, topper in hosiery mill, 39. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

4. Occupation: lhosiery ooper on 21 Feb 1942 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 1

5. Census in 1950 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 9 The 1950 census recorded at 1132 Green Street: Henry R. Miller, foreman for freigh express, 45, living with wife Elsie M., 49, looper in hosiery mill. They were born in Pennsylvania.

6. Residence: 1132 Green St., Reading, PA on 3 Feb 1954 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 10


Elsie married William Henry Breidegam, son of Edward Alexander Breidegam and Hannah May Long. (William Henry Breidegam was born on 2 Nov 1898 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 11 12 13 14, christened on 7 Jan 1899 in Reading: St. Mark's United Church of Christ, Berks, PA, USA,14 died on 7 Oct 1937 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 11 13 15 and was buried on 11 Oct 1937 in Reading: Aulenbach's Cemetery, Berks, PA 11 13 15.)


Elsie next married Henry Roosevelt Miller, son of John Irvin Miller and Laura Rebecca Texter, on 21 Feb 1942 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE.1 (Henry Roosevelt Miller was born on 7 Mar 1905 in Wernersville, Berks, PA,1 10 16 died on 3 Feb 1954 in West Reading, Berks, PA 10 16 and was cremated on 8 Feb 1954 in Reading: Aulenbach's Cemetery, Berks, PA 10 16.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3SW-JT5 Henry R Miller and Elsie Bicher, 21 Feb 1942, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware; citing reference ID cn 1371, Hall of Records, Dover; FHL microfilm 2,025,130.

2 1910 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Mohnton Boro, Series: T624 Roll: 1313 Page: 80.

3 Bicher, John M., b. 1851, Bicher Family Bible & Records (In possession of John H. Bicher Jr.).

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74301778.

5 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2WK-XQ9 Elsie B Miller, May 1991.

6 Aulenbach Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (http://berks.pa-roots.com/cemetery/), http://www.berks.pa-roots.com/cemetery/AulenbachCemeteryM.html.

7 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFB8-QGY William H Bicher, 1920.

8 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQJ3-4MM Frank Klopp, Ward 9, Reading, Reading City, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70-41, sheet 10B, line 56, family 220.

9 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X13-85GH Henry R Miller Reading PA.

10 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.), Certificate 11293. Henry R. Miller. Father John Miller. Mother Laura Texter. Informant Elsie Miller.

11 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74301791.

12 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6KG-772 William Henry Breidegam, 1917-1918.

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.), Certificate 95344. William H. Breidegam. Father Edward A. Breidegam. Mother Hannah Long. Spouse Elsie Becker.

14 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, PA > Berks > Reading > St. Marks United Church of Christ. William Henry Bridegam bp. 7 Jan 1899.

15 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 8 October 1937, page 38. Obituary of William H. Breidegam.

16 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74301795.


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