Benjamin Beecher
(1801-1878)
Margaret Finney
(1804-1886)
William Beecher
(1799-1879)
Julia Ann Carpenter
(1803-1883)
William Valentine Beecher
(1831-1900)
Julia Ann Beecher
(1835-1915)
Grace P. Beecher
(1875-1928)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Edward Ross Woolpert

Grace P. Beecher 2

  • Born: 23 Jul 1875, Mexico, Miami, IN 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Edward Ross Woolpert on 2 Dec 1894 in Miami, Miami, IN 1
  • Died: 30 Jan 1928, Ferndale, Oakland, MI at age 52 2 4
  • Buried: Detroit: Grand Lawn Cemetery, Wayne, MI 4

   Another name for Grace was Gracie P. Beecher.6

   FamilySearch ID: LDH9-X6Y.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Jefferson Twp., Miami, IN. 7 William Beecher, 48, farmer, is found in the 1880 Census in Jefferson in Miami County living with his wife, Julia A, age 44; Mary J., 22; Elizabeth E., 20; George L, 17; Cyrus M., 15; William C.; 13; Grant U.S., 10; Charles W., 7; and Gracie P., 4; plus Margret Beecher, mother, age 75. William and his mother were born in PA; Julia, Mary and Elizabeth in OH; and all other children in IN.

2. Census in 1900 in Bethlehem Twp., Cass, IN. The 1900 census recorded Edward R. Woolpert, farmer, 34, born Sep 1866, living with wife Grace P., 25, Jul 1875; daughter Grace R., 4, Jan 1896; and son Charles W., 11 months, born Jun 1899. Edward and Grace were married for 5 years and she had birthed 2 children, both alive in 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana, except Grace's father in Pennsylvania and mother in Ohio.

3. Census in 1910 in Rapid River Township, Kalkaska, MI, USA. 8 The 1910 census recorded Ross E. Woolpert, merchant general store, 43, living with wife Gracie, 36; daughter Ruth, 14; and son Charles, 9. Everyone was born in Indiana.


Grace married Edward Ross Woolpert on 2 Dec 1894 in Miami, Miami, IN.1 (Edward Ross Woolpert was born on 2 Sep 1866 in Peru, Miami, IN,5 9 died on 12 Dec 1933 in Detroit, Wayne, MI 9 and was buried in Detroit: Grand Lawn Cemetery, Wayne, MI 10.)

Sources

1 Miami County Indiana Marriages (Online at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~berta/micmg/b.html), County Courthouse, Book C9, page 343.

2 FamilySearch.org, Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KFQR-N2L Grace Beecher Woolpert, 30 Jan 1928; citing Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, United States; 02262; FHL microfilm 1973053.

3 History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. (Chicago, Brant & Fuller, 1887. Available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=GETWAAAAMAAJ Google Books.), Page 684. Biography of William V. Beecher.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14111317.

5 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMBX-JZC Edward R Woolpert, Bethlehem Township, Cass, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 5B, family 110, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240362.

6 FamilySearch.org, Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N351-CXV Grace Beecher in entry for Reuben D. Stockwell and Ruth Wolpert, 29 May 1917; citing Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, item 2 p 459 rn 408, Department of Vital Records, Lansing.

7 1880 United States Census, Film T9-0298, Page 461B.

8 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML5F-BL8 Ross E Woolpert, Rapid River, Kalkaska, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 2B, family 16.

9 FamilySearch.org, Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KF46-G8W Eddie Ross Woolpert, 12 Dec 1933; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; 03246; FHL microfilm 001973011.

10 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14111320.


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