Brazier Kirby Beecher ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}

   Other names for Brazier were Bazier Beecher ³ and Branier K. Beecher.¹²

   FamilySearch ID: LDHJ-2SG.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Peru, Miami, IN. ³ The 1910 census recorded at 174 W. Third Street: Grant Beecher, ticket agent railroad, 39, living with wife Lynnie, 37; Kent, 7; and Bazier, 5. Everyone was born in Indiana except Lynnie in Kansas. Her parents were born in Indiana. Grant's father was born in Pennsylvania and mother in Ohio.

2. Census in 1920 in Kokomo, Howard, IN. ¹² The 1920 census recorded living at 1125 N. Courtland: Grant Beecher, ticket agent railroad, 49, with wife Lynnie T., 47; Kent F., 16; and Branier K., 14. Everyone was born in Indiana except Lynnie in Kansas. Her parents were born in Indiana. Grant's father was born in Pennsylvania and mother in Ohio.

3. Newspaper: Kokomo Tribune: Society: Brazier Beecher, 30 Dec 1929, Kokomo, Howard, IN. ¹ A Butler university romance culminated in the wedding Christmas day of Brazier Beecher, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Beecher, 1125 North Courtland street, and Miss Pauline Arnold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walde Arnold of Warsaw. The wedding was solemnized at 10 a. m. at the home of the bride's parents, the ceremony being performed at the same hour as that of the bridegroom's parents twenty-nine years ago that day. The Rev. Mr. Hudson, pastor of the Warsaw Presbyterian church performed the ceremony. Both young people were graduated from Butler with the class of 1928. The bride is a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Mr. Beecher of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity. Mrs. Beecher will join her husband for residence in Barberton, O., at the close of the school year. She is a teacher in the Mason City, W. Va. high school and Mr. Beecher is in the research department of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass company in Barberton.

4. Census in 1930 in Barberton, Summit, OH. ¹³ The 1930 census recorded at 1108 Wooster Road: Brazier Beecher, chemist at chemical works, 25, living as a roomer in the home of George A. Weyrick, 68, and his wife Almira, 66. Brazier and his father were born in Indiana and his mother in Kansas.

5. Newspaper: Kokomo Tribune: "Mr. And Mrs. Grant Beecher will spend Sunday in Cleveland, Ohio, with their son, Kent Beecher. Mrs. Beecher will remain there for a few days and will also visit in Barberton, Ohio, with another son, Brazier Beecher.", 24 Oct 1931, Kokomo, Howard, IN. ²

6. Residence: on 24 Oct 1931 in Barberton, Summit, OH. ²

7. Census in 1940 in Wyandotte, Wayne, MI. ¹⁴ The 1940 census recoreded Brazier K. Beecher, research chemist in a chemical factory, 35, with wife Pauline, 33; Alfred E., 9; and Barbara E., 6. Everyone was born in Ohio except Brazier in Indiana.

8. He was described as 5' 8" 139 lbs gray eyes brown hair light complexion on 16 Oct 1940 in Wyandotte, Wayne, MI. ⁸

9. Residence: 2848 Van Alstyne St., Wyandotte, MI on 16 Oct 1940 in Wyandotte, Wayne, MI. ⁸

10. Census in 1950 in Wyandotte, Wayne, MI. ¹⁵ The 1950 census recorded at 129 Riverbank Avenue: Brazier Beecher, research chemist for chemical manufacturer, 45, living with wife Pauline, 45; daughter Barbara, 16; and son Edgar A., 6. Brazier was born in Indiana, Edgar in Michigan, and Pauline and Barbara in Ohio.

11. Residence: on 1 Nov 1952 in Wyandotte, Wayne, MI. ⁴

12. Newspaper: Kokomo Tribune: "The Butler University band gave a concert at the Main Street Christian Church before a large audience. Four local boys are members of the band: George Piercy, Robert Hutton and Kent and Brazier Beecher.. ", 14 Feb 1953, Kokomo, Howard, IN. ¹⁶

13. Residence: on 22 Mar 1956 in Wyandotte, Wayne, MI. ¹⁷

14. Residence: 400 W. 7th St., North Manchester, IN on 12 Jan 2000 in North Manchester, Wabash, IN. ¹⁸

15. Cause of Death: cardiomyopathy, arteroscerotic heart disease, 15 Jun 2001, North Manchester, Wabash, IN. ⁶

16. Occupation: research chemist, chemical engineer on 15 Jun 2001 in North Manchester, Wabash, IN. ⁶

17. Residence: 400 W 7th St., North Mancester, IN on 15 Jun 2001 in North Manchester, Wabash, IN. ⁶

18. Obituary: News-Sentinel: obituary of Brazier Kirby Beecher on 16 Jun 2001 in Fort Wayne, Allen, IN. ⁹ Brazier Kirby Beecher, 96, of North Manchester, a member of American Radio Relay League with call letters W8FMO, died Friday, June 15, 2001, at Peabody Retirement Center.
The Columbus native was a registered professional engineer in Michigan, and a member of the Barberton, Ohio, Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite. He was a longtime member of the Zoning Board of Appeals in Wyandotte, Mich., an elder of Wyandotte Presbyterian Church and a member of Wyandotte Wiseman's Club. He was also a member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Halbhuber of Moscow, Idaho; sons Alfred E. of Ocean Shores, Wash., and Edgar A. of Flower Mound, Texas; 11 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline, and a brother. Masonic services are 2 p.m. Monday at Peabody Retirement Community Chapel, North Manchester, with calling from 1 p.m. until services. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Memorials are to Caring Circle at Peabody Retirement Community.
Information provided by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Main St. Chapel, Wabash, 1-219-563-1372.

Brazier married Pauline Alice Arnold, daughter of Waid Carleton Arnold and Amy Luella Longnecker, on 25 Dec 1929 in Warsaw, Kosciusko, IN.¹ (Pauline Alice Arnold was born on 4 Sep 1906 in Marion, Marion, OH,^{18 19 20} died on 12 Jan 2000 in North Manchester, Wabash, IN ^{10 18 19} and was buried on 15 Jan 2000 in Warsaw: Oakwood Cemetery, Kosciusko, IN ^{18 19}.)