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| Clara S. Moyer
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Clara S. Moyer 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
FamilySearch ID: L7N4-4FQ. Noted events in her life were: 1. Census in 1880 in Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA. 11 The 1880 census recorded Elias Moyer, 40, living with wife Sarah, 35; daughters Mary G., 12; and Clara, 8. Also with them is David Moyer, 20. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. 2. Census in 1900 in Reading, Berks, PA. 4 The 1900 Census recorded at 204 Rose Street in Reading blacksmith helper William Beecher, 30, born Oct 1870, living with wife Clara, schoolteacher, 29, Nov 1871; Lew. W. Beecher, 8, May 1892; and widowed mother-in-law Sarah Moyer, 55, Jun 1845. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania, including William's father, but his mother was born in England. Clara had been married for 9 years and given birth to 1 child by 1900. 3. Census in 1910 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 12 The 1910 census recorded renting at 918 Saint Bernard Street: William L. Beecker, government clerk, 39, living with wife Clara, 38; and son Louis, 17. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. 4. Census in 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 13 The 1920 census recorded owning a home at 918 N St. Bernard Street: William L. Beecher, clerk, 49, living with wife Clara S., 48. 5. Cause of Death: cerebral apoplexy; arteriosclerosis, 20 Nov 1926, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 5 6. Residence: Clara died in her son Lew's home at 1214 S. 56h St., Philadelphia, Pa. On 20 Nov 1926 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 5 Clara married William L. Beecher, son of Levi Reifsnyder Beecher and Ellen Louisa Lake, on 16 May 1891 in Wernersville: St. John's (Hains) Reformed Church, Berks, PA.1 2 3 (William L. Beecher was born on 1 Oct 1870 in Wernersville, Berks, PA 1 7 9 14 15, christened on 13 Nov 1870 in Wernersville: St. John's (Hains) Reformed Church, Berks, PA,14 died on 26 Aug 1925 in Swedesboro, Gloucester, NJ 9 10 14 15 and was buried in Wernersville: St. John's (Hains) Reformed Church, Berks, PA 9 14 15.) |
1 Montgomery, Morton L., Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1909. Online at: http://archive.org/details/cu31924097286300), Page 853.
2 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2XQ-KSL William L. Beecher and Clara S. Moyer, 1891.
3 Kershner, W. J. (William Jacob), 1852-1926; Lerch, Adam G., joint author, History of St. John's (Hain's) Reformed church in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Penna (Reading, Pa., I. M. Beaver. 1916. Online at http://archive.org/details/historyofstjohns00ker .), Marriages, 1891, page 389.
4 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3M5-M6G William Beecher, ED 65 Precinct 4 Reading city Ward 6, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 9A, family 172, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241378.
5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 (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 114326. Clara S. Beecher. Father Elias Moyer. Mother Sarah Staley.
6 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132192753.
7 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 (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 52653. Lew Wallace Beecher. Father William L. Beecher. Mother Clara Moyer.
8 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 1906 Sep 10, page 5. Obituary of Mrs. Elias Moyer.
9 History of St. John's (Hains) Reformed Church, Third Volume (Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks, Pennsylvania. 1970.), Page 260.
10 Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 27 Aug 1925, page 1. Death of W. L. Beecher.
11 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW6B-PXS Elias Moyer, Heidelberg, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 286B, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-1099.
12 1910 United States Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 44, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1412; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1134; FHL microfilm: 1375425.
13 1920 United States Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 44, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
14 St. John's (Hains) Reformed Church, Wernersville, Berks County, PA (Lower Heidelberg Township).
15 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=182960942.
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