Clara Elizabeth Beechert ^{2 4 5 6}

   FamilySearch ID: LCVB-J43.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence: on 14 Dec 1895 in Leinbachs, Berks, PA. ⁸

2. Census in 1880 in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks, PA. ⁹ Cornelius Beacher, farm laborer, 34, was living with wife Sarah, 35; Katie, 14; George, 7; Charles, 5; Sallie, 4; Clara, 2; and John, 8 months. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1900 in Reading, Berks, PA. ¹ The 1900 census recorded at 218 Pear Street: Allen C. Bingiman, 24, day laborer, born Mar 1876, living with wife Clara E., 23, Dec 1877. They had been married 4 years and birth 1 child who was living with them: Percie P., 3, Jun 1897. Also in the home was Clarence B. Glase, rivet maker, 27, born Mar 1873, living with wife Sarah A., 24, Mar 1876. They were married less than a year. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Newspaper: Reading Times: Cruelly Treated For Ten Years, Says This Wife, 20 Oct 1915, Reading, Berks, PA. ¹⁰ -----
Cruelly Treated For Ten Years, Says This Wife
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Mrs. Clara E. Bingaman, of West Windsort stret, through Counsel M. Bernard Hoffman, has started divorce proceedings against Allen Bingaman, of Franklin street, and Judge Wagner granted a subpoena.
The couple were married December 29, 1896. Mrs. Bingaman alleges that for 10 whole years before she left her husband, on March 30, 1910, he treated her cruelly. She declares that on the day they separated he beat her so severly that she could scarcely turn around. She took their child and went to her parents.

5. Newspaper: Reading Times: Divorce Case, 18 Feb 1916, Reading, Berks, PA. ¹¹ DIVORCE CASE. In the divorce proceedings of Clara E. Bingaman, of West Windsor street, against Allen Bingaman, of Franklin street, the master, Oliver Lentz, has filed a report with the court in which he recommends a divorce on the ground of cruel treatment. The couple were married Dec. 29, 1896 and separated March 30, 1910.

6. Newspaper: Reading Times: Divorce Cases. Eleven Separations Granted By Court: Clara S. Bingaman of West Windsor street, from Allen Bingaman of Franklin street; cruel treatment, 8 Mar 1916, Reading, Berks, PA. ¹²

7. Newspaper: Reading Times: Marriage Announcement, 28 Nov 1916, Reading, Berks, PA. ³ Adams - Beechert. A reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Beechert, 902 Schuylkill avenue, followed the wedding of their daughter, Clara E. Beechert, to Harvey F. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tyson S. Adams, of Glenside. The couple were married on Saturday evening by Rev. M. L. Herbein at 1836 Perkiomen avenue. These gifts were received: Coffee percolator, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mergert; combination kitchen set, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Glase; $10 gold piece, Mrs. Bert Glase; table cloth; Mr. and Mra Charles Alspach; linens, Mr. Hartman and Miss Malsberger; linens, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Eckenroth; table cloth, Mrs. Sue Barnett; table cloth, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Beechert; silver oyster forks, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beechert; counterpane, David Moyer; silver knives and forks, William Kantner and Robert Kissinger; bedding, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Swoyer; berry dish, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Haas; bureau set, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Dobbin; table cloth, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunkelberger; casserole, Pierce Bingaman; table cloth, Mr. and Mrs. Phares Showalter; French basket filled with chrysanthemums, Miss Blanche Noll. Mr. and Mrs. Adams will reside at 902 Schuylkill avenue.

8. Census in 1920 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁷ The 1920 census recorded at 637 Gordon Street: Harvey Adams, house carpenter, 33, living with wife Clara E. Adams, 43. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

9. Census in 1930 in Reading, Berks, PA. ¹³ The 1930 census recorded renting at 639 Gordon Street: Harvey Adams, house carpenter, 44, living with wife Clara, 50; and grandson Donald Bingaman, 11. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

10. Census in 1940 in Reading, Berks, PA. ¹⁴ The 1940 census recorded Harry Adams, 54, living with wife Clara, 62; and grandson Donald Bingaman, 21. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

11. Census in 1950 in Reading, Berks, PA. ¹⁵ The 1950 census recorded at 320 West Green Street: Harvey Adams [sic, as written by census taker], carpenter in bradd manufacturing industry, 64, living with wife Clara, 72. They were born in Pennsylvania.

12. Cause of Death: arteriosclerotic heart disease, arteriosclerosis, 24 Feb 1959, Reading, Berks, PA. ⁵

13. Residence: 320 W. Green St., Reading, PA on 24 Feb 1959 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁵

14. Obituary: Reading Eagle: obituary of Clara E. (Beechert) Adams on 25 Feb 1959 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁶ Mrs. Harvey Adams
Mrs. Clara E. (Beechert) Adams, 81, wife of Harvey Adams. died last night in her residence. 320 W. Green St.
Born in Host, a daughter of the late Cornelius and Sarah (Noll) Beechert, she was a member of St. Mark's United Church of Christ and the Service Mothers Club.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Adams is survived by a son, Gordon Golden, McKnight's Gap; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, a sister and four brothers. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Funeral Parlors of T. C. Auman, Inc., with the Rev. LeRoy C Brumbaugh officiating. Burial will be made in Fairview Cemetery, Shillington.

Clara married Allen Cyrus Bingaman, son of John Bingaman and Amelia Gehret, on 21 Dec 1895 in Hamburg, Berks, PA.^{1 2} The marriage ended in divorce in Mar 1916. (Allen Cyrus Bingaman was born on 30 Mar 1876 in Bern Twp., Berks, PA,^{1 2 16} died on 13 Dec 1944 in Reading, Berks, PA ¹⁷ and was buried on 16 Dec 1944 in Reading: Forest Hills Memorial Park, Berks, PA ¹⁷.)

Clara next married Harvey Tyson Adam, son of Tyson Reber Adam and Ellen Elizabeth Feather, on 25 Nov 1916 in Reading, Berks, PA.³ (Harvey Tyson Adam was born on 24 Oct 1886 in , Berks, PA ^{7 18 19 20}, christened on 4 Jun 1887 in Bern Twp.: Epler's Church, Berks, PA, died on 14 Feb 1972 in Reading, Berks, PA ^{19 20} and was buried in Bern Twp.: Epler's Church Cemetery, Berks, PA ²⁰.)