Adam Beecher ^{3 4 5 6}

   Another name for Adam was Adam Bucher.⁷

   FamilySearch ID: LD92-XZG.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Richland Twp., Miami, IN. ⁴ Henry Beecher, farmer, 37, was living with wife Catheren [sic], 41; son Adam, 8; and Rufes [sic], 3. Henry and wife were born in Pennsylania, Adam in Ohio, and Rufus in Indiana. Henry's real estate was worth $1,200 and personal estate $200.

2. Census in 1870 in Richland Twp., Miami, IN. ⁷ The 1870 census recorded Henry Bucher [two handwritten e's look like a u so was transcribed wrong in census], 46, farmer, living with wife Catherine, 50; Adam, 18; and Rufus, 13. The parents were born in Pennsylvania, the children in Ohio. Henry's real estate was valued at $5,000. Post office was Chili.

3. Census in 1880 in Gahanna, Franklin, OH. ³ Henry Beecher, salon keeper, 56, was living with Catherine, 26; son Adam, barber, 28; daughter-in-law Elizabeth Beecher, 21; and step son George Occkey or Rockey [handwriting unclear], 9. Everyone was born in Ohio except Henry in Pennsylvania, as was his parents. Henry's wife's parents were from Germany. Son Adam's parents were from Pennsylvania, indicating that Catherine is not his mother and is Henry's daughter or possibly second wife. Elizabeth's father was from West Virginia and mother from Ohio.

4. Fact: Probate Court, 25 May 1895, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA. ⁹ In the matter of the Estate of Charles Carpenter deceased Entry It appearing to the Court that in the settlement of the Estate of Charles Carpenter deceased, the heirs of Almira Allen, and the heirs of Henry Beecher, excepting Adam Beecher who is one of the heirs of Henry Beecher cannot be found after diligent search, it is therefore ordered and adjudged by the Court that the sum of Twenty-five and 98/100 Dollars be and the same is hereby forfeited and escheated to the State of Ohio in accordance with the statute in such made and provided. It is further ordered that said sum of Twenty-five and 98/100 Dollars be at once paid to the Treasurer of Franklin County Ohio, in full of said heir share and said Treasurers receipt be returned to this Court for record.

5. Newspaper: Marysville Journal-Tribune: Divorce Notice, 10 Jun 1897, Marysville, Union, OH. ¹ Divorce Notice.
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Mary Beecher, whose place of residence is unknown, is hereby notified that her husband, Adam Beecher, did, on the 24th day of May, A. D. 1897, file his petition, case No. 7373, in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Union county, Ohio, charging the said Mary Beecher with willful absence from plaintiff for more than three years last past, and asking that he may be divorced from the said Mary Beecher. Said petition will stand for hearing after the expiration of six weeks from the first publication of this notice.
F. A. Thompson
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Marysville, O., May 27, 1897 -- 6 times.

6. Newspaper: Marysville Journal-Tribune: Common Pleas Court: Adam Beecher vs. Mary Beecher, divorce. Decree granted plaintiff upon grounds of willful absence for more than three years and plaintiff to pay costs., 23 Sep 1897, Marysville, Union, OH. ¹⁰

7. Census in 1900 in Liberty Twp., Union, OH. ¹¹ The 1900 census recorded Adam Beecher, day laborer, 47, born Dec 1853, living with wife Ollie, 26, Dec 1874. They had been married 3 years. She had given birth to 1 child by 1900 who was no longer alive. They and their parents were born in Ohio.

8. Census in 1920 in Richwood, Union, OH. ¹² The 1920 census recorded at 229 Bomford Street: Adam Bucher [Beecher], 68, living with wife Ollie, occupation washwoman at home, 47. They and their parents were born in Ohio, except Adam's father was born in Pennsylvania.

9. Census in 1930 in Richwood, Union, OH. ¹³ The 1930 census recorded at 254 West Bomford Street: Adam Beecher, 78, living with wife Olive, 54. They and their parents were born in Ohio.

10. Death Certificate: 23 Jan 1933, Richwood, Union, OH. ¹⁴ Name: Adam Beecher
Death date: 23 Jan 1933
Death place: Richwood, Union, Ohio
Birth date: 26 Dec 1851
Estimated birth year:
Birth place: Franklin County, Ohio
Age at death: 81 years 28 days
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Race or color: Caucasian
Street address:
Occupation: Horse Trainer
Residence: Richwood, Ohio
Cause of death: angina pectoris, was dead when doctor arrived
Burial date: 25 Jan 1933
Burial place:
Cemetery name: Claiborne
Spouse name: Ollie Kline
Father name: Henry Beecher
Father birth place: Ohio
Mother name: Katherine Shirk
Mother birth place: Ohio
GSU film number: 1992777
Digital GS number: 4001871
Image number: 476
Reference number: fn 6438.

11. Obituary: on 24 Jan 1933 in Marysville, Union, OH. ⁸ RICHWOOD MAN DIED MONDAY Adam Beecher, aged 81, died at his home in Richwood at 5 o'clock, Monday evening from heart disease. He was born in Franklin county on December 26, 1851, the son of Henry and Katherine Beecher. He was united in marriage September 15, 1897, to Miss Ollie Kling, who survives him. He was a member of the Lutheran church at Gahanna for many years. The funeral services at 2:30, Wednesday afternoon, in the Winter & Son chapel, Richwood, conducted by Rev.
George Moore, of Claibourne. Burial in Claibourne cemetery.

12. Obituary: Richwood Gazette on 26 Jan 1933 in Richwood, Union, OH. ¹⁵ Heart Attack Fatal to Adam Beecher
Aged Resident Succumbs Monday Evening - Funeral on Wednesday Afternoon
Adam Beecher, 81, dropped dead about five o'clock, Monday evening at his home, following a sudden heart attack. Mr. Beecher had been blind for a number of years. He was a son of Henry and Katherine Shirk Beecher and was born on December 26, 1851, in Franklin county. He was united in marriage to Miss Ollie Kline, September 15, 1897, who survives.
Mr. Beecher was a member of the Lutheran church at Gahanna. Funeral services were held at the Winter & Son chapel, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. G. W. Moore, of Claiborne, officiating. Burial was made in Claiborne cemetery.

Adam married Mary Elizabeth.¹ The marriage ended in divorce in Sep 1897. (Mary Elizabeth was born about 1859 in , , OH ³.)

Adam next married Olive Kline, daughter of Fred Kline and Unknown, on 18 Sep 1897 in , Union, OH.² (Olive Kline was born in Dec 1874 in Green Camp, Marion, OH,^{11 16 17} died on 9 Jan 1943 in Paris Twp., Union, OH ¹⁷ and was buried on 11 Jan 1943 in Richwood: Claiborne Cemetery, Union, OH ¹⁶.)