John Beecher Sr.
(1760-1819)
Mary Ann Albrecht
(1762-1834)
Jacob Graef
George Beecher
(1790-1842)
Maria Barbara Graef
(1792-1848)
Catharine Beecher
(1830-1914)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Wall

Catharine Beecher 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 10 Jun 1830, , Berks, PA 1 3 4 6 7
  • Christened: 25 Jul 1830, Wernersville: St. John's (Hains) Reformed Church, Berks, PA 1 4
  • Marriage (1): William Wall
  • Died: 4 Jan 1914, Lower Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA at age 83 3 6 8
  • Buried: 7 Jan 1914, Reading: Charles Evans Cemetery, Berks, PA 6 7

   Another name for Catharine was Catharine Wahl.9

   FamilySearch ID: MRZB-HH1.

  Christening Notes:

Sponsor: Margareth Horn.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1840 in Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA. 10 The 1840 census recorded George Biecher with this household:
Males (born)
5-9 (1831-1835) = 1 (son Harrison)
40-49 (1791-1800) = 1 (father George)
Females (born)
10-14 (1826-1830) = 2 (daughters Mary Ann & Catharine)
40-49 (1791-1800) = 1 (mother Maria).

2. Census in 1850 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 11 The 1850 census recorded William Wall, shoemaker, 25, living with wife Catharine, 20. They are in the same building with Henry Riegle, shoemaker, 30, and his wife Sarah, 36, and their children. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1870 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 12 The 1870 census recorded in Ward 7 in Reading Catharine Wall, 40, living with daughter Martha, teacher, 20; son George, butcher, 17; and son William, 12. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Catharine's real estate was worth $4000 and personal estate $225.

4. Census in 1880 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 13 The 1880 census recorded at 522 Elm Street: Catharine Wall, widowed, 40, living with son William, gas fitter, 20. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Census in 1900 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 14 The 1900 census recorded at 232 Reck Street: John Graeff, laborer, 65, born Jan 1835 living with wife Caroline, 64, Jun 1836; son J. J., tailor, 40, Mar 1860; daughter-in-law Rosa, 25, Apr 1875; daughter Ellen, 34, Jan 1866; grandson Harry, 9, Feb 1891; and granddaughter Saddie, 9, Feb 1891. Also with them is boarder Catherine Wall, widow, 70, born Jun 1830. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. The census records John and Caroline were married for 45 years and she had birth 7 children, 6 alive in 1900. J.J. and Rosa were married 1 year and had no children [meaning the grandchildren were not hers.] Catherine Wall had birthed 2 children, both alive in 1900.

6. Residence: on 14 Nov 1910 in Sinking Spring, Berks, PA. 2

7. Cause of Death: cerebral hemorrhage, 4 Jan 1914, Lower Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA. 6

8. Obituary: Reading Times: obituary of Mrs. Catherine Wahl on 6 Jan 1914 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 8 Mrs. Catherine Wahl (nee Beecher) died Sunday at the home of Augustus Miller in Lower Heidelberg township, near Hain's Church, from a complication of diseases, aged 83 years and 7 months. She was the last of her family. Mrs. Wahl was ill for the past three years but was bedfast but one day. Her husband, William, died about 50 years ago. She is survived by one son, William, of Phoenixville, and nine grandchildren. She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Undertaker Seidel has removed the body to his retaining rooms.

9. Newspaper: Reading Times: Catharine Wall Estate, 18 May 1915, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 9 The court confirmed the account of William D. Wall, executor of the estate of Catharine Wall, late of lower Heidelberg, who died on January 4, 1914. A balance of $118.65 is distributed as follows: Dr. J. D. Moyer, for medical services, $1.25; William D. Wall, son and residuary legatee, $107.40.


Catharine married William Wall, son of Johannes Wahl and Susanna Dreimel. (William Wall was born on 25 Mar 1825 in , Berks, PA,3 11 15 16 17 died on 27 May 1862 in Contee Station, Prince George's, MD, USA 3 15 16 17 18 19 and was buried on 29 May 1862 in Philadelphia: Mutual Kensington Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA, USA 17.)


Sources


1 St. John's (Hains) Reformed Church, Wernersville, Berks County, PA (Lower Heidelberg Township).

2 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 14 Nov 1910, page 5. Obituary of George Marion Wahl.

3 Research of John Franklin Beecher (1877-1971) (File GA-B-414 at Berks History Center library, Family tree dated 1961 of the descendants of George Beecher (1791-1842) created by John Franklin Beecher.).

4 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2VW-N9Q Catharine Beecher, 25 Jul 1830; Christening St. Johns Hains Reformed Church.

5 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF49-GCY William D. Wall and Ellen T. Mccarthy, 1890.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 5663, Catharine Wahl, father George Beecher, mother Barbara Graeff.

7 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68317301.

8 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 6 Jan 1914, page 5. Obituary of Mrs. Catherine Wahl.

9 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 18 May 1915, page 3.

10 1840 United States Census, George Biecher Heidelberg Township, Berks PA.

11 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M44V-3K2 Catharine Wall in household of William Wall, Reading, northwest ward, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 236, NARA microfilm publication M432.

12 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZLK-FPD Catharine Wall, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 27, family 187, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552806.

13 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWX9-RP7 Catharine Wall, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 51, sheet 248D.

14 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3M5-J2J Catherine Wall in household of John Graeff, Precinct 2 Reading city Ward 7, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 10B, family 189.

15 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68317289.

16 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 (Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), William Wall d. 18 Feb 1862.

17 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190352611.

18 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6PF-JM William Wall, 27 May 1862; citing , Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,977,74.

19 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKDM-VK6 William Wall, 27 May 1862; citing 67, Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,003,691.



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