Francis Sidney Beecher ^{1 2 3 4}

   Another name for Francis was Sidney F. Beecher.⁵

   FamilySearch ID: L6KS-S73.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Rochester, Olmsted, MN. ⁵ In the 1900 Census in Rochester was listed Frencis S. Beecher, dentist, 47, born Mar 1853, was living with wife of 24 years Lucretia A., 44, born Oct 1856. His father was born in Maryland and mother in Missouri. Lucretia's father was born in New York and mother in Virginia. Living with them is son Sidney F., 7, born in Minnesota.

2. Census in 1910 in Rochester, Olmsted, MN. ⁹ The 1910 census recorded Lucretia Beecher, 50, living with son Sidney F., 17, and servant Clara Nelson, 17. Lucretia was born in Missouri, the others in Minnesota.

3. Occupation: Laboratory and Plant Pathology, Dept. Of Agriculture on 3 May 1917 in Presque Isle, Aroostook, ME. ⁷

4. Census in 1920 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. ¹⁰ The 1920 census recorded renting at 924 N. 10th Street: F. S. Beecher, assistant plant pathologist at a seed potato farm, single, 26, living with his mother, Lucretia A. Beecher, widowed, 55. He was born in Minnesota and his parents in Missouri. Lucretia was born in Missouri, and her father in Virginia and mother in New York.

5. Residence: 1929 Riverside, CA City Directory: Beecher, Lucretia A Mrs. H 1061 W 4th; Beecher Sidney F plant pathologist US Dept Agr r 390 Walnut in 1929 in Riverside, Riverside, CA. ¹¹

6. Census in 1930 in Washington, District of Columbia, DC. ¹² The 1930 census recorded at 2033 F. Street: Francis S. Beecher, plant pathologist for U.S. Department of Agriculture, 37, single. He was born in Minnesota and his parents in MIssouri.s.

7. Census in 1940 in Washington, District of Columbia, DC. ¹³ The 1940 census recorded renting at 1422 Spring Road: Francis S. Beecher, single, experimental pathologist government agriculture, 47, born in Minnesota. He lived in the same place in 1935.

8. Occupation: U.S. Bureau of Agriculture, 1820 E 22nd St, Long Beach, CA in 1942 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA. ²

9. Residence: 1820 E 2nd St., Long Beach, CA in 1942 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA. ²

10. Residence: in 1946 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA. ¹

11. Census in 1950 in Silver Spring, Montgomery, MD. ¹⁴ The 1950 census recorded at 9920 Cherry Avenue: F. Sidney Beecher, pathologist for department of agriculture, 57, living with wife Ruth, secretary for department of agriculture, 47. They were born in Minnesota.

12. Obituary: The Evening Sun: obituary of Franics S. Beecher on 7 Feb 1979 in Hanover, York, PA. ⁴ WESTMINSTER -- Francis Sidney Beecher, 85, died early Tuesday morning at his home, 1404 Baldwin Park Drive, Westminster, following a brief illness. He was a former resident of 1627 Exeter Drive, Westminster.
Bom In Rochester, Minn., be was the son of the late Francis Lee and Lucretia Anderson Beecher. A veteran of World War I, he was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of Westminster, where he was serving on the board of trustees and was a ruling elder.
He was a member and past master of Petworth Masonic Lodge 47 of Washington, D. C., and in recent years was active in the Door to virtue Lodge No. 46 A.F. and A.M. He was a member of American Legion Post 13 of Washington, D. C. Before his retirement, he was employed as a plant pathologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Stegall Beecher.
The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the First Presbyterian Church of Westminster. The Rev. Claude G. Hughes III, his pastor, will officiate. Burial will be private. Friends may call at the Thomas D. Fletcher and Son Funeral Home, 254 E. Main St., Westminster, this evening from 7 to 9 and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
The Door to Virtue Masonic Lodge will conduct memorial services at the funeral home this evening at 8.
Sympathy may be expressed in the form of memorial contributions to the First United Presbyterian Church, Washington Road, Westminster 21157.
His pallbearers will be Gerald D. Bitzel, Frank E. Beede, John E. Bradfield Sr., Edward M. Sprowl Jr., Charles J. Simpson Sr. and Frank A. Goodfellow.

Francis married Ruth Rose Stegall, daughter of Francis A. Stegall and Jessie Coleman, on 27 Apr 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia, DC.¹ (Ruth Rose Stegall was born on 29 Sep 1902 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN,^{1 15 16 17} died on 14 Dec 1986 in Towson, Baltimore, MD ^{16 17} and was buried in Rochester: Oakwood Cemetery, Olmsted, MN ¹⁷.)