Sarah Emma Fisher ^{4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}

   FamilySearch ID: L41N-62Y.

  Burial Notes:

Buried in Section 4, Row 29.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Adams Twp., Cass, IN. ¹⁵ George L Beicher*, age 37 born Sep 1862, farmer, is found in the 1900 Census in Adams Township in Cass County living with his wife, Sarah E., age 41 born Jul 1858; son Clinton E., 15 born Feb 1885; son Lyman E., 13 born Dec 1886; daughter Wreatha F., 11 born Dec 1888; and son Walter V., 4 born Nov 1895. Everyone was born in Indiana. George and Sarah's fathers were born in Pennsylvania, and their mothers in Ohio. George owned the home. George and Sarah were married 16 years, and 4 of her 5 children were alive in 1900. *While the Census index records Beicher, the handwriting on the census page might be Beecher.

2. Census in 1910 in Adams Twp., Cass, IN. ¹⁶ The 1910 census recorded George L. Bucher [sic], farmer, 47, living with wife Sarah E., 51; daughter Wreatha F., 21; and son Walter, farm laborer, 14. George and Sarah were married 26 years and she had birthed 5 children, 4 alive in 1910. Everyone was born in Indiana. George's father was born in Pennsylvania and mother in Ohio. Sarah's father was born in Virginia and mother in Indiana.

3. Census in 1920 in Adams Twp., Cass, IN. ¹⁷ The 1920 census recorded Sara Bucher [sic], widowed, farmer, 61, living with son Walter, farm laborer, 24. Both were born in Indiana.

4. Newspaper: Pharos-Tribune: Ad selling entire farm and estate of George L. Beecher by Sarah Emma Beecher, 28 Sep 1922, Logansport, Cass, IN. ¹⁸

5. Newspaper: Pharos-Tribune: "Twelve Mile: Emma Beecher's sale was attended by a very large crowd Monday.", 7 Oct 1922, Logansport, Cass, IN. ¹⁹

6. Newspaper: Pharos-Tribune: "Twelve Mile: Mr. And Mrs. Sam Rush moved Thursday from the M. C. Krider farm to the Mrs. Emma Beecher farm.", 11 Nov 1922, Logansport, Cass, IN. ^{19 20}

7. Census in 1930 in Liberty Twp., Fulton, IN. ²¹ The 1930 census recorded Sarah Beecher, widowed, 71, born in Indiana, living alone. Her parents were born in Virginia.

8. Newspaper: Pharos-Tribune: funeral of Fern B. Ronk, 8 Sep 1930, Logansport, Cass, IN. ²² Walter V. Beecher, 2313 High street, and mother, Mrs. Sarah E. Beecher of Fulton, Ind., have returned from Twin Falls, Idaho, where they attended the funeral of their sister and daughter, respectively, Mrs. Fern B. Ronk, who died following a protracted illness.
Mrs. Ronk, who for three years was dean of women at Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia, was the wife of Rev. Charles W. Ronk, and was active in religious work. She was born in Cass county December 29, 1888, the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. George L. Beecher.
The husband, one daughter, three sons and a brother, Lyman Beecher of South Bend, Ind., also survive.

[Note: on 9 Sep 1930 the paper printed:] In the account of the death of Mrs. Fern B. Ronk, fomerly of Cass county, the name of Clinton Beecher, a brother residing in Bethlehem township, was unintentionally omitted form the list of survivors.

9. Census in 1940 in Liberty Twp., Fulton, IN. ²³ The 1940 census recorded Sarah Beecher, widowed, 81, born in Indiana, living alone.

10. Cause of Death: coronary embolism, 24 Feb 1942, Fulton, Fulton, IN. ⁹

11. Newspaper: The News-Sentinel, 26 Feb 1942, Fulton, Fulton, IN. ²⁴ Mrs. Sarah Emma BEECHER, about 84 years of age, was discovered dead in her home at the south edge of Fulton, about 10 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Beecher, found sitting in a rocking chair with one stocking and shoe off, is believed to have succumbed from a sudden heart attack.
A neighbor, John BINKLEY, became suspicious after failing to see any life about the Beecher home for several days. In attempting to enter the home for investigation, Binkley found that both screen doors were locked. He summoned Marshal Frank BUCKINGHAM, who forced open a window and discovered the aged woman in her chair.
Coroner Dean K. STINSON was called and announced a verdict of death by heart attack. It is thought that Mrs. Beecher was fatally stricken Tuesday evening in preparing to retire. She had resided alone in Fulton for several years and little was known about her by the townspeople. A complete obituary was not available as this issue of The News-Sentinel went to press, but will appear in an early edition. The body has been removed to the Ditmire funeral home, in Fulton.

12. Obituary: The News-Sentinel on 27 Feb 1942 in Rochester, Fulton, IN. ² Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon from the Mexico Church of the Brethren for Mrs. Sarah Emma BEECHER, 83, who was found dead in her home in Fulton Thursday morning. Death was caused by a heart attack, Tuesday evening. Rev. OBERLIN, of Peru, and Rev. Walter BALSBAUGH, of Mexico, will officiate at the last rites and burial will be made in the Greenlawn cemetery, near Mexico. Mrs. Beecher had been a resident of Fulton for 18 years.
Born July 9th, 1858, near Mexico, the deceased was the daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth FISSURE. She was united in marriage on March 2, 1884, to George L. Beecher, who died in 1919. The deceased was a member of the Mexico Church of the Brethren.
Surviving are three sons, Clinton, Cass county, Walter and Lyman, both of Logansport; 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The body was returned at noon today to the residence in Fulton, where friends may call until the hour of the funeral.

Sarah married George Lincoln Beecher, son of William Valentine Beecher and Julia Ann Beecher, on 2 Mar 1884 in Miami, Miami, IN.^{1 2 3} (George Lincoln Beecher was born on 22 Sep 1862 in Inwood, Marshall, IN,^{8 13 25 26 27 28} died on 6 Jun 1919 in Adams Twp., Cass, IN ^{2 8 13 25 27 28 29} and was buried on 8 Jun 1919 in Mexico: Green Lawn Cemetery, Miami, IN ^{8 13 27 28 30}.)