Wreatha Fern Beecher ^{1 2 3}

   FamilySearch ID: LCMZ-G83.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Adams Twp., Cass, IN. ⁵ 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. ⁶ 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. Cause of Death: Fern died at Twin Falls County Hospital from intraperitoneal hemorrhage, contributory ectopic gestation, 28 Aug 1930, Twin Falls, Twin Falls, ID. ⁴

4. Residence: 711 3rd Ave., Twin Falls, ID on 28 Aug 1930 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, ID. ⁴

5. Newspaper: Pharos-Tribune: funeral of Fern B. Ronk, 8 Sep 1930, Logansport, Cass, IN. ⁷ 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.

Wreatha married Rev. Charles Walter Ronk Sr., son of Jesse D. Ronk and Martha Jane Neff, on 28 Apr 1910 in , Cass, IN.¹ (Rev. Charles Walter Ronk Sr. was born on 21 Sep 1885 in New Ross, Montgomery, IN,^{1 3 8 9 10 11} died on 9 May 1949 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, ID ^{10 11} and was buried in Twin Falls: Sunset Memorial Park, Twin Falls, ID ¹¹.)