Esther Catherine Bickett ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

   FamilySearch ID: 9V5J-TT7.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence: 6420 Jackson Ave., Hammond, IN in 1938 in Hammond, Lake, IN. ⁸

2. Census in 1940 in California Township, Starke, IN. ⁹ The 1940 census recorded Marion Beecher, farmer, 23, living with wife Esther, 21, and son Harlan, 1. Esther was born in Ohio, the others in Indiana. In 1935, Marion was in rural Cass, Indiana, and Esther lived in Lacrosse, LaPorte, Indiana.

3. Census in 1950 in Boone Township, Cass, IN. ¹⁰ The 1950 census recorded Marion W. Beecher, farmer, 33, living with wife Esther C., poultry chores on farm, 30; son Harland K. 11; and son Jim L., 6. Everyone was born in Indiana.

4. Newspaper: Pharos-Tribune: Beecher Reunion, 22 Sep 1994, Logansport, Cass, IN. ¹¹ Those attending the Beecher reunion, held June 28, at the home of Fred and Jean Klepinger, 715 Davis Road, were: Maxine and Randy Johnson, Harriett and Jack Morris, Fred, Jean, Jim and Eric Klepinger, all of Logansport; Esther Beecher, Elaine Shafer, Ken, Connie, Jacob and Amy Phillips, all of Royal Center; George Beecher, Donna and Tammy Antonides, all of Warsaw; W. V. and Rosemarie Beecher, Vincennes; Carr and Ann Beecher, Jane and Rich Robbins, all of Denver; Merrill and Jean Grable, and Larkin and Norma Jean Beecher, all of Twelve Mile; LaVern Beecher, Indianapolis; Fred and Pat Beecher, Russ, Julia, Terra and Cathilyn Domermuth and Jenna Beecher, all of LaCrosse; Helen Hull, Edwardsburg, Mich.; Bruce, Kathy, Olivia and Alan Beecher, all of Wanatah; and Stanley Beecher, Fort Wayne.

5. Residence: on 22 Sep 1994 in Royal Center, Cass, IN. ¹¹

6. Newspaper: Pharos-Tribune: Beecher Family Reunion, 20 Jul 1997, Logansport, Cass, IN. ¹² The Beecher Reunion was held June 29, at the home of Fred and Jean Klepinger, 715 Davis Road.
Attending were Jack and Harriet Morris, Randy and Maxine Johnson, Fred, Jean, Eric and Jim Klepinger, all of Logansport; George Beecher, Donna and Tammy Antonides, all of Warsaw; Laverne and Becky Beecher, Indianapolis; Elaine Shafer and Esther Beecher, Royal Center; Carr and Ann Beecher, Denver; Larkin and Norma Jean Beecher, Jean and Merrill Grable, all of Twelve Mile; Robert and Helen Hull, Edwardsburg, Mich; Fred and Pat Beecher, La Crosse; Terry Pickering, Valparaiso; and Everett and Lillie Beecher, Wanatah.

7. Residence: on 27 May 2000 in Royal Center, Cass, IN. ⁴

8. Cause of Death: Esther died at Miller's Merry Manor from arteriosclerotic disease, coronary artery syndrome, 9 Apr 2006, Logansport, Cass, IN. ³

9. Residence: 6181 W 550 N, Royal Center, IN on 9 Apr 2006 in Royal Center, Cass, IN. ³

Esther married Marion Wallace Beecher, son of Clinton Everett Beecher and Grace Hazel Condon, on 25 Dec 1937 in La Crosse, LaPorte, IN. (Marion Wallace Beecher was born on 10 Sep 1916 in Fulton, Fulton, IN,^{13 14 15} died on 5 Apr 1988 in Royal Center, Cass, IN ¹³ and was buried on 7 Apr 1988 in Royal Center: Royal Center Cemetery, Cass, IN ^{13 16}.)