Elizabeth Jane Miller ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11}

   FamilySearch ID: LHHC-FTH.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Newspaper: Franklin Repository: Beecher-Miller, 7 Nov 1925, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ¹³ At the home of the bride at Burgner, on Saturday evening, October 17, Arnold S. Beecher of Newville, and Elizabeth Jane Miller were quietly married by the bride's pastor Rev. D. J. March. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Miller of Burgner.

2. Census in 1940 in Newville, Cumberland, PA. ¹⁴ The 1940 census recorded two Beecher families as close neighbors on Rural Delivery route 1 in Newville:

John Beecher, widowed, 80, was living with his daughter, Ella Beecher, 46; son Paul, bulldozer operator, 30; Paul's daughter Winifred, 10; and son Glenn, 9. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

Samuel Beecher, 34, was living with wife Elizabeth D., 34; Leona, 13; Gerald, 12; Margaret, 9; Richard, 7; Mary, 4; Joan, 1. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. No one had an occupation listed.

3. Census in 1950 in Newton Twp., Cumberland County, PA. ¹⁵ The 1950 census recorded Samuel A. Beecher, tin smith roofer, 44, living with wife Elizabeth J., 44; Mary E. 14; Joan E., 11; Nancie C., 5; and Rebecca L., 3. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

4. Newspaper: News-Chronicle: Golden Anniversary celebrated by couple, 4 Nov 1975, Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA. ⁶ (photo fo Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Beecher)
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Beecher, Shippensburg R. D. 1, feted their parents on their 50th wedding anniversary, Oct. 17, at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Beecher, Newville R. D. 1.
They were married Oct. 17, 1925, by the late Rev. D. J. March in Scotland.
Mrs. Elizabeth Beecher is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Miller, Chambersburg R. D. 1, and Mr. Beecher is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John S. Beecher, Newville R. D. 1.
Their children attending were Miss Leona Beecher, Gerald T. Beecher, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Widney, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Beecher, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Frengel, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Ashburn, Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell and Dr. and Mrs. Philip Gallucci.
Grandchildren attending were Richard Beecher and his fiance, Brenda Donovan; Annette, Nancy and Stephen Widney; Michael, Joni and Theodore Frengel; Rebecca, Elizabeth and Doyle Ashburn, and Joseph and Matthew Gallucci.
Mr. and Mrs. Beecher received many lovely gifts from family and friends.

5. Residence: Rt. 1, Shippensburg, PA on 7 Jun 1977 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA. ⁴

6. Residence: RR 1, Shippensburg, PA on 8 Mar 1984 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA. ¹⁶

7. Newspaper: The Sentinel: Deed Transfers: Elizabeth Jane Beecher to Nancy Campbell, a tract of land in S. Newton Township for $1., 19 Dec 1985, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. ¹⁷

8. Obituary: Harrisburg Patriot-News on 28 Jul 1992 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. CHAMBERSBURG -- Elizabeth J. Beecher, 86, formerly of Walnut Bottom, died Saturday in Leader Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

She was a member of Centerville Lutheran Church and its Friendly Sunday School Class and Busy Workers Group.

She was the widow of Samuel A. Beecher. Surviving are two sons, Gerald T. of Fayetteville and Richard W. of Shippensburg; six daughters, Leona I. Beecher of Ickesburg, Margaret I. Widney and Nancy C. Sommerville, both of Chambersburg, Mary B. Frengel of Walnut Bottom, Joan E. Ashburn of Carlisle and Rebecca L. Gallucci of Cape Neddick, Maine; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Services were scheduled this morning in Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Shippensburg. Burial will be in Centerville Memorial Gardens, Penn Twp.

9. Obituary: Public Opinion: obituary of Elizabeth J. Beecher on 28 Jul 1992 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ¹⁰ WALNUT BOTTOM - Elizabeth J. Beecher, 86, formerly of Walnut Bottom, died at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 1992, in Leader Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg. Born March 19, 1906, in Greene Township, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Mary C. Garman Miller. She was a member of Centerville Lutheran Church, its Friendly Sunday School Class and Bush Workers Group. Her husband, Samuel A. Beecher, died March 8, 1984. Surviving are two sons, Gerald T. of Fayetteville and Richard W. of Shippensburg; six daughters, Leona I. of Ickesburg, Margaret I. Widney and Nancy C. Somerville, both of Chambersburg, Mary B. Frengel of Walnut Bottom, Joan E. Ashburn of Carlisle, and Rebecca L. Gallucci of Cape Neddick, Maine; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home Inc., Shippensburg. The Rev. Paul Whitmoyer will officiate. Burial will be in Centerville Memorial Gardens, Penn Township. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Centerville Lutheran Church, Walnut Bottom Road, Newville 17241.

Elizabeth married Samuel Arnold Beecher, son of John Simon Beecher and Carrie Irene Gilbert, on 17 Oct 1925 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA.¹ (Samuel Arnold Beecher was born on 28 Oct 1905 in Centerville, Cumberland, PA,^{8 18 19 20 21 22} died on 8 Mar 1984 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA ^{10 20} and was buried on 12 Mar 1984 in Newville: Centerville Memorial Park, Cumberland, PA ^{8 20}.)