Paul Edward Beecher Sr. ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19}

   FamilySearch ID: L6WZ-1DL.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Newton Twp., Cumberland County, PA. ⁵ The 1910 Census recorded in Newton: John S. Beecher, farmer, 49, living with wife Carrie J., 40; and their children: Mary M.; 21; Elle M., 17; Ruth E., 14; Raymond J., 12; Herman D., 10; Viola C., 8; Harold S., 4 (actually is Arnold S.); and Paul E., 4 months. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1920 in Penn Twp., Cumberland, PA. ²¹ The 1920 census recorded John S. Beecher, farmer, 59, living with wife Carrie I., 49; daughter Colla M., 26; Ruth E., 23; John R., 21; Viola C., 17; Arnold S., 14; Paul E., 11; and Earl, S., 9. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Newspaper: The Sentinel: Marriage Licenses: Paul Beecher, 21, Newville, and Pearl Jones, 19, of Newburg, at Hagerstown., 12 Aug 1929, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. ¹

4. Census in 1930 in Penn Twp., Cumberland, PA. ²² The 1930 census recorded Paul E. Bucher [incorrectly indexed in census but handwriting is Beecher - two e's look like a u], farm laborer, 21, living with wife Pearl A., 20; and daughter Winfred V, 6 months old. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Newspaper: Evening News:, 21 Jul 1931, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²³ "Herman D. Beecher, of this place; John R. Beecher, Jr., Centralia; Arnold Beecher, Paul Beecher, Earl Beecher, of Centerville R. D., and Marshall Kough, of Mechanicsburg R. D., were on a fishing trip over the week-end to Annapolis, Md.

6. Residence: on 15 Aug 1937 in Hockersville, Cumberland, PA. ²⁴

7. Census in 1940 in Newville, Cumberland, PA. ²⁵ 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; daughter Winifred, 10; and son Glenn, 9. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. [Note: Winified and Glen are the children of Paul, and John is their grandfather. Their mother is living alone in Shippensburg in 1940.]

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.

8. Marriage Fact: His WWII Enlistment has marital status: separated with dependents, 2 Nov 1942, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²⁶

9. Military from 2 Nov 1942 to 20 Nov 1943 in , , PA: World War II: Arm. Serial number 33 243 999.

10. Residence: on 4 Jul 1943 in Camp Wheeler, Bibb, GA. ¹⁰

11. Newspaper: Bedford Gazette: "Timmins Hospital: Paul Beecher, Walnut Bottom, lacerated middle finger of right hand when rock fell on it while he was at work on the Turnpike.", 4 Dec 1947, Bedford, Bedford, PA. ²⁷

12. Census in 1950 in Walnut Bottom, Cumberland, PA. ²⁸ The 1950 census recorded in Walnut Bottom: Paul E. Beecher, operating grader for contractor, 39, living with wife Nancy G., 24; Michael E. 5; and Jimmie L., 2. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except Nancy in Virginia.

13. Residence: on 16 Sep 1961 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC. ¹⁶

14. Residence: on 8 Mar 1964 in Fayetteville, Franklin, PA. ¹⁵

15. Residence: on 26 Sep 1964 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ²⁹

16. Residence: on 1 Nov 1975 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA. ⁹

17. Residence: on 6 Sep 1977 in Fayetteville, Franklin, PA. ²⁰

18. Obituary: The Evening Sentinel: obituary of Paul E. Beecher Sr. On 8 Sep 1977 in Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. Paul E. Beecher Sr., 68, RD3 Fayetteville, died unexpectedly in his sleep Tuesday in his home. Born June 26, 1909, in Oakville, he was of the Protestant faith. He was a member of the Minnequa Club and Oscar M. Hykes Post No. 223, American Legion of Shippensburg. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Beecher had been employed as a heavy equipment operator by Wright's Construction Co. of Washington, D.C., retiring in 1973. Surviving are his widow, Nancy Bodkin Beecher; a daughter and four sons; Mrs. Calvin (Winifred) Beam, Newville; Glenn E. Beecher and James L. Beecher, both of Fayetteville; Michael E. Beecher, Claremont, N.H.; Paul E. Beecher Jr., Fannettsburg; 18 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers and a sister; Samuel Beecher, Walnut Bottom; Herman, Camp Hill, and Mrs. Viola Russell, Honeybrook, and a number of nieces and nephews. The funeral was held today in the John O. Park Funeral Home, with the Rev. William II. Ensminger officiating. Burial was in Chambersburg.

Paul married Pearl Margaret Jones, daughter of Eli Zook Jones and Anna Catherine Richardson, in Aug 1929 in Hagerstown, Washington, MD.¹ (Pearl Margaret Jones was born on 4 Feb 1911 in Newburg, Cumberland, PA,^{22 30 31} died on 3 Jan 1981 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA ³¹ and was buried on 6 Jan 1981 in Chambersburg: Parklawns Memorial Gardens, Franklin, PA ³¹.)

Paul next married Margaret Ann Bigler, daughter of Stewart Wallace W. Bigler and Laura Ellen Adams. (Margaret Ann Bigler was born on 30 Aug 1920 in , , PA,³² died on 16 Oct 2008 in Carlisle, Cumberland, PA ³² and was buried on 20 Oct 2008 in Shippensburg: Spring Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, PA ³².)

Paul next married Nancy Grace Bodkins, daughter of William Jennings Bodkins and Annie Laura Lloyd, about 1944. (Nancy Grace Bodkins was born on 19 Feb 1927 in Carlisle, Cumberland, PA,^{12 20 33 34 35} died on 30 Apr 2016 in Carlisle, Cumberland, PA ^{12 35} and was buried on 4 May 2016 in Chambersburg: Lincoln Cemetery, Franklin, PA ^{12 35}.)