Earl Sharp Beecher ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}

   FamilySearch ID: LHHC-FWP.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Penn Twp., Cumberland, PA. ¹⁴ 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.

2. Census in 1930 in Monroe Twp., Cumberland, PA. ¹⁵ The 1930 census recorded Earl F. Beecher, farm laborer, 18, as a lodger in the home of J. Marshall Kough, farmer, 34, and his wife Ruth B., 33. Ruth is Earl's sister. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Newspaper: Evening News:, 21 Jul 1931, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ¹⁶ "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.

4. Residence: on 15 Aug 1937 in Hockersville, Cumberland, PA. ¹⁷

5. Occupation: Employer: John R. Beecher, Dickinson, PA on 16 Oct 1940 in Dickinson, Cumberland, PA. ¹⁸

6. He was described as 5' 11" 170 lbs. Brown eyes brown hair dark complexion on 16 Oct 1940 in Penn Twp., Cumberland, PA. ¹⁸

7. Residence: on 4 Jul 1943 in Dickinson, Cumberland, PA. ⁵

8. Census in 1950 in Penn Twp., Cumberland, PA. ¹⁹ The 1950 census recorded Earl S. Beecher, construction carpenter, 38, living with wife N. Jeanette, 35; Joan C., 8; Donna Mae, 7; Robert Lee, 2; and Sally Lou, 1.

9. Residence: on 30 Apr 1961 in Walnut Bottom, Cumberland, PA. ⁸

10. Residence: on 16 Sep 1961 in Walnut Bottom, Cumberland, PA. ¹⁰

11. Residence: on 8 Mar 1964 in Walnut Bottom, Cumberland, PA. ⁹

12. Residence: on 26 Sep 1964 in Walnut Bottom, Cumberland, PA. ²⁰

13. Newspaper: Valley Times-Star: Deeds: Earl S. Beecher and wife, Walnut Bottom, to Robert L. Beecher and wife, Newville, property on Newville-Mt. Rock Rd in West Pennsboro Township, $1., 2 Sep 1970, Newville, Cumberland, PA. ²¹

14. Occupation: self-employed carpenter on 1 Nov 1975 in Walnut Bottom, Cumberland, PA. ⁴

15. Obituary: Public Opinion: obituary of Earl S. Beecher on 3 Nov 1975 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ²² Earl S. Beecher, 64, Walnut Bottom, died Saturday evenlng in his home in South Newton Township. He was the husband of Jeanette Wyrick. He was born in Oakville. Sept, 25, 1911, a son of the late John S. and Carrie Gilbert Beecher. Mr, Beecher was a self employed carpenter and was a member of Big Spring Lodge 361; Harrisburg Consistory; Hub City Club of Shippensburg; Minneque Social Club of Shippensburg; and was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. In addition to his widow, he Is survived by three daughters, Mrs. JoAnn C. Ashburn, Reading; Mrs. Jack (Donna) Nye, R.R. 1, Shippensburg; Mrs. Rand (Sally) Kann, R.R. 1, Newville; two sons, Robert L. Beecher, R.R. 1. Newville; David E. Beecher, a student at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster; six grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Viola Russell, Honeybrook; and three brothers, Samuel Beecher, R.R. 1, Shippensburg; Herman Beecher. Camp Hill; Paul Beecher, Shippensburg. The service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Frank C. Egger Funeral Home, 15 Big Spring Ave., Newville with the Rev. Robert Griffith officiating. Burial will be in the Newville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Masonic services will be held at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.

16. Obituary: News-Chronicle: obituary of Earl S. Beecher on 4 Nov 1975 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA. ⁴ Earl S. Beecher, 64, of Walnut Bottom, died Saturday, Nov. 1, at his home in South Newton Township.
Born Sept. 25, 1911, in Oakville, Mr. Beecher was the son of the late John S. and Carrie Gilbert Beecher. He was the husband of Jeanette Wyrick Beecher.
Mr. Beecher was a member of the Hub City Club and the Minnequa Social Club, both of Shippensburg;the Big Spring Lodge 361 F & A.M.; Harrisburg Consistory, and the United Carpenters and Joiners of America. He was a self-employed carpenter.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Jack (Donna) M. Nye, Shippensburg R. D. 1; Mrs. Rand (Sally) Kann, Newville R. D. 1, and Mrs. JoAnn C. Ashburn, Reading; two sons, Robert L. Beecher, Newville R. D. 1, and David E. Beecher, a student at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster; one sister, Mrs. Viola Russell, Honeybrook, and three brothers, Samuel Beecher of Shippensburg R. D. 1, Paul Beecher of Shippensburg, and Herman Beecher of Camp Hill.
Services will beheld Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Egger Funeral Home, 15 Big Spring Ave., Newville, with Rev. Robert Griffith officiating. Interment will be in the Newville Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home between 7 and 9 Tuesday evening. Masonic services will be held at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Earl married Jeanette Nancy Wyrick, daughter of Harry Clinton Wyrick and Carrie Jane Holtry. (Jeanette Nancy Wyrick was born on 11 Nov 1914 in , Cumberland, PA,^{23 24} died on 1 Nov 2006 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA ^{23 24} and was buried in Newville: Newville Cemetery, Cumberland, PA ²³.)