Charles Edward Beecher ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   Another name for Charles was Edward C. Beecher.⁹

   FamilySearch ID: LHHH-DDB.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Penn Twp., Cumberland, PA. ⁹ John S. Beecher, farmer, 39, born Oct 1860, was married for 13 years to Carrie I., 30, Feb 1870. She had birthed 6 children, all alive in 1900: Mary M., 12, Feb 1888; Priscilla M., 10, May 1890; Ella M., 7, Dec 1892; Edna R., 4, Jul 1895; John R., 2, Feb 1898; and David H., 3 months, Feb 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

On the next page is his brother, Samuel J. Beecher, farmer, 37, Oct 1862; He was married 6 years to Emily R., 27, Feb 1873, and she had birthed no children. Living with them are Samuel's children by his first wife: Harry J., 13, May 1887; Edward C., 10, Sep 1889; and Samuel M., 10, Jan 1890. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. The Church of the Brethren record book (1877-1926) lists on image 26 Charles E. Beecher as a member. In 1903 in Mount Pleasant Twp., Adams, PA. ¹²

3. Newspaper: The Star and Enterprise: Charles Beecher had the end of two of his fingers cut off with the saw in his shingle mill, one day last week., 4 Apr 1906, Newville, Cumberland, PA. ¹³

4. Census in 1910 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ¹⁴ The 1910 census recorded at 1401 North Street: Edward C. Beecher, puncher in a steel works, 22, as a boarder in an inn. He and his parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Newspaper: Harrisburg Daily Independent: Marriage Licenses. Charles E. Beecher, Harrisburg, and Emma E. Gockley, Reinhold Station., 27 Aug 1912, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ¹⁵

6. Occupation: farmer on 27 Aug 1912 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ¹

7. Newspaper: News-Journal: Beecher-Cockley Marriage, 29 Aug 1912, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ¹⁶ Beecher-Gockley. At their new home in Harrisburg on Tuesday Charles E. Beecher, of Harrisburg, and Miss Emma E. Gockley, of Reinholds station, were united in marriage by Rev. Mr. Eimenheiser, of Harrisburg. The ring ceremony of the United Brethren church was used. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth H. and the late Jacob M. GockIey, formerly a scrivener and Justice of the peace of West Cocalico, and for some years prior to his deatn a deputy In the United States internal revenue service. The bridegroom is a son of Samuel J. Beecher, a highly respected retired farmer of Neffsville, Cumberland county.

8. Occupation: freight engineer, Philadelphia & Reading Rail Road on 5 Jun 1917 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ³

9. Residence: 523 N. 15th St, Harrisburg, PA on 5 Jun 1917 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ³

10. He was described as tall, medium build, blue eyes, light brown hair on 15 Jun 1917 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ⁸

11. Census in 1920 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ¹⁷ The 1920 census recorded owning a home at 523 North 10th Street: Charles E. Beecher, engineer on rail road, 32, living with wife Emma E., 31; and daughter Constance E., 5. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

12. Residence: 1923 Harrisburg City Directory: Beecher, Chas E. (Emma E.) engineer h 523 N 15th in 1923 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ¹⁸

13. Newspaper: Harrisburg Evening News: "Mr. And Mrs. Beecher and daughtger Constance will move to their new home at 4101 Derry street, after May 15.", 9 Apr 1926, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ¹⁹

14. Newspaper: Harrisburg Telegraph: "Real Estate Transfers: Emma E. Beecher to J. J. Heisler, 523 North Fifteenth street, $1.", 13 Apr 1926, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²⁰

15. Newspaper: Evening News: Home Damaged by Quarry Explosions, Man Charges, 7 Feb 1927, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²¹ Testimony was being heard in the Dauphin County court today in the injunction suit of Charles E. Beecher, of Swatara Township, against the Bonnymead Farms stone quarry. Beecher claims his house is being damaged by the use of explosives at the quarry and asks the court to restrain the quarry company from blasting.
Elbridge W. Cowden, Harrisburg engineer, explained maps showing the locations of the quarry and the Beecher property. Beecher was on the witness stand this afternoon, telling how the dynamiting at the quarry has cracked the walls of his home.
At the conclusion of this hearing, the court will decide whether a preliminary injunction is to be granted pending the final hearing on the application for a permanent injunction.

16. Newspaper: Harrisburg Telegraph: Home Jarred By Blasts, Woman Informs Judge, 8 Feb 1927, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²² Heavy blasts in the Bonnymeads Farms stone quarry, December 29, last year, rocked her home like a boat, Mrs. Emma E. Beecher, 4101 Derry street, testified before Judge Wickersham in the Dauphin county court in an equity action brought by her husband, Charles E. Beecher, and herself, against Jackson Herr Boyd, James Boyd, well-known author, and Mrs. Mary Boyd McCormick, wife of Henry B. McCormick, all of this city, owners of the Farms.
The Beechers are seeking a court injunction to restrain heavy blasting in the quarries, north of the William Penn Highway and a short distance west of their home at Lawnton.
Mrs. Beecher said the heaviest blasts in the quarries occurred in August, 1925, and last December. On the latter occasion French doors in her home were forced open, doors on a bookcase were opened and books dropped to the floor, a large picture, weighing fifty pounds, was displaced and the entire dwelling quaked.
"We have had some terrible experiences since last summer," she told the court. "Sometimes I thought the walls of our house would fall in on us, and one time I stayed near the door when they warned us there would be heavy explosions."

17. Newspaper: Evening News: Appeals Restrictions on Use of Explosives, 1 Jul 1927, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²³ The Bonnymeade Farms Stone Quarry today appealed to the State Surpreme Court from the decision of the Dauphin County court restricting the use of explosives in its quarry near Paxtang.
The decision was in the injunction proceedings brought by Charles E. Beecher, of Swatara Township, against the quarry company in which he alleged excessive charges of dynamite in the quarry were damaging his property.
Legal questions are raised in the appeal.

18. Newspaper: Harrisburg Telegraph: Dauphin Court Ruling in Quarry Case is Sustained, 30 Jun 1928, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²⁴ Decision of the Dauphin county court that the Bonnymeade quarries must be operated in such a manner that blasting will not damage the property of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Beecher, 4101 Derry street, not throw stones on the premises, was sustained in a decision to-day at Philadelphia by the State Supreme Court.
The Beechers represented by Elmer E. Erb and Homer L. Kreider, brought suit more than a year ago in the Dauphin county court against James Boyd, Jackson Herr Boy and Mrs. Mary Boyd McCormick, wife of Henry B. McCormick, this city, owners of the quarries.
They alleged that blasting had damaged their residence and that stones were hurled into the air, falling on their ground. Judge Frank B. Wickersham in a decision June 27, last year, ordered operation of the quarry restrained to the extent that it would not damage the Beecher property. Owners of the quarry then appealed the ruling.

19. Newspaper: Evening News: Real Estate Transfers: Charles E. Beecher to C. C. Cooper, Swatara Township, lot, $1., 1 Aug 1929, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²⁵

20. Census in 1930 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²⁶ The 1930 census recorded at 89 N. 18th Street: Charles E. Beecher, locomotive engineer for railroad, 42, living with wife Emma E., 41, and daughter Constance E., 15. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

21. Residence: on 19 May 1932 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ⁷

22. Newspaper: Evening News, 2 Jun 1933, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²⁷ Miss Constance Beecher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Beecher, 89 North Eighteenth street, and Miss Miriam Finkenbinder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer C. Finkenbinder, 1712 Boas street, who are students at the West Chester State Teachers' College, are spoending their summer holiday with their parents.

23. Newspaper: The Sentinel: Family Reunion at Elmer Long Home, 4 Nov 1933, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. ²⁸ FAMILY REUNION AT ELMER LONG HOME
A reunion of two aged sisters and brother was held November 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Long at Hockersvllle. Those present were Mrs. Katharine Weirich, aged 91 years, and her two daughters, Mrs. Fred Clesterle and Mrs. Percy Boucher, all of Philadelphia; Mrs. Elizabeth Wolf, aged 88 years, mother of Mrs. Long; John Cramer, aged 81 years, of Mechanicsburg, and Charles E. Beecher, of Harrisburg, grandson of Mrs. Wolf.

24. Newspaper: Evening News: "Mr. And Mrs. Charles E. Beecher, 89 North Eighteenth street, and daughter, Miss Constance Beecher, recently took a ten-day trip to Florida. Miss Beecher has resumed her studies at West Chester State Teacher's College.", 8 Jan 1935, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²⁹

25. Newspaper: Harrisburg Telegraph: Realty Transfers: Charles E. Beecher to Mrs. Katherine Fink, property in York street, near Fairfield, Swatara township, $1., 31 Jan 1938, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ³⁰

26. Newspaper: News-Chronicle: Mr. And Mrs. C. E. Beecher of Harrisburg, where guests of their daughter, Miss Constance Beecher, in the home of Mrs. Rebecca Ramsey. They attended the grade schools operetta, "The King Sneeze," in the high school auditorium., 1 Mar 1938, Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA. ³¹

27. Census in 1940 in Middle Paxton Twp., Dauphin, PA. ³² The 1940 census recorded Charles E. Beecher, locomotive fireman for steam railroad, 52, living as a lodger in the home of Garfield Kramer, locomotive engineer for steam railroad, 59, and his wife Grace V., 47.

28. Occupation: Employer: Reading R. R. Rutherford PA on 27 Apr 1942 in Rutherford, Dauphin, PA. ³³

29. He was described as 5' 11" blue eyes brown hair light complexion on 27 Apr 1942 in Middle Paxton Twp., Dauphin, PA. ³³

30. Residence: on 13 Jan 1948 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ³⁴

31. Census in 1950 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ³⁵ The 1950 census recorded at 303 N. 8th street in Lebanon: Charles Beecher, railroad engineer, 62, marital status "separated", as a lodger in the home of Betty Noll, widow, restaurant cook, 35, and her son Leonard, 14. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

32. Newspaper: Lebanon Daily News: Premises in Cleona were transferred from Charles E. Beecher, Cleona, and Emma E. Beecher, Harrisburg, to Kathryn D. Rudy and W. Frank and Cathryn Womer, Lebanon, for $15,500., 2 Apr 1957, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ³⁶

33. Newspaper: Lebanon Daily News: Charles E. Beecher, 76, 3 Willow St., Cleona, was treated at the Good Samaratan Hospital Monday after his left small finger was cut on a meat slicer., 14 Apr 1964, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ³⁷

34. Cause of Death: coronary occlusion, 30 Jul 1964, Cleona, Lebanon, PA. ⁵

35. Residence: 3 Willow Ave, Cleona, PA on 30 Jul 1964 in Cleona, Lebanon, PA. ⁵

36. Obituary: Evening News: obituary of Charles Beecher on 31 Jul 1964 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ³⁸ CLEONA -- Charles Beecher, 76, of 3 Willow Ave., Cleona, died Thursday at his home. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church, Cleona, and was a retired engineer of the Reading Co. with 50 years' service. Mr. Beecher also was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Loyal Order of Moose, the Myerstown Goodwill Fire Company, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Constance Whitely, Westport, Conn.; two brothers, Harry, Carlisle, and Samuel Beecher, New Cumberland, and two grandsons. Services will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home at 226 Cumberland St., Lebanon. The Rev. Jack W. Ferguson, his pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Paxtang Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.

37. Obituary: Lebanon Daily News: Last Rites Conducted for Charles Beecher on 3 Aug 1964 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ¹¹ Funeral services were held this morning from Chrisman's Funeral Home for Charles (Ed) Beecher, 3 Willow Ave., Cleona.
The Rev. Jack W. Feguson, pastor of the Assembly of God Church, Cleona, officiated. Entombment was made at the Paxtang Cemetery.
Pallbearers were John W. Coyle, Edgar J. Horst, Elvin B. Fake, Home W. Koch, Mervin A Seipe and William Smith.

38. Newspaper: Lebanon Daily News: Will leaves Charles' estate to friend John Ferguson, 8 Aug 1964, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ³⁹ A friend is named beneficiary of the estimated $10,000 to $50,000 estate of Charles E. Beecher, 76, retired Cleona railroader, who died July 30 at Cleona. It comprises personal property and real estate at 3 Willow Ave., Cleona. The estate is left to John Ferguson, of Cleona.

39. Newspaper: Lebanon Daily News: Charles' daughter files against Charles' estate, 16 Mar 1965, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ⁴⁰ ...The other exception ahs been filed against the proposed distribution of the estate of Charles E. Beecher, Cleona. The $1,637.02 estate balance was scheduled to go to John Feguson, 3 Willow Ave., Cleona, a friend.
Beecher's daughter, Constance B. Whiteley, Westport, Conn., filed the exception. It contends the distrubtion fails to provide for the payment of three claims. She lists one of $4,900 for herself; one for $80 for Weaver's Memorials, and one of $748 for H. Louis Roseboro, an undertaker.

Charles married Emma Eberley Gockley, daughter of Jacob M. Gockley and Elizabeth Hauck Eberly, on 27 Aug 1912 in Centerville, Cumberland, PA.¹ (Emma Eberley Gockley was born on 9 May 1888 in West Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA,^{1 6 41 42} died on 14 Jun 1964 in Reinholds, Lancaster, PA ^{6 41 42} and was buried on 17 Jun 1964 in Schoeneck: Mellingers Cemetery, Lancaster, PA ⁶.)