William Lightner Beecher
(1830-1918)
Alidia Kinard
(1828-1899)
John Augustus Whiteman
(1810-1895)
Eliza Moore
(1817-1873)
Jacob Franklin Beecher
(1854-1933)
Helen B. Whiteman
(1855-1908)
Walter Haines Beecher
(1886-1959)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Emma Smith

Walter Haines Beecher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 10 Feb 1886, Highland Township, Chester, PA 2 4 5 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Mary Emma Smith on 22 May 1914 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA
  • Died: 9 Feb 1959, Parkesburg, Chester, PA at age 72 6 8
  • Buried: 9 Feb 1959, Coatesville: Fairview Cemetery, Chester, PA 6

   FamilySearch ID: KDBF-K8C.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in West Caln Twp., Chester, PA. 2 J. Franklin Beecher, farmer, 45, born Aug 1854, was married for 25 years to wife Helen, 43, Aug 1856. She had birthed 7 children, 3 still alive in 1900. With them: son Wilmer, day laborer, 19, Dec 1880; son Walter, 14, Feb 1886; and Emma, 7, Aug 1892. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1910 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. 9 The 1910 census recorded Frank Beecher, widowed, 54, living with daughter Emma F., 16; and son Walter H., 23. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Residence: 406 Maple Ave., Coatesville on 12 Sep 1918 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. 4

4. Census in 1920 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. 10 Renting at 406 Maple Street, Walter Beecher, boiler maker in boiler works, age 32, was living with wife Mary E., 39; Mildred A. 5 years 5 months, and Vera, 3 years 3 month when the census was recorded on 23 Jan 1920. Also: father-in-law Thomas D. Smith, 76. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Also living with them: Alexander Winfield Jr., 30, boarder, machinist; and Thomas Miles, machinist, stepson, 19.

5. Census in 1930 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. 11 The 1930 census recorded Walter Beecher, 43, living with wife Mary, 50; Mildred, 15; Vera, 13; Lorraine, 8. Also in the home: Thomas D. Smith, father-in-law, 86, and Alexander Winfield, 39, a boarder from Virginia. Everyone else was born in Pennsylvania.

6. Residence: 14 Second Avenue in Coatesville on 6 Nov 1944 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. 3

7. Census in 1950 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. 12 The 1950 census recorded at 139 Diamond Street: Walter H. Beecher, boiler making in boiler company, 64, living with wife Mary E., 73. They were born in Pennsylvania.

8. Cause of Death: pulmonary edema, congestive heart failure, renal failure, 6 Feb 1959, Parkesburg, Chester, PA. 6

9. Occupation: boiler maker on 6 Feb 1959 in Parkesburg, Chester, PA. 6

10. Residence: E. First Ave., Parkesburg, PA on 6 Feb 1959 in Parkesburg, Chester, PA. 6


Walter married Mary Emma Smith, daughter of Thomas D. Smith and Sarah E. Moore, on 22 May 1914 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. (Mary Emma Smith was born on 9 Oct 1877 in Caln, Chester, PA 10 and died on 25 Sep 1975.)


Sources


1 Records of Nancy Eitnier, a descendant.

2 1900 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Chester County, West Caln Township, Series: T623 Roll: 1394 Page: 6.

3 FamilySearch.org, Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F39V-315 William W. Melroth and Lorraine A. Beecher, 1944.

4 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls.), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6V7-YZM Walter Haines Beecher, 1917-1918.

5 FamilySearch.org, United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQFZ-NLS Walter Haines Beecher, 1942; citing ARC identifier 563728, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C; FHL microfilm 2243664.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 12714. Walter Beecher. Father Franklin Beecher. Mother Helen __. Spouse Mary Smith Beecher.

7 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Walter H. Beecher.

8 Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Indices (Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA, 16103. Online at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 .), Beecher, Walter, age 72, died 2/6/1959 in Parksburg, file number 012714.

9 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MG4W-YMB Frank Beecher, 1910.

10 1920 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville Ward 2, Series: T625 Roll: 1549 Page: 116.

11 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHD3-12P Walter Beecher, 1930.

12 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBV-RDVD Walter H. Beecher Coatesville PA.



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