Henry Beecher
(from 1785/1794-1822)
Letty Cownover
(1792-1863)
Dr. John McCracken
(Abt 1795-1859)
Elizabeth H. McKelvey
(Abt 1805-1883)
John C. Beecher
(1815-1879)
Margaret McCracken
(1823-1908)
Mary E. Beecher
(1855-1937)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William E. Welshons

Mary E. Beecher 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 5 Jun 1855, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 1 3 5
  • Marriage (1): William E. Welshons on 27 Mar 1879 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 1 2
  • Died: 31 Mar 1937, Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, PA at age 81 5
  • Buried: 3 Apr 1937, Pittsburgh: Union Dale Cemetery, Allegheny, PA 5

   Another name for Mary was Mollie Beecher.8

   FamilySearch ID: LDMX-G93.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Wilkins Twp., Allegheny, PA. 3 John Beecher, carpenter, 46, was living with wife Margaret, 37; William, apprentice, 19; James, 9; and Mary, 6. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. John's real estate was worth $2,400 and possessions $300. The post office was Wilkins.

2. Census in 1870 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 8 John Beecher, carpenter, 55, was living with wife Margaret, 46; James, carpenter, 29; and Mollie, 15. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except John in Maryland.

3. Census in 1880 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 9 The 1880 census recorded living on Walnut Street: Wm. Welshons, railroad engineer, 22, living with wife Mary E., 24; an unnamed infant son, born Jan 1880, and mother-in-law Margt. Beecher, 57. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1900 in Pitcairn, Allegheny, PA. 1 The 1900 census recorded at 112 2nd Street: William E. Welshons, locomotive engineer, 44, born Oct 1856, with wife Mary, 43, Jun 1857; sons John B., 19, May 1881; and William Jr., 16, Feb 1884; and daughter Edna, 14, Dec 1886. They had been married 21 years and birthed 4 children, all alive in 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Mary's father in Maryland.

5. Residence: 413 Second St., Pitcairn, PA on 1 Jan 1908 in Pitcairn, Allegheny, PA. 10

6. Census in 1910 in Pitcairn, Allegheny, PA. 11 The 1910 census recorded owning a home onSecond Street: Mary E. Welshon, widowed, 54, living with sons John B. Welshon, railroad fireman, single, 27, and William Welshon, railroad fireman, single, 25. Also in the home was servant Annie Parett, single, 24. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

7. Census in 1920 in Pitcairn, Allegheny, PA. 12 The 1920 census recorded owning a home at 413 Second Street: John B. Welshons, railroad engineer, 37, living with his widowed mother, Mary E. Welshons, 63. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

8. Cause of Death: Mary died at Columbia Hospital from carcinoma of cervix, contributory fracture of right femur due to falling out of bed., 31 Mar 1937, Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, PA. 5

9. Residence: 413 Second Ave., Pitcairn, Pa. On 31 Mar 1937 in Pitcairn, Allegheny, PA. 5


Mary married William E. Welshons on 27 Mar 1879 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA.1 2 (William E. Welshons was born in Oct 1856 in , , PA 1 9 and died on 25 Mar 1905 in Pitcairn, Allegheny, PA 13.)


Sources


1 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3MC-258 William E Welshons, Precinct 1 Pitcairn borough, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 7A, family 119, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241370.

2 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2XM-KQT Wm E. Welshhaus and Mary E. Beecher, 27 Mar 1879; citing Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1299319.

3 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Wilkins Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1064 Page: 889.

4 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8MY-7TS Mary Beecher in entry for. Snyder and Edna Welshon, 01 Dec 1904; citing Mahoning, Ohio, United States, reference ; FHL microfilm 907311.

5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 (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 27290. Mary E. Welshans. Father John Beecher. Mother Margaret McCracken. Spouse William E. Welshans.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Will of Margaret Beecher, No. 12, Vol. 95, page 19. Allegheny County, PA.

7 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q78-Q64 John A Blake and Edna M Welshons Snyder, 17 Jul 1924; citing Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,889,011.

8 1870 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburg Ward 19, Series: M593 Roll: 1298 Page: 12.

9 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW62-W8V Wm Welshons, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 435A, NARA microfilm publication T9.

10 Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, PA), 3 Jan 1908, page 3.

11 1910 United States Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pitcairn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1296; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0196; FHL microfilm: 1375309.

12 1920 United States Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pitcairn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1516; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 313; Image: 766.

13 Locomotive Engineer's Monthly Journal (Official Organ of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Published at Cleveland, OH.), Vol. 39, 1905. Page 450. Online at http://books.google.com/books?id=v42RAAAAMAAJ&vq=william%20e.%20welshans&dq=william%20welshans%201905%20killed%20railroad&pg=PA450#v=snippet&q=william%20e.%20welshans&f=false.



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