George Hyberger Beecher ^{1 2 5 6 7 8 9}

   FamilySearch ID: LNZ8-P8D.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: 1894 Philadelphia City Directory: Beecher, Charles K., salesman, h 2304 N 21st; Beecher, George H., salesman, 2304 N 21st. in 1894 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹¹

2. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁵ The 1900 Census recorded at 2530 30th Street George H. Beecher, bookkeeper telephone, 23, born Jun 1876, living with wife Katherine Y., 21, Aug 1878. They had been married 0 years and had birthed no children. They are their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Newspaper: Philadelphia Times: "Marriage Licenses: George H. Beecher and Kathryn Y. Drumel", 13 Apr 1900, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ³

4. Residence: 2614 N. 29th St., Philadelphia, PA on 30 Jul 1903 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁶

5. Occupation: sale manager, Peck & HIlls Furniture Co., 141 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. on 12 Sep 1918 in New York, New York, NY. ⁹

6. He was described as Medium height, stout build, brown eyes, grey hair on 12 Sep 1918 in New York, New York, NY. ⁹

7. Residence: 157 W. 126th St., New York, N.Y. on 12 Sep 1918 in New York, New York, NY. ⁹

8. Census in 1920 in Galesburg, Knox, IL, USA. ¹² The 1920 census recorded renting at 1470 East Knox Street: G. H. Beecher, furniture buyer in department store, 40, living with wife Helen, 36; and daughter Alice Beecher, 17. George and his parents were born in Pennsylvania. Helen and her parents were born in Illinois. Alice was born in Nebraska, and her parents in Pennsylvania, indicating she is the daughter of G. H.'s first wife.

9. Residence: 1926 Alhambra City Directory: Beecher Geo H (Helen) h2415 Ivar av, Rosemead, CA in 1926 in Rosemead, Los Angeles, CA, USA. ¹³

10. Census in 1930 in El Monte, Los Angeles, CA, USA. ¹⁴ The 1930 census recorded owning a $7000 home at 2415 Ivar: George H. Beecher, salesman in radio store, 50, iving with wife Helen, 46, and stepson W. Stephenson, 25. George was 30 when he married Helen who as 17 at that time. George and his parents were born in Pennsylvania. Helen and her parents were born in Illinois. W. was born in Nebraska, his father in Kansas, and mother in Illinois.

11. Obituary: Alhambra Post Advocate: Obituary of George H. Beecher on 11 Feb 1931 in Alhambra, Los Angeles, CA. ¹⁵ George H. Beecher, 50 years old, of Los Angeles, passed away Tuesday afternoon at 2415 Ivar street, Garvey, where he had been staying for the past four days. He was a native of Pennsylvania and had resided in Calfiornia for eight years. He is survived by a widow, Mrs. Helen E. Beecher; two sisters, Miss Bertha and Miss Maude E. Beecher, both of Philadelphia; a stepson, Wendell Stephenson of Garvey, and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Alice Adams of Los Angeles. [Note: Garvey is today known as Rosemead, California.]
Funeral services in charge of F. A. Utter & Son of Monterey Park, will be announced later.

George married Kathryn Young Drumel, daughter of Edward F. Drumel Jr. and Sarah Sallie E. Kane, in Apr 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.^{1 2 3} (Kathryn Young Drumel was born on 28 Aug 1878 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA ^{5 6 16}, christened on 25 Aug 1879 in Philadelphia: St. Timothy's Protestant Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA, USA,¹⁷ died on 15 Jul 1962 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA ¹⁶ and was buried on 19 Jul 1962 in Huntingdon Valley:Forest Hills/Shalom Memorial Park, Montgomery, PA, USA ¹⁶.)

George next married Helen Edith Main on 20 Aug 1914 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT.⁴ (Helen Edith Main was born on 2 Nov 1884 in , , IL,⁴ died on 23 Sep 1975 in , Los Angeles, CA ¹⁸ and was buried in Whittier: Rose Hills Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA ¹⁸.)