Samuel Lyman Beecher ^{2 3 4 5 6 7}

   FamilySearch ID: L6VJ-7JY.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO. ⁸ John L. Beecher, manager of bakery, 52, born Aug 1847, was married for 15 years to wife Mary, 38, born Dec 1860. Living with them were their twins: Samuel, 14, May 1886; and Daniel, 14, May 1886. John was born in Missouri, his wife in Michigan, and her parents in Ireland. He owned the home at 4929 N Reber Place.

2. Residence: 1908 Gould's Directory: Beecher S Lyman electric r 4929 N Reber pl in 1908 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO. ⁹

3. Census in 1910 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO. ¹⁰ The 1910 census recorded owning the home at 4929 Reber Place: Jno L. Beecher, proprietor in bakery, 56, living with wife Mary E., 50, born in Michigan, and sons Adrian, restaurant manager, 23, and Lyman, gas engineer, 23. The men were born in MIssouri. Mary was married for 26 years and had given birth to only 2 children.

4. Occupation: restaurant manager, Saddle Lunch Co., 204 N 6th St., St. Louis, MO on 12 Sep 1918 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO. ⁶

5. He was described as medium height, medium build, brown eyes, black hair on 12 Sep 1918 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO. ⁶

6. Residence: 3125 Maury Ave., St. Louis, MO on 12 Sep 1918 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO. ⁶

7. Census in 1920 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO. ¹¹ The 1920 census recorded renting a home at 3125 Maury Avenue: Samuel Beecher, restaurant manager, 35,living with wife Pearl, 35; and Ben Snedeker, 16. Sam and his father were born in Missouri, and his mother in Michigan. Pearl, her mother, Ben, and Ben's father were born in Illinois. Pearl's father was born in New York.

8. Census in 1930 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO. ¹ Owning the home at 4929 Reber Place was Jno L. Beecher, 76, married to wife Mary, 70. At their time of marriage he was 39, she was 25 [26?]. He was born in Missouri, his father in Maryland, and mother in Kentucky. She was born in Michigan of Irish parents. With them was son Samuel, 43, married at age 31 to his wife Pearl, 47, who was 35 at time of marriage. Samuel was born in Missouri; Pearl and her parents in Illinois. John had no occupation; Samuel serviced refrigerators.

9. Residence: 4935 Reber Place, St. Louis, MO on 14 Mar 1938 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO. ¹²

10. Residence: 8610 Lackland Rd on 14 Oct 1947 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO.

11. Death Certificate: 20 Feb 1949, Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO. ⁴ Missouri Death Certificate 5949

Full name: Samuel Lyman Beecher
Place of death: St. Louis MO Jewish Hospital
Address: 8610 Lackland Rd., Overland, MO
Date of death: Feb 20 1949
Male, white, married
Date of birth: May 2, 1886. Age 62-9-2
Occupation: Restaurant owner
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
Father's name: John L. Beecher
Mother's maiden name: Mary O'Rielly
Name of wife: Shirley
Informant: Shirley Beecher, 8610 Lackland Rd.
Cause of death: coronary occlusion
Burial: 2-23-1949 Valhalla Cemetery, St. Louis County, MO.

Samuel married Etta Pearl Voorhees, daughter of Charles A. Voorhees and Ella, on 12 Jun 1916 in Chicago, Cook, IL.^{1 2} (Etta Pearl Voorhees was born on 22 May 1877 in Jerseyville, Jersey, IL,¹² died on 14 Mar 1938 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO ¹² and was buried on 18 Mar 1938 in Saint Louis: Valhalla Cemetery, St. Louis (City), MO ¹².)

Samuel next married Shirley Ann Vogel, daughter of John N. Vogel and Margaret B. Egan. (Shirley Ann Vogel was born on 12 Aug 1888 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO,^{13 14} died on 21 Oct 1963 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO ^{5 13 14} and was buried on 23 Oct 1963 in Saint Louis: Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, MO ^{13 14}.)