William Samuel Ridgeway Beecher ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Queenstown, Queen Anne's, MD. ¹ Jas. B. Bucher [index in census as Bucher but handwriting is Beecher; the two e's look like a u], farmer, 39, born Mary 1861, was married for 18 years to wife Henriet M., 36, born Jan 1864. She had birthed 8 children, all alive in 1900: William, oyster culler, 14, Aug 1885; Eva, 17, Aug 1887; Opal, 11, Jan 1889; Maurice, 8, Jun 1891; Amy, 5, Dec 1894; Hampton, 4, May 1896; Hilda, 5 months, Dec 1899. Also with them: father William Beecher, 65, Dec 1834; and Mary E., mother, 60, Dec 1839. She was married for 41 years, had birthed 5 children, 1 still alive in 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Maryland. James was renting the home.

2. Residence: 1923 Baltimore City Directory: Beecher Wm S (A Cath) plmbr h 1205 Wall in 1923 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. ²

William married Anna Catherine Rickarts. (Anna Catherine Rickarts was born in 1886 in La Plata, Charles, MD and died on 28 Mar 1951 in South Baltimore, Baltimore, MD.)