James Parris Beecher ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   FamilySearch ID: K694-CY6.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Worth Brothers Rolling Mill, Steel Foreman on 5 Jun 1917 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. ⁴

2. Census in 1920 in West Brandywine Twp., Chester, PA. ¹⁰ The 1920 census recorded living on the state road to Centerville: James Beecher, foreman rolling mill, 22, living with wife Beatrice M., 22; son Earl James, 3; and daughter Dorothy May, 2. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania except James' mother in Ireland.

3. Census in 1930 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. ¹¹ The 1930 census recorded living at 35 W. 6th Avenue: James Beecher, pitt helper steel mill, 33, living with wife Beatrice M., 33; son Earl J., 13; and daughter Dorothy M., 12. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania except James' mother in Irish Free State.

4. Occupation: Lukens Steel Co, S. 1st Avenue, Coatesville, PA on 27 Apr 1942 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. ⁹

5. Census in 1940 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. ¹² The 1940 census recorded living at 35 W. 5th Avenue: James Beecher, heater Lukens Steel, 43, living with wife Beatrice M., 44; son Earl J., welder G Huet Co.23; and daughter Dorothy M., operator Pa. Water, 22. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

6. Census in 1950 in Valley Twp., Chester, PA. ¹³ The 1950 census recorded James Beecher, heater in steel industry, 53, living with wife Beatrice, 54. They were born in Pennsylvania.
On the same census page is James' son Earl J. Beecher, welder in steel industry, 33, with his wife Elizabeth, 28; Dorothy Ann, 7; and Robert, 2. They were born in Pennsylvania.
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7. Residence: on 6 May 1960 in Coatesville, Chester, PA. ⁷

James married Beatrice May Welsh, daughter of Scott Ellsworth Welsh and Emma Minerva Elliott. (Beatrice May Welsh was born on 19 Apr 1896 in Nantmeal Township, Chester, PA,^{1 14 15} died on 7 Jul 1989 in Coatesville, Chester, PA ^{1 14 15} and was buried on 11 Jul 1989 in Coatesville: Fairview Cemetery, Chester, PA ^{14 15}.)