Mary Catherine Beecher ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

   FamilySearch ID: MYNT-Z2D.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Center Twp., Grant, IN. ² Jessie Beecher, laborer, 35, was living with wife Elizabeth, 31; Mary C., 11; Elvira, 9; Joannah, 6; and Rosette, 2. Jesse and Elizabeth were born in Pennsylvania, the children in Indiana. Jesse had no real estate value; his personal estate was worth $100. The post office was Marion.

2. Census in 1870 in Hartford City, Blackford, IN. ³ Jessee Beecher, works in brick yard, 51, was living with wife Elizabeth, 42; Mary, 21; Ellen, 17; Rosetta, 11; Irene, 9; ? 6; Willie, 4; and Louisa, 2. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except the three youngest children in Indiana. The post office was Hartford City.

3. Census in 1880 in Hartford City, Blackford, IN. ⁷ The 1880 census recorded Ephriam Waters, works in spoke factory, 32, living with wife Mary, 30. He was born in Indiana, his father in France, and mother in Indiana. She and her parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1900 in Hartford City, Blackford, IN. ⁴ The 1900 census recorded at 12 Main Street: Ephraim Waters, day laborer, 53, born Jan 1847 in Indiana, living with wife Mary, 50, born Aug 1849 in Pennsylvania where her parents were also born. Ephraim's father was born in France, his mother in Ohio. By 1900 Mary had given birth to 1 child who was no longer alive. They had been married for 30 years.

5. Census in 1930 in Jackson Township, Blackford, IN. ⁸ The 1930 census recorded Mary Mc Dowell, widowed, 80, born in Pennsylvania, living with her sister, Leora Robbins, 61, born in Indiana, and her husband Ubertie Robbins, 66, born in Ohio.

6. Cause of Death: cerebral hemorrhage, contributory arteriosclerosis, hyptertension, 18 Jul 1931, Hartford City, Blackford, IN. ⁶

7. Residence: 209 N. Walnut St., Hartford City, IN on 18 Jul 1931 in Hartford City, Blackford, IN. ⁶

Mary married Ephraim Lewis Waters, son of Lawrence F. Waters and Eve Cline, on 15 Oct 1870 in , Blackford, IN. (Ephraim Lewis Waters was born on 27 Jan 1847 in Muncie, Delaware, IN,^{4 9 10} died on 19 Feb 1910 in Hartford City, Blackford, IN ^{9 10} and was buried on 21 Feb 1919 in Hartford City: Hartford City Cemetery, Blackford, IN ^{9 10}.)

Mary next married Erastus Bascom McDowell, son of George McDowell and Elizabeth Hemming, on 17 Oct 1915 in Hartford City, Blackford, IN. (Erastus Bascom McDowell was born on 21 Sep 1847 in , Darke, OH,¹¹ died on 28 Mar 1928 in Hartford City, Blackford, IN ^{11 12} and was buried in Bluffton: Fairview Cemetery, Wells, IN ¹¹.)