John S. Beecher ^{1 2}

  Burial Notes:

Buried in section 1616 with Samuel Beecher (Becher) b.Oct 23, 1895.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military Service: Civil War. His burial notes state: Member Company A, 5th U.S. Artillery.

• Census, 1860, Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁴ William C. Beecher, age 33, master machinist, is listed in the 1860 Census in Manheim Township in Lancaster County having real estate valued at $4,000 and personal possessions worth $1,000. Living with him is Henrietta, 40; and Laura, 4. Also in the home are David Groff, 13; Louis Groff, 10; Henry Hornstraw, 17; John Stouder, 25; Jacob Landis, 19; Joseph Heuber, 21; and Caroline Sutz, 17, servant. Henry was born in Germany, everyone else in Pennsylvania. We presume these are live-in employees, although the Groff children could be Henrietta's from a first marriage? The post office listed is Oregon.

Also on this census page is Mary Beecher, age 35, occupation "lady". Her real estate is valued at $7,000 and possessions at $400. Living with her must be her son or brother, John Beecher, 16; Ellen Reese, 11; Mary Brown, 22, servant; and Samuel Grube, 55, plasterer. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

Living nearby is Samuel Beecher, who is likely the father of William and Mary.

• Deed, 25 Jul 1866, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁵ John S. Beecher & wife Malinda granted to Francis Kilburn. All that certain lot on piece of ground fronting on E. Chestnut St. in said City of Lancaster between Sims and Shippen Streest, 16 feet front, 146 deep to alley.

• Census, 1870, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹ John S. Beecher, laborer, 26, was living with wife Malinda, 29; William W., 2; and Mary E., 6 months old when the census was recorded on 22 Jun 1870. The census notes she was born in Dec. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. John had no real estate value and his personal estate was worth $100.

• Census, 1880, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. ³ John S. Beecher, 36, laborer, is living with wife Malinda, 39; William, 12, occupation errand boy; and John, 1. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

John married Malinda. (Malinda was born on 28 Jan 1841 in , , Pennsylvania, USA,^{1 2 3} died on 20 Oct 1906 and was buried in Lancaster: City Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ².)