Thomas C. Beeching

1916 - 1999  (82 years)

• Name	Thomas C. Beeching  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	25 Jul 1916	Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Apr 1999	Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana   [4, 5]
  Burial	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana   [4]
  Notes	Said to have married Elda CROCESI of Fairmount, IL Occupation: "Projectionist, or Stenographer, or Teletypewriter Operator, or Typist, or Court Reporter", in 1941, at enlistment in the Army. Cabinet maker, as occupation in marriage application, 1942. Military Service: 3 JUN 1941 Resident of Huntington, Indiana. Enlisted as Private, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. Education: Three years of college, in 1941. Obituary From the Huntington Herald Press Online, April 8, 1999 Thomas C. Beeching, 82, 435 E. Market St., died at 4:23 p.m. Tuesday (April 6, 1999) at Huntington Memorial Hospital. Mr. Beeching worked for Dana, Fort Wayne, for 34 years. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church. He was born July 25, 1916 in Andrews to George and Floy Cramer Beeching. He married Elda Crocesi May 15, 1942 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Huntington; his wife died July 29, 1982. Survivors include four sons, David Alan Beeching of Marysville, Ohio, Dennis Michael Beeching of Fort Wayne, John Steven Beeching of Huntington, and Joseph Eugene Beeching of Columbia City; three daughters, Mrs. Ken (Marilyn) Hartman of Huntington, Mrs. Roger (Gloria) Burkhart of Fishers, and Mrs. Robert (Susan) Zahm of Huntington; a brother, Cyril Beeching of South Dakota; a sister, Sarah Slagel of Huntington; 28 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Ward Beeching, and three sisters, Elizabeth Sands, Georgiana Leonhardt, and Letha Beeching. Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., with recitation of the Rosary at 6 p.m., Friday at Hart Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Chruch, with Father Gary Sigler officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary Catholic Church. http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.huntington/1059/mb.ashx
  Person ID	I20449	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	George Melvin Beeching,   b. 15 Jul 1882, Allen County, Indiana d. 22 Nov 1955, Huntington County, Indiana (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Floy Estella Cramer,   b. 12 Jul 1890, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana d. 8 Aug 1966, Huntington County, Indiana (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1907	Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana   [2, 3]
  	Performed by Rev. J. T. Fettro, Consent by Frank Cramer, father of the bride. Christina Rogers, a great-granddaughter, writes that they had 6 children: Thomas C. Beeching b. 7/25/1916 in Andrews, IN, d. 4/18/1999 Elizabeth Sands Georgiana Leonhardt Letha Beeching Cyril Beeching Sarah Slagel Thomas C. Beeching was my grandfather. Christina Rogers (Beeching) cmb6k@live.com https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXN6-HZ5 name: George M Beeching event: Marriage event date: 14 May 1907 event place: , Huntington, other event place: registration place: , Huntington, Indiana, United States marriage license date: residence: Andrews Indiana gender: Male age (estimated): 24 number of prior marriages: race: White birth date: 15 Jul 1883 birthplace: Allen Indiana father's name: Thomas Beeching mother's name: Sarah Beeching spouse's name: Floy E Cramer spouse's residence: Andrews Indiana spouse's gender: Female spouse's age (estimated): 18 spouse's number of prior marriages: spouse's race: White spouse's birth date: 12 Jul 1889 spouse's birthplace: Huntington Indiana spouse's father's name: Frank Cramer spouse's mother's name: Cora May Lynn informant's name: officiator's name: J T Fettro page: record number: reference: film number: 002295250 digital folder number: 004185611 image number: 00482 number of images: 1 batch number: M02121-2 Collection: George M Beeching, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959"
  Family ID	F5193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elda Crocesi,   b. 8 Mar 1923, Illinois d. 29 Jul 1982 (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1942	Huntington County, Indiana   [3, 6]
  	https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXNN-TPN name: Thomas C Beeching event: Marriage event date: 15 May 1942 event place: , Huntington, other event place: registration place: , Huntington, Indiana, United States marriage license date: residence: Huntington Indiana gender: Male age (estimated): 26 number of prior marriages: race: White birth date: 25 Jul 1916 birthplace: Huntington Indiana father's name: Geo M Beeching mother's name: Flo Cramer spouse's name: Elda Crocesi spouse's residence: Huntington Indiana spouse's gender: Female spouse's age (estimated): 19 spouse's number of prior marriages: spouse's race: White spouse's birth date: 08 Mar 1923 spouse's birthplace: Fairmont Illinois spouse's father's name: Leo Crocesi spouse's mother's name: Serafina Giampietri informant's name: officiator's name: Jos A Klinker page: record number: reference: film number: 002295255 digital folder number: 004185616 image number: 00887 number of images: 1 batch number: M02121-7 Collection: Thomas C Beeching, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959"
  Children	1. Thomas Ward Beeching,   b. Abt 1943, Indiana d. Abt 1951, Indiana (Age ~ 8 years)
  Family ID	F5182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Jul 1916 - Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana Marriage - 15 May 1942 - Huntington County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Indiana, Wabash County, Ward 2, Pr 1, Noble Twp, Wabash Enumerated 2 Jan 1920 SD 11 ED 191 Sheet 1A Tivey/Sivey St. 892-6-8 (Reliability: 3). [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), "Beechings from Kent, Co, England to New York, Indiana, USA, 1700's - 1900's" (tiokev@yahoo.com) Updated 2009-4-5 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=beechingpub (Reliability: 3). [S1340] FamilySearch.org, Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 71497329 (Reliability: 3). [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 71497341 (Reliability: 3).