John Turk Beecher (1831 - 1911)

Born 23 Jul 1831 in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, United States

Husband of Maria H. (Sprague) Beecher — married 18 Sep 1861 in Erie, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1911 at age 79 in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1831. He married Maria H. Sprague on 18 Sep 1861 in Erie, Ohio,^[1] and they had three children:

Maria Louise Beecher (1862–1869)​​

Lucas John Beecher (1870–1954) ​​

Janet Sprague (Beecher) (1872–Deceased)

John became an attorney and served his community for over fifty years. He passed away in 1911 from apoplexy (stroke) and was buried in the Oakland Cemetery in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio.^[2] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31086075/john-turk-beecher : accessed 25 April 2022), memorial page for John Turk Beecher (23 Jul 1831–18 Jan 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31086075, citing Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Deb (contributor 47020747) .

Obituary

OLDEST MEMBER OF BAR IS DEAD

J. T. Beecher Expires at Good Samaritan Hospital After a Long Illness.

Practiced in County and State Courts for 50 Years.

John Turk Beecher, the oldest member of the Erie county bar and one of the oldest Sandusky-born citizens, died at Good Samaritan Hospital Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. He was in his eightieth year. For more than eight years Mr. Beecher's health has been failing.

For over fifty years Mr. Beecher had practiced in the local and state courts, and, before him, his father had an honored career at the bar [...]

John T. Beecher is survived by a widow and two children, Lucas J. Beecher, Columbus correspondent of the Toledo Blade and Mrs. Janet Beecher Wilcox, wife of Merrit S. Wilcox.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8PP-377 : 29 September 2021), John T. Beecher and Maria H. Sprague, 1861.
2. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X88R-286 : 8 March 2021), John Turk Beecher, 18 Jan 1911; citing Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, reference fn 1868; FHL microfilm 1,952,770.
3. ↑ Wordy and repetitive. Gives his father's obituary, too, which means that John wasn't all that prominent. John was a local official and a Democratic party supporter. For full article, see: The Sandusky Register Sandusky, Ohio. 19 Jan 1911, Thursday, page 1. Newspapers.com, accessed 25 Apr 2022. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100440175/

Acknowledgments

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