Samuel BEECHER

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Newlyweds Samuel Beecher and wife Margaret Jane of Franklin Co., soldher interest in a particular tract of Cole Co. land for $54 to JamesMiller (Jr.). Samuel Beicher is listed with this household: Males (born) Under 5 (1836-1840) = 1 son William 30-39 (1801-1810) = 1 father Samuel Females (born) 15-19 (1821-1825) = 1 wife Samuel Beecher, carpenter, 33, was living with wife Margaret, 30;William, 11; Sam, 8; James, 3; and Edward, 9 months old when thecensus was recorded on 5 Dec 1850. Samuel was born in PA, everyoneelse in Missouri. Samuel Beecher, farmer, 45, was living with wife Margaret, 42;William, 21; Adrian, 18; James, 13; Francis, 11; John L., 7; and MaryE, 3. Also in the home was Charles Matthias, 23, laborer, born inGermany. Everyone else was born in Missouri. Judging by the names andbirthplaces of neighbors, they were living in a community with Germanroots. The post office was Dundee. Samuel Beecher, 50, farmer, was living with wife Margaret, 51; JamesM., 23, laborer; John L., 17; Lizzey, 13; and Chas. L. Kingsley, 20,laborer. Samuel was born in MD, everyone else in Missouri excapteChas. in Virginia. Samuel's real estate was worth $10,000 and personalestate $5,000. Daniel H. Beecher, 62, store keeper, was living with Samuel, 64,brother, and a servant and boarder. Everyone was born in PA. They wereat 130 King Street. In spite of the difficulties of the years from 1835 to 1839, a numberof substantial citizens had located in Washington, and were livinghere when the plat was filed. Charles Eberius died in 1836, and his widow, Elizabeth, was married toWilliam Truesdell in 1839. The brick house was sold to Dan Q. Gale,Washington's first lawyer, and the store was purchased by John T.Gregory. Andrew Cochran was operating the ferry and his little storein the river bottom, and A. W. Krueger had established the first drugstore ~-the foot of Jefferson street. Edward Reichard, the Jeweler and gunsmith, was located at the cornerof Main and Jefferson streets, and Daniel Hammerstein, the firstshoemaker, lived in a log cabin at Main and Lafayette streets. GodfreyBeyreis, the first carpenter, had built a little frame house south ofSecond, on Jefferson street, and Joseph Hardin's log cabin stood nearthe site of the postoffice, at Second and Lafayette streets. Otherresidents at this time were Samuel Beecher, Samuel McAllister, Dr.Charles Ruge, Robert Caldwell, and of course, Bernard Fricke. Dr. Jacobs, the first doctor, lived in the country with the Nullefamily, in a house built at the site of the convent, at Second andCedar streets. Mathias Menkhans had a log cabin where the St. FrancisBorgia High School now stands, and across the street was the home ofthe Tiemann family. On Christmas Day, 1839, Dr. Elijah McLean moved into a house built onhis estate near Washington, and thereafter he took a very active partin the affairs of the community. Elijah McLean had been six years oldwhen his family settled in Howard in 1810. It was dense wilderness atthe time, for only seven families were living west of L'outre Island,near the mouth of the Gasconade River. His brother, William McLean,was killed by Indians. After studying medicine under Dr. John Jones, of Warren, Dr. McLeanlocated at New Port in 1824. In 1831, he married Judith Rule, widow ofPreston Rule, the pioneer storekeeper, and moved to Union at thattime. In 1830, he had purchased land in the vicinity of Washingtonfrom William Owens. A few years later he bought large tracts fromWilliam Traesdell, Phillip Miller, Isaiah Todd, and others eventuallyacquiring more than 600 acres near he townsite. Much of this land isnow apart of the City of Washington. Dr. McLean did his own surveying,and laid out numerous additions in the western part of the city. Washington was incorporated by an act of the Missouri legislature onFebruary 15, 1841. At tile first town election, held on May 31,William Cowherd, Andrew Cochran, Dan Q. Gale, John Bihr, SamuelMcAllister, Elijah McLean, and Samuel Beecher were elected trustees.Andrew Cochran was made chairman, John T. Mense, clerk, and JosephHardin served as constable, collector and assessor. The Washington Fire Company by Dr. Elmar H. Schmidt No one seems to know just when the Fire Company came into being. OnMay 29, 1852, two carpenters, Beecher and Johnson, were ordered tomake two hooks, to be thirty feet long, and two ladders, to be "madewith a slide so when let out, they will be 28 feet long." On August 7, 1852, there is an entry in the town records: "Be itordained that the hooks and ladders, made for the use of the town bedelivered to the Captain of the Washington Fire Company." Thus we haveproof that in 1852 there was a Washington Fire Company.

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Titel	Hansen - Madigan Family Tree
Beschreibung	The Madigan Family from County Limerick, Ireland to Chicago, Illinois, USA. The Hansen Family from Svendborg, Fyn, Denmark to Racine, Wisconsin, and to St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Related families of McCormack, Ortmann, Münch, Twohig, Halloran, Slattery, Alburger & Husmann.
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Einsender	Charles Hansen
E-Mail	charles@hansen.name
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