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Note: 1850 and 1860 censuses indicate a birth year of 1849. Obit give 1852 1870 - with parents
George's first wife was the widow of his uncle Alvah (Allie)
Obit gives birth year of 1852, and place: Yorkville, Illinois
Marriage record and census point to 1844 or 1845 as birth year
Marriage record: birthplace, Kendall County, Illinois
One year old in 1850 census
In Toledo city census, 1895. Not found in Toledo City, IA, 1900
Obit: Traer Star-Clipper: George Beecher, who with his wife came here from Colorado last year, and has been living on the A. L. Ames farm, died Tues- (a line is apparently missing) stroke last summer, and has been unable to get around since. He has been failing of late and died possibly as the result of a second stroke. Deceased was sixty years of age. He was born in Yorkville, Ill., January 12, 1852. He married Louise (sic) Usher, in Toledo, Iowa, who survives, together witn one son in Colorado. Rev Hunt had charge of the funeral services, which were held Wednesday at the Ames home. Burial in Buckingham cemetery.
Tombstone (cemetery books of Tama County): George G. Beecher 1852-1912; Edna (no dates)
1900 census, George and Lucy in Cimmaron, Logan, OK, p265
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