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Sergeant Samuel Becherer

Male 1838 - 1903  (64 years)


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  • Name Sergeant Samuel Becherer  [1
    Title Sergeant 
    Born 24 Dec 1838  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Plain Twp., Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1850  Plain Twp., Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    With parents Constantine and Mary Becherer and six siblings 
    Civil War Veteran 14 Aug 1862 - 22 Jun 1865 
    Enlisted as a Corporal in Company E, Ohio 115th Infantry Regiment on 18 Sep 1862. Promoted to Full Sergeant on 22 Jan 1863. Mustered out on 22 Jun 1865 at Murfreesboro, TN. 
    Census 1870  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Canton P.O., Ward 3 
    Occupation 1870  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    "Works in reaper shop" 
    • Most likely at the Aultman Company
    Residence 1870  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    With wife Mary (Walter) and two children 
    Occupation 1881  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Seller of groceries and provisions at 53 North Market St 
    Residence 21 Apr 1881  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    53 North Market Street at the corner of Second Street 
    Occupation 1883  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Grocer, 75 N Market St 
    Residence 1883  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    75 N Market St 
    Occupation 1884  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Grocer 
    Address:
    75 N Market St 
    Residence 1884  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    75 N Market St 
    Occupation 1886  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    "Bologna dealer" 
    Residence 1886  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    257 S Market St, rear 
    Occupation 1889  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Policeman 
    Residence 1889  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    257½ S Market St 
    Occupation 1891  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Patrolman No. 2 
    Residence 1891  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    257½ S Market St 
    Occupation 1893  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    City marshal 
    Residence 1893  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    257½ S Market St 
    Occupation 1895  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1895  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    257½ S Market St

    With five children 
    Occupation 1896  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Insurance 
    Residence 1896  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    1219 S Market St

    With three children 
    Occupation 1898  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Turnkey, City Prison 
    Residence 1898  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    1219 S Market St

    With four children 
    Occupation 1899  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    Turnkey, City Prison 
    Residence 1899  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    1219 S Market St

    With four children 
    Census 1900  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Ward 6, Enumeration District 107 
    Occupation 1900  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    "Turnkey at City Prison" 
    • One cannot help but wonder whether he ever encountered brother-in-law Frank Walter in a professional capacity
    Residence 1900  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1219 South Market Ave

    With four grown children 
    Occupation 1901  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    Turnkey, City Prison 
    Residence 1901  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    1219 S Market St

    With three children 
    Occupation 1902  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    Turnkey, City prison 
    Residence 1902  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    1219 S Market St

    With three children 
    Occupation 10 Sep 1903  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 21
    Turnkey, City prison 
    Residence 10 Sep 1903  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 21
    1217 S Market 
    Died 10 Sep 1903  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 22
    Cause: "Bronchitis" 
    Buried Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Saint Peter Cemetery
      Front Section South Side Row 04 [3]
    Samuel Becherer (1838-1903) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Samuel Becherer (1838-1903) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Includes headstone photo.
    Person ID I4324  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 21 May 2020 

    Family Mary Walter,   b. 1842, Canton Twp., Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1881, Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Marriage License 28 Oct 1865  Stark Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Married 29 Oct 1865  Stark Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F1977  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S40195] Ohio, County Marriages, 1790-1950, Digital images of originals housed at various archives throughout Ohio. Marriage Records., (FHL microfilm, 1,525 rolls, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), Stark County, Marriage records 1858-1866 vol. 5, pg. 208 (Reliability: 3), 24 Mar 2020.

    2. [S65] Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, images, FamilySearch, Stark County, Death records, 1867-1908, vol. 4, pg. 11 (Reliability: 3), 14 Apr 2020.

    3. [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Find a Grave Memorial 105357567 (Reliability: 2), 26 Mar 2020.

    4. [S34623] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900), fam. 281, pg. 13B, ED 107, Canton, Stark, Ohio (Reliability: 2), 26 Mar 2020.

    5. [S34634] 1870 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 19, pg. 3, Canton, Stark, Ohio (Reliability: 2), 26 Mar 2020.

    6. [S34621] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 148, pg. 39A, Plain Twp., Stark, Ohio (Reliability: 2), 26 Mar 2020.

    7. [S188] Canton City Directory, 1881-82-83, (Canton, Ohio: C. C. Thompson, 1881), 26 (Reliability: 2), 17 Apr 2020.

    8. [S40192] The Stark County Democrat, Library of Congress Chronicling America Project, (Library of Congress, http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ , 2007-), Thursday, 21 Apr 1881, pg. 5 (Reliability: 2), 14 Apr 2020.
      "The funeral of Mr. Constantine Becherer will occur from the residence of his son, Mr. Sam Becherer at the corner of Market and Second streets..."

    9. [S189] Roberts' Directory of the City of Canton, 1883-84, (The Roberts New Co., 1883), 30 (Reliability: 2), 17 Apr 2020.

    10. [S190] Directory of the City of Canton, 1884-85, (Canton, Ohio: The Canton News Co., 1884), 89 (Reliability: 2), 17 Apr 2020.

    11. [S191] Directory of the City of Canton, 1886-87, Sam J Roberts, ed. and comp., (Canton, Ohio: The Canton News Co., 1886), 105 (Reliability: 2), 17 Apr 2020.

    12. [S40217] Directory of the City of Canton (1889-1890), (N. H. Burch & Co., 1889), 72 (Reliability: 2), 18 Apr 2020.

    13. [S219] Canton City Directory, 1891-92., The Burch Directory Co., Akron, Ohio, (Akron, Ohio: The Akron Printing and Publishing Co., 1891), 128 (Reliability: 2), 11 May 2020.

    14. [S220] Canton City Directory, 1893-94., The Burch Directory Co., Akron, Ohio, (Akron, Ohio: Beacon Job Department, 1893), 126 (Reliability: 2), 11 May 2020.

    15. [S40224] Canton Official City Directory (1895), (Akron, OH: The Burch Directory Company, 1895), 130 (Reliability: 2), 11 May 2020.

    16. [S221] Canton Official City Directory, 1896-97., The Burch Directory Co., Akron, Ohio, (Akron, Ohio: Commercial Printing Co., 1896), 132 (Reliability: 2), 11 May 2020.

    17. [S222] Canton Official City Directory, 1898, The Burch Directory Co., Akron, Ohio, (Akron, Ohio: Commercial Printing Co., 1898), 137 (Reliability: 2), 11 May 2020.

    18. [S223] Canton Official City Directory, 1899, The Burch Directory Co., Akron, Ohio, (Akron, Ohio: Commercial Printing Co., 1899), 134 (Reliability: 2), 11 May 2020.

    19. [S224] Canton Official City Directory, 1901, The Burch Directory Co., Akron, Ohio, (Akron, Ohio: Commercial Printing Co., 1901), 130 (Reliability: 2), 11 May 2020.

    20. [S225] Canton Official City Directory, 1902, The Burch Directory Co., Akron, Ohio, (Akron, Ohio: Commercial Printing Co., 1902), 142 (Reliability: 2), 11 May 2020.

    21. [S226] Canton Official City Directory, 1903, The Burch Directory Co., Akron, Ohio, (Ak), 144 (Reliability: 2), 20 May 2020.

    22. [S40192] The Stark County Democrat, Library of Congress Chronicling America Project, (Library of Congress, http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ , 2007-), Tuesday, 15 Sep 1903, pg. 6 (Reliability: 2), 14 Apr 2020.