Jacob E. Beachner Sr. ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

August 16, 1850 - Jacob Büchner, age 42, arrives in New York on the ship Bark Orion from Bremen, Germany. He is listed as a carpenter with last residence in Oberfüllbach and born in Sachsen. He is with what looks to be a sibling Anna (age 28), and children Georg (18), Michel (13), Johann (9), Dorothea (6), Barbe (4), and Anna (9m). The ship left Bremen on 22 June 1850. The record was found on http://immigrantships.net. These records can be found in the National Archives on Microfilm publication 237/roll 91.

1853 Son William Henry's obituary states that he was born in Penfield, NY. So, the family most likely settled in Penfield, NY after arriving from Germany.

1855 Penfield, Monroe, NY Census: Jacob and wife Barbra both born in Germany, with children Barbra (age 8 born Ger.), Hannah (age 5 born Ger.), Charles (age 4 born Monroe Co, NY), and Wm (age 2 born Monroe Co). He is not listed as owning land so he may have been renting. All born in Germany were marked as aliens. All above age 4 were also listed as having been in Penfield for 4 years. So, it looks as if they did not spend too much time in New York City when they arrived to the U.S. in 1850. Families around the Beachners were Elezer Baker, Richard Wells, Charles Fellows, L. Allen, and Nathan Higbie. Most of these men are found on 1852 and 1858 maps of Penfield, NY around what is now Fellows Road, Penfield, NY.

1860 US Fed Census: living with second wife Barbara and children Hannah (probably Anna as listed on ship records), Charles, William, Franklin, Sarah & unnamed (Jacob - age 1/12) in Weller, Richland, Ohio. Listed as a Farmer.

The 1860 census listing above has his last name spelled as Bickler so either they didn't want their name recorded or the census is mistaken which is all too common. Also, Jacob's and Barbara's ages vary quite significantly throughout the census records so they could have been just reluctant to give totally accurate information to the census takers. The unnamed child must be Jacob E. who was born just 8 days before the census record of 23 Jun 1860.

1870 US Fed Census: living with wife Barbara and children Sarah and Jacob in Blooming Grove, Ohio. Listed as Day Laborer

1870 Assessment of Lots in the Town of Ganges, Richland County, Ohio, for the year 1870: Beachner, Barbary had lot 28 worth $25 with a house worth $75 and lot 1 worth $25 with a house worth $100. Beachner, Jacob had lots 51-54 each worth $25 and lot 6 worth $25.

1880 US Fed Census: living with wife Barbara in Blooming Grove, Ohio. Listed as Laborer

Record of Real Estate Transfer in Richland Co., Ohio:
Transfers of Real Estate: December, 1884
William Beechner et al. to Jacob Beechner, lot 6, Ganges, $1
(source: Richland County, Ohio section of www.rootsweb.com)

1884 Richland County, Ohio Directory entry:
Beachner, Jacob E Ganges(town)
(source: Richland County, Ohio section of www.rootsweb.com)

Obituary as found in the Rochester Union & Advertiser, 1 April 1889 (Rochester, NY):
(source: Barb Heiden)
Jacob Beachner, aged 80 years, died yesterday at his home in Irondequoit. The funeral will take place from the house at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.

Note: It looks as if Jacob came back to Irondequoit, NY to be with his children in his later years. I have learned that the Hooker Cemetery in Irondequoit, NY was the only public cemetery in Irondequoit up to 1895. Many of the tombstones have been ruined in this cemetery over the years. I'm wondering if he is buried in this cemetery. Monroe County and New York state do not have any records of his death.

Jacob married Margaret Tower.

Jacob next married Barbara Kirschner in Aug 1850-1851. (Barbara Kirschner was born about 1822 in Saxony ⁴ and died after 1880 ⁶.)