George Washington Beardsley (1842 - 1923)

Born 19 Mar 1842 in Franklin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Descendants

Died 30 Jan 1923 at age 80 in Farmington, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States

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Private George Beardsley was a Prisoner of War in Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia during the United States Civil War.

George Beardsley served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 3/4/1862
Mustered out: 8/9/1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company C, Wisconsin 19th Infantry Regiment

George Beardsley is a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

George Washington Beardsley was born on 19 Mar 1842 in Franklin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, son of Alvin Beardsley (1801 - 1864) and Nancy (Conant) Beardsley (~1813 - ).

His siblings were:

1. William F Stoddard (~1836 - )
2. Richard M Stoddard (1837 - 1914)
3. Hiram Alvin Beardsley Sr. (1840 - 1913)
4. Elizabeth D Beardsley (~1846 - )
5. Susan Beardsley (1852 - 1889)

George married Susan Evelyn Crandall (1853 - 1924) Their children were:

1. Raymond Emmet Beardsley (1877 - )
2. William Beardsley (~1879 - )
3. Grace Aberdeen Beardsley (1881 - 1958)
4. Earl C Beardsley (1882 - 1919)
5. Maud S (Beardsley) Kelsey (~1886 - 1942)
6. Bessie B Beardsley (~1890 - )
7. Arthur Clyde Beardsley (1893 - 1977).

George died on 30 Jan 1923 in Farmington, Waupaca, Wisconsin aged 80.

Civil War Veteran & POW:
*Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1862
*Rank at enlistment: Private
*State Served: Wisconsin
*Was POW?: Yes
*Survived the War?: Yes
*Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Wisconsin 19th Infantry Regiment on 04 Mar 1862. Mustered out on 09 Aug 1865.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ Sources: Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion
   *Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works.Copyright 1997-2009 Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35, Duxbury, MA 02331.
2. ↑ National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database

• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1850; Census Place: Sharon, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: 1007; Page: 287a; Line Number: 23
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #9039281 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  Geo W Beardsley (7) in Sharon, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA. Born in Wisconsin.
• 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1860; Census Place: Caledonia, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1427; Page: 685; Family History Library Film: 805427
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #36378532 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George W Beardsley (17), F Laborer, in Caledonia, Racine, Wisconsin. Born in Wisconsin.
• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: Jefferson, Jefferson, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1719; Page: 174B
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #5825833 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George Bridsley (28), Goes To School, in Jefferson, Jefferson, Wisconsin. Born in Wisconsin.
• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: Watertown, Codington, Dakota Territory; Roll: 112; Page: 405D; Enumeration District: 049
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #26227099 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George W Beardsley (32), married, Carpenter, head of household in Watertown, Codington, Dakota Territory, USA. Born in Wisconsin.
• 1890 Census: "1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census"
  The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8667 #846657 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George W Beardsley in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA.
• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Watertown, Codington, South Dakota; Roll: 1548; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1241548
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #59697437 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George Beardsley (58), married, Carpenter, head of household in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota. Born in Wisconsin, USA.
• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Farmington, Waupaca, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1743; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1375756
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #31240491 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George W Beardsley (64), married head of household in Farmington, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA. Born in Wisconsin.
• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Parmington, Waupaca, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2021; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 132
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #53788847 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George Beardsley (76), married, R??, head of household in Parmington, Waupaca, Wisconsin. Born in Wisconsin.
• Child Marriage: "Montana, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1993"
  Marriage Records. Montana County Marriages. County courthouses, Montana
  Ancestry Record 61375 #1050018261 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George M Beardsley's child Earl C Beardsley (33) marriage to Electa Whitney on 11 Oct 1913 in Glendive, Dawson, Montana, USA.
• Child Marriage: "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
  Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60062 #1485933 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George M Beardsley's child Earl C. Beardsley (33) marriage to Electa Whitney on 11 Oct 1913 in Glendive, Dawson, Montana.
• Child Marriage: "Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987"
  Montana State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61578 #105289821 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George M Beardsley's child Earl C Beadsley (33) marriage to Electa Whitney on 11 Oct 1913 in Glendive, Dawson, Montana, USA.
• Child Death: "Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2018"
  Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana Death Records
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5437 #60842338 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  Geo W Beardsley in death record for child Earl C Beardsley, 2 Jan 1919 in Glendive, Dawson, Montana, USA.
• Military: "New York, U.S., Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900"
  New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]; Box #: 947-948
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1965 #20063 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  Name: George W Beardsley; Age: 19; Birth Year: abt 1842; Enlistment Year: 1861; Enlistment Location: Albion, New York, USA; Muster Year: 1861; Muster Regiment: 27th Infantry; Separation Date: 31 May 1863; Separation Details: Mustered Out.
• 1905 Census: "South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1905"
  South Dakota, State Census, 1905. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 2281059
  Ancestry Record 60159 #407126 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George W Beardsley (63), married in South Dakota, United States. Born in Wisconsin, United States.
• Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
  The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 27
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #653795 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  Name: George W Beardsley; Gender: Male; Unit: C. 19. Wis. Infantry; G. 14. Wis. Infantry; Filing Date: 23 Apr 1885; Place Filed: Wisconsin, USA; Relation to Head: Soldier; Spouse: Susan Beardsley; Roll number: 27.
• Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865"
  Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
  Ancestry Record 1555 #1599554 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  Name: George W Beardsley; Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1862; Enlistment Rank: Private; Muster Date: 4 Mar 1862; Muster Place: Wisconsin; Muster Company: C; Muster Regiment: 19th Infantry; Muster Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster Information: Enlisted; Imprisonment Date: 27 Oct 1864; Imprisonment Place: Fair Oaks, Virginia; Muster Out Date: 9 Aug 1865; Muster Out Information: Absent, sick; Side of War: Union; Survived War?: Yes; Was POW?: Yes; Residence Place: Sparta, Wisconsin; Title: Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion.
• Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
  Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  Ancestry Record 60525 #44918497 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George Washington Beardsley burial (died on 30 Jan 1923) in King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States of America.
• Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
  Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
  Ancestry Record 60901 #613537503 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  Name: George W Beardsley; Gender: Male; Spouse: Susie E Crandall; Child: Grace Aberdeen Beardsley.
• Burial: "U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019"
  National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
  Ancestry Record 8750 #8372241 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George W Beardsley burial (died on 30 Jan 1923) in King, Wisconsin, USA.
• Death: "Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
  Wisconsin Department of Health Services; Madison, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Death Records, 1907-1932
  Ancestry Record 61483 #2265678 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George Beardsley death 30 Jan 1923.
• Marriage: "Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Index, 1808-1907"
  Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907. Madison, WI, USA: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Vital Records Division; Volume: 02; Page: 0319
  Ancestry Record 4997 #44757 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George W Beardsly marriage to undefined on 4 Jul 1875 in Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA.
• Marriage: "Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004"
  Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Wi Marriage Records Pre-1907
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61484 #1871340 (accessed 21 July 2022)
  George Washington Beardsly marriage to Susan Evelyn Crandall on 4 Jul 1875.