Hiel Beardsley (abt. 1807 - 1897)

Born about 8 May 1807 in Delaware County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Strother) Beardsley — married 5 Jun 1830 in , Hancock, OH

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1897 at about age 89 in Keokuk County, Iowa

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Biography

Hiel Beardsley was born about 1808. He is the son of Daniel Beardsley and Hannah Bailey.^[1]

Marriage

• Husband: Hiel Beardsley
• Wife: Anna Strother
  • Child: Emiline Beardsley
  • Child: John J. Beardsley
  • Child: Charles A. Beardsley
  • Child: Robert B. Beardsley
  • Child: Wilfred W. Beardsley
  • Child: Hannah Beardsley
  • Child: Melinda Beardsley

Hiel lost one son, Robert Bruce Beardsley, in 1862, who was in Co. H. 33rd Iowa Infantry, to disease.

From The 1880 History of Keokuk Co., Iowa, Van Buren Twp.:

Beardsley, H. farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Sigourney,{Keokuk County, Iowa}; born in Delaware, county New York, May 1, 1807; when quite young his parents moved to Licking county, Ohio; there he was raised on a farm; he came to this State and county in 1854, and located on the place which he now occupies, and which consists of seventy acres of good land, in June 1839, he married Miss Anna Strather[sic], a native of Virginia; she was born in 1810; in 1850 she died, leaving nine children: Emeline, John s., Charles A., Robert B., Wilford W., Hannah, Malinda J., Margaret S. and Jacob; lost four; Benjamin B., Anna, Hannah and Robert B. who died in the war; he was a member of the Eighth Iowa Infantry; Mr. B. is a member of the M. E. church.

Obituary

At the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Baldwin, in Geneva, February 21, 1897 Hiel Beardsley, aged 89 years, 6 months and 20 days died. Mr. Beardsley was born in Delaware County, N. Y., May 1, 1807, and barring the past year's illness, he had enjoyed a great many years of life in good health. He was married in 1830 to Miss Ann Strather[sic], and was the father of nine children, six of whom survive. He moved to Nebraska in 1887, since which time he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Baldwin, of this place, his wife having died in 1856. He had been a constant member of the M. E. Church for 62 years. Funeral services were held at the Baldwin residence Tuesday, after which the remains were taken to the family lot in the Exeter Cemetery for interment. [The Geneva Gazette, 26 Feb 1897, Front Page]

Hiel was a farmer.

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Sources

1. ↑ Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951. Hiel is the son of Daniel Beardsley, Holt Record #320, Pg. 153.

• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Liberty, Hancock, Ohio; Roll: 692; Page: 389a; Line Number: 9
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #19514431 (accessed 3 February 2023)
  Hiel Beardsley (42), Farmer, in Liberty, Hancock, Ohio, USA. Born in New York.
• 1850 Non-population Census: "U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880"
  Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Liberty, Hancock, Ohio; Archive Collection Number: T1159; Roll: 4; Line: 2; Schedule Type: Agriculture
  Ancestry Record 1276 #5850280 (accessed 3 February 2023)
  Name: Hiel Beardsley; Enumeration Date: 2 Sep 1850; Place: Liberty, Hancock, Ohio, USA; Schedule Type: Agriculture.
• 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Van Buren, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: M653_329; Page: 977; Family History Library Film: 803329
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #5577901 (accessed 3 February 2023)
  Hier Beardsley (52), Farmer, in Van Buren, Keokuk, Iowa. Born in New York.
• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: Van Buren, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: 349; Page: 95B; Enumeration District: 153
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #23498625 (accessed 3 February 2023)
  Hiel Beardsley (73), widowed, Farmer, head of household in Van Buren, Keokuk, Iowa, USA. Born in New York.
• 1885 Census: "Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925"
  Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1084 #6049791 (accessed 3 February 2023)
  Hiel Beardsley (77), widowed in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA. Born in Vermont.
• Death of son Wilford W Beardsley: "Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952"
  State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61442 #600121323 (accessed 3 February 2023)
  Hiel Beardsley in death record for son Wilford W Beardsley, 4 May 1929, husband of Ann Strother, in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA.
• Marriage of son W W Beardsley: "Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1945"
  Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8823 #1053660199 (accessed 3 February 2023)
  Hill Beardsley's son W W Beardsley (41) marriage to Eva B Melville on 16 Apr 1884 in Lucas, Iowa, USA.
• Marriage of son Jacob B. Beardsley: "Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996"
  Iowa, Marriages. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
  Ancestry Record 60284 #958587 (accessed 3 February 2023)
  Hiel Beardsley's son Jacob B. Beardsley marriage to Olive Potts Ellis on 13 Nov 1894 in Leon, Iowa.
• Marriage: "Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993"
  Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61378 #939725 (accessed 3 February 2023)
  Hill Beardsly marriage to Ann Strother on 1 Jun 1830 in Hancock, Ohio, USA.
• 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
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #61621460 (accessed 3 February 2023)
  Name: Hiel Beardsley; Gender: Male; Child: Robert B Beardsley.
• Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current"
  Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #123466516
  Ancestry Record 60525 #82205027 (accessed 3 February 2023)
  Hiel H Beardsley burial (died on 21 Feb 1897) in Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States of America.
• Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  The Geneva Gazette; Publication Date: 26 Feb 1897; Publication Place: Geneva, Nebraska, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/690453144/?article=d154bf77-dc34-418e-b5f3-91b9e9e31eae&focus=0.8122434,0.29890692,0.9731661,0.44333208&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 61843 #923559092 (accessed 3 February 2023)
  Name: Hiel Beardsley; Gender: Male; Death Age: 89; Birth Date: 1 May 1807; Birth Place: Delaware County N Y; Marriage Date: 1830; Residence Place: Nebraska; Death Date: 21 Feb 1897; Death Place: Geneva, Nebraska, USA; Obituary Date: 26 Feb 1897; Obituary Place: Geneva, Nebraska, USA; Newspaper Title: The Geneva Gazette; Spouse: B Ann Strather; Child: Baldwin.
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1. Information from Robert Moody through the import of Moody-Howell_2011-06-05.ged, 11 Jun 2011.