LaVern Bud Beardsley Jr. (1937 - 1997)

Born 20 Nov 1937 in Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Son of LaVern Bud Beardsley Sr and Vivian Marie (Yaple) Coyle

Husband of Sandra Lee (Marchisheck) Devitt — married 12 Jun 1959 in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States

Husband of Bernadine Nina (Wolcott) Beardsley — married 2 Jun 1974 in Gillett, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 5 Oct 1997 at age 59 in Willet, Cortland, New York, United States

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

LaVern Beardsley Jr. is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Marine Corps

LaVern Beardsley Jr. is a descendant of the immigrant William Beardsley. Testing currently indicates that William's male lineage belongs to Y DNA haplogroup I-L1483, Analysis of a FTDNA Big Y test.

Biography

LaVern Bud Beardsley Jr was born on 20 Nov 1937 in Sayre, PA, son of LaVern Bud Beardsley Sr (1913 - 1952) and Vivian Marie (Yaple) Coyle (1920 - 1993).

His siblings were:

1. David Beardsley (~1939 - <2014)
2. Elliot Walter Beardsley (1940 - 2019)
3. Etta Mae Beardsley (1940 - 2010)
4. Doris Ann Beardsley (~1941 - living)
5. Ethel (Beardsley) Wilcox (~1942 - 1991)
6. Joyce Mae (Beardsley) Kebort (1944 - 2004)
7. Richard Beardsley Sr. (1945 - 2010)
8. Unnamed Infant Coyle (~1947 - ~1947)
9. Unnamed Infant Coyle (~1947 - ~1947)
10. Betty Beardsley (1949 - 2020)
11. Gloria J. (Beardsley) Hults (1951 - 2014)
12. Bonnie Coyle (>1952 - living)
13. Unknown Coyle (~1953 - ~1953)
14. Hazel Coyle (~1955 - living)

LaVern married Sandra L Marchisheck (1941 - 2012) in 1956. Their daughter was Cindy Lou Beardsley. Nancy (Beach) Goodwin was Sandra's daughter who was adopted by Raymond and Norma (Rounsville) Beach. Nancy's pre-adoption birth certificate lists her birth name as Lori Lynn Beardsley and her father as Lavern, but DNA comparison between Nancy and LaVern's sons John and Michael definitively rule out LaVern as her father.

LaVern married Bernadine Nina Wolcott (1933 - 2017) on 2 Jun 1974 in Gillett, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA. Their children were:

1. Veteran Jeffrey Allen Beardsley
2. Veteran John Glynn Douglas Beardsley
3. Veteran Ronald Leon Beardsley
4. Donald Richard Beardsley
5. Michael Anthony Beardsley.

LaVern died on 5 Oct 1997 in Willet, NY aged 59. He is buried in Willet Cemetery, Willet, New York.

DNA Confirmation

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. John Beardsley, FTDNA kit # B2385, and his cousins Harold (Beardsley) Recoy-Beardsley FTDNA kit # 293556 and Barry Beardsley FTDNA kit #287335, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is Abraham Beardsley. Genetic distance affected by recLOH mutation.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. John Beardsley, FTDNA kit # B2385, and his 9th cousin 1x removed, Lloyd Beardsley, FTDNA kit # 372212, match at a Genetic Distance of 7 on 67 markers, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is William Beardsley, the 9x great grandfather of John Beardsley and 8x great grandfather of Lloyd Beardsley. Genetic distance affected by recLOH in kit B2385.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA test results from SMGF and FTDNA. John Beardsley, FTDNA kit # B2385, and his 9th cousin 1x removed, Phillip Beardsley, FTDNA kit # N10266, match at a Genetic Distance of 0 on 43 markers, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is William Beardsley, the 9x great grandfather of John Beardsley and 8x great grandfather of Phillip Beardsley. Philip tested 43 markers at SMGF, then transferred his results to FTDNA. Both Beardsley-386 and Beardsley-477 share a recLOH mutation affecting markers (dys459a, dys459b, dys464a, dys464b, dys464c, dys464d, cdya, and cdyb).
• Y-DNA confirmation can be verified via Beardsley/Beardslee DNA Project at FTDNA
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between John Beardsley and Anita (Campbell) Hall, his 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Peter Yaple and Jane Hazen, the great great grandparents of John Beardsley and great grandparents of Anita (Campbell) Hall. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin 1x removed, based on sharing 56 cM across 4 segments.

Sources

• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Elmira, Chemung, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02513; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 8-18
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #10493620 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Lavern Beardsley (2), single son in household of Lavern Beardsley (28) in Elmira, Chemung, New York. Born in Pennsylvania.
• Marriage: "New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967"
  New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61632 #2089367 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Lavern Beardsley marriage to Sandra Marchisheck on 12 Jun 1959 in Elmira, New York, USA.
• Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  Tampa Bay Times; Publication Date: 19 Jan 1990; Publication Place: St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/316886386/?article=b933d815-bff2-4047-9682-d6b4dee07f72&focus=0.035585526,0.28280604,0.19718012,0.4153031&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 61843 #310775589 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Name: Laverne Beardsley II; Gender: Male; Newspaper Title: Tampa Bay Times; Child: Laverne B. Beardsley.
• Military: "U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958"
  The National Archives at Washington, DC. USA; National Archives Publication: Navy Muster Rolls, 1939-1949; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; Record Group Number: 24
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1089 #33852638 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Name: Lavern B Beardsley Junior; Rank: Private; Muster Date: Oct 1956; Station: Headquarters Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.
• Military: "U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958"
  The National Archives at Washington, DC. USA; National Archives Publication: Navy Muster Rolls, 1939-1949; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; Record Group Number: 24
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1089 #33033453 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Name: Lavern B Beardsley Junior; Rank: Private; Muster Date: Apr 1958; Station: Co B 3Dtkbn Fmf, Camp Hansen Okinawa.
• Military: "U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958"
  The National Archives at Washington, DC. USA; National Archives Publication: Navy Muster Rolls, 1939-1949; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; Record Group Number: 24
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1089 #33033453 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Name: Lavern B Beardsley Junior; Rank: Private; Muster Date: Apr 1958; Station: Co B 3Dtkbn Fmf, Camp Hansen Okinawa.
• Military: "U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958"
  The National Archives at Washington, DC. USA; National Archives Publication: Navy Muster Rolls, 1939-1949; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; Record Group Number: 24
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1089 #35782493 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Name: Lavern B Beardsley Junior; Rank: Private; Muster Date: Jan 1957; Station: 3Rdmardivrepls(Okinawa)1Streplbn Stagregt Mcb,Camp Pendleton Caoifornia.
• Military: "U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019"
  National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
  Ancestry Record 8750 #3629477 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Name: Lavern B Beardsley Jr; Death Age: 59; Birth Date: 20 Nov 1937; Death Date: 5 Oct 1997; Interment Place: New York, USA; Cemetery Address: Willet, NY 13863; Cemetery: Willet Cemetery; Notes: Us Marine Corps.
• Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
  Ancestry Record 2441 #7292582 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Name: Lavern Bud Beardsley; Birth Date: 20 Nov 1937; Death Date: 5 Oct 1997; Cause of Death: Natural; SSN: 111306650; Enlistment Branch: M; Enlistment Date: 26 Jun 1956; Discharge Date: 20 May 1958; Page number: 1.
• Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
  Ancestry Record 60525 #47365706 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Lavern Bud Beardsley Jr burial (died on 5 Oct 1997) in Willet, Cortland County, New York, United States of America.
• Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
  Ancestry Record 60901 #28503702 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Name: Lavern Beardsley Jr [Jr] [Lavern Bud Beardsley Jr] [Lavern Beardsley]; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 20 Nov 1937; Birth Place: Sayre, Pennsylvania [Sayre Bradfo??, Pennsylvania]; Death Date: 5 Oct 1997; Father: Lavern B Beardsley; Mother: Vivian M Yaple; SSN: 111306650; Notes: Jun 1955: Name listed as LAVERN BEARDSLEY; Sep 1964: Name listed as LAVERN BUD BEARDSLEY JR; 10 Aug 2006: Name listed as LAVERN B BEARDSLEY JR; 15 Oct 1997: Name listed as LAVERN B BEARDSLEY.
• Death Registration: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
  Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
  Ancestry Record 3693 #3630264 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Lavern B Beardsley death 5 Oct 1997.
• First-hand knowledge provided by a proud son, John G. D. Beardsley