William H Beardsley (abt. 1865 - 1919)

Born about Jan 1865 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Son of Isaac Beardsley and Electa (Loomis) Beardslee

Husband of Etta May (Richardson) Norris — married 1896 in Corning, NY

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1919 at about age 54 in Elmira, New York, United States

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Biography

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

William Beardsley 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.

William H Beardsley was born about January, 1865 in Pennsylvania, United States, son of Isaac Beardsley (~1833–1885) and Electa Loomis (1840–1872).

In 1880, Wm (16), Farm Laborer, in Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[1]

William (31) married Etta May Richardson (19) (born in August, 1876 in Rutland Township, Tioga, Pennsylvania; daughter of Nehemiah F Richardson and Ann (Gustin) Richardson) in 1896 in Corning, NY.^[2] Their children were:

• Jennie Beardsley (1896–1918)
• Helen Beardsley (1899–1950)
• Harry Beardsley (1903–1922)
• Frederick Beardsley (1906–1976)
• William B Beardsley (1907– )
• Gladys Beardsley (1908–1987)
• Martha Beardsley (1911–2004)
• LaVern Bud Beardsley (1913–1952)
• Lawrence William Beardsley (1919–1984)

In 1900, William (26), was a married head of household, Day Laborer In Tanery, in Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania. ^[3]

William died on January 17, 1919 in Elmira, New York, United States, aged about 54.^{[4] [5] [6]} He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York.

In their uncle William H. Loomis' will, William and his siblings David, Alice (Mrs. Burr Eugene Wood), and Mary (Mrs. Orrin Wheeler) each received 100 shares of preferred stock of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fee Railroad. The stock was worth $10,000 in 1913. The income from each block of 100 shares was to be $500 a year. At the death of the beneficiaries the stock would have gone to their heirs.

• "William H. Loomis (Loomis-1062), a native of Rutland, Tioga county, died June 6th, in New York, leaving a fortune estimated at half a million, the bulk of which was left to the Loomis Institute in Connecticut. He was a bachelor, and the quintessential self-made man.. "

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

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1104; Page: 175C; Enumeration District: 009
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #28890541 (accessed 7 January 2022)
   Wm Beardsley (16), Farm Laborer, in Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ Child Record: "New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61377 #1350662255 (accessed 7 January 2022)
   Name: William Henry Beardsley; Gender: Male; Spouse: Etta Richardson; Child: Jennie Beardsley; Film Number: 001005741.
3. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1241383
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #77040340 (accessed 7 January 2022)
   William Beardsley (26), married, Day Laborer In Tanery, head of household in Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania, USA.
4. ↑ Death Registration: "New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956"
   New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61535 #4067338 (accessed 7 January 2022)
   William Beardsley death 17 Jan 1919 in Elmira, New York, USA.
5. ↑ Death Registration: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968"
   Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 047851-050550
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #605504618 (accessed 7 January 2022)
   William Beardsley death.
6. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
   Ancestry Record 60525 #71381120 (accessed 7 January 2022)
   William H Beardsley burial (died on 17 Jan 1919) in Elmira, Chemung County, New York, United States of America.

See also:

• Child Record: "New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61377 #1350858848 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Name: William Beardsley; Gender: Male; Spouse: Attie Richardson; Child: Martha Beardsley; Film Number: 000849271.
• Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  Star-Gazette; Publication Date: 22 Jan 1918; Publication Place: Elmira, New York, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/276175434/?article=dba18d32-f772-4b8e-9352-f3e39edb8880&focus=0.37595704,0.89940166,0.49675044,0.9405902&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 61843 #232694760 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Name: Beardsley; Gender: Male; Newspaper Title: Star-Gazette; Child: Jennie Whitehead.
• Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  Star-Gazette; Publication Date: 17 Jan 1919; Publication Place: Elmira, New York, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/276314954/?article=9732946d-3212-48e9-b0c8-2b6d34f91c25&focus=0.4820816,0.5379702,0.60481507,0.62833136&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 61843 #564309533 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Name: William H. Beardsley; Gender: Male; Death Date: Abt 1919; Death Place: 331 Grant street; Obituary Date: 17 Jan 1919; Obituary Place: Elmira, New York, USA; Newspaper Title: Star-Gazette; Child: Harry Fred Laverne Gladys Martha; Siblings: Alice Wood Mary Wheeler David Horace.
• Child Birth: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1913"
  Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1913; Box Number: 389; Certificate Number Range: Philidelphia (Kraemer) - Union (Wertz)
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60484 #18263700 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  William Beardsley born.
• Marriage: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61381 #3255995 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  W H Beardsley (23) marriage to Ettie M. Richardson on 24 Oct 1895 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA.