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Grant Sherman Beardsley (1864 - 1912)

Grant Sherman Beardsley
Born in Wisconsin, United Statesmap
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Died at age 48 in Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United Statesmap
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Grant Beardsley is a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

Grant Beardsley was a Wisconsinite.

Grant was born in 1864. He was the son of William Beardsley. He passed away in 1912.[1]

Upon the death of his sister, Rose Etta, in 1893, Grant looked after and raised her daughter, Clara Hunt, born in Oct 1889.

From a newspaper clipping:[2]

Grand Rapids, Wis.: Grant: Beardsley, 45, grocer, held up by masked robber. Refused to give money at point of gun. Shot. Died.


Sources

  • 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. Grant is the son of William Beardsley, Holt Record #1103, Pg. 413.
  • 1870 US Census: Appleton, Outagamie County, WI, 6 Jun 1870, Pg. 18
  • 1880 US Census: Appleton, Outagamie County, WI, 22 & 23 Jun 1880, Enumeration District 114, Pg. 61
  • 1900 US Census: Grand Rapids, Wood County, WI, 16 Jun 1900, Enumeration District 145, Sheet 19B
  • 1910 US Census: Grand Rapids, Wood County, WI, 21 & 22 Apr 1910, Enumeration District 191, Sheet 9B
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #80381169; Calvary Cemetery, Wisconsin Rapids., WI


Footnotes

  1. ↑ Information from Beardsley family researcher Nick Dann, 27 Jul 2015.
  2. ↑ The Day Book, Chicago, Illinois, Volume 2, Number 4, 2 October 1912




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