Louisa Jane (Beardsley) Defenbaugh (1852 - 1933)

Born 27 Jun 1852 in Michigan

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Louisa (Beardsley) Defenbaugh is a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

Louisa was born about 1853. She is the daughter of David Beardsley and Caroline Mow. She passed away in 1933. ^[1]

From Biographical Sketches of Settlers in the 1880's:

Louisa Jane Beardsley was born June 27, 1852 in southern Michigan. Her parents were David and Carolyn Mow Beardsley. Louisa married Wesley Defenbaugh February 5, 1882. They had 4 Children: Neva, Gertrude, Victor and Guy Defenbaugh. Neva Defenbaugh married Doran Cary and their son was Elon Cary.

Obituary

DEFENBAUGH

Mrs. Defenbaugh Of Hubbard Is Called

Had Been A Resident Since 1885;

Husband And Four Children Survive

Another of the early pioneers of the county has been called to her reward, Mrs. Wesley Defenbaugh, highly respected lady of Hubbard township, answering the summons Wednesday of last week following an extended illness. Funeral services were held at the spacious country home Saturday, August 19, Rev. Geo. Arbogast of Mildred officiating. Favorite hymns were rendered by Mrs. Jewell and Mr. Wuffelstad. She was laid to rest in the Hubbard cemetery. Louisa Jane Beardsley was born near Union, Cass county Michigan, June 27, 1852 and died August 16, 1933, being somewhat over 81 years of age. She was the second child of a family of eleven children, thus early in life learned to care for others. When sixteen years of age her education was far enough advanced to permit her to become a schoolteacher. She remained at that work for fourteen years, attending the University of Valparaiƒ1/4so, Indiana, to further fit herself for that profession. For six years she taught in Michigan then transferred to Indiana, where she remained for many years, being employed for several years on the teaching staff of the Elkhart public schools. She also spent a year or two in Chickasaw County, Iowa. While teaching near Elkhart, Indiana, she met and married Wesley Defenbaugh, which union has extended over half a century. To them have been born Two sons and two daughters, Guy and Victor of Park Rapids, Mrs. Neva Cary of Nevis and Mrs. Gertrude Golnick of Warren. In the spring of 1885 the family moved to Hubbard prairie and took up residence on the farm that has been their home continually since. Mrs. Defenbaugh was one of the early settlers, and endured many hardships before acquiring the home she so much enjoyed. She taught school several terms in Hubbard County, and was outstanding in her ideas for right and righteousness. She united with the Methodist church early in life, and in later years was associated with the Christian Alliance church. She was an active member of the W. C . T. U. and always an advocate of prohibition. She leaves to mourn her loss her aged husband, four children, six grandchildren, one brother Otis Beardsley of Clearwater, four sisters, Mrs. Joseph Replogle, Mrs. Louis Vogtman, Miss Clara Beardsley, all of Park Rapids, and Miss Ada Beardsley of Bristol, Indiana. She realized that her days were numbered and was ready and glad to go when the summons came. [Enterprise, August 24, 1933] [Park Rapids Enterprise, Park Rapids, Minnesota. http://files.usgwarchives.net]

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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. Louisa Jane Beardsley is the daughter of Rev. David Beardsley, Holt Record #1106, Pg. 414.

See also:

• Biographical Sketches of Settlers in the 1880's, compiled from 1880 MN federal census (Cass Co) and 1885 MN state census, and Park Rapids Enterprize articles through 1883, with some additions from secondary sources, by Peter Wilson, 8 East 25 St, Minneapolis MN 55404.
• 1860 US Census: Mason, Cass County, MI, 26 Jun 1860, Pg, 116. Line 17, Louisa J. Beardsley, 8, inferred daughter, in household of D. Beardsley. - Original data: Eighth Census of the United States, NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; Roll: M653_541; Page: 328; FHL microfilm: 803541
• 1870 US Census: Mason, Cass County, MI, 27 Jul 1870, Pg. 18. Line 34, Louisa Beardsley, 17, teaching school, inferred daughter, in household of David Beardsley. - Original data: Ninth Census of the United States, NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; Roll: M593_668; Page: 104B
• 1880 US Census: Mason, Cass County, MI, 22 Jun 1880, Enumeration District 69, Pg. 16. Line 28, Louisa Beardsley, 27, school teacher, daughter, in household of David Beardsley. - Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: 575; Page: 501d; Enumeration District: 069
• Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905: District of Manter, Hubbard County, 1 May 1855, Pg. 3
• 1900 US Census: Hubbard, Hubbard County, MN, 19 Jun 1900, Enumeration District 72, Sheet 6B. Line 40, Louise Defenbaugh, 38, wife, in household of Wesley Defenbaugh. Four children; four living. - Original data: Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls; Roll: 771; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0072
• Find A Grave: Memorial #58370087; Hubbard Cemetery, Hubbard MN (no g.s. photo)

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