Will was born in 1858. He was the son of Beardsley-3630 Columbus Beardsley and Hopkins-7142 Eleanor Hopkins. He passed away in 1943. William died at the age of 84 years. Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Mantua, Ohio.
From History of Portage County, Ohio' Shalersville Township, Pg. 879.
COLUMBUS BEARDSLEY was born in Nelson Township, this county, August 1, 1830, son of Clark and Sarah Sherwood Beardsley; was united in marriage February 10, 1857, with Miss Eleanor Peirce, daughter of Samuel E. and Betsy Hopkins. By this union there is one son, Willie, a farmer by occupation.
History of Portage County, Ohio - Containing A History of the County, its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries etc. Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, Biographies, History of the Northwest Territory, History of Ohio Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter.
1870 US Census Shalersville, Portage County. OH, 21 Jun
1870, Pg. 2. Enumerated as Wilbur. - 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_1258; Page: 474B; Image: 188348; FHL microfilm: 552757
1880 US Census Shalersville, Portage County, OH. 3 Jun 1880, Enumeration District 130, Pg. 7. - 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: 1059; Page: 408C; Enumeration District: 130; Image: 0475; FHL microfilm: 1255059
Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993, Willie Beardsley & Nora D. Quinn, 15 Feb 1905, Portage County. Parents listed as Columbus Beardsley and Eleanor Hopkins.- Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.
1920 US Census Shalersville, Portage County. OH, Mar 1920, Enumeration District 115, Sheet 8B. Enumerated as 'William'. - Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Roll: T625_1428; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 478
1930 US Census Shalersville, Portage County. OH. 2 May 1930, Enumeration District 30, Sheet 8A. - Original data: Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls; Roll: 1862; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0030; Image: 449.0; FHL microfilm: 2341596
1940 US Census Shalersville, Portage County. OH, 24 Apr 1940, Enumeration District 67-37, Sheet 11B. Enumerated as 'William'. - Original data: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls; Roll: T627_3131; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 67-37 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107059003 Will Beardsley, Hillside Cemetery, Mantua OH
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