Ernest Raymond Beardsley (1918 - 1996)

Born 26 Mar 1918 in Manhattan, Kansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Marjorie Gladys (Manly) Beardsley — married 24 Oct 1944 in Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Jun 1996 at age 78 in Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States

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MSgt Ernest Beardsley served in the United States Marine Corps in World War II
Service started: 1942
Unit(s): Co. G, 6th Marine Regiment
Service ended:

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

Biography

Sources

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Manhattan Ward 4, Riley, Kansas; Roll: T625_545; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 128
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #106862351 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Ernest R Beardsley (1), single son, in household of Ellis S Beardsley (33) in Manhattan Ward 4, Riley, Kansas. Born in Kansas.
• 1925 Census: "Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925"
  Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_128; Line: 31
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1088 #9057343 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Ernest R Beardsley (6), single son, in household of Ellis S Beardsley (38) in Manhattan, Riley, Kansas. Born in Kansas.
• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340453
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #33601458 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Ernest R Beardaley (12), single son, in household of Ellis S Beardaley (43) at 931 Pierre Street, Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, USA. Born in Kansas.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01256; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 81-15
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #63444020 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Ernest Beardsley (22), single son, Chauffeur, in household of Ellis S Beardsley (54) in Manhattan, Riley, Kansas. Born in Kansas.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Laramie, Albany, Wyoming; Roll: 2018; Sheet Number: 46; Enumeration District: 1-4
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #543911 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Ernest R Beardsley (32), married, Watchmaker, head of household in Laramie, Albany, Wyoming, USA. Born in Kansas.
• 1939 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
  Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #750085927 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Name: Ernest R Beardsley; Residence Year: 1939; Street Address: 931 Pierre; Residence Place: Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Occupation: Driver; Publication Title: Manhattan, Kansas, City Directory, 1939.
• Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
  Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
  Ancestry Record 2441 #9559402 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Name: Ernest R Beardsley; Gender: Male; Death Date: 16 Jun 1996.
• Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current"
  Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #75896911
  Ancestry Record 60525 #46640646 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Ernest R Beardsley burial (died on 16 Jun 1996) in Rock Springs Cemetery, Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States of America.
• 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 #18714863 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Name: Ernest R Beardsley; Rank: Private First Class; Muster Date: Apr 1942; Station: Company "G" Sixth Marines, Second Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, Camp Elliott, San Diego, California.
• Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
  Manhattan Republic; Publication Date: 2/ Nov/ 1944; Publication Place: Manhattan, Kansas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/422446061/?article=b9e23f57-62eb-4d8e-bbaf-ec8140f0b534&focus=0.6239613,0.15291947,0.74110466,0.2543862&xid=3398
  Ancestry Record 62116 #49640215 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  MSgt Ernest R Beardsley marriage to Marjorie Manley on 24 Oct 1944 in Rock Springs.
• Obituary of mother Ida M. Beardsley: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  The Manhattan Mercury; Publication Date: 13 Jun 1974; Publication Place: Manhattan, Kansas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/424131754/?article=d0094f26-6fef-4ada-895f-c468f41f86db&focus=0.823659,0.29519698,0.9898701,0.4972764&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 61843 #177912031 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Name: Ernest; Gender: Male; Newspaper Title: The Manhattan Mercury; Mother: Ida M. Beardsley.
• Residence: "U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1"
  Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings
  Ancestry Record 1788 #219715288 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Name: E R Beardsley; Birth Date: 26 Mar 1918; Residence Date: 1993; Address: 215 R St; Residence: Rock Springs, WY; Postal Code: 82901-6523.
• Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
  Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
  Ancestry Record 60901 #15638737 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Name: Ernest Raymond Beardsley [Ernest R Beardsley]; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 26 Mar 1917; Birth Place: Manhattan RI, Kansas [Manhattan, Kansas]; Death Date: 16 Jun 1996; Father: Ellis S Beardsley; Mother: Ida Davies; Notes: Mar 1937: Name listed as ERNEST RAYMOND BEARDSLEY; 20 Jun 1996: Name listed as ERNEST R BEARDSLEY.
• Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
  Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
  Ancestry Record 3693 #3629562 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Ernest R Beardsley death 16 Jun 1996 (born 26 Mar 1918) residing at 82901, Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, USA.
• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kansas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 23
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #25088736 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Name: Ernest Raymond Beardsley; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 23; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 26 Mar 1917; Birth Place: Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Residence Place: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Kansas, USA; Employer: Sherer and Bennett Construction Co; Height: 5 11; Weight: 150; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Blonde; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: Ida Beardsley;
  Household Members (Name) Relationship:
  Ernest Raymond Beardsley Self (Head)
  Ida Beardsley Mother.
• Marriage: "Wyoming, U.S., Marriage Records, 1869-1971"
  Wyoming State Archives; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Death, Marriage, and Divorce Index Cards, Earliest Years up to 1967
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61829 #30548 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Ernest Raymond Beardsley marriage to Marjorie Gladys Monley on 24 Oct 1944 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, USA.