James W. Beardslee

     James W. was born in 1804 in Hardyston, Sandyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. James married Jane Shoemaker circa 1830 in New York. James & Jane had children: William [2/18/1833-1/28/1903][m. 7/04/1878 Mary Johnson], Sarah [5/18/1835-2/24/1910][m. 1/27/1859 Jerome Gibson], Mary [6/28/1837-8/07/1912][m. 10/25/1859 William Henry Giddings], Daughter [died young] & John [10/08/1844-11/13/1907][m. Emogene Fuller]. The 1830 U.S. Federal Census enumerates at Big Flats, Tioga County, New York, the family of James Beardslee [00001:00001].¹ On 4 September 1832, James Beardslee of Tioga Co., New York, purchased of the US Government 80 acres of land in Independence Township [W 1/2 SE 1/4 of Section 23 of T4N R9E][no. 257]. On 2 August 1837, James Beardslee of Oakland Co., Michigan, purchased of the US Government 117.22 acres in Oxford Township [NW 1/4 of Section 18 T5N R10E][no. 466]. 1845, James was listed on the State of Michigan Census at Oxford Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Enumerated in this household were James W. Beardslee [11100:21100] [under 10, 10-21, 21-45, 45-75, over 75]. 9 August 1850, James and his wife, Jane, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Oxford Township. Enumerated in this household were James Birdslee [45 New Jersey], his wife: Jane [42 New York], children: William [19 Michigan], Sarah [15 Michigan], Mary [13 Michigan], & John [6 Michigan]. James is a farmer.² 26 July 1860, James and his wife, Jane, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Oxford Township. Enumerated in this household were James Beardsley [56 New Jersey], Jane -[52 New York], John [15 Michigan].³ James departed this life on Thursday, 26 December 1867 in Oxford Township at age 63 years. He was buried there in Oxford Township in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery. His tombstone reads: 1804-1867.⁴