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John Wesley Bemis 1858–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1858

Birth Location: Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 25 Apr 1927

Death Location: Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Francis Bemis

Mother: Mary Bemis

Spouse(s): Cora Beemis

Children(s): Dorothy Bemis-Myers, Francis Bemis, Bernice Laundon, John Bemis, George Bemis, Harry Bemis, Ruth Bemis, Fred Bemis, Anna Bemis, Edna Bemis

The story of John Wesley Bemis began in 1858 in Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA. In 1870, John Wesley Bemis resided in Amherst, Lorain, Ohio, USA. John Wesley Bemis married Cora F Baxter Beemis, and had children including Anna Bemis, Bernice Mary Beemis Laundon, Dorothy Azubah Bemis Myers, Edna C Bemis, Francis H Bemis, Fred L Bemis, George Wesley Bemis, Harry Danzy Bemis, John Ralph Bemis, Ruth M Bemis. John Wesley Bemis passed away in 1927 in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wesley Bemis began in 1858 in Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1870, John Wesley Bemis resided in Amherst, Lorain, Ohio, USA.
  • John Wesley Bemis married Cora F Baxter Beemis, and had children including Anna Bemis, Bernice Mary Beemis Laundon, Dorothy Azubah Bemis Myers, Edna C Bemis, Francis H Bemis, Fred L Bemis, George Wesley Bemis, Harry Danzy Bemis, John Ralph Bemis, Ruth M Bemis.
  • John Wesley Bemis passed away in 1927 in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Bemis
1896–1899
Birth Location: Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
FB
Mary Bemis
1839–
Birth Location: Ohio
MB

Spouses(s)

Cora Beemis
1869–1935
Birth Location: Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
CB

Children(s)

Dorothy Bemis-Myers
1906–1971
Birth Location: Elyria, Lorain, Ohio
DB
Francis Bemis
1896–1899
Birth Location: Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
FB
Bernice Laundon
1902–1991
Birth Location: Elyria, Lorain, Ohio
BL
John Bemis
1900–
Birth Location: Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
JB
George Bemis
1888–1893
Birth Location: Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
GB
Harry Bemis
1898–1973
Birth Location: Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States
HB
Ruth Bemis
1904–1906
Birth Location: Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
RB
Fred Bemis
1891–1903
Birth Location: Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
FB
Anna Bemis
1887–
Birth Location: Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States
AB
Edna Bemis
1894–1986
Birth Location: Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States
EB

John Bemis's Ancestors

Self
John Bemis
1858–1927
Birth Place: Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Francis H Bemis
1896–1899
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
Mary Bemis
1839–
Ohio
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bemis's Descendants

1.
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John (Wesley) Bemis (20 Dec 1858–25 Apr 1927) m. Cora (F Baxter) Beemis (24 October 1869–14 October 1935)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Azubah) Bemis-Myers 1906–1971 m. Gordon (E) Myers 1900–1971
    1. 1. Melvin (Ray) Myers 1924–1998 m. Alice ((Alyce) Nora Rurka) Myers 1930–1986 m. Betty (Jane) Myers 1930–1968
      1. 1. Christopher Myers 1949–2009
  2. 2. Francis (H) Bemis 1896–1899
  3. 3. Bernice (Mary Beemis) Laundon 1902–1991 m. Theodore (D) Laundon 1903–1971
    1. 1. Beverly (Mae Dicken) Laundon 1920–2005 m. Harold Dickens 1915–2001
  4. 4. John (Ralph) Bemis 1900–
  5. 5. George (Wesley) Bemis 1888–1893
  6. 6. Harry (Danzy) Bemis 1898–1973
  7. 7. Ruth (M) Bemis 1904–1906
  8. 8. Fred (L) Bemis 1891–1903
  9. 9. Anna Bemis 1887–
  10. 10. Edna (C) Bemis 1894–1986 m. George (H) Woodcock 1892–
    1. 1. Norma (G) Woodcock 1925–
    2. 2. Ruby (Mae) Kopis 1914–1997

John Bemis's Timeline

12 Records

1858
20 December 1858
Birth of John Wesley Bemis in Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
1858
20 Dec 1858
Birth of John Wesley Bemis in Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 12
John Wesley Bemis resided here in Amherst, Lorain, Ohio, USA
Amherst, Lorain, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 22
John Wesley Bemis resided here in North Amherst, Lorain, Ohio, USA
North Amherst, Lorain, Ohio, USA
1886
1886
Age 28
John Wesley Bemis was married
None
1900
1900
Age 42
John Wesley Bemis resided here in Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio, USA
Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio, USA
1907
1907
Age 49
John Wesley Bemis resided here in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1910
1910
Age 52
John Wesley Bemis resided here in Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio, USA
Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 62
John Wesley Bemis resided here in Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio, USA
Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio, USA
1923
1923
Age 65
John Wesley Bemis resided here in Elyria, Ohio, USA
Elyria, Ohio, USA
1927
25 April 1927
Age 69
Death of John Wesley Bemis in USA
USA
1927
25 Apr 1927
Age 69
Death of John Wesley Bemis in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1858
    Event Place: Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1241295
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1858
    Event Place: Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: T625_1406; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 41
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: North Amherst, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: 1041; Page: 293A; Enumeration District: 161
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Amherst, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M593_1235; Page: 329A; Family History Library Film: 552734
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1241295
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: T624_1206; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1375219
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Amherst, Lorain, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Amherst, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M593_1235; Page: 329A; Family History Library Film: 552734

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: North Amherst, Lorain, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: North Amherst, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: 1041; Page: 293A; Enumeration District: 161

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1241295

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: T624_1206; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1375219

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elyria Ward 2, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: T625_1406; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 41

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Elyria, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 April 1927
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1927
    Event Place: Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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