William Slack1

M, #27901, b. 15 November 1896
Father*Charles Spurgeon Slack1 b. 19 Jul 1859, d. 29 Sep 1933
Mother*Eliza Bezanson1 b. 15 Jul 1861, d. b 10 Aug 1916
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     William Slack was born on 15 November 1896 at Nova Scotia.1

Census Summary

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Census, Residence

Census1901William Slack appeared on the census of 1901 at North River, Nova Scotia, in the household of Charles Spurgeon Slack and Eliza Bezanson with Ainsley Albert Slack.1
Census1911William Slack appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of Charles Spurgeon Slack with Ainsley Albert Slack.2
Census1921William Slack appeared on the census of 1921 at Duke Street, Trenton, Nova Scotia, in the household of Charles Spurgeon Slack and Louisa Ann Nolter with Ainsley Albert Slack.3
Last Edited13 Apr 2016

Citations

  1. [S5] 1901 Canadian Census; North River, Colchester, Nova Scotia; Family: 221; Page: 21.
  2. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; 16, Colchester, Nova Scotia; Family: 41; Page: 4.
  3. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Trenton North, Pictou, Nova Scotia; Sub-District: ?; Page: 7; Lines: 47-50.

Lois Cobb1

F, #27903, b. 21 March 1897, d. 16 September 1950

Family

Harry Brown Bezanson b. 14 Jul 1880, d. 9 Jun 1946
Child
     Lois Cobb was born on 21 March 1897 at Palo Pinto, Texas.2,3,4 She married Harry Brown Bezanson.1 Lois Cobb was the informant listed on the death certificate of Harry Brown Bezanson who died 9 June 1946.5 Lois Cobb died on 16 September 1950 at Gaines County, Texas, at age 53.1 She was buried in Gaines County Cemetery, Seminole, Texas.6

     Obituary from Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), 18 September 1950:
Mrs. Lois Besancon Dies at Seminole

SEMINOLE. Sept 17 (Spl).-- Mrs. Lois Cobb Besancon, a life-time resident of Seminole, died at her home here at 9:50 p. m. Saturday.

She was the daughter of a pioneer Seminole couple and had been in the real estate and insurance business here several years.

Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Don Zelaney of Lubbock; mother, Mrs. Dan Cobb of Seminole; four sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Hargrove and Miss Ora Cobb, both of Seminole, Mrs Tom Cobb and Mrs. Roy Davis, both of Lubbock: a brother, Gordon Cobb of Seminole and a grandson, Dan Zelaney of Lubbock.7

Census Summary

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Census, Residence

Census1930Harry Brown Bezanson and Lois Cobb appeared on the census of 1930 at Dexter Street, Fort Worth, Texas, with Beverly Besancon.3
Census1940Lois Cobb and Beverly Besancon appeared on the census of 1940 at Bulkeley Street, Seminole, Texas, in the household of Lois's mother, Aurelia Cobb.4
Census1950Lois Cobb appeared on the census of 1950 at 2nd St, Seminole, Texas.8
Last Edited8 May 2023

Citations

  1. [S900] Texas Department of State Health Services, "Texas, Death Index, 1903–2000", Lois Cobb Bezanson; Date: 16 September 1950.
  2. [S902] U.S. Social Security Administration, "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", Lois Cobb Besancon; Social Security Application, 1937.
  3. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; FHL Film: 2342130; Roll: 2396; Image: 61.0; ED: 0069; Page: 30A; Lines: 4-6.
  4. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Seminole, Gaines, Texas; Roll: T627_4036; ED: 83-7; Page: 4B; Lines: 66-74.
  5. [S791] Texas Department of State Health Services, "Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982", Harry B. Besancon; Date: 9 June 1946.
  6. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Lois (Cobb) Besancon; Birth: 21 March 1897; Death: 16 September 1950; Gaines County Cemetery, Seminole, Texas, USA; Memorial Number: 156452300.
  7. [S2] Lois Besancon Death Notice, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), 18 September 1950, p. 7.
  8. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Seminole, Gaines, Texas; Roll: 4168; ED: 83-2; Sheet: 13.

Beverly Besancon

F, #27904, b. 14 September 1929, d. 19 August 2002
Father*Harry Brown Bezanson1 b. 14 Jul 1880, d. 9 Jun 1946
Mother*Lois Cobb1 b. 21 Mar 1897, d. 16 Sep 1950

Family 1

Donald F Zeleny b. c 1924, d. 1975
Child

Family 2

John E. Bowen
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
Beverly (Besancon) Zeleny, Texas Tech Yearbook, 1947
     Beverly Besancon was also known as Betty Beverly Besancon.2 She was born on 14 September 1929 at All Saints Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas.3,1 Beverly Besancon was named "Miss Seminole" and invited to compete in the "Miss Texas" competition in June 1947.4 She married Donald F Zeleny on 22 December 1947 at Lubbock County, Texas. She was 18.5,6 Beverly Besancon and Donald F Zeleny were divorced circa June 1962.7 Beverly Besancon married John E. Bowen on 2 May 1963 at Clark County, Nevada. She was 33.8 Beverly Besancon and John E. Bowen were divorced in September 1966.9 Beverly Besancon died on 19 August 2002 at age 72.10 She was cremated.11

     Obituary from North County Times (Oceanside, California), 25 August 2002:
Beverly Zeleny, 73

RANCHO SANTA FE -- Beverly Zeleny, 73, died Monday, Aug. 19, 2002, at her home of lung cancer.

Born Sept. 14, 1929, in Fort Worth, Texas, she lived in Rancho Santa Fe for 38 years. She graduated from Texas Tech University in 1947.

She was a member of Rancho Santa Fe Senior Center. She was a volunteer at Rancho Santa Fe Children's Library.

Mrs. Zeleny was preceded in death by her daughter, Michele Zeleny Cope, in December 2001. She is survived by her daughter, Camille Zeleny of Escondido; and son Donald Zeleny of Drain, Ore.

Private family services and cremation are planned.

California Funeral Alternatives in Escondido is handling arrangements.12


     Beverly Besancon was mentioned in an article that appeared in The Odessa American (Odessa, Texas) on 13 June 1947:
MISS SEMINOLE NAMED

Miss Beverly Besancon has been chosen Miss Seminole of 1947 to compete for the title of "Miss Texas" at Corpus Christi, June 12th to 14th, it was [announced] by the Seminole Chamber of Commerce today.4


     Beverly Besancon and Donald F Zeleny were mentioned in an article that appeared in The Odessa American (Odessa, Texas) on 28 December 1947:
"Miss Seminole" Will Wed During Holidays

SEMINOLE (Spl.)--Miss Beverly Besancon, a Tech beauty for the past two years, and Donald Zeleny will be married Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the First Baptist Church of Seminole with Rev. O. C. Curtis of Perryton officiating. Miss Besancon is the daughter of Mrs. Lois Cobb Besancon of Seminole and Mr. Zeleny is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zeleny of Plainview.

Mrs. Dorothy Holbrook, accompanied by Mrs. Roy B. Davis of Lubbock, an aunt of the bride, will sing "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life" and "I Love Thee" by Grieg. Tapers in candelabra and baskets of white chrysanthemums will be arranged on the altar.

In Wedding Party

The bride will wear an aqua crepe dress with gray accessories and will carry a bouquet of white rosebuds. Miss Theresa Hargrove of Seminole, cousin of the bride and maid of honor, will be dressed in pink crepe and will wear a white and pink chrysanthemum corsage. Miss Aurelia Ann Cobb of Lubbock and Miss Carol Hargrove of Seminole are to be bridesmaids and Miss Shirley Hargrove will light candles.

Best man will be Elbert Rankin of Borger and ushers are to be Ted White and Robert Craig of Brownfield.

Following the ceremony, wedding guests will attend a reception in the Besancon home. At a wedding trip to Florida, the couple • will return to Lubbock where both are junior students al Texas Technological college. Miss Besancon is a speech major and a member of Sock and Buskin dramatic club and Mr. Zelery a business major.

• • •

Selected Miss Seminole of 1947, Miss Besancon won honors in July last summer and a beautiful gold cup as alternate to "Miss America" contest staged annually in Atlantic City.

She was invited by a motion picture company to make tests in Hollywood. In addition she was invited to compete for the title of Miss Cotton of West Texas in the West Texas Cotton, Chemurgic and Ceramics Carnival to be staged in Memphis, Tenn.13

Census Summary

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Census1930Beverly Besancon appeared on the census of 1930 at Dexter Street, Fort Worth, Texas, in the household of Harry Brown Bezanson and Lois Cobb.1
Census1940Lois Cobb and Beverly Besancon appeared on the census of 1940 at Bulkeley Street, Seminole, Texas, in the household of Lois's mother, Aurelia Cobb.14
Census1950Donald F Zeleny and Beverly Besancon appeared on the census of 1950 at 2616 30th St, Lubbock, Texas.6
Last Edited8 May 2023

Citations

  1. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; FHL Film: 2342130; Roll: 2396; Image: 61.0; ED: 0069; Page: 30A; Lines: 4-6.
  2. [S623] Texas Department of State Health Services, "Texas, Birth Index, 1903–1997", Donald Louis Zeleny; Date: 3 January 1950; Lubbock, Texas; Father: Donald Frank Zeleny; Mother: Betty Beverly Besancon.
  3. [S901] Texas Department of State Health Services, "Texas, Birth Certificates 1903–1932", Besancon; Date: 14 September 1929.
  4. [S898] News Item, "Miss Seminole Named", The Odessa American (Odessa, Texas), 13 June 1947, p. 12.
  5. [S921] Ancestry.com, "Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965", Beverly Besancon; Marriage Date: 22 December 1947; Marriage Place: Lubbock, Texas, United States; Spouse: Donald F Zeleny.
  6. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas; Roll: 689; ED: 152-63; Sheet: 8.
  7. [S898] News Item, "Divorces Granted", Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Lubbock, Texas), 7 June 1962, p. 62.
  8. [S490] Nevada State Health Division, Office of Vital Records, "Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005", Beverly Zeleny; John E. Bowen; 2 May 1963; Recorded County: Clark; Page; J09.
  9. [S916] State of California Department of Health Services, "California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984", John E Bowen; Spouse Name: Beverly Besancon; Date: September 1966; Location: San Diego.
  10. [S902] U.S. Social Security Administration, "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", Beverly Bowen; Birth: 14 September 1929; Birth Place: Fort Worth T, Texas; Death: 19 August 2002, Father: Harry B Besangon, Mother: Lois M Cobb.
  11. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Beverly (Besancon) Zeleny; Birth: 1929; Death: 2002; Memorial Number: 6747471.
  12. [S2] Beverly Zeleny Death Notice, North County Times (Oceanside, California), 25 August 2002, p. 29.
  13. [S898] News Item, ""Miss Seminole" Will Wed During Holidays", The Odessa American (Odessa, Texas), 28 December 1947, p. 11.
  14. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Seminole, Gaines, Texas; Roll: T627_4036; ED: 83-7; Page: 4B; Lines: 66-74.
  15. [S623] Texas Department of State Health Services, "Texas, Birth Index, 1903–1997", Marcia Michele Zeleny; Date: 28 February 1955; Lubbock, Texas; Father: Donald Frank Zeleny; Mother: Betty Beverly Besancon.

Ned Stanley Bezanson1,2,3

M, #27906, b. 16 July 1917, d. 16 May 1986
Father*Heritage Lewis Bezanson3 b. 20 Nov 1895, d. 22 Sep 1976
Mother*Marie R. Eshenbach3 b. 30 Mar 1895, d. 27 Oct 1982

Family 1

Margaret Hoffmeister b. c 1918, d. 19 Sep 1977
Child

Family 2

Violet (?)
Relationship5th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Ned Stanley Bezanson was born on 16 July 1917 at Kentucky.2,3 He married Margaret Hoffmeister on 25 September 1937 at Newport, Kentucky. He was 20.4,5 Ned Stanley Bezanson became a widower at age 60 upon the death of his wife Margaret Hoffmeister on 19 September 1977.6 Ned Stanley Bezanson married Violet (?).7 Ned Stanley Bezanson and Violet (?) were divorced on 17 April 1984.7 Ned Stanley Bezanson died on 16 May 1986 at Leesburg, Florida, at age 68.8,1

     Death Notice from The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 19 May 1986:
BEZANSON
Ned, husband of the late Margaret Hoffmeister Bezanson, father of Margie Jones, Donna Lacinak and Jerry Bezanson, brother of Stanley Bezanson, also leaves nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friday, May 16, 1986. At Leesburg, FL. Formerly of Norwood.

Friends may call at the Tredway-Pollitt Funeral Home, Inc., 2131 Cameron Ave., Norwood, Tuesday, 6 to 9 P.M. Funeral Wednesday, 1 P.M.8


     Ned Stanley Bezanson and Margaret Hoffmeister were mentioned in an article that appeared in The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) on 16 January 1938:
Wishes Marriage Annulled.

Declaring that she was carried away by the persistency of Ned Bezanson, Grace and Southern Avenues, Fairfax, and accompanied him to Newport, Ky., where they were married last September 25, Margaret Bezanson, through her father, John Hoffmeister, 3418 Cardiff Avenue, seeks to have the marriage annulled. Through H. H. Sunderman, attorney, she says that they separated immediately after the marriage.9


     Ned Stanley Bezanson was mentioned in an article that appeared in The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) on 20 June 1948:
Triple Roll Done By Auto In Crash; Two Men Injured

Two men were injured last night when the car in which they were riding jumped a curb, turned over three times and came to rest against a building at Spring Grove and Western Aves., police said.

Taken to St. Mary's Hospital were Hargus Gabbert, 30, 1766 Western Ave., who received a right-arm fracture and head cuts, and Jame Driscoll, 30, 1133 Poplar St., who suffered a rib fracture.

Safety Patrolman Paul Waite charged Ned Bezanson, 32, 4615 Carter Ave., Norwood, the driver, with recklessness and failure to have a driver's license.10

Census Summary

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1920
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1986

Census, Residence

Census1920Ned Stanley Bezanson appeared on the census of 1920 at Highland, Indiana, in the household of Heritage Lewis Bezanson and Marie R. Eshenbach.11
Census1930Ned Stanley Bezanson appeared on the census of 1930 at Grace Avenue, Fairfax, Ohio, in the household of Heritage Lewis Bezanson and Marie R. Eshenbach with Stanley Heritage Bezanson.3
Census1940Ned Stanley Bezanson and Margaret Hoffmeister appeared on the census of 1940 at 4300 Webster Avenue, Deer Park, Ohio.5
Census1950Ned Stanley Bezanson and Margaret Hoffmeister appeared on the census of 1950 at Norwood, Ohio, with Joy Johanna Bezanson.12
Last Edited25 Jul 2023

Citations

  1. [S846] Florida Department of Health, "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998", Ned Stanley Bezanson; 16 May 1986.
  2. [S903] Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, "Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999", Ned S. Bezanson; 16 July 1916.
  3. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Columbia, Hamilton, Ohio; FHL Film: 2341552; Roll: 1818; Image: 514.0; ED: 0327; Page: 14A; Lines: 35-38.
  4. [S19] Article, "Wishes Marriage Annulled", Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 19 January 1938, p. 2.
  5. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Deer Park, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: T627_3080; ED: 31-122; Page: 14A; Lines: 12-13.
  6. [S2] Margaret E. Bezanson Death Notice, The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 21 September 1977, p. B7.
  7. [S904] Office of Vital Statistics Ohio Department of Health, "Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007", Ned L Bezanson; Violet Bezanson; 17 April 1984.
  8. [S2] Ned Bezanson Death Notice, The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 19 May 1986, p. C3.
  9. [S19] Article, "Wishes Marriage Annulled", Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 16 January 1938, p. 20.
  10. [S19] Article, "Triple Roll Done By Auto In Crash; Two Men Injured", The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 20 June 1948, p. 35.
  11. [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Highland, Franklin, Indiana; Roll: T625_430; Image: 404; ED: 25; Page: 8B; Lines: 67-69.
  12. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Norwood, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 5303; ED: 31-144; Page: 76.
  13. [S912] Ohio Vital Records Office, "Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964", Joy Johanna Bezanson; 11 November 1940.

Stanley Heritage Bezanson1,2

M, #27907, b. 13 May 1923, d. 20 May 2003
Father*Heritage Lewis Bezanson2 b. 20 Nov 1895, d. 22 Sep 1976
Mother*Marie R. Eshenbach2 b. 30 Mar 1895, d. 27 Oct 1982

Family 1

Maxine Henrietta Hartig b. 31 Aug 1927, d. 25 Nov 2004
Child

Family 2

Frances Mary Green b. c 1928, d. 7 May 2003
Relationship5th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Stanley Heritage Bezanson was born on 13 May 1923 at Kentucky.3,2 He married Maxine Henrietta Hartig circa 1945.4,5 Stanley Heritage Bezanson began military service on 24 April 1945 at Hamilton County, Ohio.6 He and Maxine Henrietta Hartig were divorced on 27 August 1993 at Lake County, Florida.5 Stanley Heritage Bezanson married Frances Mary Green on 22 November 1995 at Volusia County, Florida. He was 72.7 Stanley Heritage Bezanson became a widower at age 79 upon the death of his wife Frances Mary Green on 7 May 2003.8 Stanley Heritage Bezanson died on 20 May 2003 at age 80.3 He was buried in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida.1

     Obituary from The Daily Commercial (Leesburg, Florida), 21 May 2003:
Stanley Heritage Bezanson, 80, Husband of deceased love of his life, Frances Bezanson, passed on Tuesday, May 20, 2003.

Born in Cedar Grove, Ind. he moved to Lake County in 1983. He was founder, owner & operator of Harrison Screw Products, West Harrison, Ind. He was an Army Veteran of World War II. He was Commander of the American Legion Post 219 and member of the Moose Club 874, Golden Triangle.

Stanley was the father of Lynda Phelps and Stanley Wayne Bezanson. He grandfathered three: Ben Phelps, Elizabeth Bezanson-Cornelius and Daniel Bezanson.

A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, May 23, 2003, at 3:00 PM at Beyers Funeral Home Chapel, Leesburg.9

Census Summary

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Census, Residence

Census1930Stanley Heritage Bezanson appeared on the census of 1930 at Grace Avenue, Fairfax, Ohio, in the household of Heritage Lewis Bezanson and Marie R. Eshenbach with Ned Stanley Bezanson.2
Census1940Stanley Heritage Bezanson appeared on the census of 1940 at 3722 Southeron Avenue, Columbia, Ohio, in the household of Heritage Lewis Bezanson and Marie R. Eshenbach.10
Residence1945Stanley Heritage Bezanson and Maxine Henrietta Hartig lived at 271 Kearney Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1945.4
Census1950Stanley Heritage Bezanson and Maxine Henrietta Hartig appeared on the census of 1950 at 271 Kearney Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio, in the household of Maxine's parents, Henry (52) and CLara Hartig (52.)11
Residence1951Stanley Heritage Bezanson and Maxine Henrietta Hartig lived at 271 Kearney Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1951.12
Last Edited27 Jul 2023

Citations

  1. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Stanley Heritage Bezanson, Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida; Memorial Number: 49419012.
  2. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Columbia, Hamilton, Ohio; FHL Film: 2341552; Roll: 1818; Image: 514.0; ED: 0327; Page: 14A; Lines: 35-38.
  3. [S902] U.S. Social Security Administration, "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", Stanley Hartage Bezanson / Stanley H Bezanson; Birth: 13 May 1923; Death: 20 May 2003.
  4. [S667] Ancestry.com, "U.S. City Directories", Williams' 1945 Cincinnati, Ohio Directory, p. 111.
  5. [S557] Florida Department of Health, "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001", Stanley H. Bezanson; Maxine Bezanson; 27 August 1993.
  6. [S666] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946", Stanley H Bezanson; 24 April 1945.
  7. [S905] Florida Department of Health, "Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001", Stanley Hertage Bezanson; Frances Mary Hertzog; 22 November 1995.
  8. [S2] Frances Mary Hertzog-Bezanson Death Notice, Daily Commercial (Leesburg, Florida), 8 May 2003.
  9. [S2] Stanley Heritage Bezanson Death Notice, Daily Commercial (Leesburg, Florida), 21 May 2003.
  10. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Columbia, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: T627_3076; ED: 31-19; Page: 25B; Lines: 41-43.
  11. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 3410; ED: 91-819; Page: 2.
  12. [S667] Ancestry.com, "U.S. City Directories", Williams' 1951 Cincinnati, Ohio Directory, p. 112.
  13. [S898] News Item, "Births", The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 26 March 1952, p. 27.

Lester Ralph Bezanson1,2

M, #27909, b. 26 November 1929, d. 5 August 1994
Father*Ralph S. Bezanson1 b. 21 Jun 1901, d. 20 Sep 1995
Mother*Merle Kyle1 b. c 1901, d. 22 Apr 1965

Family

Bertha (?) b. c 1933, d. 22 Aug 2019
Relationship5th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Lester Ralph Bezanson was born on 26 November 1929 at Campbell County, Kentucky.3,1 He married Bertha (?).4 Lester Ralph Bezanson died on 5 August 1994 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Hospice, Convington, Kentucky, at age 64.5,6

     Obituary from The Kentucky Post (Convington, Kentucky), 8 August 1994:
Lester Bezanson, 64, of Butler, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Hospice, Covington. He was a controller for Southern Ohio Bank, Cincinnati, and was a member of Bellevue Vets.

Survivors include his wife, Bertha Bezanson; his father, Ralph Bezanson of Butler; sons, Mark Bezanson of Cold Spring and David Bezanson of Butler; a daughter, Leslie Swope of Butler; and four grandchildren.4

Census Summary

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1990
Death
1994

Census, Residence

Census1930Lester Ralph Bezanson appeared on the census of 1930 in the household of Ralph S. Bezanson and Merle Kyle.1
Census1940Lester Ralph Bezanson appeared on the census of 1940 at 334 Lafayette Avenue, Bellevue, Kentucky, in the household of Ralph S. Bezanson and Merle Kyle.7
Census1950Lester Ralph Bezanson appeared on the census of 1950 at Bellevue, Kentucky, in the household of Ralph S. Bezanson and Merle Kyle.8
Last Edited14 Apr 2016

Citations

  1. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Bellevue, Campbell, Kentucky; FHL Film: 2340473; Roll: 738; Image: 126.0; ED: 0018; Page: 8B; Lines: 54-56.
  2. [S902] U.S. Social Security Administration, "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", Lester Ralph Bezanson.
  3. [S903] Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, "Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999", Lester Bezanson; 26 November 1929.
  4. [S2] Lester Bezanson Death Notice, Kentucky Post (Convington, Kentucky), 8 August 1994.
  5. [S366] Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, "Kentucky, Death Index, 1911-2000", Lester Bezanson; 5 August 1994.
  6. [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Lester R. Bezanson; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.
  7. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Bellevue, Campbell, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1289; ED: 19-38; Page: 15B; Line: 80; Page: 16A; Lines: 1-2.
  8. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Bellevue, Campbell, Kentucky; Roll: 3473; ED: 19-48; Page: 1.

Margaret Hoffmeister1,2

F, #27914, b. circa 1918, d. 19 September 1977

Family

Ned Stanley Bezanson b. 16 Jul 1917, d. 16 May 1986
Child
     Margaret Hoffmeister was born circa 1918 at Ohio.2 She married Ned Stanley Bezanson on 25 September 1937 at Newport, Kentucky. He was 20.1,2 Margaret Hoffmeister died on 19 September 1977.3

     Obituary from The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 21 September 1977:
Bezanson
Margaret E., beloved wife of Ned Bezanson, devoted mother of Margie Jones, Donna Lacinak and Jerry Bezanson, daughter of Eleanor Hoffmeister, also leave eight grandchildren. Suddenly, Monday, Sept 19, 1977. Residence 2059 Maple Ave., Norwood.

Friends may call at the Tredway Funeral Home, 2131 Cameron Ave, Norwood, Wednesday 5 to 9 P.M. Funeral Thursday 9:30 A.M.3


     Ned Stanley Bezanson and Margaret Hoffmeister were mentioned in an article that appeared in The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) on 16 January 1938:
Wishes Marriage Annulled.

Declaring that she was carried away by the persistency of Ned Bezanson, Grace and Southern Avenues, Fairfax, and accompanied him to Newport, Ky., where they were married last September 25, Margaret Bezanson, through her father, John Hoffmeister, 3418 Cardiff Avenue, seeks to have the marriage annulled. Through H. H. Sunderman, attorney, she says that they separated immediately after the marriage.4

Census Summary

1910
Birth
1918
1920
1930
1940
Census
1940
1950
Census
1950
1960
1970
Death
1977

Census, Residence

Census1940Ned Stanley Bezanson and Margaret Hoffmeister appeared on the census of 1940 at 4300 Webster Avenue, Deer Park, Ohio.2
Census1950Ned Stanley Bezanson and Margaret Hoffmeister appeared on the census of 1950 at Norwood, Ohio, with Joy Johanna Bezanson.5
Last Edited25 Jul 2023

Citations

  1. [S19] Article, "Wishes Marriage Annulled", Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 19 January 1938, p. 2.
  2. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Deer Park, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: T627_3080; ED: 31-122; Page: 14A; Lines: 12-13.
  3. [S2] Margaret E. Bezanson Death Notice, The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 21 September 1977, p. B7.
  4. [S19] Article, "Wishes Marriage Annulled", Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 16 January 1938, p. 20.
  5. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Norwood, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 5303; ED: 31-144; Page: 76.
  6. [S912] Ohio Vital Records Office, "Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964", Joy Johanna Bezanson; 11 November 1940.

Frances H. Wright1

F, #27916, b. 13 October 1914, d. 15 September 1994

Family

Hartley M. Bezanson b. 10 Dec 1913, d. 22 Aug 1990
Child
     Frances H. Wright was born on 13 October 1914 at Orange, Massachusetts.2,1 She married Hartley M. Bezanson in 1940 at Brockton, Massachusetts.3,1 Hartley M. Bezanson and Frances H. Wright appeared on the census of 1950 at Yarmouth, Maine, with Ruth Ellen Bezanson.4 Frances H. Wright died on 15 September 1994 at Maine at age 79.1 She was buried on 19 September 1994 in Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Maine.1,5

     Obituary from The Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine), 17 September 1994:
FRANCES H. BEZANSON SUPERVISED YARMOUTH HOT LUNCH PROGRAM
Portland Press Herald (ME) — Saturday, September 17, 1994
Frances H. Bezanson, 79, a longtime employee of G.M. Pollack & Sons who started the hot lunch program in Yarmouth, died Thursday in a local nursing home after a brief illness.

Mrs. Bezanson was the first supervisor of the Yarmouth School Department's hot lunch program, which she ran for 11 years.

''She started the program in the early 1950s,'' said her daughter, Elizabeth Doyle. ''Back then she did it all. She was the cook, the bookkeeper, and she took care of all the money, the cleaning, serving the kids.''

Mrs. Bezanson ran the hot lunch program out of the former Yarmouth Grammar School on Main Street, near where the Town Hall is now.

''There was no fast food,'' said her daughter. ''You had one nutritious meal, and a dessert or a fruit. There were no choices.''

By the time she got through in 1964, the program had moved to the new high school, and she was mainly an administrator. After that Mrs. Bezanson took a job as a bookkeeper for G.M. Pollack & Son jewelers in Portland. For many years she handled time payments out of a tiny office on the sales floor of the store on Congress Street. Later she moved to Pollack's headquarters in Scarborough.

''She was still doing it three days a week after she had a stroke in May,'' said her daughter. ''She never really retired. Pollack's was like a big family to her.''

''She's a doll,'' said Gerald M. Pollack, her boss. ''She worked for me for about 32 years. She was as devoted, as loyal, as fine a person as one would ever want to meet.''

''She knew every youngster in the Yarmouth schools, and every youngster loved her. Many years after, they would come in the store, and they were so thrilled to see her. She always had an infectious smile.''

Born in Orange, Mass., a daughter of Irving A. and Mabel Sawyer Wright, she graduated in 1932 from Brockton (Mass.) High School.

She married M. Hartley Bezanson in 1940, and they moved to Maine in 1949.

They lived in Friendly Village in West Gorham for many years. Before that they lived in Saco and Yarmouth.

Mrs. Bezanson was a past president of Maine School Food Service, a past matron of the Winnegance Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, a longtime member of the Board of Yarmouth Assembly of Rainbow Girls and a member of the First Parish Congregational Church of Gorham. She enjoyed car trips throughout Maine and Nova Scotia.

Mr. Bezanson died in 1990, and a daughter, Ruth Ellen Bezanson, died in 1972.

Surviving are a daughter, Elizabeth Doyle of Falmouth; two sisters, Marjorie Delaney of Brockton, and Virginia Jacobson of Pennington, N.J.

A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Lindquist Funeral Home, Yarmouth. The Rev. Philip Sherman will officiate. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth.1

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Citations

  1. [S6] Frances H. Bezanson Obituary, Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine), 17 September 1994.
  2. [S8] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915", Frances Harriett Wright; Orange Birth Register; Year: 1914; Volume: 623; Page: 49.
  3. [S731] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, "Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970", Marsden Hartley Bezanson; Frances L Wright; Year: 1940.
  4. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: 459; ED: 3-100; Sheet: 71.
  5. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Francis H. Wright Bezanson, Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Maine; Memorial Number: 121214375.

Ruth Ellen Bezanson1

F, #27918, b. 1947, d. 1972
Father*Hartley M. Bezanson1 b. 10 Dec 1913, d. 22 Aug 1990
Mother*Frances H. Wright1 b. 13 Oct 1914, d. 15 Sep 1994
Relationship5th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Ruth Ellen Bezanson was born in 1947.2 She appeared on the census of 1950 at Yarmouth, Maine, in the household of Hartley M. Bezanson and Frances H. Wright.3 Ruth Ellen Bezanson died in 1972.1 She was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Maine.2

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Last Edited14 Apr 2016

Citations

  1. [S6] Frances H. Bezanson Obituary, Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine), 17 September 1994.
  2. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Ruth F. Bezanson, Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Maine; Memorial Number: 121214434.
  3. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: 459; ED: 3-100; Sheet: 71.