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     Nicholas Lee Berkenbosch is the son of Howard Gerald (Chris) Berkenbosch and Joneil Marie Hotchkin.

     Irving Berkowitz was born on 19 April 1928 at IL, USA. Findagrave.com has 19 apr 1928. He married Doris Jean Hotchkin after 1947. Irving Berkowitz died on 1 April 2009 at Chicago, Cook County, IL, USA, at age 80. Irving Berkowitz, age 81, beloved husband of the late Doris J. (Hotchkin) Berkowitz. Loving father of Sandra (Shane Stafford) Berkowitz. Devoted grandfather of Hannah Stafford. Dear brother of Edward Berkowitz (Arlyne Marks) and Sid Berk. Fond uncle of several nieces and nephews. He was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, at Chicago, Cook County, IL, USA.

     He married Carol Ann Garlington circa 1992.

     Karen Elizabeth Berndt is the daughter of Lester Charles Berndt and Billie Jean Carson.

     Lester was born at Clintonville, Waupaca County, WI, USA, on 18 October 1921. He married Billie Jean Carson at Redding, Shasta County, CA, USA, on 27 December 1953.¹ Lester Charles Berndt died on 10 June 1998 at Beaver Dam, Dodge County, WI, USA, at age 76. Beaver Dam, Wis.

Former Vancouver resident Lester C. Berndt died Wednesday, June 10, 1998, in Westford, Dodge County, Wis. He was 76.

Mr. Berndt was born Oct. 18, 1921, in Clintonville, Wis. He moved to Washington after serving in India with the Army during World War II. He worked as a sales representative for the Mack Truck Co. in the fire truck division.

In 1993, he returned to Wisconsin where he was active in the Beaver Dam Rotary Club. He was given the Paul Harris Fellowship award this May.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Billie, in 1989. Survivors include one daughter, Karen Berndt of Seattle; three sons, Steve and Bob, both of Seattle and Richard of Bainbridge Island; and a special friend, Betty Faas of Beaver Dam.

The body will be cremated and a private family service will be in Seattle. Murray Community Funeral Home in Beaver Dam is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Beaver Dam Rotary Polio Plus Program. Columbian, Sunday, June 14, 1998
. He was buried at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, at Vancouver, Clark County, WA, USA.

     Richard Alan Berndt is the son of Lester Charles Berndt and Billie Jean Carson.

     Robert Alexander Berndt is the son of Lester Charles Berndt and Billie Jean Carson.

     Steven Gregory Berndt is the son of Lester Charles Berndt and Billie Jean Carson.

     Joseph Berner was born on 13 August 1923. He married Elizabeth Papics, daughter of Michael Papics and Helen Szabo. Joseph Berner died on 2 January 2007 at age 83. He was buried at Hillside Cemetery, at Oxford, Warren County, NJ, USA.

     Mary Cornelia Berow was born on 21 January 1857 at Dexter, Jefferson County, NY, USA. Birth location found in her obituary. She married Herbert Bacon Hotchkin at Watertown, Jefferson County, NY, USA, on 25 February 1892.^1,2 Mary Cornelia Berow appeared on the census of 1910 at Watertown, Jefferson County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Mary C. Hotchkin, 40 (1869), Widowed, 2, 2, NY, parents born in NY; son Paul L., 17, single, NY; daughter May H., 13, single, NY; sister (her sister-in-law) Malona S., 81, NY. She resided at Watertown, Jefferson County, NY, in 1920. She died on 14 August 1921 at Watertown, Jefferson County, NY, at age 64.^3,4,5 She was buried at Brookside Cemetery, at Watertown, Jefferson County, NY, USA. Sec J, 16, 08.

     Daughter of Mr and Mrs A, Berow of 12 Cedar St, Watertown, NY.

     Elsie was born at Bemus Point, Chautauqua County, NY, USA, on 21 August 1845. Age 54, born Aug 1845 at the 1900 census.. She married Daniel Myron Hotchkin at Crawford County, PA, USA, on 15 September 1867. Married by Squire Orlando Reed.. Elsie A. Berringer appeared on the census of 1900 at Meadville, Crawford County, PA, USA. The census lists the family as: Hotchkin Elsie, Head, born aug 1845, 54, widowed, 6 children 4 living, b NY, Parents b NY; son David B., Aug 1871, age 28, Single, b PA; dau Susie R., Mar 1882, 18, Single, b PA.. She resided at Meadville, Crawford County, PA, USA, in 1910. She died on 24 April 1924 at Meadville, Crawford County, PA, at age 78. Buried 27 apr 1924..² She was buried at Greendale Cemetery, at Meadville, Crawford County, PA, USA.

     At the 1910 census of Meadville, PA, Elsie is living with her grandson Howard D. Hotchkin, age 9, born in PA. The census report says that she had 6 children, of which 3 are living.

Their son David B. marriage license calls the surname Barringer.

     Anna MacDonald Berry was born on 21 March 1879 at NY, USA. She married Frank Eugene Hinds, son of Francis Marion Hinds and Minerva Jane Witherell, in 1925 at NY. Anna MacDonald Berry died on 12 May 1939 at NY at age 60. She was buried at Westview Cemetery, at Ossian, Livingston County, NY, USA.

     Arthur Joseph Berry was born on 13 September 1927 at Watervliet, Albany County, NY, USA.¹ He married Lila Elizabeth Paris, daughter of Walter Hilton Paris and Elizabeth Louise Hotchkin, before 1971. Arthur Joseph Berry died in June 1989 at Troy, Rensselaer County, NY, USA, at age 61. He was buried at Saint Patrick's Cemetery, at Watervliet, Albany County, NY, USA.

     Son of George Joseph Leo Berry and Virginia May Rivers.

     Clara Mae Berry was born on 6 December 1906 at NY, USA. She married Lewis Vincent Hinds, son of Francis Marion Hinds and Minerva Jane Witherell, on 22 December 1921 at NY. Clara Mae Berry died on 27 April 1966 at NY at age 59. She was buried at Westview Cemetery, at Ossian, Livingston County, NY, USA.

     Jennie Marion Bertholf was born on 21 May 1886 at NY, USA. Age 23 at the 1910 census. She married Marshall Pitkin Howard, son of Jarvis Congdon Howard and Jerusha Pitkin, in 1907 at NY. Married 3 years at the 1910 census.. Jennie Marion Bertholf died on 4 July 1915 at NY at age 29. Called Marion Packard Howard in findagrave.com cemetery records.. She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, at Canandaigua, Ontario County, NY, USA.

     Jean Vincent Bestar was born on 1 November 1924 at St Joseph, Berrien County, MI, USA. She was the daughter of William Shaw Bestar and Marie Gertrude Vincent. Jean Vincent Bestar lived in from 1946 to 1965 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, USA. She died on 4 October 2014 at Victorville, San Bernardino County, CA, USA, at age 89.

     Jean married Barlett M Hackleyin Los Angeles on 15 May 1953 and dievorced on Apr 1968. There are no other records of Marriage.

     William Shaw Bestar was born on 12 June 1889 at Benton Harbor, Berrien County, MI, USA. Age 40 at 1930 census. He married Marie Gertrude Vincent at Berrien County, MI, USA, on 2 October 1911.¹ William Shaw Bestar appeared on the census of 1930 at St Joseph, Berrien County, MI, USA. The census lists the family as: William S. Bestar, 40, married at age 21, born MI, parents born Canada, Promoter; wife Marie V., 38, married at age 19, born MI, father born NY, mother born MI; dau Jean V., 5, born MI; mother-in-law Elmira E. Vincent, 83, born MI, parents born NY, 83, widow.. He died on 26 December 1932 at St Joseph, Berrien County, MI, at age 43. He was buried . Ashes Scattered on Lake Michigan according to a newspaper article..

     Son of William C. Bestar and Mary Sinclair according to his Death Certificate. This document says that his body was cremted, but no indication of what was done with ashes.

     Guillermina Payan Betancourt married Alfredo Bain Domasin, son of Peter Lorisca Domasin and Evelyn Olivia Bain, on 24 February 1954 at St George, Washington County, UT, USA. Western States Marriages, #549610, Vol F, pg 209..

     George Otis Bettise was born on 18 January 1881 at TX, USA.¹ He married Jessie Evelyn Stroope, daughter of Henry Lawson Stroope and Florence Belle Stafford, on 14 October 1913 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK, USA. George Otis Bettise lived in between 1917 and 1918 at MO, USA. They lived in Jasper, MO at the time that he registered for WWI Draft. He died on 25 December 1924 at Dallas, Dallas County, TX, USA, at age 43.² He was buried at Grove Hill Memorial Park, at Dallas, Dallas County, TX, USA.

     Clemene L Bevans married David Arthur Hotchkin, son of Arthur Howard Hotchkin and Dorothy Louise Rogers, on 3 July 1953 at San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA, USA.¹

     Garfield Cavada Bevins was born on 20 February 1909 at Hiltons, Scott County, VA, USA. He married Retha Leota Fields, daughter of Floyd Nathaniel Fields and Ida Virginia Sexton, on 1 March 1931 at Kingsport, Sullivan County, TN, USA. Garfield Cavada Bevins died on 25 June 1995 at Mill Creek, La Porte County, IN, USA, at age 86. Obituary: The LaPorte Herald Argus, Tuesday, June 29, 1995
Garfield Bevins
Mr. Garfield C. Bevins, 86, of Fountainview Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in LaPorte, died Sunday, June 25, 1995, at LaPorte Hospital.
He was born Feb. 20, 1909, in Hilton, Va., to Elmer and Fannie (Curtis) Bevins, and had lived in LaPorte for three years coming from Dunedin, Florida where he had lived for 18 years.
Mr. Bevins was a member of North Dunedin Baptist church in Dunedin and had retired as a custodian at Crown Point School Corp., Crown Point, Ind.
On March 1, 1931, in Kingsport, Tenn., he married Retha Fields, who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Lois Endirs of Corydon, Ind., and Darlene Endris of Cedar Lake, Ind; three sons, Jim of LaPorte, Ernest of Clearwater, Fla., and Gene of Cedar Lake; 15 grandchildren; one step grandchild; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; one sister, Gertrude Morgan of Florida, and two brothers Haston of Tennessee, and Buford of Florida. He was preceded in death by one son, Dwight David; his parents; one sister, Leafie, and one brother Raymond.
The service and burial were Wednesday at Chapel Lawn Cemetery in Schereville, with the Rev. Earl Hosea officiating.
Eller-Brady Funeral Home of Cedar Lake was in charge of the arrangements.. He was buried at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, at Schererville, Lake County, IN, USA.

     Garfield Cavada Bevins was born on February 20, 1909 in Hilton, Virginia. His parents were James Elmer and Fannie Elizabeth Curtis Bevins. Garfield was the third of seven children. He had two sisters, Leafie Dell and Laura Gertude, and three bothers, Raymond Elmer, George Haston Curtis, and Beauford Carl. Garfield's father had several different jobs: farming, building construction, and asphalt roofing, and he retired from the Penn-Dixie Cement plant in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Garfield C. Bevins is shown enumerated in the family of Elmer and Fannie E. Bevins in the 1910 taken as of April 15 for Scott County, Virginia as being 1 year and 2 months of age.
Garfield C. Bevins is shown enumerated in the family of Elmer and Fannie E. Bevins in the 1920 census as of January 1, 100 Douglas Avenue, Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee as being 9 years of age.
Retha and Garfield Bevins were married for 64 years when Garfield died of a heart attack. He died at the hospital in LaPorte Indiana at the age of 86. They lived in many different places. He lived in Hilton Virginia from 1913 to 1917 - In Louden County Tennessee from 1917 - 1920 - in Kingsport, Tennessee from 1920 - 1922 - Gibson Town Tennessee from 1922 - Bottom of Cement Hill in Kingsport Tennessee from 1922 - 1926 - moved to the top of Cement Hill 1926 - 1931 - Garfield mother and Father lived at 348 May Street Kingsport Tennessee 1932 - 1970. Garfield attended grade school in Hilton, VA 1915-1917. He then went to Jackson School in Kingsport, TN from 1917-1923 then went to Dobyns-Bennett High School, 1923-1925, also in Kingsport. Garfield then worked with his Uncle Charles on bridges and water tanks, 2 years in Indiana, and a pipe fitting and tin chop in Elgin, Illinois. He then went to work at the Kingsport Press as a book binder 1931-1947. He then moved his family to Cedar Lake and started working at Rand McNally in Hammond, Indiana, 1947-1959. He then worked for Helix Corp. in Crown Point, Indiana. as a machinist. He then started working for the Crown Point School Corp. as a custodial engineer from 1959-1975 when he retired. He and Retha moved to Dunedin, Florida.

Words from Gene Bellamy:
The very first time I saw Garfield and his lovely devoted wife Retha was one December 17, 1934 when they came to my house in Mansville, Virginia, a small community in southwest Virginia. The occasion was the death of my father, John M. Bellamy. I was 19 years old, and on May 5, 1935 I was hired as a bookbinder at Kingsport Press in Kingsport, Tennessee where I worked just across the aisle from Garfield who was also an employee. these events were the beginning of a long relationship with Garfield and his family. I left the press on September 25, 1945 and went to work at Rand-McNally in Hammond, Indiana and on one of my visits back to Kingsport, I was going on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky when I saw Garfield and his brother Raymond who were ridding motorbikes. I recognized Garfield and I stopped and talked to Garfield. I told him where I worked and the address, and two weeks later I received a letter from Garfield wanting to know if I cold get him a job. I talked to my supervisor, he agreed to give him a job, he moved his family to Meyer Manor in Cedar Lake ad our families have enjoyed many fellowships together.

     Hannah Bicknell was born on 2 November 1729 at Ashford, Windham County, CT, USA. She married Samuel Cobb Esq. on 11 April 1749 at Ashford, Windham County, CT. Hannah Bicknell died on 2 December 1794 at Tolland, Tolland County, CT, USA, at age 65.¹ She was buried at South Yard Cemetery, at Tolland, Tolland County, CT, USA.

     Vergiline Bidlack was born in 1913 at MI, USA. She married Clyde William Huntoon, son of John William Huntoon and Frances Jeanette Lore, on 16 November 1946 at Big Rapids, Mecosta County, MI, USA. Mi Marriages lists and earlier married name of Walter Uhrich in 1944 and one after Huntoon to Lester J. Pugh in 1949...¹

     She is called Vergiline Uhrich in MI Marriage Records, but parents are given as Elijah Bidlack and Bertha Miller.Clyde and a Helen Huntoon received a Divorce on 20 My 1939 in Gratiot County, MI. That miarriage is listed as 14 Sep 1934 in MI. No maiden name is given for Helen.
Daughter of Elijah Bidlack and Bertha Miller. Called Vergiline Uhrich at marriage to Huntoon.

     Alanson Clark Bigalow was born on 27 June 1859 at Wilson, Niagara County, NY, USA. He is age 39 at the 1900 census.¹ He was the son of Ransom E. Bigalow and Cordelia M. Barringer. He married Emma Bobzien at NY, USA, in 1883. Married 16 years at 1900 census..² Alanson Clark Bigalow appeared on the census of 1910 at Lockport, Niagara County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Alanson Bigalow, 50, married at 26, born NY, father born NY, mother born MI; wife Emma M., 46, married at 20, born NY, parentsw born Germany, son Chester, 18, single, born NY.. He died on 1 June 1923 at Lockport, Niagara County, NY, at age 63.³ He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, at Wilson, Niagara County, NY, USA.

     Land records show Alanson Bigelow purchased 15 acres from Lonzo N. Pratt in 1889, 191-48. The Northridge Cemetery, Cambria, NY has lots reserved for Alanson and Leah, but there is no indication that they are buried there. He called himself Bigalow.

     Alanson Clark Bigalow was born on 7 June 1912 at Niagara County, NY, USA. Age 7 at the 1920 census.^1,2 He was the son of Ellsworth Merrich Bigalow and Wilhelmina Louise Schultz. He resided at Ransomville, Niagara County, NY, USA, in 1959. Alanson Clark Bigalow died on 26 August 1990 at age 78.³

     Bernice A. Bigalow was born in July 1887 at Niagara County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of Alanson Clark Bigalow and Emma Bobzien. Bernice A. Bigalow died in 1900 at Niagara County, NY. She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, at Wilson, Niagara County, NY, USA.

     Betty C. Bigalow was born on 5 February 1923 at Niagara County, NY, USA. Age 7 at the 1930 census. Date from her daughter Lynne Roell. She was the daughter of Lawrence Chester Bigalow and Mabel L. Bassler. Betty C. Bigalow died on 30 August 2013 at age 90. Date from her daughter Lynne Roell..

     Chester Bigalow Jr. died in 1928 at Wilson, Niagara County, NY, USA. He was born in 1928 at Wilson, Niagara County, NY. He was the son of Lawrence Chester Bigalow and Mabel L. Bassler. Chester Bigalow Jr. was buried at Corwin Cemetery, at Newfane, Niagara County, NY, USA.

     Ellsworth was born at Ransomville, Niagara County, NY, USA, on 24 April 1886. World War I Draft Registration.¹ He was the son of Alanson Clark Bigalow and Emma Bobzien. He married Wilhelmina Louise Schultz at NY, USA, in 1911. According to the 1930 census he was 25 and she 26 at marriage.. Ellsworth Merrich Bigalow appeared on the census of 1920 at Wilson, Niagara County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Ellsworth Bigalow, 33, born NY; wife Wilhelmina, 34, born NY; son Alanson, 7, born NY; dau Fanny L., 5, born NY.. He died in August 1959 at Ransomville, Niagara County, NY, at age 73.² He was buried on 22 August 1959 at North Ridge Cemetery, at Ransomville, Niagara County, NY, USA. Sec 5, Lot 100.

     Ellsworth seems to be calling himself Bigalow in all records.
Middle name comes from WWI Draft Registration.

     Fred Alanson Bigalow was born on 22 August 1884 at Wilson, Niagara County, NY, USA. World War I Draft Registration.² He was the son of Alanson Clark Bigalow and Emma Bobzien. Fred Alanson Bigalow married Jennie H. Haner in 1908 at NY, USA. According to 1930 census she was 21 and he 24.. Fred Alanson Bigalow registered for the World War I Draft on 12 September 1918 while living at Wilson, Niagara County, NY. The registration card gave additional information on him: "Fred Alsnson Bigalow, born 22 Aug 1884, resides at 25 Wilson, Niagara Co, NY with wife Jennie". He appeared on the census of 1930 at Wilson, Niagara County, NY. The census lists the family as: Fred A. Bigalow, 45, married at 24, born NY, parents born NY, farmer; wife Jannie M., 43, married at 21, born NY, father born WI, mother born NY. He died on 19 June 1944 at Lockport, Niagara County, NY, USA, at age 59.² He was buried at Glenwood Cemetery, at Lockport, Niagara County, NY, USA.

     He calls himself Bigalow.