The Story of Orson Bellamy of Saratoga, New York, and Some of His Descendants - Part 3

The Fourth Generation: The Children Earl Bellamy & Minnie Young, Leon Bellamy & Louise Ide, George Bentley & Sarah Bellamy, Orson Bellamy & Edwina Ide, Harold Gallup & Julia Bellamy, and more.

Thank you to the children and grandchildren who shared stories and photos with me for Generation Four. Genealogy is never done, so feel free to add stories in the comments. I am open to writing a revision if I need to make corrections or add to the personal histories.

Some of the women were difficult to write about. They were housewives, and their stories have been lost. One obituary basically said, “She liked to make afghans and shop with her sister.” Missing are the stories of her taking care of sick children, running a household on a budget, helping her children reach their goals, and teaching them to be good citizens. Was she interested in politics? What were some of her favorite sayings? What stories did she tell about her family? How did she support her husband? How did he support her?

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Also, I knew there was a living member of generation four in her 90s. We had a good visit on the phone, and she told me the Stophilbeens changed their name to Bellamy because of the anti-German sentiments brought on by World War I. 

There appear to be six living members of generation four, which brings me to one of my pet peeves: just because someone appears in the 1940 census, 1950 census, or an obituary (these are available on Ancestry and FamilySearch), it does not mean they are deceased. If someone is not 110 years old, and you do not have some evidence of their death, assume they are living.

Getting a rewrite 9 April 2023

Fourth Generation

The Children of Earl Delbert Bellamy and Minnie F. Young

Eleanor Frances Bellamy

Sometime after receiving her degree at the Mildred Elley Business School in Albany, Albany, New York, Eleanor went to work for Attorney James D Connor in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York. Besides learning secretarial skills, “Mildred Elley girls also took voice lessons to learn how to properly answer the telephone and followed strict etiquette mores expected of young women of the era. ‘You just didn’t chew gum. You kept your feet on the floor, and you were just ladies…’” Perhaps it was while she was attending school in Albany that she met Harold Van Vranken and they married on 1 April 1933 in Albany, Albany, New York, when she was nineteen years old.¹

What seems to be a common theme in the Bellamy family, the marriage did not last. Harold was listed as “divorced, with no dependents” on his World War II Army Enlistment Record dated 8 July 1942, and Eleanor was going by Bellamy in the 1941 Saratoga Springs city directory. Eleanor married Daniel Schwank on 7 March 1945 in Milton, Saratoga, New York and they had one child, Dana John Schwank, who was born on 21 September 1945 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, and died on 14 March 1984 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital.²

Eleanor was a member of the South Wilton Methodist Church which was located five miles north of Saratoga Springs on Route 50. In 1974 she was the chairman of the church bake sale during the Christmas bazaar. Dana and his wife also participated by selling cut glass and African violets.³

On Saturday morning, 27 May 2006, Eleanor Bellamy Schwank peacefully “went home to be with the Lord.”⁴

Audrey Bellamy

According to Audrey Bellamy VanVranken’s obituary, she was born at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs where her father was working. Unfortunately, a newspaper account of the birth was not found, and her nephew had never heard the story.⁵

Audrey followed her sister’s example and at age nineteen she married her sister’s brother-in-law, Elwin L. VanVranken on 14 June 1936 in Saratoga County, New York. She had completed three years of high school and after her marriage, she probably did what most married women did–tend the home and take care of the children. Elwin worked as a rural paper carrier, earning $1092 in the 52 weeks previous to the 1940 census. That was about as much as his neighbors earned and he owned his home as did most of his neighbors.⁶

They had one child who is still living and was born before Elwin served in the Navy during World War II. Elwin was a McMM1c (possibly a medical corps merchant marines first class in the Naval reserves). He sailed on the U.S.S. McCracken serving with the 83rd Naval Construction Battalion, Company C, Platoon 6. The ship left San Pedro, California on 27 December 1944 and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 3 January 1945. They left Pearl Harbor on 29 March 1945 for Samar, Philippines, and arrived on 22 April 1945 where they assisted “on construction of Acorn 13, constructing bomb storage, air facilities, and water system.” While the war with Japan ended on 2 September 1945, the 83rd CB left Samar on 27 October 1945 and arrived in Tangku, China on 4 November 1945 where they were engaged in airfield reconstruction. The 83rd CB was deactivated on 31 December 1945, and while Elwin was still listed as serving in the USN in the 1946 city directory, he probably returned home early that year.⁷

Elwin and Audrey lived on Louden Road, adjoining the properties of her brother Earl L. Bellamy and his family, and her parents, Earl D. and Minnie Bellamy, probably because her parents had sold the land in Wilton to Elwin Van Vranken in 1943.⁸

Audrey also suffered from the Bellamy curse. Sometime after 1960, she and Elwin separated. When Audrey passed away on 28 November 2003 in the Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, her obituary mentioned her child, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Elwin had predeceased her by about three months, but sadly, his obituary only mentioned he was “survived by his companion…”⁹

Earl Louis Bellamy

Looking at Earl Louis Bellamy’s neighbors in the 1940 census, it seems very few of the men went to school beyond 8th grade, including Earl. Perhaps they were needed to contribute to the family’s finances. Earl was self-employed, driving a truck. The following year, he was drafted and left for training at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York on 24 June 1941, and served the duration of the war, being discharged on 2 November 1945.¹⁰

He must not have been shipped overseas right away because he married Katherine L. Goulden on 27 December 1941 in Mechanicville, Saratoga, New York, and their first child was born in 1943. About a year after his active service, Earl joined the National Guard on 20 October 1947, Unit L 105 Inf.¹¹

Earl appears to have lived on the property near his parents’ home his entire life. It was listed as Louden Road in the available census records, RFD#2 in the city directories, and Eddee [sic] Road in his obituary. Earl and his family lived at 51 Edie Road and Audrey and her family lived across the street at 50 Edie Road. The home at 50 Edie Road was built in 1898, had 800 square feet of living space, and four rooms – 2 bedrooms and one bath. Earl’s home was built in 1980 and had eight rooms – 4 bedrooms and two baths.¹²

After the war, Earl worked as a clerk at a grocery store to provide for his family and later worked at the Saratoga Harness Racing as a security guard. Earl died at the Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York on 8 September 1981.¹³

The Children of Leon D. Bellamy and Louise E. Ide

Leon Daniel Bellamy Jr.

In 1938, Leon Daniel Bellamy Sr. was killed in an accident at the papermill when Leon Jr. was about twenty-two years old. While his mother, Louise E. Bellamy, and his youngest sister were granted a stipend by the papermill, Louise was selling sandwiches out of her home to supplement her income. Leon Jr. had married Marian Bartlett on 27 October 1939 in Corinth, Saratoga, New York, and they were also living with Louise, probably to help around the house and to contribute to the financial support of his mother, sister, and grandmother, who was also living in the household.¹⁴

Leon worked hard. In 1940 he was running a milk business and his wife was making button holes at the local shirt factory. Eventually, the milk business became Hill View Dairy.¹⁵

While “Mr. Bellamy was employed at General Electric in Schenectady as a machinist for a few years. Along with his wife, Mr. Bellamy owned and operated the In-Plant Feeding Company at the International Paper Co. in Corinth, which included the Commissary for over 17 years.” On Saturday, 9 November 1957, “the wood preparation building of International Paper Company’s Hudson River Mill at Palmer” caught fire. Firefighters came from Corinth, Greenfield, Luzerne, Saratoga Springs, and Ballston Spa, and had the fire under control after five hours. “Coffee was served at the scene supplied by Leon Bellamy of the Community Cafeteria and the Corinth Emergency Squad Auxiliary, members of which were joined by the Corinth Fire Department Auxiliary in serving it.”¹⁶

Around 1976, Leon built an International House of Pancakes on Wolf Road in Colonie which he and his wife operated for over 30 years. Leon died on 26 June 2003 at the Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York. At the time of his death, he was maintaining two homes – one in Hadley, Saratoga, New York, and the other on Sanibel Island, Lee, Florida.¹⁷

Charlene Jean Bellamy

Charlene Jean Bellamy was born on 28 August 1918 in Corinth, Saratoga, New York. She married Luther Alfonzo Wallace on 6 April 1940 in Corinth, Saratoga, New York. Charlene was a beautician and Luther was a Coca-Cola salesman. In 1950, Charlene was operating her beauty salon and raising children. Luther was an insurance salesman for Prudential for thirty-five years. Charlene was an artist and painted “seascapes in various medias” in York, Maine, and some of her work hung “in some of the most prestigious galleries across the country.” She was the owner and instructor at Family Tree Ceramic. She passed away on 13 June 2016 at age 97, probably in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York.¹⁸

Jane Bellamy

Jane Bellamy was born on 28 February 1925 in Corinth, Saratoga, New York. After high school, she “attended hairdressing school in Glens Falls. She was employed as a hairdresser for a time,” and then she did what most women of the time did, she married and devoted her time to caring for her home and family, and serving in her community. Jane married Donald S. McCarty on 15 May 1949 in Corinth, Saratoga, New York. Donald was thirteen years older than Jane and was an established pharmacist, and Jane often worked in the pharmacy alongside her husband.¹⁹

Donald had served in the Army during World War II, enlisting on 10 July 1942 and being discharged on 21 February 1946. He was already a practicing pharmacist and was a Warrant Officer when he began his service. Warrant Officers, “outrank NCOs but remain below commissioned officer grade. They’re not quite considered officers, but they do hold officer-level power and are saluted as such.”²⁰

Jane died on 15 March 1987 at the Adirondack Regional Hospital, Corinth, Saratoga, New York.²¹

The Children of George Jesse Bentley and Sarah Melvina Bellamy

George Richard Bentley

On 1 August 1915 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, George Richard Bentley was born about six and a half years after his uncle, Edward Bentley. The two were like brothers. Edward had a truck and he and George would join a row of trucks waiting to be hired for jobs. One Sunday, they drove a bunch of young men and women to have a picnic out in the countryside and George met Ethel Minnie Ramsey. They dated for a while and one day, Ethel said something to the effect, “For two cents, I’d marry you tomorrow.” George pulled out two cents and the next day, 27 November 1936, they went to Nassau, Rensselaer, New York, and married, probably because there was no waiting period.²²

Edward had said he’d get married when George did, and by coincidence, he got married on 26 November 1936 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.²³

George “enlisted” to serve in World War II on 27 June 1945 “for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months…” While the military records give the enlistment date, “date drafted” would probably be more accurate for most of the Bellamy relations. At the time George Richard Bentley reported for duty, he had two small children and a seven-month-pregnant wife. Fortunately, the war ended before he was sent overseas and he returned home.²⁴

After the war, George worked in the tool crib at Pratt and Whitney and continued there until he retired. He died on 16 February 1996 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, and was buried in Old Hampden Cemetery, Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts.²⁵

Wesley Edward Bentley

The Bentley family struggled financially and the Depression ended the education of the three older children. George left school after his first year of high school; Wesley and Charles left school after eighth grade. Wesley reported for World War II duty the day before his older brother – 26 June 1945. Like his brother, Wesley was a father having married Grace Cross Fillmore on 29 May 1937 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Unlike his brother, he served until 4 May 1946.²⁶

After the war, Wesley Edward Bentley attended Olivet Nazarene College and served as “an ordained minister for the Church of the Nazarene for 32 years.” He also worked for Southern Nazarene University for fourteen years.²⁷

Wesley was born on 1 July 1917 in Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, and died on 26 January 1987 in Bethany, Oklahoma, Oklahoma.²⁸

Charles Henry Bentley

“He was a good mechanic and never passed someone with car trouble without stopping to help,” his nephew, George Richard Bentley Jr. wrote.²⁹

Charles Henry Bentley was born on 13 July 1919 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, three years before the family moved to Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died on 30 May 1985 in Three Rivers, Hampden, Massachusetts. He married Jean Rokosz on 6 October 1940 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Charles Bentley was a warehouse worker living with his brother in Springfield, Massachusetts when he met Jean who was a waitress living in the same area. Did Charles first see her at the restaurant where she worked? Or perhaps he met her in the neighborhood or at a local social event? It was a mixed marriage, Jean was a member of the National Polish Catholic Church (also known as the Holy Mother of the Rosary) and they were married by the pastor of the Church of the Nazarene.³⁰

On 25 June 1940, Charles enlisted in the National Guard. He was called up to active duty on 16 January 1941 but was “honorably discharged 18 January 1941 at Springfield, Mass. as a Private by reason of Certificate of Disability.” Charles was again called up for active duty even though he was the father of two children and reported to Fort Devens on 30 November 1943. He served until 9 November 1945 when he was discharged as a Private First Class – Medical Detachment 135th Infantry Regiment. “When he came home, he had problems adjusting to civilian life. Whenever a plane flew over in the night, he would roll out of bed and come up looking for his rifle. Obviously, he saw quite a bit of action. He was married to Jean Rokosz and the strain on them was such that Uncle Charlie re-enlisted and went away again.” Charles served a second tour of duty from 9 December 1947 to 7 February 1950. He and Jean divorced just before or during that time. “He made little, if any, contact with her over the years, but occasionally made efforts to see his three children.”³¹

“When he returned, he lived in New York for a while. From his stories, the Italian he learned in the service stood him in good stead and he became a driver for a mafia boss. When that whole family was killed, he went to Connecticut where he lived in a trailer park keeping a low profile.”³²

Charles may have been quick to help strangers on the side of the road, but his family could not depend on him. “Whenever we traveled to Springfield, I tried to contact him. Numerous times we would make plans to meet that would fall through with his not showing up for one reason or another. The next time (possibly as much as a year later) he would explain that this or that had come up.”³³

Marie Luella Bentley

Marie Luella Bentley was born on 16 January 1921 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York. She attended school until 10th grade and then dropped out, probably because her mother had died of cancer that year and Marie was needed at home to help her grandmother (with whom they were living) with the household chores. Marie was seventy years old when she earned a GED.³⁴

She married Douglas E. Ellsworth on 18 October 1941 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, and lived in East Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts. When Douglas retired, they moved to Florida, eventually settling in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida where he died on 17 November 1988 and she died on 8 May 2007.³⁵

They were members of the Church of the Nazarene, both in Massachusetts and in Florida. Marie “was a teacher for the afterschool day care program for 11 years, served on the Sunday School board for several years and was active in children’s activities. She was named Florida’s Sunday School Teacher of the Year in 1997.” In addition to raising her own children, Marie was a foster mother for 16 years.³⁶

William Brown Bentley

William Brown Bentley was named after his step-grandfather – William Tyler Brown. William was the baby of the family and was born on 31 August 1924 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. The family had lived with or near Grandma since George Jesse Bentley and Sarah Melvina Bellamy married in 1914, and Grandpa Brown had been a part of their lives since 1917.³⁷

William was twenty-one when he served with the Army in World War II beginning on 10 September 1942. The Army had a training camp in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, and William was probably stationed there or at one of the other nearby installations when he met Mabel Duhon whom he married on 2 November 1944, and their daughter was born on 17 June 1945 at Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana. At this time, out-of-wedlock births were a stigma, and William probably “made an honest woman of her” before shipping out. William was assigned to Co. D 767 Tank Battalion which was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations and was probably involved in the Leyte, Philippines invasion in November/December 1944.³⁸

After the war ended, William was still serving on 6 December 1945 at Wakayama, Honshu, Japan when he fell “into a fourteen foot sump filled with water and oil” and drowned. His death was ruled an accident, and the body was returned to his father in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts for burial.³⁹

The Children of Orson Edward Bellamy and Edwina Ide

Donald Warren Bellamy

Besides working as a carpenter and running his own contracting business, Orson E. Bellamy owned Bellamy’s Beverage Supply. His oldest son, Donald Warren Bellamy, was born on 18 February 1918 in Corinth, Saratoga, New York, and worked for the Beverage Supply company in the Scotia-Glenville area while he was in high school and a few years after. From 1941 to 1954, Donald was with the American Locomotive Co. where he worked as an electrician. He worked as an electrician for various companies until he retired in 1980.⁴⁰

After retirement, Donald helped out at Bellamy & Sons Construction, which was started by one of his children, probably because he’d always been very active – master of Glenville Grange 1531, president of the Glenville Republican Club, member of the Glenville Zoning Board of Appeals, president of the Glenville Hill Fire Department, member of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Scout leader, and member of the board of directors for the Capital District Co-Operative Insurance Company.⁴¹

The wedding of Louise Lemke and Donald Warren Bellamy was announced for February 1942 but was moved up to 24 January 1942. They probably married in either Schenectady, where Louise was living with her sister and brother-in-law, or in Scotia, where Donald was living with his parents.⁴²

Eventually, Donald and Louisa followed the example of many New York retirees and moved to Florida. Donald died in Lake Placid, Highlands, Florida on 20 February 1999.

Gerald Orson Bellamy

While there was no indication Donald served in World War II, his brother Gerald O. Bellamy was called up for duty on 2 November 1943 and trained at Camp Fochette in Louisiana. He attained the rank of sergeant and was discharged on 30 May 1945. Civilian life did not last long, he was called up again to active duty on 3 August 1945 and reported to Fort Dix in New Jersey.⁴³

Like many of his cousins, he was called up to serve in the war despite having married Loretta Louise Albright on 19 April 1942 in Scioto, Schenectady, New York, but he did not have any children at that time. After the war, he worked “at the General Electric Co. in Schenectady. He then worked at Electric Boat Co. in Groton, Conn., until becoming a quality control engineer with Pitney-Bowes in Danbury, Conn., in 1976.”⁴⁴

Gerald was born on 19 September 1919 at Corinth, Saratoga, New York, and died on 26 January 1985 in New Milford Hospital, New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut.⁴⁵

Irene Edwina Bellamy

Irene Edwina Bellamy “enjoyed early success as a singer in clubs and on WGY radio.” Ted Murchie was a radio announcer at WGY and that was where they met, and they married on 15 October 1944 in Glenville, Schenectady, New York. Ted went on to work for WOAI in San Antonio, Texas, but by 1950, they had moved to New Hampshire where Ted worked at the local hotels and worked as a salesman for food equipment. Irene worked for New England College – first in the mail room and then in the food service management team.⁴⁶

Irene was born on 9 December 1923 in Corinth, Saratoga, New York, and passed away in the Merrimack County Nursing Home located in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire on 17 August 2015.⁴⁷

Dorothy M. Bellamy

Like most women of this time, Dorothy M. Bellamy gave up her job as a nurse when she married and “was a devoted wife and mother to her four children, a dedicated homemaker and friend, active in her neighborhood and community for her entire life.”⁴⁸

Prior to his marriage to Dorothy on 10 November 1946 in Glenville, Schenectady, New York, William Melvin Swartz had worked as a “semiskilled brakemen, railroad.” He had a grammar school education having dropped out after seventh grade, but while he did not graduate from high school, by 1950 he was teaching welding at a training school. Dorothy “graduated from Scotia Glenville High School. She went on to obtain her nursing diploma from the State Teachers College at Plattsburgh, NY.”⁴⁹

Dorothy was born on 7 October 1925 in Scotia, Schenectady, New York, and died on 3 September 2020 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.⁵⁰

Child Who Was Alive as of 2020 Will Not Be Discussed

The Children of Harold J. Gallup and Julia M. Bellamy

Harold Orson Gallup

Harold Orson Gallup was born on 10 January 1920 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York. He completed the ninth grade of high school and then went to work as a farm hand, probably helping his father with their dairy farm. When he registered for the draft, he was working for Garage World.⁵¹

Harold was called up to serve in World War II on 7 April 1942 and was trained at Camp Lee in Virginia and promoted to Technician Fifth Grade before he reported to Camp Edward in Massachusetts for more training. He served four years in the military, three of those were in the Pacific Theater where he served with the 39th General Hospital unit.⁵²

After the war, Harold met Beverly I. Murray and they married on 28 May 1946 in Fort Edward, Washington, New York. At the time, Harold was working at Obie’s Garage in Schuylerville, Saratoga, New York, and Beverly was an inspector at the Fort Edward Plant of the General Electric Company. Unlike most women, Beverly continued to work after the marriage and retired from General Electric in 1977. Harold worked for Finch Pruyn & Co., a paper-making company in Glen Falls, Warren, New York, for 37 years.⁵³

Harold passed away on 6 May 1997 in Queensbury, Warren, New York.⁵⁴

Marshall Edward Gallup

While many of the Bellamy men did not serve during World War I because they were married or had children, the U.S. government was merciless during World War II calling up husbands, fathers, and all the male children of a single family. Both Marshall Edward Gallup and his brother Harold Orson Gallup were called upon to serve overseas. Marshall was inducted on 10 July 1945 and reported to Fort Knox in Kentucky for basic training. He was assigned to a tank battalion, and “was awarded medals for proficiency with rifle, carbine, machine gun, submachine gun and as a tank driver.” After basic training, he reported to Fort George Meade in Maryland, was sent to France, and proceeded to Luxembourg where he was wounded. His parents received a telegram but no details and were probably worried until they heard from their son. His hand was lacerated due to the explosive effects of a gun discharge during battle, and after healing he continued to serve and attained the rank of Corporal.⁵⁵

He married Ida Cook on 22 December 1947 at Schuylerville, Saratoga, New York. “Donald Washburn, uncle of the bride, was best man.” Donald Washburn was Ida’s uncle by marriage, but he was also Marshall’s second cousin. They probably weren’t aware of the relationship unless they had a family genealogist tracking all the relationships.⁵⁶

In 1950, Marshall and his family were living on the dairy farm with his parents and he worked as a beater tender at a papermill which was probably the International Paper Co. where he worked for 37 years. Like his brother, Marshall dropped out of school after ninth grade.⁵⁷

Marshall passed away on 15 February 2014 at Gansevoort, Saratoga, New York.⁵⁸

Barbara Etta Gallup

Unlike her brothers, Barbara Etta Gallup graduated from South Glens Falls High School in 1943. She was working for the Glens Falls Indemnity Company when she married Harold Lester Hillis on 8 September 1946 at Glens Falls, Warren, New York. Harold also attended South Glens Falls High School and was a farmer, probably working on his father’s farm until about 1953. Harold and Barbara appear in the Glens Falls City Directory in 1952 living with his parents, the digital images for 1953 are missing from Ancestry, in 1954 they don’t appear in the directory, and in 1955 Harold appeared working as a custodian for the Queensbury School and living on Bay Road, the same road where his parents lived. Barbara died in her home at 790 Bay Road, Queensbury, Warren, New York on 5 November 2004.⁵⁹

Harold and Barbara had a camp on Glen Lake and would spend the summers there often joined by family and friends. She was a member of the Coachman’s Club and she and Harold “enjoyed traveling throughout the county.” Barbara also volunteered at the school, served as a Brownies leader, participated in a polio drive, and in 1952 was a ground observer watching for Soviet planes. ⁶⁰

As life changed, so did her volunteer activities. She was a cancer survivor and volunteered with the American Cancer Society. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Glens Falls and helped with their Elder Share program. She enjoyed square dancing and was a member of the Merry Mohicans.⁶¹

Barbara was born on 5 January 1926 at Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York.⁶²

Child Who Was Alive as of 2018 Will Not Be Discussed

The Child of William Bootier and Ruth Bellamy

Edward (née Bootier) Bellamy

On 29 June 1918, Edward W. Bootier was born in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York to the then 17-year-old Ruth Bellamy and William Bootier. By 1920, Edward Bellamy and his wife, Etta were caring for their grandson on the family farm while Ruth was lodging with the Hazard family in Saratoga Springs working as a waitress. Edward’s grandmother passed away when he was six years old, but he continued to live with and was raised by his grandfather and he became known as Edward Bellamy Jr.⁶³

Edward graduated from Saratoga High School in 1935 and went to work at the American Wood Board Company of Clarks Mills where he made wallpaper. On 17 December 1939, he married Elizabeth Jane Smith in Gansevoort, Saratoga, New York. Edward and Elizabeth lived with Edward’s grandfather at the family farm until about 1947, when Edward packed up the family, including his grandfather, and moved to Niskayuna, Schenectady, New York. Edward cared for his grandfather until the senior Edward passed away in 1954.⁶⁴

While Edward was raised by his grandfather, he kept in contact with his mother. She attended his wedding and Edward named her as the person “who will always know your address” on his World War II Draft Card even though he was married and living with his grandfather at the time.⁶⁵

Despite having three children, Edward served in the Navy during World War II. Perhaps this is where he learned the skills he needed to be a diesel foreman for the American Locomotive Company where he worked most of his life. It seems he enjoyed his job because he became a member of the ALCO Heritage Museum.⁶⁶

Edward died on 31 January 2012 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.⁶⁷

The Children of Ralph Bellamy and Dora A. Knauer

Elizabeth Margaret Bellamy

There was a mistake in the 1940 census; Betty (Elizabeth Margaret Bellamy) was listed as the daughter of Benjamin Hunt but instead, she was his daughter-in-law, having married Fred D. Hunt on 26 May 1938 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York. Her husband was working at the collar factory, probably Cluett & Peabody, where he worked his way up to Chief Inspector. Later he worked and retired from Hollingsworth and Vose Paper Company.⁶⁸

Betty may have met her husband in the neighborhood as he lived the next street over, or she may have met him at work as she also worked at Cluett & Peabody before her marriage. After her marriage, she was “strictly a homebody,” canning, sewing, and upholstering. Betty had the same sofa for 30 years and changed the upholstery when needed.⁶⁹

Betty was twelve years older than her siblings and when their father died in 1943, she took them in, even though she was the mother to three children at the time.⁷⁰

She died on 24 March 2002 in Argyle, Washington, New York.⁷¹

Ann Mary Bellamy

Ann Mary Bellamy was born on 18 October 1929 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York.About 1933, her parents separated. Ralph moved to Albany, Albany, New York, and when his father moved to Albany around 1940, Ralph and his two younger children moved in with him. After Ralph’s death in 1943, the children returned to Troy where Ann was a member of the Youth Fellowship at the Trinity Methodist Church and participated in a one-act play to raise funds for summer camp.⁷²

She dropped out of high school when she was sixteen, and went to comptometer school because they guaranteed her a job, and by 1948, she was working as a comptometer operator. That same year she married Clayton Lamitie on June 5th in Troy, Rensselaer, New York. She hated working as a comptometer, and as she and Clayton didn’t have any children until ten years into the marriage, she went to work as a seamstress making children’s dresses. She was a “terrific seamstress,” and if she wanted a new dress, she’d make one that day. She also knit beautiful sweaters.⁷³

Family was very important to Ann. “My mother never went anywhere. She was a big part of my kids' life growing up.” She passed away on 16 January 2010 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York.⁷⁴

Child Who Was Alive as of 2023 Will Not Be Discussed

The Children of Roy John Stophilbeen and Vera Nilson

Roy Vernon Stophilbeen

Roy was fortunate that his father was able to find consistent work as an auto mechanic even during the Depression, and Roy also found work in the auto industry doing bodywork. He was born on 8 March 1918, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, and while the 1940 census indicates he completed four years of high school, his Army enlistment record says he only completed three years. ⁷⁵

At the time of the 1940 census, Roy was working at a private garage in Wadena, Wadena, Minnesota doing bodywork, and later that year he left the family home and was in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, working for Anderson-Bearson Pontiac. When he was inducted into the Army on 17 September 1943, his occupation was listed as “semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck and tractor.” He was listed as single, but he had gotten married to Billie Stipe on 30 January 1943 probably in Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington.⁷⁶

Roy served in the Army with Co. D, 147th Infantry, reaching the rank of Staff Sargent before being discharged on 17 January 1946. The 147th Infantry was assigned to the Pacific theater and was involved in the fighting at Iwo Jima from March to September 1945.⁷⁷

Roy returned from the war, went back to auto repairing and painting, and fathered two children. The marriage did not last and Roy married Imo Anita (Booth) Block on 11 February 1961 in Seattle, King, Washington. It appears Roy joined some of his Stophilbeen relatives in changing his surname to Bellamy. It must have been shortly before his death on 3 April 1969 in Edmonds, Snohomish, Washington, because he was listed as Roy Stophilbeen in his father’s 1965 obituary, and there are two entries for him in the Washington, U.S. Death Index – Roy V Stophilbee and Roy V Bellamy, both Certificate Number 009990.⁷⁸

Child Who Was Alive as of 2019 Will Not Be Discussed

Child Who Was Alive as of 2019 Will Not Be Discussed

Mary Lou Stophilbeen

Unlike her siblings who were all born in Minnesota, Mary Lou was born in Hudson, St. Croix, Wisconsin on 21 October 1927. While most of the family stayed in the Washington state area, at age eighteen, Mary Lou went to Richmond, Richmond, Virginia probably to marry Sargeant Otha Cleammons Bayne, Jr. on 2 March 1945.⁷⁹

Together, they had three children before Otha died at his residence on 30 October 1971 at the age of 47. Sadly, that was not the first untimely death in their family. Their first child was born and died the same day, and eight years after Otha’s death, their third child, Sharon Lee Bayne passed away.⁸⁰

Mary Lou married Finis Tilford Shupe on 4 October 1976 in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina. Why did they marry in North Carolina when they both lived in Virginia? Perhaps they wanted to marry on the beach and the weather was better, but more likely, they married in North Carolina because a blood test was not required.⁸¹

Mary Lou passed away on 11 September 2010 in Orange, Orange, Virginia.⁸²

Dona Ruth Stophilbeen

Dona Ruth Stophilbeen was born on 2 March 1930 in Truman, Martin, Minnesota. She attended Central Washington College of Education and while attending school she lived in Kamola Hall and worked as an assistant librarian. After graduating, she became a teacher in St. John, Whitman, Washington.⁸³

While her parents lived in Newport, Washington, and Harvey Schneidmiller’s parents lived in St. John, they decided to marry on 18 June 1955 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott, Whitman, Washington. “They made their home in St. John and operated a farm just west of town.”⁸⁴

Dona devoted herself to home and family before passing away on 21 February 2019 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington.⁸⁵

The Child of George Wachsmuth and Lillie (née Stophilbeen) Bellamy

Arthur Earl (née Wachsmuth) Bellamy

At first glance, it appeared Arthur Earl Bellamy, who went by Earl, was the son of John (née Stophilbeen) Bellamy and Lillian Bellamy, but he was the son of Lillie (née Stophilbeen) Bellamy and her first husband George Wachsmuth. George and Lillie were married in 1914 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; Earl was born on 11 March 1917 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. There are twenty-one years between the births of John Stophilbeen and Lillian Bellamy’s youngest child, Myrtle, and Earl. Lillian would have been about forty-five years old when Earl was born making it unlikely that she would have had a successful pregnancy. And sure enough, there is a birth record for a child named Wachsmuth with a mother with the maiden name Stophilbern dated 11 March 1917⁸⁶.

While Earl was being raised by his grandparents as their son, his biological mother was a Holywood hostess and a musical performer and had married Wiliam Andrew Black, a property manager for First National Studios. Earl also had performing in his blood. In 1934 he appeared in his high school performance of The Belle of New York. By age 23, he was an assistant director at Columbia Pictures.⁸⁷

He married Catherine Theresa Murphy around 1939 and they had two children before “he was drafted in early 1945 and assigned to a Navy photographic unit that turned out training films.” Catherine died on 22 December 1951 in “Rural Temple City”, Los Angeles, California. With two children to care for, Earl did what most men do, he went looking for a wife and married Margaret Jane Nulle on 22 November 1952 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. He and Margaret had one child before she died on 29 August 1977 in Los Angeles County, California. Earl was again left with a motherless child and married a third time.⁸⁸

Earl had a very successful career with “1,500 film and TV directing credits.” Some of the shows he directed were The Lone Ranger, The Andy Griffith Show, M*A*S*H, The Munsters, Rawhide, Hart to Hart, and V. He passed away on 30 November 2003 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico.⁸⁹

The Child of William Andrew Black and Lillie (née Stophilbeen) Bellamy

William Arthur Black Jr.

William Arthur Black was born on 21 December 1928 in Hollywood, California, and listed his half-brother/uncle and employer, Mr. Earl Bellamy of Columbia Studios, as “the person who will always know your address” on his Draft Card. He did not serve in the military due to a disability.⁹⁰

In the 1950 census, he was twenty-one years old, married to Bonnie Joan (Lawing) who was seventeen years old, and they had a one-year-old child who was born in Ohio. They had at least one more child before divorcing in the 1960s. William died on 11 February 1992 in Los Angeles County, California.⁹¹

The Child of Philip Shepherd Harlow and Myrtle (née Stophilbeen) Bellamy

Child Who Was Alive as of 2023 Will Not Be Discussed

1. “Obituaries,” The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), Sunday, 28 May 2006, p. C4, cols. 1&2, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/348236166 : accessed 15 March 2023), obituary for Eleanor Bellamy Schwank. Also, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995,” database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/1541702 : accessed 15 March 2023), New York > Saratoga Springs > 1941 > Saratoga Springs, New York, City Directory, 1941, image 22 of 131, p. 53, entry for Eleanor Bellamy, sten J. D. Connor. Also, ibid., image 30 of 131, p. 68, entry for James D Connor, lawyer. “Mildred Elley girls: Two Generations, Two Successful Women, One School,” The Saratogian (Saratoga, New York), Tuesday, 14 March 2023, e-edition (https://www.saratogian.com/2009/05/14/mildred-elley-girls-two
-generations-two-successful-women-one-school/ : accessed 15 March 2023), the quote came from an interview with Anne Dunbar who attended the school in 1948. “New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967,” database with images, Ancestry (

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/imageviewer/collections/61632/images/48723_556216-00097 : accessed 15 March 2023), 1933 > Marriage, image 98 of 1733, p. 96, entry for Eleanor F. Bellamy, Certificate 6991; New York State Department of Health, Albany. Also, ibid., image 1592 of 1733, p. 1565, entry for Harold A VanVranken, Certificate 6991.

2. “U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946,” database, Ancestry (

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/discoveryui-content/view/2011967:8939 : accessed 15 March 2023), entry for Harold A Van Vranken, enlisted 8 Jul 1942 in Albany, New York, Service Number 32373891. Also, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995,” database with images, Ancestry, New York > Saratoga Springs > 1941 > Saratoga Springs, New York, City Directory, 1941, image 22 of 131, p. 53, entry for Eleanor Bellamy, sten J. D. Connor. “New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967,” database with images, Ancestry (

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3. “Christmas Bazaar Slated,” Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), Tuesday, 3 December 1974, p. 24, cols. 1&2, imaged at Newspaper Archives (https://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/new-york/glens-falls/glens-falls-post-star
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4. “Obituaries,” The Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), Sunday, 28 May 2006, p. C4, cols. 1&2, imaged at Newspapers.com, obituary for Eleanor Bellamy Schwank.

5. “Obituaries, Dec. 1, 2003,” The Saratogian (Saratoga, New York), originally published Monday, 1 December 2003, updated 22 July 2021, e-edition (https://www.saratogian.com/2003/12/01/obituaries-dec-1-2003/ : accessed 16 March 2023), obituary of Audrey M. VanVranken.

6. “New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967,” database with images, Ancestry (

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/imageviewer/collections/61632/images/48723_556213-00143 : accessed 16 March 2023), 1936 > Marriage, image 144 of 2587, p. 141, entry for Audrey M. Bellamy, Certificate 26189; New York State Department of Health, Albany. Also, ibid., image 2377 of 2587, p. 2338, entry for Elwin L. VanVranken, Certificate 26189. 1940 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Wilton, ED 46-71, sheet 15B, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MB-SQ28 : accessed 16 March 2023), New York > Saratoga > Wilton Town, Wilton > 46-71 Wilton Town, Wilton, image 30 of 32, household 323, Elwin Van Vranken household, line 52; citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2773.

7. Because the child is still living, no identifying information will be published due to privacy concerns. The Navy representative did not respond to an email sent on 15 March 2023 inquiring what the initials meant. “U.S., World Ward II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949,” database with images, Ancestry (

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/imageviewer/collections/1143/images/32861_248295-00077 : accessed 16 March 2023), Ship > M > McCracken > 1944, image 67 of 134, entry 37 for Elwin LaVerne Van Vranken, dated 27 December 1944; citing Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939-01/01/1949, record group 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798-2007, Series ARC ID 594996, Series MLR Number A1 135, National Archives at College Park, Maryland. “83rd Naval Construction Battalion: Historical Information,” Naval History and Heritage Command (https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/museums/Seabee/UnitListPages/NCB/083%20NCB.pdf : accessed 16 March 2023), no direct path from the homepage, image 11 of 21, unpaginated, Chronology, Second Tour of Duty, Entries dated 27 Dec 1944 and 3 Jan 1945. Also, “83rd Naval Construction Battalion: Historical Information,” Naval History and Heritage Command, no direct path from the homepage, image 3 of 21, unpaginated, 83rd C.B. Log, entry dated 27 July 1945. “83rd Naval Construction Battalion: Historical Information,” Naval History and Heritage Command, no direct path from the homepage, image 3 of 21, unpaginated, 83rd C.B. Log, entry dated 29 January 1946. Also, “83rd Naval Construction Battalion: Historical Information,” Naval History and Heritage Command, no direct path from the homepage, image 15 of 21, 96th U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Activities Report dated 2 February 1946, p. 2, Summary of Operations, b. Construction. “83rd Naval Construction Battalion: Historical Information,” Naval History and Heritage Command, no direct path from the homepage, image 3 of 21, unpaginated, 83rd C.B. Log, entry dated 5 February 1946. Also, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995,” database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469
/images/1540563 : accessed 16 March 2023), New York > Saratoga Springs > 1946 > Saratoga Springs, New York, City Directory, 1946, image 85 of 169, p. 182, entry for Elwin L (Audrey M) Van Vranken USN res Louden rd RD2.

8. 1950 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Wilton, ED 46-98, sheet 33, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-LQHW-9SMB-N : accessed 4 February 2023), image 34 of 48, dwell. 274–276, Elwin Van Vraker [sic] household line 18, Earl L. Bellamy household, line 21, and Earl D. Bellamy household, line 25; citing NARA microfilm publication T628. Also, "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WC-NCRW : accessed 17 March 2023), Saratoga > Grantor index 1925-1964 vol 4-6, A-B, image 318 of 629, 1943 Earl D and Minnie F. Bellamy Grantor to Elwin L Van Vranken et al; Saratoga County Courthouse, Ballston Spa, New York.

9. “Obituaries, Dec. 1, 2003,” The Saratogian (Saratoga, New York), originally published Monday, 1 December 2003, updated 22 July 2021, e-edition, obituary of Audrey M. VanVranken. “Elwin Vranken, 88,” originally published in The Ledger, (Lakeland, Florida), Sunday, 24 August 2003, transcribed at The Ledger (https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2003/08/24/elwin-vranken-88/26070612007/ : accessed 17 March 2023).

10. 1940 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Wilton, ED 46-71, sheet 12B, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MB-SQ2W : accessed 17 March 2023), New York > Saratoga > Wilton Town, Wilton > 46-71 Wilton Town, Wilton, image 24 of 32, household 252, Earl Bellamy household, line 56; citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2773. “Corinth Board Sends 20 Draftees June 24,” The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), Saturday, 14 June 1941, p. 6, col. 1, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/477196374/ : accessed 17 March 2023). Also, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010,” database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8822951:2441 : accessed 17 March 2023), entry for Earl L Bellamy, born 29 May 1919, died 8 September 1981, enlisted 25 June 1941, discharged 2 November 1945.

11. “Katherine L. Bellamy,” originally published in Saratoga Today (Saratoga, New York), Friday, 31 August 2015, transcribed at Saratoga Today (https://saratogatodaynewspaper.com/news/obituaries/item/4611-katherine-l-bellamy : accessed 17 March 2023), obituary for Katherine L. Bellamy. Also, 1950 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Wilton, ED 46-98, sheet 33, database with images, FamilySearch, image 34 of 48, dwell. 275, Earl L. Bellamy household, line 21. “New York, U.S., New York National Guard Service Cards, 1917-1954,” database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60808/images/41764_319868-02608 : accessed 17 March 2023), Subseries 3: Served After WWII (1945-1954) > Aadland, Wm. John - Brandalick, Joseph Francis, image 2609 of 4411, alphabetical order, card for Earl Louis Bellamy, RFD#2 Saratoga, NY, Serial Number 32097318, dated 20 October 1947; citing New York National Guard Service Cards, 1917-1954, Series: B2001, Film Number 41, New York State Archives, Albany.

12. 1940 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Wilton, ED 46-71, sheet 12B, database with images, FamilySearch, New York > Saratoga > Wilton Town, Wilton > 46-71 Wilton Town, Wilton, image 24 of 32, household 252, Earl Bellamy household, line 56. Also, 1950 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Wilton, ED 46-98, sheet 33, database with images, FamilySearch, image 34 of 48, dwell. 275, Earl L. Bellamy household, line 21. Also, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995,” database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/1541472 : accessed 17 March 2023), New York > Saratoga Springs > 1952 > Saratoga Springs, New York, City Directory, 1952, image 129 of 201, p. 258, entry for Louis C [sic] Bellamy. Also, “Obituaries,” The Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), Thursday, 10 September 1981, p. 10, col. 1, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/347027519/ : accessed 17 March 2023), obituary for Earl L. Bellamy Sr. 51 Edie Rd, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, Rehold Real Estate Data (https://rehold.com/Saratoga+Springs+NY
/EDIE+RD/51 : accessed 17 March 2023), details on the home of Earl L Bellamy and his family. 48 [sic] Edie Rd, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, Rehold Real Estate Data (https://rehold.com/Saratoga+Springs+NY
/EDIE+RD/48 : accessed 17 March 2023), details on home of A Van Vranken and her family but the address is listed as 48 Edie Rd when it should be 50 Edie Rd. Sale of 50 Edie Rd, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, Zillow (https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/50-Edie-Rd-Saratoga-Springs-NY-12866/70918061_zpid/ : accessed 17 March 2022), details of the property at 50 Edie Rd, Saratoga, Springs, New York match the description at Rehold Real Estate Data for 48 Edie Rd. 48 [sic] Edie Rd, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, Rehold Real Estate Data, details on the home of A Van Vranken and her family. 51 Edie Rd, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, Rehold Real Estate Data, details on the home of Earl L Bellamy and his family.

13. 1950 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Wilton, ED 46-98, sheet 33, database with images, FamilySearch, image 34 of 48, dwell. 275, Earl L. Bellamy household, line 21. Also, “Obituaries,” The Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), Thursday, 10 September 1981, p. 10, col. 1, imaged at Newspapers.com, obituary for Earl L. Bellamy Sr. “Obituaries,” The Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), Thursday, 10 September 1981, p. 10, col. 1, imaged at Newspapers.com, obituary for Earl L. Bellamy Sr.

14. “Accident at Corinth Mill Proves Fatal,” Glens Falls Times (Glen Falls, New York), Thursday, 13 January 1938, p. 16, col. 5, imaged at NYS Historic Newspapers (https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031319/1938-01-13
/ed-1/seq-16 : accessed 6 February 2023), article about the death of Leon Bellamy at the papermill.. “Compensation Awards Granted to Corinth, Ballston Spa Women,” Glen Falls Times (Glen Falls, New York), Thursday, 31 March 1938, p. 6, col. 6, imaged at NYS Historic Newspapers (https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn
/sn84031319/1938-03-31/ed-1/seq-6 : accessed 6 February 2023), Mrs. Louise Bellamy and daughter Jane are granted funeral expenses for Leon Bellamy and a weekly payment in Compensation Court. Also, 1940 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Corinth, ED 46-13, sheet 4A, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MB-SSK6 : accessed 17 March 2023), New York > Saratoga > Corinth Town, Corinth > 46-13 Corinth Town, Corinth Village bounded by (N) Maple, Main, Sherman Av; (E) River, Palmer Av, School, Oak, 1st; (S) village limits; (W) Sturdevan Brook, image 7 of 26, household 82, Louise Bellamy household, line 14; citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2772. “Obituaries,” The Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), Friday, 27 June 2003, p. B8, cols. 5&6, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/347949236/ : accessed 17 March 2023), obituary for Leon D. Bellamy Jr. Also, 1940 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Corinth, ED 46-13, sheet 4A, database with images, FamilySearch, New York > Saratoga > Corinth Town, Corinth > 46-13 Corinth Town, Corinth Village bounded by (N) Maple, Main, Sherman Av; (E) River, Palmer Av, School, Oak, 1st; (S) village limits; (W) Sturdevan Brook, image 7 of 26, household 82, Louise Bellamy household, line 14.

15. 1940 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Corinth, ED 46-13, sheet 4A, database with images, FamilySearch, New York > Saratoga > Corinth Town, Corinth > 46-13 Corinth Town, Corinth Village bounded by (N) Maple, Main, Sherman Av; (E) River, Palmer Av, School, Oak, 1st; (S) village limits; (W) Sturdevan Brook, image 7 of 26, household 82, Louise Bellamy household, line 14. “Obituaries,” The Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), Friday, 27 June 2003, p. B8, cols. 5&6, imaged at Newspapers.com, obituary for Leon D. Bellamy Jr.

16. “Obituaries,” The Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), Friday, 27 June 2003, p. B8, cols. 5&6, imaged at Newspapers.com, obituary for Leon D. Bellamy Jr. “Paper Company Mill at Palmer Damaged by Fire,” Glens Falls Times (Glen Falls, New York), Monday, 11 November 1957, p. 18, cols. 2&3, imaged at NYS Historic Newspapers (

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/lccn/sn84031319/1957-11-11/ed-1/seq-18/ : accessed 18 March 2023), account of fire where Leon Bellamy served coffee.

17. “Brown v. Bellamy,” Casetext (https://casetext.com/case/brown-v-bellamy : accessed 18 March 2023), Brown v. Bellamy, 170 A.D.2d 876, 566 N.Y.S.2d 703 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991), Leon Bellamy Jr. borrowed money from Francis K. Brown to build the International House of Pancakes, and then Brown paid the balance of the loan in full to avoid losing the property when the bank foreclosed, and then there were legal proceedings regarding Brown getting his money back; citing Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department, Albany. Also, “Obituaries,” The Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), Friday, 27 June 2003, p. B8, cols. 5&6, imaged at Newspapers.com, obituary for Leon D. Bellamy Jr. “Obituaries,” The Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), Friday, 27 June 2003, p. B8, cols. 5&6, imaged at Newspapers.com, obituary for Leon D. Bellamy Jr.

18. “New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942,” database with images, Ancestry (

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/imageviewer/collections/61667/images/48877_556558-00105 : accessed 6 February 2023), New York State Department of Health > 1918, image 106 of 104, entry for Charlene J Bellamy, certificate 72389; New York State Department of Health, Albany. “Miss Bellamy is Married to L.A. Wallace: The Rev. Kessler Performs Ceremony in Church at Corinth,” The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), Monday, 8 April 1940, p. 3, col. 4, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/477185436/ : accessed 18 March 2023), marriage announcement for Charlene Bellamy and Luther Alfonzo Wallace.. 1940 U.S. Census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Township of Moreau, South Glens Falls, ED 46-39, sheet 12B, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903
/3:1:3QSQ-G9MB-SQGW : accessed 22 March 2023), New York > Saratoga > Moreau Town, South Glens Falls > 46-39 Moreau Town, South Glens Falls Village bounded by (N) 5th, Ferry; (E) village limits; (S) village limits; (W) village limits, Saratoga Av, image 24 of 44, household 332, Luther Wallace household, line 79; citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2773. 1950 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Corinth, ED 46-15, sheet 19, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-SQHW-99Y4-G : accessed 22 March 2023), image 20 of 35, dwell. 196, Luther Wallace household, line 12; citing NARA microfilm publication T628. “Obituaries,” Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), Friday, 17 August 1984, p. 10, col. 4, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/347064571/ : accessed 22 March 2023), “Ex-hospical board chief, Wallace 66,” obituary for Luther Wallace. Obituary for Charlene J. Wallace originally published in The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), Monday, 16 June 2016 and transcribed at Ancestry, Find A Grave, database, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165160062
/charlene-j.-wallace : accessed 22 March 2023), memorial 165160062, Charlene J. Bellamy Wallace (1918-2016), Cremated, Ashes scattered, specifically, far and wide; no gravestone photograph. “Prizes Awarded,” Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), Saturday, 25 August 1973, p. 10, col. 3, imaged at Newspaper Archives (https://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/new-york/glens-falls/glens-falls-post-star-and-times
/1973/08-25/page-10/ : accessed 8 April 2023), article about fifteen students of Charlene Wallace who studied at her studio, Family Tree Ceramics,and earned prizes at the Troy Ceramic Expo. Ancestry, Find A Grave, database, memorial 165160062, Charlene J. Bellamy Wallace (1918-2016), Cremated, Ashes scattered, specifically, far and wide; no gravestone photograph.

19. “New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942,” database with images, Ancestry (

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/imageviewer/collections/61667/images/48877_556566-00099 : accessed 6 February 2023), New York State Department of Health > 1925, image 100 of 1830, unpaginated, alphabetical order, entry for Jane L Bellamy, certificate 15005; New York State Department of Health, Albany. “Obituaries,” Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), Tuesday, 17 March 1967, p. B6, cols. 1&2, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/347141080 : accessed 18 February 2023), obituary for Jane L. McCarty. “New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967,” database with images, Ancestry (

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/imageviewer/collections/61632/images/48576_556126-00650 : accessed 22 March 2023), 1949 > Groom, image 651 of 1147, p. 8482, entry for Donald S McCarty, Certificate 26435; New York State Department of Health, Albany. 1950 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Corinth, ED 46-15, sheet 20, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-GQHW-99T4-J : accessed 22 March 2023), image 21 of 35, dwell. 214, Donald C. [sic] McCarty household, line 29; citing NARA microfilm publication T628. Also, message dated 7 April 2023 from jwdmccarty via Ancestry, in response to a request from the author for more information about Jane Bellamy dated 18 March 2023, she reached out to her mother-in-law who told her Jane would work in the pharmacy with her husband.

20. “U.S., Department of Veternas Affaris BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010,” database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/565682:2441 : accessed 22 March 2023), entry for Donald S McCarty, SSN 050169931. “U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Recoreds, 1938-1946,” database, Ancestry (

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21. “Obituaries,” Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), Tuesday, 17 March 1967, p. B6, cols. 1&2, imaged at Newspapers.com, obituary for Jane L. McCarty.

22. City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, “Register of Births in the City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, State of New York,” 1915 section, no volume listed, p. 210, Registered No. 159, George Richard Bentley; photocopied certificate supplied by City Clerk’s office, Saratoga Springs, New York, 26 February 2022, in possession of the author. Also, “New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942,” database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61667/images/48877_556549-00074 : accessed 27 March 2023), New York State Department of Health > 1909, image 75 of 1184, p. 73, entry for Edward I Bentley, certificate 2192, dated 19 January 1909; New York State Department of Health, Albany. “George Bentley Sr. Reminiscing Part 1,” interview conducted by Barbara Dunwoody, 28 August 1992, copy in possession of the author. Story told to Deborah A. Carl by George Richard Bentley sometime between 1981 and 1982. “George Bentley Sr. Reminiscing Part 1,” interview conducted by Barbara Dunwoody, 28 August 1992, copy in possession of the author. Also, the story was told to Deborah A. Carl by George Richard Bentley sometime between 1981 and 1982. Also, Town of Nassau, Rensselaer, New York, "Record of Marriages," 1936 section, no volume listed, no. 227, marriage of George Richard Bentley and Ethel Minnie Ramsey; photocopied page supplied by Kara Pearson, Town Clerk, Nassau, New York, 21 March 2022, in possession of the author.

23. Story told to Deborah A. Carl by George Richard Bentley sometime between 1981 and 1982.

24. “United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8RQ-FDW : accessed 27 March 2023), entry for George R Bentlvy [sic], Serial No. 31494387. For privacy reasons, details about the children’s births are being withheld. Story told to Deborah A. Carl by George Richard Bentley Jr. sometime between 1981 and 1983.

25. 1950 U.S. census, Hampden County, Massachusetts, population schedule, City of Springfield, ED 29-48, sheet 79, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-SQHW-R98P-H : accessed 27 March 2023), image 46 of 47, dwell. 264, George R Bentley household, line 7; citing NARA microfilm publication T628. Also, obituary for George R. Bentley Sr., Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) appeared Sunday, 18 February 1996, online edition (https://www.courant.com/1996/02/18/bentley-george-r-bentley-sr/ : accessed 27 March 2023). Town of East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, death certificate, state file number 093 (1996), George R. Bentley; certified photocopy supplied by City Clerk’s Office, East Hartford, Connecticut, 24 February 2022, in possession of the author.

26. 1940 U.S. Census, Hampden County, Massachusetts, population schedule, City of Springfield, ED 22-45, sheet 6A, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-8NXM : 27 March 2023), Massachusetts > Hampden > Springfield City, Springfield, Ward 2 > 22-45 Springfield City Ward 2 (Area B - part), image 12 of 17, household 107, George R Bentley household, line 4, including his brother Charles Bentley; citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1707. Also, 1940 U.S. Census, Hampden County, Massachusetts, population schedule, City of Springfield, ED 22-99, sheet 9B, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M1-DJB : 27 March 2023), Massachusetts > Hampden > Springfield City, Springfield, Ward 4 > 22-99 Springfield City Ward 4 (Area C - part), image 18 of 22, household 216, Wesley Bentley household, line 80 citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1709. “United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8RQ-FWL : accessed 27 March 2023), entry for Wesley E Bentlvy [sic], Serial No. 31494242. City of Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, “Marriages Registered in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-seven,” register book Marriages 1937, folio 20, number 351, marriage of Wesley Edward Bentley and Grace Cross Fillmore; City Clerk's Office, Springfield, Massachusetts. “U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010,” database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/939324:2441 : accessed 27 March 2023), entry for Wesley E Bentley, SSN: 027019311.

27. “Deaths and Funerals,” The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), Wednesday, 28 January 1987, p. 32, col. 7, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/452250396/ : accessed 27 March 2023), obituary for Rev. Wesley E. Bentley.

28. Wesley Edward Bentley reported he was born on 1 July 1917 in Stillwater, New York, on his World War II draft card. See “U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947,” database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44016_12_00007-00101 : accessed 12 April 2022), U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947 > Massachusetts > Bastardo-Brandon > Bentley, James-Berger, Frederick, image 102 of 1999, card for Wesley Edward Bentley, serial number 841; National Archives, St. Louis, Missouri, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, box 64. Also, “Deaths- Metropolitan,” The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), Wednesday, 28 January 1987, p. 32, col. 6, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/452250396/ : accessed 27 March 2023), Wesley’s death date was not mentioned in his obituary but was mentioned in the death notices on the same page.

29. George Richard Bentley Jr, “Uncle Charlie,” undated document found on George’s hard drive after he died, Personal History > History Uncle Charlie; in possession of the author.

30. City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, “Register of Births in the City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, State of New York,” 1919 section, no volume listed, p. 55, Registered No. 152, Charles Henry Bentley; photocopied certificate supplied by City Clerk’s office, Saratoga Springs, New York, 26 February 2022, in possession of the author. Also, City of Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, death certificate, unnumbered (1985), Charles Henry Bentley; certified photocopy supplied by City Clerk’s office, Springfield, Massachusetts, 5 June 1985, from the files of George Richard Bentley Jr. in possession of the author. City of Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, “Marriages Registered in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts, Nineteen Hundred and Forty,” register book Marriages 1940, folio 90, number 1606, marriage of Charles Henry Bentley and Jean Josephine Rokosz; City Clerk's Office, Springfield, Massachusetts. “1940 United States Federal Census,” database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer

/collections/2442/images/m-t0627-01707-00641 : accessed 6 May 2022), 1940 United States Federal Census > Massachusetts > Hampden > Springfield > 22-45, image 12 of 17, sheet 6-A, household 107, line 7, entry for Charles Bentley; NARA microfilm publication T627, Roll 1707. Also, ibid., image 2 of 17, sheet 1-B, household 15, line 49, Jean J. Roskosz. “Rev R.J. Kirkland New Pastor Here: Assumes Duties at Church of the Nazarene After Four Years at West Somerville Parish,” Springfield Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts), Monday, 8 May 1939, p. 8, col. 1; imaged at Genealogybank (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 3 May 2022). Also, “Jean Josephine Rokosz Bentley Kupiec, 94,” database, GenealogyBank, obituary of Jean J. Kupiec that originally appeared in The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts), Thursday, 4 April 2013.

31. Form letter from The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Military Division, Adjunct General’s Office, War Records Section dated 31 May 1985, regarding Charles H. Bentley; digital copy from the files of George Richard Bentley Jr in possession of Deborah A. Carl. George Richard Bentley Jr, “Uncle Charlie,” undated document found on George’s hard drive after he died, Personal History > History Uncle Charlie; in possession of the author. “U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010,” database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/9461797:2441 : accessed 29 March 2023), entry for Charles H Bentley, SSN: 017186336.

32. George Richard Bentley Jr, “Uncle Charlie,” undated document found on George’s hard drive after he died, Personal History > History Uncle Charlie; in possession of the author.

33. George Richard Bentley Jr, “Uncle Charlie,” undated document found on George’s hard drive after he died, Personal History > History Uncle Charlie; in possession of the author.

34. City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, “Register of Births in the City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, State of New York,” 1921 section, no volume listed, folio 266, Registered No. 12, Luella Marie Bentley; photocopied certificate supplied by City Clerk’s office, Saratoga Springs, New York, 26 February 2022, in possession of the author. 1940 U.S. Census, Hampden County, Massachusetts, population schedule, City of Springfield, ED 22-28, sheet 1A, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9M1-8NDQ : 29 March 2023), Massachusetts > Hampden > Springfield City, Springfield, Ward 2 > 22-28 Springfield City Ward 2 (Area B - part), image 1 of 22, household 4, Ella Brown household, line 15; citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1707. “Obituaries,” St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, Florida), Thursday, 10 May 2007, p. 5, col. 2, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/330912438/ : accessed 29 March 2023), obituary for Marie L. Ellsworth.

35. City of Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, “Marriages Registered in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-one,” register book Marriages 1941, folio 113, number 2021, marriage of Douglas Elmer Ellsworth and Luella Marie Bentley; City Clerk's Office, Springfield, Massachusetts. Obituary for Douglas E Ellsworth, originally appeared in the St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, Florida), Saturday, 19 November 1988, transcribed by GenealogyBank and posted at FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSB-YBVB : accessed 29 March 2023). Also, Florida Department of Health, death certificate, 2007 061945 (2007), Marie Ellsworth; certified abstract supplied by Bureau of Vital Statistics, Jacksonville, Florida, 2 March 2022, in possession of the author.

36. Obituary for Douglas E Ellsworth, originally appeared in the St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, Florida), Saturday, 19 November 1988, transcribed by GenealogyBank and posted at FamilySearch. Also, “Obituaries,” St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, Florida), Thursday, 10 May 2007, p. 5, col. 2, imaged at Newspapers.com, obituary for Marie L. Ellsworth. “Obituaries,” St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, Florida), Thursday, 10 May 2007, p. 5, col. 2, imaged at Newspapers.com, obituary for Marie L. Ellsworth.

37. “George Bentley Sr. Reminiscing Part 1,” interview conducted by Barbara Dunwoody, 28 August 1992, copy in possession of the author. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, record of birth, vol. 126, p. 402, no. 2526 (1924), William Brown Bentley; photocopy supplied by Office of the Secretary of State, Archives Division, Boston, Massachusetts, 22 March 2022, in possession of the author. Deborah A. Carl, “The Story of Orson Bellamy of Saratoga, New York, and Some of his Descendants, Part Two,” 22 February 2023, pp. 7-9, Substack (https://yourfamilyquest.substack.com/p/the-story-of-orson-bellamy-of
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38. Death locator card D12350, William Brown Bentley, Army serial number 11,098,334, stating Pfc Bentley drowned at Wakayama, Honshu, Japan; copy provided by the Massachusetts National Guard, Military Records Branch, Milford, Massachusetts, in possession of the author. “The Pelican State Goes to War: Louisiana in World War II,” p. 2, The National WWII Museum New Orleans (https://www.nationalww2museum.org/sites/default/files/2017-12/Pelican%20State%20Curriculum%20FINAL.pdf : accessed 29 March 2023), image 4 of 34. Also, Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, Marriage License no. 53-518 (1944), William Brown Bentley and Mable Duhon; photocopy supplied by Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 22 March 2022, in possession of the author. Also, Louisiana birth records are restricted to close family members and their attorneys until 100 years after the birth, but her birth was listed on the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, Certificate of Marriage, License no. 110 096 (1962), John Jerome Warner and Judith Ann Bentley with her parents listed as William Brown Bentley and Mabel Duhon; photocopy supplied by the Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 22 March 2022, in possession of the author. Death locator card D12350, William Brown Bentley, Army serial number 11,098,334, stating Pfc Bentley drowned at Wakayama, Honshu, Japan; copy provided by the Massachusetts National Guard, Military Records Branch, Milford, Massachusetts, in possession of the author. Also, “US 767 Tank Battalion Pacific 1944,” 22 September 2019, Mike’s Research (https://mikesresearch.com/2019/09/22/us-767-tank-battalion-pacific-1944/ : accessed 29 March 2023).

39. Letter from the War Department dated 5 February 1946 regarding the death of William B. Bentley to George J. Bentley in possession of Deborah A. Carl. Ibid. Also, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WL-S9ZD-T : 29 March 2023), 1941-1949 > Bennett, Gregg-Bernard, Mayo, image 1058 of 2408; citing NARA microfilm publication M1916, Washington, D.C.

40. Deborah A. Carl, “The Story of Orson Bellamy of Saratoga, New York, and Some of his Descendants, Part Two,” 22 February 2023, p. 10, Substack, Kinship Projects, Case Studies, and Genealogy Tips > The Story of Orson Bellamy of Saratoga, New York, and Some of his Descendants - Part 2. Also, Donald Bellamy obituary which originally appeared in The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, New York) transcribed by GenealogyBank at FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVT3-LHXW : accessed 4 April 2023). “U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947,” database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44028_07_00006-01411 : accessed 4 April 2023), New York (State) > Behan-Bubniak > Bell, Henry-Bellerrose, Bernard, image 1412 of 2136, alphabetical order, card for Donald Warren Bellamy, serial number 179, born 18 February 1918, Corinth, New York; citing NARA Records of the Selective Service System, group 147, St. Louis, Missouri. Also, Donald Bellamy obituary which originally appeared in The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, New York) transcribed by GenealogyBank at FamilySearch. Donald Bellamy obituary which originally appeared in The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, New York) transcribed by GenealogyBank at FamilySearch.

41. “To Be February Bride,” Schenectady Gazette (Schenectady, New York), Tuesday, 4 November 1941, p. 15, cols. 6&7, imaged at GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image
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42. Donald Bellamy obituary which originally appeared in The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, New York) transcribed by GenealogyBank at FamilySearch.

43. “Service Men’s Page,” Schenectady Gazette (Schenectady, New York), Thursday, 28 June 1915, p. 17, col. 5, imaged at MyHeritage (https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10605-492059/schenectady-gazette : accessed 31 March 2023), In Enlisted Reserve: Gerald O. Bellamy. “United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8R5-X73 : accessed 31 March 2023), entry for Gerald O Bellamy, serial number 32946021.

44. “Bellamy-Albright Nuptials Held,” Schenectady Gazette (Schenectady, New York), Tuesday, 28 April 1942, p. 11, col. 3, imaged at MyHeritage (https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10605-477528/schenectady-gazette : accessed 31 March 2023), marriage of Gerald Orson Bellamy and Loretta Louise Albright. “Obituaries,” Schenectady Gazette (Schenectady, New York), Tuesday, 5 February 1985, p. 28, cols. 1&2, imaged at MyHeritage (https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10605-870908/schenectady-gazette : accessed 31 March 2023), obituary for Gerald O. Bellamy.

45. “U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947,” database with images, Ancestry, New York (State) > Behan-Bubniak > Bell, Henry-Bellerrose, Bernard, image 1428 of 2136, cards in alphabetical order, card for Gerald Orson Bellamy born 19 September 1919 in Corinth, New York, serial number 951. Also, “Obituaries,” Schenectady Gazette (Schenectady, New York), Tuesday, 5 February 1985, p. 28, cols. 1&2, imaged at MyHeritage, obituary for Gerald O. Bellamy.

46. Irene Edwina Murchie obituary, originally appeared in Concord Monitor (Concord, New Hampshire), Tuesday, 18 August 2015, transcribed at Legacy (https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/concordmonitor/name
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/61632/images/48722_556209-00515 : accessed 7 April 2023), 1944 > Marriage, image 516 of 842, p. 606, entry for Edward M Murchie, married Bell [first four letters of bride’s surname], certificate 40312; New York State Department of Health, Albany. The list of grooms is available digitally, but the list of brides is not. “Obituaries,” The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, New York), Wednesday, 12 January 2000, p. B11, col. 4, imaged at MyHeritage, obituary for Edward M. Murchie. Also, “U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995,” database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/14721366 : accessed 7 April 2023), New Hampshire > Concord > 1950 > Concord, New Hampshire, City Directory, 1950, image 250 of 490, p. 254, entry for Edward M (Irene) Murchie. Irene Edwina Murchie obituary, originally appeared in Concord Monitor (Concord, New Hampshire), Tuesday, 18 August 2015, transcribed at Legacy.

47. Irene Edwina Murchie obituary, originally appeared in Concord Monitor (Concord, New Hampshire), Tuesday, 18 August 2015, transcribed at Legacy.

48. “Dorothy Mae Swartz: October 7, 1925 - September 3, 2020,” Scott & Barbieri Family Funeral Homes (https://www.sbfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Dorothy-Mae-Swartz?obId=27329449#/celebrationWall : accessed 7 April 2020), obituary.

49. “New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967,” database with images, Ancestry (

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50. “Dorothy Mae Swartz: October 7, 1925 - September 3, 2020,” Scott & Barbieri Family Funeral Homes, obituary.

51. “U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947,” database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44028_07_00013-01976 : accessed 7 April 2023), New York (State) > Falkowski-Gibbons > Gallina, Albert-Galusha, Walter, image 1977 of 2114, alphabetical order, card for Harold Orson Gallup, serial number S. 44; citing NARA Records of the Selective Service System, group 147, St. Louis, Missouri. 1940 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Northumberland, ED 46-42, sheet 8A, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MB-SQLR : accessed 7 April 2023), New York > Saratoga > Northumberland Town > 46-42 Northumberland Town, Bacon Hill, Gansevoort, Northumberland, image 15 of 31, household 160, Harold Gallup household, line 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2773. “U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947,” database with images, Ancestry, New York (State) > Falkowski-Gibbons > Gallina, Albert-Galusha, Walter, image 1977 of 2114, alphabetical order, card for Harold Orson Gallup, serial number S. 44.

52. “2 Gansevoort Boys Overseas,” The Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), Friday, 16 March 1945, p. 8, cols. 2&3, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/477356531/ : accessed 8 April 2023), article about T/5 Harold O. Gallup Jr. and PVT. Marshall E. Gallup. Ibid. Also, “Ft. Edward Girl is Married to Harold Gallup,” The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), Friday, 31 May 1946, p. 7, col. 1, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/477363622/ : accessed 8 April 2023), article about marriage of Harold Gallup and Beverly Murray.

53. “Ft. Edward Girl is Married to Harold Gallup,” The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), Friday, 31 May 1946, p. 7, col. 1, imaged at Newspapers.com, article about marriage of Harold Gallup and Beverly Murray. “Anniversaries,” The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), Sunday, 19 August 1990, p. B8, cols. 5&6, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/347493980/ : accessed 8 April 2023), Mr. and Mrs. Harold O. Gallup celebrate their 44th wedding anniversary.

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55. “2 Gansevoort Boys Overseas,” The Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), Friday, 16 March 1945, p. 8, cols. 2&3, imaged at Newspapers.com, article about T/5 Harold O. Gallup Jr. and PVT. Marshall E. Gallup. “U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954,” database, Ancestry (

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56. “Bacon Hill Girl Wed to Gansevoort Man,” The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), Friday, 3 January 1947, p. 6, col. 4, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/477466127/ : accessed 8 April 2023), article about marriage of Marshal Gallup and Ida Cook.

57. 1950 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Northumberland, ED 46-54, sheet 2, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-GQHW-99BQ-C : accessed 8 April 2023), image 3 of 47, dwell. 11, Harold J. Gallup household line 7; citing NARA microfilm publication T628. Also, obituary for Marshall E. Gallup posted at Find a Grave, database with images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125244130/marshall-e-gallup : accessed 8 April 2023), memorial 79541615, Harold Orson Gallup (1920-1997), Corinth Rural Cemetery, Corinth, Saratoga, New York; gravestone photography by D K LeRoy. 1940 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York, population schedule, Town of Northumberland, ED 46-42, sheet 8A, database with images, FamilySearch, New York > Saratoga > Northumberland Town > 46-42 Northumberland Town, Bacon Hill, Gansevoort, Northumberland, image 15 of 31, household 160, Harold Gallup household, line 28.

58. “Marshall E. Gallup: 1923-2014,” Flynn Bros., Inc. Funeral Home (https://flynnbrosinc.com/tribute/details
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89. Michel Davis, “Ready for His Close-Up: Rio Rancho’s Earl Bellamy has 1,500 Film and TV Directing Credits,” Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico), Friday, 20 September 2002, p. 1 Section D, whole page, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/418525441/ : accessed 15 April 2023), article about the career of Earl Bellamy. Ibid., continued on p. 2, cols. 1–5. “Obituaries: Deaths/Funerals,” Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico), Thursday, 4 December 2003, p. D15, col. 1, imaged at Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/450427148/ : accessed 1 May 2023), death notice for Earl Bellamy.

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91. 1950 U.S. census, Los Angeles County, California, population schedule, City of Burbank ED 62-22, sheet 2, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHJ-5QHW-M9T6 : accessed 1 May 2023), image 3 of 21, dwell. 18, William A. Black household, line 6; citing NARA microfilm publication T628. Message from his son via Ancestry to Deborah A Carl, dated 16 April 2023. "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4Q-G5FG : accessed 1 May 2023), entry for Bill Arthur Black, born 21 December 1928 in Hollywood, California, died 11 February 1992, previous residence Valley Village, Los Angeles, California.