Maude Beardsley's cremated remains were never taken after her death and are still available at Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related.
Her death certificate shows her last name as Beardesley, however that is not a spelling that is found anywhere else for anyone. The name is actually spelled Beardsley (no middle e).
Maude was born on 11/6/1872 in Muskegon, Michigan. Her father, Philip Etches, was born in Canada in 1845. Her mother, Fanny Kelly, was born in Ohio in 1852. Maude had two sibling, only one of whom survived to adulthood. Maude’s brother Charles was born in Michigan in 1874. Charles died in Seattle, Washington in 1940. He was single and it appears he never had children.
During the 1870 census, Maude’s parents were living in Muskegon where her father was an engineer. In the 1880 census, Maude was 7 years old listed with her parents and brother in Muskegon. Her father was continuing his career as a mill engineer. At the time of the 1900 census, the Etches family was still living together in Muskegon. Maude was 28, single, and not employed. Her father was a machinist and her brother was an electrician. The family was wealthy enough to have a live-in servant. Maude’s mother died in Muskegon on 9/19/1903.
In 1909, Maude was listed in the Windsor, Michigan City Directory as a music teacher. She had significant training in Michigan and New York as a vocal soloist. Her music education also included exhaustive study in interpretation, history of music, and song analysis. While in Muskegon she served as the First Congregational Church choir leader.
In January 1910, she moved to Portland, Oregon. The Society Page of the Portland Oregonian newspaper reported on several social events that were held to welcome Maude to the Portland musical community. She was described as having “a charming rich contralto voice.” Contralto is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type. The contralto's vocal range is fairly rare. Contemporary artists like Adele and Lady Gaga have both been described as contraltos.
At some point her father moved to Portland. He died there on 3/24/1921. In the 1920s Maude was working as a saleslady in the women's wear department of a store. Maude married Henry Clay Beardsley on 4/28/1924. It was her first and only marriage. She never had children. Henry died on 9/28/1929 and was buried at the Multnomah Park Cemetery with his previous wife Almira F. Beardsley who died in 1919.
In 1951 Maude was living in Portland at 9750 NE Glisan (a nursing home). On 11/5/1951, Maude was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. She had diffuse arteriosclerosis. She was apparently not in any condition to give the staff information about her history. They had no records of her birthplace, parents’ names, or marital status. After being a patient for almost 4 years she died at OSH of a stroke on 9/28/1955. Everyone in her birth family had predeceased her and she had no nieces or nephews so her closest relatives were her cousins (children of the siblings of her parents) most of whom were living in Michigan. Probably none of them was aware of Maude’s circumstances.
Maude’s uncles and aunts on her father’s side were: John, James, Thomas, Jennie and Henry Etches as well as Charlotte (Etches) England.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Her death certificate shows her last name as Beardesley, however that is not a spelling that is found anywhere else for anyone. The name is actually spelled Beardsley (no middle e).
Maude was born on 11/6/1872 in Muskegon, Michigan. Her father, Philip Etches, was born in Canada in 1845. Her mother, Fanny Kelly, was born in Ohio in 1852. Maude had two sibling, only one of whom survived to adulthood. Maude’s brother Charles was born in Michigan in 1874. Charles died in Seattle, Washington in 1940. He was single and it appears he never had children.
During the 1870 census, Maude’s parents were living in Muskegon where her father was an engineer. In the 1880 census, Maude was 7 years old listed with her parents and brother in Muskegon. Her father was continuing his career as a mill engineer. At the time of the 1900 census, the Etches family was still living together in Muskegon. Maude was 28, single, and not employed. Her father was a machinist and her brother was an electrician. The family was wealthy enough to have a live-in servant. Maude’s mother died in Muskegon on 9/19/1903.
In 1909, Maude was listed in the Windsor, Michigan City Directory as a music teacher. She had significant training in Michigan and New York as a vocal soloist. Her music education also included exhaustive study in interpretation, history of music, and song analysis. While in Muskegon she served as the First Congregational Church choir leader.
In January 1910, she moved to Portland, Oregon. The Society Page of the Portland Oregonian newspaper reported on several social events that were held to welcome Maude to the Portland musical community. She was described as having “a charming rich contralto voice.” Contralto is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type. The contralto's vocal range is fairly rare. Contemporary artists like Adele and Lady Gaga have both been described as contraltos.
At some point her father moved to Portland. He died there on 3/24/1921. In the 1920s Maude was working as a saleslady in the women's wear department of a store. Maude married Henry Clay Beardsley on 4/28/1924. It was her first and only marriage. She never had children. Henry died on 9/28/1929 and was buried at the Multnomah Park Cemetery with his previous wife Almira F. Beardsley who died in 1919.
In 1951 Maude was living in Portland at 9750 NE Glisan (a nursing home). On 11/5/1951, Maude was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. She had diffuse arteriosclerosis. She was apparently not in any condition to give the staff information about her history. They had no records of her birthplace, parents’ names, or marital status. After being a patient for almost 4 years she died at OSH of a stroke on 9/28/1955. Everyone in her birth family had predeceased her and she had no nieces or nephews so her closest relatives were her cousins (children of the siblings of her parents) most of whom were living in Michigan. Probably none of them was aware of Maude’s circumstances.
Maude’s uncles and aunts on her father’s side were: John, James, Thomas, Jennie and Henry Etches as well as Charlotte (Etches) England.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Maude Beardsley's cremated remains were never taken after her death and are still available at Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related.
Her death certificate shows her last name as Beardesley, however that is not a spelling that is found anywhere else for anyone. The name is actually spelled Beardsley (no middle e).
Maude was born on 11/6/1872 in Muskegon, Michigan. Her father, Philip Etches, was born in Canada in 1845. Her mother, Fanny Kelly, was born in Ohio in 1852. Maude had two sibling, only one of whom survived to adulthood. Maude’s brother Charles was born in Michigan in 1874. Charles died in Seattle, Washington in 1940. He was single and it appears he never had children.
During the 1870 census, Maude’s parents were living in Muskegon where her father was an engineer. In the 1880 census, Maude was 7 years old listed with her parents and brother in Muskegon. Her father was continuing his career as a mill engineer. At the time of the 1900 census, the Etches family was still living together in Muskegon. Maude was 28, single, and not employed. Her father was a machinist and her brother was an electrician. The family was wealthy enough to have a live-in servant. Maude’s mother died in Muskegon on 9/19/1903.
In 1909, Maude was listed in the Windsor, Michigan City Directory as a music teacher. She had significant training in Michigan and New York as a vocal soloist. Her music education also included exhaustive study in interpretation, history of music, and song analysis. While in Muskegon she served as the First Congregational Church choir leader.
In January 1910, she moved to Portland, Oregon. The Society Page of the Portland Oregonian newspaper reported on several social events that were held to welcome Maude to the Portland musical community. She was described as having “a charming rich contralto voice.” Contralto is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type. The contralto's vocal range is fairly rare. Contemporary artists like Adele and Lady Gaga have both been described as contraltos.
At some point her father moved to Portland. He died there on 3/24/1921. In the 1920s Maude was working as a saleslady in the women's wear department of a store. Maude married Henry Clay Beardsley on 4/28/1924. It was her first and only marriage. She never had children. Henry died on 9/28/1929 and was buried at the Multnomah Park Cemetery with his previous wife Almira F. Beardsley who died in 1919.
In 1951 Maude was living in Portland at 9750 NE Glisan (a nursing home). On 11/5/1951, Maude was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. She had diffuse arteriosclerosis. She was apparently not in any condition to give the staff information about her history. They had no records of her birthplace, parents’ names, or marital status. After being a patient for almost 4 years she died at OSH of a stroke on 9/28/1955. Everyone in her birth family had predeceased her and she had no nieces or nephews so her closest relatives were her cousins (children of the siblings of her parents) most of whom were living in Michigan. Probably none of them was aware of Maude’s circumstances.
Maude’s uncles and aunts on her father’s side were: John, James, Thomas, Jennie and Henry Etches as well as Charlotte (Etches) England.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Her death certificate shows her last name as Beardesley, however that is not a spelling that is found anywhere else for anyone. The name is actually spelled Beardsley (no middle e).
Maude was born on 11/6/1872 in Muskegon, Michigan. Her father, Philip Etches, was born in Canada in 1845. Her mother, Fanny Kelly, was born in Ohio in 1852. Maude had two sibling, only one of whom survived to adulthood. Maude’s brother Charles was born in Michigan in 1874. Charles died in Seattle, Washington in 1940. He was single and it appears he never had children.
During the 1870 census, Maude’s parents were living in Muskegon where her father was an engineer. In the 1880 census, Maude was 7 years old listed with her parents and brother in Muskegon. Her father was continuing his career as a mill engineer. At the time of the 1900 census, the Etches family was still living together in Muskegon. Maude was 28, single, and not employed. Her father was a machinist and her brother was an electrician. The family was wealthy enough to have a live-in servant. Maude’s mother died in Muskegon on 9/19/1903.
In 1909, Maude was listed in the Windsor, Michigan City Directory as a music teacher. She had significant training in Michigan and New York as a vocal soloist. Her music education also included exhaustive study in interpretation, history of music, and song analysis. While in Muskegon she served as the First Congregational Church choir leader.
In January 1910, she moved to Portland, Oregon. The Society Page of the Portland Oregonian newspaper reported on several social events that were held to welcome Maude to the Portland musical community. She was described as having “a charming rich contralto voice.” Contralto is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type. The contralto's vocal range is fairly rare. Contemporary artists like Adele and Lady Gaga have both been described as contraltos.
At some point her father moved to Portland. He died there on 3/24/1921. In the 1920s Maude was working as a saleslady in the women's wear department of a store. Maude married Henry Clay Beardsley on 4/28/1924. It was her first and only marriage. She never had children. Henry died on 9/28/1929 and was buried at the Multnomah Park Cemetery with his previous wife Almira F. Beardsley who died in 1919.
In 1951 Maude was living in Portland at 9750 NE Glisan (a nursing home). On 11/5/1951, Maude was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. She had diffuse arteriosclerosis. She was apparently not in any condition to give the staff information about her history. They had no records of her birthplace, parents’ names, or marital status. After being a patient for almost 4 years she died at OSH of a stroke on 9/28/1955. Everyone in her birth family had predeceased her and she had no nieces or nephews so her closest relatives were her cousins (children of the siblings of her parents) most of whom were living in Michigan. Probably none of them was aware of Maude’s circumstances.
Maude’s uncles and aunts on her father’s side were: John, James, Thomas, Jennie and Henry Etches as well as Charlotte (Etches) England.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
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