THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Eliza D. Bartlett
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Stephen Bartlett THE FLAMING SWORD, Vol.51, No.7, July 1937, p.13 -- "Another good friend of the Cause recently passed on in the person of Stephen A. Bartlett, of Rock Island Ill. It was Steve, as he was familiarly known to all his friends, that brought the Light of Truth to our worthy contributor, Garnet E. Butler, and Koreshanity is extensively known in Rock Island and vicinity, where we have......
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Walter F. Bartsch; Born 4 May; Entered K.U. in Chicago 1 Aug 1901. FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Walter Wartsch: "His blonde hair and little moustache always seemed to fit his name. He was slide trombonist in the orchestra." U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1910; Enumeration date: 23 Apr 1910; Koreshan Unity; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; Microfilm number: Fl 1910-H T624; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 4 Jan 1995: Walter Bartsch; Sex: Male; Race: White; Age 35; Marital status: Single; Place of birth: Wisconsin; Place of birth of father: Austria; Place of birth of mother: Wisconsin; Language spoken: English; Occupation: student; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes; Attending school: yes. THE PIONEER CURRICULUM: Wood Carving Department, Walter Bartsch, Director MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: Walter Bartsch plays slide trombone.--Page 78.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Thomas Bedam: "A generally quiet Englishman, but with a whimsical sense of humor. We knew him first at Beth Oprah where Lovelle and I helped him hang up the clothes on washdays. The long union suits often froze stiff by the time they were on the line and he always named them for their owners (if men's). --Lovelle and Marie McCready 1900 U. S. Federal Census; Calumet Township; Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Film Roll No. 285; Page No. 285; SD No. 1; ED No. 986; Sheet No. 12; Ward of City: 31; Enumeration Date: 13 June 1900; Enumerator: Ernest E. Ellington; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 24 May 1999; Koreshan Unity:: Thomas Bedham; Residence: 99th Street, Dwelling 133; Relation to head of family: Boarder; Color, white; Sex, male; Month of birth: Feb; Year of birth: 1850; Age at last birthday: 50; Single; Place of birth: England; Place of birth of father: England; Place of birth of mother: England; Year of immigration to U. S. 1870; No of years in U. S. 30; Naturalization: Alien; Occupation: printer; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read, yes; Can write, yes; Can speak English, yes.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: George Beilor THE FLAMING SWORD; Community Current Events by Alafae Stephens; June 1933: "Brother George Bielor (?) has produced some fine ears of corn on the farm. The corn is delicious served on the cob or prepared in some other way by our very capable cooks." U.S. Federal 1930 Census; Estero, Lee County, Florida; Precinct 12; Koreshan Unity Home; Enumeration Date: May 5, 1930; ED: 36-17; SD: 6; Page: 199; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 2003: George Bieler (?); Radio set: none listed; Sex: Male; Color: white; Age at last birthday: 65; Marital condition: widower; Age at first marriage: 25; Attended school since Sep 1, 1929: no; Place of birth: Germany; Place of birth of father: Germany; Place of birth of mother: Germany; Language spoken in home before coming to the U.S.: German; Year of immigration to the U.S.: 1887; Naturalized: yes; Whether able to speak English: yes; Occupation: Farmer; Industry: Farming; Whether actually at work yesterday (or the last regular working day): Yes; Veteran: no
FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; (A daughter--no name given): "The Bellinghams came from Bellingham, Washington. Mrs. Bellingham was in Washington, D. C. when I joined Lovelle there, but not the children."
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Harold Bellingham. FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Harold Bellingham: "The Bellinghams came from Bellingham, Washington. Mrs. Bellingham was in Washington, D. C. when I joined Lovelle there, but not the children."
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Martha Bellingham FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Martha Bellingham: "The Bellinghams came from Bellingham, Washington. Mrs. Bellingham was in Washington, D. C. when I joined Lovelle there, but not the children."
!THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Norman Bellingham !FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Norman Bellingham: "The Bellinghams came from Bellingham, Washington. Mrs. Bellingham was in Washington, D. C. when I joined Lovelle there, but not the children."
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Bessie Benedict
!THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Mrs. Renew Benedict
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Harriett Bennett; Born: 8 Jan 1828, Morris County, New Jersey.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Jean Bergut
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Alton Bosgormeny (Bessemer) Married Mary Miller whose mother married Harmon from Pennsylvania. FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: (Botzermany) Phonetic spelling of a Hungarian name.--William McCready SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX: Volume 1, A-L: Bessemer, A.; Born: 30 May 1904; Social Security applied for in Washington, D.C.; Died: Feb 1980; Residence: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; SS#: 577-09-0500. (A. Bessemer, is probably Alton Bessemer)
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Aurill Bosgormeny (Bessemer) FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: BOTZERMANY; "Phonetic spelling of a Hungarian name.--William McCready U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1920; Enumeration date: Jan 2, 1920; Enumerator: Henry D. Silverfriend; ED: 109; SD: 1; Fourth Precinct; Microfilm roll number: 1820221; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, December 1994: *Purcil? Bosgormeny; Relation to head of family: Boarder; Place of residence: Amity Place; Age 10; Single; Attending school: Yes; Place of birth: Michigan; Place of birth of mother and father: Hungary; Occupation: None. (*Not certain that Auriel Boszormeyi and Purcil Boszormenyi are the same person--Joyce Nelle Ratliff) SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX; Volume 1, A-L: Auriel Bessemer; Born: 27 Feb 1909; Social Security applied for in Washington, D.C.; Died: Feb 1986; Residence: Merced, California; SS#: 577-38-2142.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Emily Bosgormeny (Bessemer); Born: 9 Oct 1874, Hungary; Died: 24 Oct 1954; Arrived Estero, January 1913 FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: (Botzermany?) Phonetic spelling of a Hungarian name.--William McCready U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1920; Enumeration date: Jan 2, 1920; Enumerator: Henry D. Silverfriend; ED: 109; SD: 1; Fourth Precinct; Microfilm roll number: 1820221; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, Dec 1994: Emily Bosgormeny; Relation to head of family: Head; Place of residence: Bake Shop Place; Age 45; Married; Year of immigration to U.S.: 1884; Naturalized; Year of naturalization: 1904; Place of birth: Hungary; Place of birth of mother and father: Hungary; Occupation: Dressmaker/K.U. Colony. THE FLAMING SWORD, Community Current Events by Max E. Arendt; January 1932: "We are glad to report the return to the Unity of Mrs. Emily Bessemer who had been residing at Washinton, D. C., for some time. Sister Emily was a former resident of the Unity." THE FLAMING SWORD; Community Current Events by Max E. Arendt; June 1936: "Sister Emily Bessemer, whom we all admired for the excellent work she did as one of our two cooks, left on May 8, to visit with relatives in Washington, D.C. for the summer. Sister Ida Fischer remains as our stand-by as chief cook." FLAMING SWORD, Community Current Events by D. J. Richards, September 1937: "On our way home to Estero, we stopped at Washington D. C., and again it was our good fortune to have Sister Emily Bessemer and her son Alton meet us at the station, and in the latter's car we were soon seeing the wonders of our nation's capital. Space forbids, however, any description of the place. But it was a great pleasure to meet Sister Emily and her three boys, Lewis, Alton, and Auriel and their families. These boys were practically brought up in the Unity, for they spent twelve years here, and we might say in passing that Auriel, the youngest son has developed into one of the outstanding artists in the nation's capital."
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Helen Bosgormeny (Bessemer) (Evidently at some time, the family changed their name from Boszormenyi to Bessemer.--Joyce Nelle Ratliff; March 1999) FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: BOTZERMANY; "Phonetic spelling of a Hungarian name.--William McCready U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/ Florida--1920; Enumeration date: Jan 2, 1920; Enumerator: Henry D. Silverfriend; ED: 109; SD: 1; Fourth Precinct; Microfilm roll number: 1820221; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, Dec 1994: Helen Bosgormeny; Relation to head of family: daughter; Place of residence: Bake Shop Place; Age 12; Single; Attending school; yes; Place of birth: Indiana; Place of birth of mother and father: Hungary; Occupation: None. STOLLNITZ (Bessemer) (Boszormenyi) Helen; Autobiography; KSHS-BK-084 SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX; VOL 1; A-L: Helen Stollnitz; Date of birth 15 Jan 1907; Social Security number issued in New York; Date of death: Mar 1985; Residence: Flushing, New York; SS#: 084-34-7281.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Louis Bosgormeny (Bessemer) FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: Botzermany; Phonetic spelling of a Hungarian name.--William McCready FLAMING SWORD, Community Current Events by Adah J. Price, February 1938: "Sister Emily Bessemer reports that her son Louis, who lived in the Unity a number of years ago, has been appointed mayor of Greenbelt, Maryland, where one of the government's housing projects is located."
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn in 1963: Milton E. Bosgormeny Bessemer. SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX; Volume 1, A-L: Milton Bessemer; Born: 18 Sep 1902; Social Security issued by Railroad Board; Died: August 1984; Residence: Charlotte, North Carolina; SS#: 725-09-9098. FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Botzermany: Phonetic spelling of a Hungarian name.--William McCready