General Notes

BASIL THOMAS BLEASDALE was born 27 May 1861 in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA, the son of Thomas Calvert Bleasdale and Mary Adeline Thorp. On 25 April 1888 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Basil married Maria A. Thomas, born 27 February 1862 in Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. The couple settled in Cleveland, but Maria died of pneumonia on 6 May 1893, only 5 years after they married. There are no known children from this union.  Maria was buried in Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland. Sometime after her death, Basil relocated to Iowa.

On 28 December 1904, in Adair, Iowa, Basil married his second wife, Anna Bertha Burmeister. Anna was born 11 August 1876 in Iowa County, Iowa, USA, the daughter of William Ernest Burmeister and Anna Margaret Sigg. Together they had one son, Laurence Thomas Bleasdale, born 28 May 1907 in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Bleasdales remained in Iowa for a number of years. Basil worked as a commercial traveller. Eventually, however, the family relocated out to California, settling in the Los Angeles area.

When he was 76 years old, Basil died suddenly in Los Angeles, on 3 September 1937. His funeral service was held on 7 September 1937 at the Wee Kirk o' the Heather Chapel in Forest Lawn Glendale Cemetery. He was cremated. A few months later, on 24 January 1938, Basil's cremains were interred at the Forest Lawn Glendale Cemetery (Florentine Columbarium, Niche 8167).  His remains were there for the next 31 years. Then Basil's widow, Anna Burmeister Bleasdale, died on 27 March 1969 in Belmont, San Mateo County, California, USA. Basil's cremains were removed from the columbarium at Forest Lawn Glendale on 23 April 1969. Not quite a month later, on 20 May 1969, Basil's cremains, as well as those of his wife, Anna, and his daughter-in-law, Marvel, were all interred in their final resting spot at Alta Mesa Memorial Park (Mausoleum No. 1, Oak Room B, Niche 309) in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA.

— bio written for FindAGrave, 25 Sep 2015, kmh

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  Burial Notes

Funeral Service at the Wee Kirk o' the Heather in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale; interred at Glendale Forest Lawn from 1938-1969; re-interred at Alta Mesa Memorial Park in 1969

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He appeared on the 1870 US Federal Census on 1 July 1870 in Orange Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. ⁴
  

Census (01 July 1870) — Orange Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

Name              Age     Sex  Race  Occupation      Birthplace   Remarks
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Blaisdell Thomas   40      M    W    Farmer          England*     $6200 value real estate; $800
                                                                     value personal estate
--------- Mary     39      F    W    Keeping house   Ohio  
--------- Ernest   13      M    W    Works on farm   Ohio**       Attended school within the year
--------- Bezaleel  9      M    W    At home         Ohio**       Attended school within the year
--------- John      6      M    W    "  "            Ohio**       Attended school within the year
--------- Grant     5      M    W    "  "            Ohio**      
--------- Alice     3      F    W    "  "            Ohio**      
--------- Calvert   4/12   M    W    "  "            Ohio**       Born in February 1870
Eames William      20      M    W    Farm hand       Ohio         
Abell Josephine    13      F    W                    Ohio         Attended school within the year
   *both parents of foreign birth    **father of foreign birth
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Source Citation:  Year: 1870; Census Place: Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio;
                  Roll: M593_1193; Page: 537; Image: 431.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census on 8 June 1880 in Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. ³
  

Census (8 June 1880) — Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

                                               Marital                                      Father's     Mother's
Name                Relation   Race   Gender   Status   Age   Occupation      Birthplace   Birthplace   Birthplace
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Blaisdel Tho        --          W     Male       M      50    Farmer          England      England      England
   "     Mary A     Wife        W     Female     M      49    Keeping House   Ohio         Connecticut  Connecticut
   "     Ernest     Son         W     Male       S      22    At Home         Ohio         England          "
   "     Basil      Son         W     Male       S      19    At Home         Ohio            "             "
   "     John W     Son         W     Male       S      16    At Home         Ohio            "             "
   "     Grant      Son         W     Male       S      14    At School       Ohio            "             "
   "     Alles      Daughter    W     Female     S      12    At School       Ohio            "             "
   "     Calvert    Son         W     Male       S      11    At School       Ohio            "             "
   "     Lencon L   Son         W     Male       S       8    At School       Ohio            "             "
Thorp    Basil      Boarder     W     Male       Wd     85    Farmer          Connecticut       Connecticut
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Source Citation:  Year: 1880; Census Place: Warrensville, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T9_1010;
                  Family History Film: 1255010; Page: 376.3000; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 0112.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census in 1900 in Shell Rock Town, Butler County, Iowa, USA.

• He appeared on the Iowa State Census on 1 January 1925 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.

• His obituary was published in 1937 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

• His obituary was published in an unknown newspaper on 5 September 1937 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA.
  
  Bleasdale, B. T., suddenly, in Los Angeles, husband of Anna, father of Lawrence and brother of J. W. of Denver and Albert [Calvert] of Alberta and Mrs. John Friel of East Cleveland. Burial in Los Angeles.

• He was buried at the Forest Lawn Glendale (Florentine Columbarium, Niche 8167 ) in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA on 24 January 1938. However, his cremains were removed from the columbarium at Forest Lawn Glendale on 23 April 1969 for later interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA.

• He was buried at the Alta Mesa Memorial Park (Mausoleum No. 1, Oak Room B, Niche 309) in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA on 20 May 1969.