Franklin Louis Belsly[1]
1873 - 1936 (62 years)-
Name Franklin Louis Belsly Birth 1 Jun 1873 Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL 
Gender Male Education Wesleyan University, Bloomington Occupation Banker, insurance broker, real estate agent Death 13 Jan 1936 Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Burial Washington, Tazewell Co., IL Person ID I5353 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 21 Dec 2017
Father Christian Belsly (Belsley), b. 31 Jul 1835, Partridge Twp, Woodford Co., IL d. 5 Mar 1917, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL (Age 81 years) Mother Mary Magdalene Schertz, b. 3 Mar 1837, Lemon Twp., Butler Co., OH d. 28 Nov 1911, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL (Age 74 years) Marriage 28 Oct 1856 Trenton, Butler Co., OH [1, 2, 3] - Witnesses: John Schweitzer, Annie Schrack; Joseph Lehman, Annie Moseman
Married by Rev. N. Augspurger. (Noah?)
Family ID F3423 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lydia Ellen Carlock, b. 14 Jul 1878, Carlock, McLean Co., IL d. 8 Mar 1940, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL (Age 61 years) Marriage 8 Nov 1899 Carlock, McLean Co., IL Children 1. Margaret Belsly, b. 22 Aug 1901, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL d. 5 Jan 1973, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL (Age 71 years)2. Franklin Louis, Jr. Belsly, b. 22 Dec 1906, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL d. 10 Dec 1962, New Orleans, LA (Age 55 years)Family ID F3752 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Jul 2005
- Witnesses: John Schweitzer, Annie Schrack; Joseph Lehman, Annie Moseman
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Birth - 1 Jun 1873 - Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL 
Marriage - 8 Nov 1899 - Carlock, McLean Co., IL 
Death - 13 Jan 1936 - Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL 
Burial - - Washington, Tazewell Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - “Franklin was the last son born to Christian and Mary. He attended Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington. For many years he was a banker in Deer Creek and later sold insurance and real estate in Washington. He was very interested in collecting antiques and had a wide reputation as an authority on old coins, Indian relics and old guns. He was a Past Master of two Lodges in the Masonic Order and a choir director at his church. He was known to have a good sense of humor and to be quite a kidder. Louis Phillips (who is quite a kidder himself) told the following story about Frank: ‘For many years we used to go to Peoria to pick up his daughter Margaret Belsly Triebel and then go to the cemetery in Washington where he was buried. One year I noticed a flag on his grave and I was fairly sure he had never been in the service so I asked Margaret about it. She said he and a buddy would go down to the local loafing corner and would tell of their exploits during World War I (which they were never in). Someone heard about it and thought they had been neglected so started putting flags on both graves. I can just see Uncle Frank turning overrun his grave and laughing a bit when he looked down—or up—and saw it.’ Franklin married Lydia Carlock, whose grandfather founded Carlock, Illinois. Their daughter Margaret graduated from Knox College in Galesburg. She married Louis Triebel who was President of the William Triebel Monument Co. at Peoria. Their son Franklin Jr. married Alamade St. Clair of New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a casualty underwriter for Travelers Insurance Co. at Peoria, Omaha, Nebraska and New Orleans, Louisiana.” [1]
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