Carl Elmer Besaw

Brief Life History of Carl Elmer

When Carl Elmer Besaw was born on 2 February 1896, in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States, his father, Joseph Elmer Besaw, was 26 and his mother, Olive M. Warden, was 25. He married Catherine or Katherine Teresa McGuckian on 8 February 1917, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Carter, Oklahoma, United States in 1935. He died on 22 September 1958, in Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

Carl Elmer Besaw
1896–1958
Catherine or Katherine Teresa McGuckian
1893–1979
Marriage: 8 February 1917
baby Besaw
1917–1917
Emmet Carl Besaw
1919–1968
Elmer Cornelious Besaw
1920–1968
Edna Merle Besaw Mattingly
1922–2001
Marjorie Jane Besaw
1927–2020
Katherine Elaine Besaw
1930–2006

Sources (23)

  • Carl E Besan, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Carl Elmer Besaw, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • Carl Elmer Besaw, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1907

Oklahoma is the 46th state.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of French Bisson or Buisson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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