William & Beatrice Jewell

In my last post, I gave some background information on William Roy Jewell, his origins, his work life, as well as his military service.

For this post, I would like to add some focus on his wife - my great-grandmother - Beatrice Glasser.

Beatrice Glasser was born 4 February 1919 in New York City, New York to Harold and Rose Glasser. She was the youngest of three children; her siblings were David and Pearl.

It took some time before locating the 1920 U.S. Census, using FamilySearch, and assumed it would come up later. This record did come up later, only to find that Beatrice's name was misspelled by the census taker.[1]

Beatrice and her family stayed in New York City for a few decades. The above census is the 1930 U.S. Census.[2]

For the 1940 U.S. Census, Beatrice's sister, Pearl was never mentioned. Her brother, David, was still living with their parents, however. And considering for the fact that this occurred during the Great Depression, it would make sense for him to be living with mom and dad.[3]

Beatrice Glasser would meet her husband, William Roy Jewell. According to my grandmother, she told me that William and Beatrice were married in 1945 in the state of New York. But, that is what my grandmother believes they were married. So, more research is required obviously.

William and Beatrice Jewell only had two daughters together. My grandmother was the younger of the two.

They were living in a small mining town called McDermitt, which literally sits on the Oregon-Nevada state lines. I am uncertain with how long they were lived in McDermitt, but, William Roy Jewell was buried in McDermitt, Humboldt County, Nevada.

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The above record is the headstone certificate which Beatrice Jewell filled out. This record was a request for a military headstone; the military service is documented on this card, where he was born, his rank in the USNR, and the ship he served on are all marked on here. (Also, since William was marked as a Christian, I took the liberty to ask my grandmother what the faiths of her parents were. She told me that he was Methodist, and that Beatrice was an inactive Catholic.)

William Roy Jewell was killed in a plane crash at the age of 30, on 3 February 1949. When I asked my grandmother about how he died, she explained he was transporting hay for their cattle on the farm, when he flew into a snow storm, which caused his plane to crash. I have learned that he actually died in Owyhee County, Idaho. And, I was able to confirm this information with my grandmother.

I do not have much knowledge as to how she lived the remainder of her life, but I do know that Beatrice Jewell raised her daughters, and ultimately spent the remainder of her days in Boise, Idaho. Beatrice passed away 2 February 1972.

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[1]1920 U.S. Census, New York County, New York, population schedule, New York City, enumeration district (ED) 414, p. 33 (stamped) sheet 14-A, dwelling 48, Betrese [Beatrice] Glasser; digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org : accessed 17 May 2015); NARA.

[2]1930 U.S. Census, New York County, New York, population schedule, Assembly District 22, enumeration district (ED) 31-1034, p. 145 (stamped), sheet 7-A, family 164, Beatrice Glasser; digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 March 2015); NARA.

[3]1940 U.S. Census, Queens County, New York, population schedule, Elmhurst, enumeration district (ED) 41-307, p. 3974 (stamped), sheet 61-B, household 337, Beatrice Glasser; digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 March 2015); NARA.

Commentary:
Another interesting fact to point out with the above census record is the supplementary questions, and Harold Glasser just so happened to be one of the lucky few to selected for the questionnaire. This census says that his mother and father are both from Germany, and the language spoken in his childhood home was German. This is an interesting twist for my research so far with this family line. Where are Harold Glasser's parents from exactly?

[4]Jeanette, Find A Grave, database (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 September 2015), William R. Jewell (1845-1917), cemetery.

Tombstone for William Roy Jewell, February 24, 1918-February 3, 1949, McDermitt Cemetery, McDermitt, Nevada. Created by David M. Habben.

[5]Sheryl, Find A Grave, digital image (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 January 2015), Headstone.