Belle Wood Jesmer-Nelson Adulphus Jesmer’s First Wife
Belle Wood Jesmer-Nelson Adulphus Jesmer’s First Wife.
Link to Herbert Jesmer, Belle’s and Nelson’s son
Link to Jesmer family history page
Herbert J. Jesmer was the first child of Nelson Adulphus Jesmer. He was born to Belle Wood, the first wife of Nelson A. Jesmer. Herbert was born in 10/23/1886 in Bessemer Michigan. “J” most likely stood for Joseph, since both of his grandfathers were named Joseph. Nelson had married a woman named Belle Wood. She was the daughter of Joseph and Belle Wood, who were Canadian. She had come to Ashland WI to visit her brother and a week later she was married to Nelson. They later moved to Bessemer MI where Nelson was running a hotel. Nelson was a pioneer of the town and run a hotel called Jesmer and Long. Later he ran the Colby House. Having a baby was very dangerous back then. It proved to be very dangerous for Belle Jesmer, because she died one week later, after giving birth to Herbert, from post-partum infection.
November 14, 1885, “Miss Belle Wood is here visiting her brother J.A.” The Ashland Press.
[Article] History Of Bessemer (One week later she married Nelson A. Jesmer in Ashland)
The witnesses to their marriage were John McNeil. and Mary McNeil. The Pastor was Pauluius O.S.F. who resided in Ashland. Date of registration was December 16, 1885.
(Wisconsin vital records No. 97 00074)
Belle Wood’s parents were both born in Canada. (From the marriage certificate)
Belle Wood died of “Birth Fever” according to the county clerk registrar.
Nelson E. Jesmer (i.e. Ted Jesmer) (grandson) found that in June 26, 1895, Hibbing MN census, Herbert was living with his father and his step mother.
1901; The family moved from Langdon ND to South western Manitoba near Killarney
Nelson also stated that Herbert went with his family to Saskatchewan Canada in 1904.
Nelson, his wife Genevieve and three (four) children, (Herbert), Ida, Carl and Harvey came to the Quill City area in the spring of 1904. They traveled by a yoke of oxen and wagon from Sheho, the end of the steel. There was no town or post office in the area. At that time it was unknown where the rail would be laid or when. The land here had just been opened for homesteading a year earlier, …Nelson discovered that S.E. of 22-34-14 W2nd was open and filed on it. The nearest land office was Humboldt
The family spent the summer in a tent and put up some hay. The wild hay was thick and so tall it brushed the bottom of the wagon box. In August it turned cold and there was a bad wind storm. The tent blew down and a great deal of snow fell. The family spent two days lying under the canvas of the fallen tent, under the snow. They ate raw oatmeal.
They returned to Sheho for the winter. The G. Clarksons and Aspenalls and their children wintered with them.
1905 The spring was very early and dry. When the family returned, a fire had swept the area and burned the hay, but the hay-rack left behind the year before, was intact. Everywhere in the blackened ground, white buffalo bones were to be seen.
At 17 years old, Herbert J. Jesmer, the son of Nelson A. Jesmer and Belle (Wood) Jesmer left home with his wagon and was never seen again. It was said that he was moving cargo in the Red Lake Ontario area. He would have left almost immediately after arriving in Canada.
Birth Certificate of Herbert J. Jesmer, The First Son Of Nelson (and his first wife, Belle Wood)
State Of Michigan 121-5-282
Department Of Community Health
Certificate Of Live Birth
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- Child name
Herbert J. Jesmer
- Sex 3. Race or Color 4. Stillborn, twins, etc. 5. Date of Birth
male White October 23, 1886
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- Location of Birth 7. County of Birth
Bessemer Township Gogebic
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8a. Mother’s Name (First, Middle, Last) 8b. Birthplace of mother 8c. Occupation of mother
Belle Wood Jesmer Canada Not given
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9a. Father’s name (First, Middle, Last) 9b. Birthplace of Father 9c. Occupation of Father
Nels A. Jesmer New York Hotel Keeper
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10a. Mother’s residence 10b. Father’s residence
Bessemer, MI Bessemer, MI
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11a. Date received by registrar
September 2,1887
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October 26, 1998
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct reproduction of the certificate on file in the Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan.
Certified by: Carol V. Getts
State Registrar
Belle Wood Was Nelson’s First Wife. She died of post partum infection
State Of Michigan 3-16
Department Of Community Health State Office Number
Certificate Of Death 33
Registered Number
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Decedent’s name (First, Middle Last) Sex Date of Death (month/day/year)
Belle Wood Jesmer Female 11-09-1886
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Age Date of Birth (Year, Month, Day) Birthplace
31 Canada
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Marital status Race or Color Occupation of deceased
Married White Housewife
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Mother’s name (First/Middle/Last) Mother’s residence
Belle Wood Canada
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Father’s name (First/Middle/Last) Father’s residence
Joseph Wood Canada
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Cause of death
- Fever following child birth
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Date received by registrar registrar
09-02-1887 Conrad Carlson
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09-15-98
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct reproduction of the certificate on file in the Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan.
Certified by: Carol V. Getts
State Registrar
(The certificate was typed into a word document by Kevin Jesmer 2007)
(Certificate typed as a word document by Kevin Jesmer 2007)
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