Geer, Olivia (Livia) (b. , d. ?)

Note: Her surname is also spelled Gere. It was changed after the family moved to upstate New York.

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Note: She and Ernest lived with their brother-in-law, Jospeh Helmer, in Niles Twp., Cayuga County, New York in 1900. They worked the farm own by Joseph Helmer.

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Note: Charles Bevier was born the son of a farmer, but always had a knack for mechanical pursuits. He was raised in upstate New York in Wayne County, near Wolcott and later in Owasco in Cayuga County. He became maintenance foreman of the Standard Optical Company, which later became Shuron Optical. While at Standard Optical he invented quite a few labor-saving and practical devices to aid in production. It is said that for all practical purposes he invented the v-belt which provides a belt with little or no slippage. He never applied for patents for his inventions, so the name Gates will always be linked with the invention of the v-belt, and not that of Charles Bevier. He was always a fine furniture and cabinet maker and many examples of his workmanship are still found in the homes of the descendants of his family. In the census of 1920, he and his family lived in Geneva, New York. He is listed as a pattern maker with a cutlery company. In the household were his daughter Charlotte Clark and her three young sons and Frank G. Bedell, Charles' brother in law. He retired early to a simple life in the country in the Village of Owasco and later in nearby Auburn, New York. While in Owasco, he made furniture, raised produce, and engaged in other pursuits of a mechanical nature to help support his family. He had the dignified, upright, tall look of a French gentleman and died suddenly of a heart attack in 1939. Florence Isadora Bedel worked hard sewing to help put her sister Nina through college. Her father, Ambrose Bedell, was wounded twice during the Civil War. He petitioned President Lincoln to continue fighting after being discharged for wounds. President Lincoln wrote a personal letter which granted the special request.

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Note: They resided in Cayuga County, Niles Twp., New York.

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Note: His occupation was farming in Niles Township Cayuga County, New York. He registered for the WW 1 draft in Cayuga County, New York in 1917-18.
Eliza Emeline Clark graduated from William Smith College in 1915 with A.B. Attended Vassar College and graduated in nursing. Eliza obtained further training in nursing at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Taught high school in Mineville, New York and also taught at Tougaloo Jr. College in Mississippi.

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Note: He was an attorney and judge.

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