The preferred spelling of the surname "Beasley" comes from Thomas Edwin Beasley and Iretus B. Beasley, sons of James and Emily, who lived into the 20th century in Yonkers, New York and used that spelling.
Year: 1860; Census Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Roll: M653_880; Page: 677; Image: 682; Family History Library Film: 803880. ----- Household Members: Name Age Jas Bazely 41 - Hatter - NY Emily Bazely 27 - n/a - NY Mary Bazely 5 - n/a - NY Edwin Bazely 2 - n/a - NY ----- [Note: ancestry.com has surname indexed as "Bzely"]
Year: 1870; Census Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Roll: M593_1116; Page: 554B; Image: 456; Family History Library Film: 552615. ----- Household Members: Name Age Thos Pollock 62 - Hatter - 4000 - 300 - Canada Laura Pollock 57 - Keeping house - - - Conn. Thomas Pollock 18 - Works in Hat Shop - - - Conn. Mary Beasley 14 - At school - - - NY Thomas Beasley 12 - At school - - - NY Iretus Beasley 9 - - - NY Laura Curtis 26 ----- [cos1776 Note: ancestry.com has indexed surnames as Rollock and Brasley.]
↑ Thomas E Beasley, in Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line].
Name: Thomas E Beasley Residence Year: 1918 Street address: 9 Summit Residence Place: Yonkers, New York, USA Publication Title: Yonkers, New York, City Directory, 1918 ----- [Note: brothers Thomas and Iretus are listed next to each other.]