Bessie L (Berry) Donahue (1883 - 1966)

Born 15 Jul 1883 in Illinois, United States

Died 20 Apr 1966 at age 82 in Oxnard, Ventura, California, United States

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Biography

Bessie was born in 1883.

Note

It is believed that Bess removed ten years off of her age. This assertion is based upon newspaper articles confirming her parentage as well as census records.

Sources

See also:

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSN1-345 : accessed 10 July 2018), Bessie Perry in household of Chas Perry, York Township (southern part), Livingston, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 45, sheet 9B, family 206, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,071.
• "New York State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKMH-ND3 : 20 December 2017), Bessie Barry in household of Thos Humphries, Rochester, Ward 12, E.D. 01, Monroe, New York; citing p. 13, line 40, various county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 833,787.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJG7-3S7 : accessed 10 July 2018), Bess Donahue in household of John E Donahue, Rochester Ward 12, Monroe, New York, United States; citing ED 144, sheet 12A, line 30, family 220, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1123; FHL microfilm 1,821,123.
• "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS4L-521 : 8 November 2014), Bess Donahue, Rochester Ward 19, A.D. 05, E.D. 26, Monroe, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 13, line 42, New York State Archives, Albany.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X78D-YRL : accessed 10 July 2018), Bess R Donohue in household of John E Donohue, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 168, sheet 4A, line 14, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1453; FHL microfilm 2,341,188.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW6T-M58 : accessed 10 July 2018), Bessie Donahue in household of John E Donahue, Ward 3, Lakewood City, Lakewood City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-193, sheet 61B, line 60, family 168, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3055.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKY4-7NG : 19 May 2014), Bess Donahue, Apr 1966; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).