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Mary Hannah Bess (1877 - 1940)

Mary Hannah Bess
Born in Virginia, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , and
Wife of — married 14 Dec 1891 (to 23 Jul 1940) in Alleghany, Virginia, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 63 in Alleghany, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mary Hannah Bess was born in 1877 in Virginia, United States, daughter of John C Bess (1838–1928) and Charlotte Elizabeth Oyler (1840–1918).

Mary (age 18), daughter of John Bess & Charlotte E., married Charles B. Robinson (age 24) on 14 December 1891 in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.[1][2]

In the 1900 census Mary (age 26) was the wife of Chas Robison in Iron Gate, Alleghany, Virginia, United States.[3]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Chas Robison M White 31 Married Head Virginia
Mary H Robison F White 26 Married Wife Virginia
Matilda Robison F White 8 Single Daughter Virginia
Margaret Robison F White 5 Single Daughter Virginia
Catherine Robison F White 2 Single Daughter Virginia
George Bess M White 23 Married Brother-in-law Virginia

In the 1910 census Mary (age 36) was the wife of Charles B Robinson in Clifton, Alleghany, Virginia, United States.[4][5]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Charles B Robinson M White 42 Married Head Virginia
Mary H Robinson F White 36 Married Wife Virginia
Matilda E Robinson F White 18 Single Daughter Virginia
Maggie L Robinson F White 14 Single Daughter Virginia
Kattie P Robinson F White 12 Single Daughter Virginia
Jack L Robinson M White 9 Single Son Virginia
Robert E Robinson M White 7 Single Son Virginia

In the 1920 census Mary (age 47) was the wife of Charles B Robertson in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.[6]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Charles B Robertson M White 52 Married Head Virginia
Mary H Robertson F White 47 Married Wife Virginia
Jack L Robertson M White 18 Single Son Virginia
Robert M Robertson M White 17 Single Son Virginia
Grace E Robertson F White 7 Single Daughter Virginia

In the 1930 census Mary (age 53) was the wife of Charlie Robertson in Covington, Alleghany, Virginia, United States.[7]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Charlie Robertson M White 61 Married Head Virginia
Mary H Robertson F White 53 Married Wife Virginia
Robert E Robertson M White 27 Single Son Virginia
Grace E Robertson F White 17 Single Daughter Virginia
Virginia E Brown F White 12 Single Grandchild Virginia

In the 1940 census Mary (age 58) was the wife of Charles Robinson in Covington Magisterial District, Alleghany, Virginia, United States.[8]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Charles Robinson M White 72 Married Head Virginia
Mary Robinson F White 58 Married Wife Virginia
Grace Groves F White 27 Married Daughter Virginia
Arland Groves M White 27 Married Son-in-law West Virginia
Betty Jean Groves F White 5 Single Granddaughter Virginia
Peggy Joyce Groves F White 1 Single Granddaughter Virginia

Mary, daughter of John Bess & Charlotte Oyler, died (age 63) on 23 July 1940 in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.[9]

Research Notes

  • need to add profiles for children

Events after her death

Mary's daughter Matilda Elizabeth McCartney died on 13 December 1940 in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.[10]

Mary's daughter Margaret Lillian Robinson Pierce married on 2 January 1942 in Covington, Virginia, United States.[11]

Mary's daughter Kathleen Phillips Brown died on 27 November 1947 in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.[12]

Mary's daughter Grace Robertson Groves married Cecil Edgar Thompson on 2 October 1948 in , Alleghany, Virginia, United States.[13]

Mary's son Jack Lewis Robinson died on 28 April 1952 in Covington, Alleghany, Virginia, United States.[14]

Mary's daughter Grace Robinson Thompson died on 7 January 1975 in Covington, Alleghany, Virginia, United States.[15]

Mary's daughter Margaret Robinson Rose died on 15 December 1980 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States.[16]

Sources

  1. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007578829; FHL microfilm: 30523; Record number: 259; Packet letter: C
    FamilySearch Record: XRCG-83Q (accessed 21 February 2024)
    Mary Hannah Bess (18) marriage to Charles B. Robinson (24) on 14 Dec 1891 in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.
  2. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007578829_002_M98Y-VH3; Image number: 97
    FamilySearch Record: 6NTM-Q2Y6 (accessed 21 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9XF-2HJ9
    Mary Hannah Bess (18) marriage to Charles B Robinson (24) on 14 Dec 1891 in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.
  3. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004117856_002_M9N6-NTG; FHL microfilm: 1241698; Image number: 329; Sheet number: 19; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00741-7
    FamilySearch Record: MMF6-1ZK (accessed 21 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XXN7-55R
    Mary H Robison (26), wife, in household of Chas Robison (31) in Iron Gate, Alleghany, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
  4. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 005157507_004_M9FP-7T5; FHL microfilm: 1375633; Image number: 141; Sheet number: 21; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03649-6
    FamilySearch Record: MPG1-FSF (accessed 21 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB9-NZ8
    Mary H Robinson (36), wife, in household of Charles B Robinson (42) in Clifton, Alleghany, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
  5. ↑ 1910 Census: Census Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Data Changed: Date: 8 OCT 2011,
    Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Clifton, Alleghany, Virginia; Roll: T624_1620; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 1127., , Birth date: abt 1874Birth place: VirginiaResidence date: 1910Residence place: Clifton, Alleghany, Virginia.
    Ancestry Record 1910uscenindex #179208239 (accessed before 26 September 2014).
  6. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 36; Digital film/folder number: 004968933_002_M9FG-Z32; FHL microfilm: 1821878; Image number: 144; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03113-9
    FamilySearch Record: MJNQ-S3L (accessed 21 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJQ-9D8
    Mary H Robertson (47), wife, in household of Charles B Robertson (52) in Alleghany, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
  7. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 87; Digital film/folder number: 004955288_003_M9FG-SHQ; FHL microfilm: 2342167; Image number: 349; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03730-4
    FamilySearch Record: CZ1J-5N2 (accessed 21 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RZL-2BP
    Mary H Robertson (53), wife, in household of Charlie Robertson (61) in Covington, Alleghany, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
  8. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 5; Digital film/folder number: 005449035_003_M9N6-N43; Image number: 279; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: A
    FamilySearch Record: VRY3-2ZK (accessed 21 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MR-M3H8
    Mary Robinson (58), wife, in household of Charles Robinson (72) in Covington Magisterial District, Alleghany, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
  9. ↑ Death: "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
    citing , Alleghany, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond
    FamilySearch Record: QVRH-VVYD (accessed 21 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9PY-18N9 Image number 00094
    Mary Hannah Robinson death 23 Jul 1940 (born 25 Sep 1876), daughter of John Bess & Oyler, wife of C B Robinson, in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.
  10. ↑ Death of daughter Matilda Elizabeth McCartney: "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
    citing , Alleghany, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond
    FamilySearch Record: QVRH-443N (accessed 21 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9PY-YSFJ-C Image number 00134
    Mary Hannah Bess in death record for daughter Matilda Elizabeth McCartney 13 Dec 1940 in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.
  11. ↑ Marriage of daughter Margaret Lillian Robinson Pierce: "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 101169371; Image number: 20
    FamilySearch Record: QV1M-J7X7 (accessed 21 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TT-3SHY-H
    Mary H Bess's daughter Margaret Lillian Robinson Pierce marriage on 2 Jan 1942 in Covington, Virginia, United States.
  12. ↑ Death of daughter Kathleen Phillips Brown: "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
    citing , Alleghany, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond
    FamilySearch Record: QVRH-GV1M (accessed 21 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9PY-19N3-X Image number 00112
    Mary Hanna Bess in death record for daughter Kathleen Phillips Brown 27 Nov 1947 in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.
  13. ↑ Marriage of daughter Grace Robertson Groves: "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 101167049; Image number: 207
    FamilySearch Record: QK9F-7Y1G (accessed 21 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TR-QQJK
    Mary Hanna Bess's daughter Grace Robertson Groves marriage to Cecil Edgar Thompson on 2 Oct 1948 in , Alleghany, Virginia, United States.
  14. ↑ Death of son Jack Lewis Robinson: "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
    citing Covington, Alleghany, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond
    FamilySearch Record: QVRZ-NGSQ (accessed 21 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C95D-MS66-1 Image number 00095
    Mary Hanna Bess in death record for son Jack Lewis Robinson 28 Apr 1952 in Covington, Alleghany, Virginia, United States.
  15. ↑ Death of daughter Grace Robinson Thompson: "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
    citing Covington, Alleghany, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond
    FamilySearch Record: QVR8-GPNT (accessed 21 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C95D-3SRM-L Image number 00215
    Mary Bess in death record for daughter Grace Robinson Thompson 7 Jan 1975 in Covington, Alleghany, Virginia, United States.
  16. ↑ Death of daughter Margaret Robinson Rose: "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
    citing Roanoke, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond
    FamilySearch Record: QVRZ-3ZW7 (accessed 21 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C958-1S7T-K Image number 00189
    Mary H Bess in death record for daughter Margaret Robinson Rose 15 Dec 1980 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States.

Acknowledgments

  • Profile Bess-163 was created through the import of steele shukest siuksta sukstas 102.ged on Sep 26, 2014 by John Shukest.




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