Born in Prairie Green Township, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Wesley Handy
and Lenora (Finch) Handy
Sister of
Ruby Fay (Handy) O'Dell, Constance May (Handy) Christenson, John Robert Handy, George Wendell Handy, Clark M. Handy and Glen Frederick Handy
Wife of
Harold Edwin Norris
— married
6 Sep 1917 in Champlin, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Mother of
Mae Ethel (Norris) Levine
Died
at age 86
in Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Apr 2018
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Biography
Bessie was born in 1895. She was the daughter of John Handy and Nora Finch. She passed away in 1981.
Married Harold Edward Norris.
Children of Bessie Jane Handy and Harold Norris:
- Mae Norris: She married Robert Levine. (Children - Dennis Levine)
Burial in 1981 at the Cannon Falls Community Cemetery, Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
- Fact: Residence (1900) Prairie Green Township, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
- Fact: Residence (1905) Stanford Township, Isanti, Minnesota, United States
- Fact: Residence (1910) Stanford Township, Isanti, Minnesota, United States
- Fact: Residence (1920) Stanford Township, Isanti, Minnesota, United States
- Fact: Residence (1930) Stanford Township, Isanti, Minnesota, United States
- Fact: Residence (1935) Stanford Township, Isanti, Minnesota, United States
- Fact: Residence (1940) Stanford Township, Isanti, Minnesota, United States
- Fact: Burial (28 September 1981) Cannon Falls Community Cemetery, Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 May 2021, 22:34), entry for Bessie Jane Handy (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2734-8ZZ ); contributed by various users.
- Bessie Jane Norris on Find A Grave: Memorial #92094918
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