Bessie May (Kern) Ebersole (1881 - 1920)

Born 2 Apr 1881 in Frederick County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Howard Matthew Ebersole — married 28 Jun 1913 in Winchester, Virginia

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1920 at age 39 in Winchester, Virginia

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Biography

Bessie was a daughter of Henry Furlong Kern and Jane Ann Boyd.^[1] She married Howard Matthew Ebersole in 1913. They had two children. Bessie died in 1920 of pneumonia following a hysterotomy in Memorial Hospital.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 2 April 1881

Place: Frederick County, Virginia^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Marriage

Husband: Howard Matthew Ebersole

Wife: Bessie May Kern

Child: Paul Kenneth Ebersole

Child: Edna Mae Ebersole

Marriage:

Date: 28 June 1913

Place: Winchester, Virginia^[7][8]

Death

Death:

Date: 10 August 1920

Place: Winchester, Virginia

Note: pneumonia in Memorial Hospital^[9][10]

Obituary

The Winchester Evening Star

10 Aug 1920, page 1

YOUNG MATRON DIES AT HOSPITAL

Mrs. Bessie May Ebersole, wife of Mr. Howard Ebersole, died at 12:30 o'clock this morning at Memorial Hospital from pneumonia, following an operation. She had been ill about two weeks.

Mrs. Ebersole was 39 years of age, and was formerly Miss Kern, of the county. Besides her husband, she leaves two children, Paul and Edna Ebersole. She is also survived by her mother, Mrs. H. F. Kern: three brothers, John Kern, of Winchester; Charles Kern, of Baltimore, and George Kern, of the county, and three sisters, Mrs. W. L. Poston, of this city; Mrs. C. D. Baker, of Elkins, W. Va., and Mrs. J. P. Baecher, of this county.

The funeral will take place at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning at Greenwood church, officiating with the Rev. Walter Depp, of Market St. M. E. Church, this city, officiating The pallbearers will be nephews of the deceased, Leonard Brown, Gilbert Brown, Harry Kern, John Kern, Charles Kern and Paul Poston.

The burial will be made in Mount Hebron Cemetery.^[11]

Burial

Burial:

Date: 12 August 1920

Place: Winchester, Virginia

Note: Mount Hebron Cemetery^[12][13]

Find a Grave Memorial of Bessie May Kern Ebersole

Parents and Siblings

Husband: Henry Furlong Boyd

Wife: Jane Ann Boyd

Child: Jonathan Woodward Boyd

Child: Laura Jane Kern

Child: Mary Alice Kern

Child: George Philip Kern

Child: Ida Elizabeth Kern

Child: Charles Luther Kern

Child: Henry Ronald Kern

Child: Bessie May Kern

Marriage:

Date: 13 January 1870

Place: Berkeley County, West Virginia^{[14][15][16][17]}

LDS

BapLDS-P

Date: 16 NOV 1994^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ Kern-972 was created by Audrey McGlynn through the import of Boyd.ged on Jun 1, 2015.
2. ↑ Source: #S1120
3. ↑ Source: #S110
4. ↑ Source: #S2029
5. ↑ Source: #S470
6. ↑ Source: #S1065
7. ↑ Source: #S98 Marriage Register 3, page 65, line 2 June 28 1913 Winchester VA Ebersole, Howard Bessie May Kerns White groom 25 yr divorced bride 33 years single both born Frederick County residence husband Hagerstown, Md. residence wife Frederick Co., VA Matthew and Sarah Henry F and Jane A. mechanic Rev. Geo. W. Stover
8. ↑ Source: #S470
9. ↑ Source: #S110
10. ↑ Source: #S470
11. ↑ Source:#S470
12. ↑ Source: #S110
13. ↑ Source: #S470
14. ↑ Source: #S109 Marriage Book 1, Page 15/725
15. ↑ Source: #S117 page 26 "Boyd Jane A 21 s Md m Kearns, Henry F. 22 s Berk M7 Jan 13 1870 Woodward & Eliz John A & Mary J. 12B116."
16. ↑ Source: #S578
17. ↑ Source: #S1075
18. ↑ Source: #S12

• Source: S109 Berkeley County, West Virginia, Marriage Book 1, Page 15/725, Martinsburg, West Virginia. Repository: #R48
• Source: S1065 1900 U. S. Federal Census. Household of Henry F. Kern, enumerated 7 June 1900. Frederick County, Virginia - Stonewall District. Series T623, Roll 1709, ED 30, page 2B (124B). Repository: #R175
• Source: S1120 1910 U. S. Federal Census. Household of Henry F. Kern, enumerated 14 April 1910. Frederick County, Virginia - Neffstown Precinct. Series T624, Roll 1629, ED 38, sheet 1B (115B), line 86. Repository: #R175
• Source: S12 International Genealogical Index (IGI) Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Repository: #R93
• Source: S2029 1920 U. S. Federal Census. Household of Howard M. Ebersole, enumerated 16 January 1920. Series T625, Roll 1890, ED 39, page 8B & 9A. Frederick County, Virginia - Gainesboro Precinct. Repository: #R175
• "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-D2XX : 16 August 2019), Bessie May Ebersole, 10 Aug 1920; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
• Source: S470 Winchester Evening Star, 10 Aug 1920, page 1.
• Source: S110 Mount Hebron Cemetery Repository: #R128
• Repository: R48 Berkeley County Courthouse, Martinsburg, West Virginia.
• Repository: R128 Mount Hebron Cemetery, 305 East Boscawen Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601, (540) 662-4868
• Repository: R93 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Repository: R175 National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia