Born in Ohio, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Isaac Franklin West
— married
6 Aug 1894 in Greene, Ohio, United States
Mother of
Marie West, Grace West, Eva West, John Thomas West, Irene West, Anthony West, Juanita West, Leonard West, Alvin B. West, Sylvia Louise West, [private daughter (1910s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1910s - unknown)]
Died
at age 46
in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Sep 2015
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Biography
Bessie was born in April 1874 in Ohio.[1]
Bessie married Frank West on 6 Aug 1894 in Greene, Ohio, United States.[1][2][3] The couple had 12 children: Marie West, Grace West, Eva West, John West, Irene West, Anthony West, Juanita West, Leonard West, Alvin B. West, Sylvia Louise West, Virgil West and Madge West.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: X8MQ-RTB : accessed 11 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 939K-BP6J-7, Bessie Meaks marriage to Frank West on 6 Aug 1894 in Greene, Ohio, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 004016826_001_M9NL-12N; FHL microfilm: 535128; Image number: 97; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: M02317-8.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MM64-C31 : accessed 11 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6XS7-V4X, Bessie West (26), wife, in household of Frank West (26) in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 57; Digital film/folder number: 004117773; FHL microfilm: 1241308; Image number: 54; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00770-5.
Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Frank West M White 26 Married Head Ohio Bessie West F White 26 Married Wife Ohio Marie West F White 5 Single Daughter Ohio Grace West F White 4 Single Daughter Ohio Eva West F White 3 Single Daughter Ohio Isaac N West M White 45 Married Father Ohio - ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: ML64-2JT : accessed 11 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RKC-FZR, Bessie E West (36), wife, in household of Frank West (36) in Dayton Ward 6, Montgomery, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004973223; FHL microfilm: 1375230; Image number: 385; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03498-7.
Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Frank West M White 36 Married Head Ohio Bessie E West F White 36 Married Wife Ohio Marie West F White 15 Single Daughter Ohio Grace West F White 13 Single Daughter Ohio Eva West F White 11 Single Daughter Ohio John West M White 9 Single Son Ohio Irene West F White 7 Single Daughter Ohio Toney West M White 5 Single Son Ohio Juanita West F White 3 Single Daughter Ohio Leonard West M White 0 Single Son Ohio
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M834-8GV : accessed 11 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBV-9VDK, Bessie Lemon (6), single daughter, in household of Robert A. Lemon (30) in Wayne Township, Warren, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio, United States; citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00062; Digital film/folder number: 005162018; FHL microfilm: 1255075; Image number: 406; Sheet number: 494; Sheet letter: D.
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Robert A. Lemon | M | White | 30 | Married | Head | Farm Laborer | Ohio |
| Margaret Lemon | F | White | 43 | Married | Wife | Keeping House | Ohio |
| Margaret E. Meeks | F | White | 17 | Single | Stepdaughter | Domestic Servant | Ohio |
| Belle Meeks | F | White | 12 | Single | Stepdaughter | At Home | Ohio |
| Edward Meeks | M | White | 11 | Single | Stepson | At Home | Ohio |
| Issac E. Lemon | M | White | 10 | Single | Son | At Home | Ohio |
| Bessie Lemon | F | White | 6 | Single | Daughter | Ohio | |
| Frank Lemon | M | White | 4 | Single | Son | Ohio |
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MDTK-7PB : accessed 11 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJJ-9FM, Bessie E West (45), wife, in household of Frank West (46) in Montgomery, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 77; Digital film/folder number: 004967470; FHL microfilm: 1821420; Image number: 574; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03273-0.
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Frank West | M | White | 46 | Married | Head | Ohio | |
| Bessie E West | F | White | 45 | Married | Wife | Ohio | |
| John West | M | White | 19 | Single | Son | Ohio | |
| Irene West | F | White | 17 | Single | Daughter | Ohio | |
| Anthony West | M | White | 15 | Single | Son | Ohio | |
| Juanita West | F | White | 13 | Single | Daughter | Ohio | |
| Leonard West | M | White | 11 | Single | Son | Ohio | |
| Alvin West | M | White | 9 | Single | Son | Ohio | |
| Sylvia West | F | White | 6 | Single | Daughter | Ohio | |
| Virgil West | F | White | 3 | Single | Daughter | Ohio | |
| Madge West | F | White | 0 | Single | Daughter | Ohio |
- "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: X8GT-F4V : accessed 11 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GPK4-3DVH, Bessie E West death 20 Jul 1920 (born 18 Apr 1874), daughter of John Meeks, wife of Frank West, in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; citing Digital film/folder number: 004022205; FHL microfilm: 1991303; Image number: 3053; Packet letter: J; Indexing batch: B03901-4.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, (FamilySearch Record: QVGG-XB7D : accessed 11 January 2024) Find A Grave: Memorial #127158482, Bessie E Meeks West burial (died on 20 Jul 1920) in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States of America. Born in Apr 1874; citing record ID 127158482, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Acknowledgments
- Profile UNKNOWN-291950 was created through the import of Carley Worth 11.ged on Aug 30, 2015 by Don Worth.
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