Bessie Caroline (Arnold) Diss (1899 - 1984)

Born 5 Jul 1899 in Clintonia Township, DeWitt, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Orville Russell Diss — married 3 Feb 1920 (to 4 Nov 1979) in Marion, Illinois, United States

Died 21 Dec 1984 at age 85 in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Diss Name Study.

Bessie Caroline Arnold was born on July 5, 1899 in Clintonia Township, DeWitt, Illinois, United States. Bessie died on December 21, 1984 in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, aged 85.

Bessie (20) married Orville Russell Diss (22) (born on January 6, 1898 in Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois; son of Charles Jefferson Diss and Martha LeEtta (Hanna) Diss) on February 3, 1920 in Marion.^[1]

In the 1900 census Bessie (age 10 months) was the daughter of Danial Aronald in Clintonia, Dewitt, Illinois.^[2]

In the 1910 census Bessie (age 10) was the daughter of Daniel A Arnold in Eldorado, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States.^[3]

In the 1920 census Bessie (age 20) was the single daughter of Daniel A Arnold in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois.^[4]

In the 1930 census Bessie (age 30) was the wife of Orville Diss in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, United States.^[5]

In the 1940 census Bessie (age 40) was the wife of Orville R Diss in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois.^[6]

In the 1950 census Bessie (age 50) was the wife of Orirlle Diss in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, United States.^[7]

Bessie was mentioned in the obituary of her husband Orville Russell Diss on 22 Nov 1979 in Kinmundy, Illinois, United States.^[8]

Bessie was mentioned on a memorial in Gray Cemetery, Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois, United States with a death date of 21 Dec 1984.^[9]

Kinmundy Historical Society, Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois

Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, Diss Name Study

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940", database
   Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records
   Ancestry Record 61370 #900709342 (accessed 19 October 2023)
   Bessie C Arnold (20) marriage to Orville R Diss on 3 Feb 1920 in Marion, Illinois, USA.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Clintonia, Dewitt, Illinois; Roll: 297; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0037
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #11929120 (accessed 23 October 2023)
   Bessie Aronald (10/12), single daughter, in household of Danial Aronald (30) in Clintonia, Dewitt, Illinois. Born in Illinois, USA.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Eldorado, Jackson, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1255; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0138; FHL microfilm: 1375268
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #153098711 (accessed 23 October 2023)
   Bessie C Arnold (10), single daughter, in household of Daniel A Arnold (40) in Eldorado, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA. Born in Illinois.
4. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois; Roll: T625_391; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 181
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #24214162 (accessed 23 October 2023)
   Bessie C Arnold (20), single daughter, in household of Daniel A Arnold (49) in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois. Born in Illinois.
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340278
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #47447005 (accessed 23 October 2023)
   Bessie Diss (30), wife, in household of Orville Diss (32) in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, USA. Born in Illinois.
6. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00853; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 61-24
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #142973391 (accessed 23 October 2023)
   Bessie Diss (40), wife, in household of Orville R Diss (42) in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois. Born in Illinois.
7. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census", database with images
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois; Roll: 486; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 61-39
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #220907190 (accessed 23 October 2023)
   Bessie Diss (50), wife, in household of Orirlle Diss (52) in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, USA. Born in Illinois.
8. ↑ Obituary of husband Orville Russell Diss: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current", database
   The Kinmundy Express; Publication Date: 22 Nov 1979; Publication Place: Kinmundy, Illinois, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/269390072/?article=14d8e1e3-518f-4853-b10e-1dcbee1c873a&focus=0.2818579,0.48002794,0.41513017,0.8705762&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #204057803 (accessed 23 October 2023)
   Name: Bessie C. Arnold; Gender: Female; Newspaper Title: The Kinmundy Express; Spouse: Orville Russell Diss.
9. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
   Find A Grave: Memorial #54915032 (accessed 19 October 2023)
   Memorial page for Bessie Caroline Arnold Diss (5 Jul 1899-21 Dec 1984), citing Gray Cemetery, Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Ron Hanks (contributor 47240791) Bessie Caroline Arnold Diss Headstone.