Harrison M Bess (abt. 1815 - 1871)

Born about 25 Mar 1815 in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Merrill (Townsend) Bess — married 18 Aug 1833 in Clark County, Indiana

Husband of Lucinda (Watson) Bess — married 1870 in Tipton, Tipton Co, IN

Descendants

Died 16 Jun 1871 at about age 56 in Tipton County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Harrison was born in Bullitt County, Kentucky in 1815 and came to Indiana with his parents about 1828-1829. His wife Sara was born in Kentucky in 1815 and the two were married in 1833 in Clark County, Indiana. They farmed in Johnson County and Tipton County.

1860 residence, Prairie Township, Tipton, Indiana, United States

His wife Sara died sometime before 1868 and I don't know when Harrison died. They are both buried in Jesse Jackson Cemetery in Sharpsville, Indiana.

Children

William Bess and Lebert (Levi) Bess enlisted together in the Civil War. William survived, Lebert was killed at Chickamauga TN 1863.

Sources

• FamilySearch, family tree, Harrison M. Bess, compiled by users.

• http://records.ancestry.com/Harrison_M_Bess_records.ashx?pid=64287343

• 1850 U.S. Census, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, p. 101B; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 155. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJG-Q21 : 19 December 2020), Harrison Bess, Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Clark County, Indiana. Other records say Orange Co. IN. "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFFN-V3X : 13 January 2020), Harrison Bess, 1833.

• 1860 U.S. Census, digital image, FamilySearch.