Beulah Benton (Besse) Brown (1883 - 1984)

Born 27 Jul 1883 in Maple Grove, Jasper County, Missouri

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Died 8 Mar 1984 at age 100 in Claremont, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Biography

When Beulah Benton Besse Dahlman Brown was born on July 27, 1883, in Jasper, Missouri, her father, Furow, was 26, and her mother, Ida, was 23. She went to teacher training and went off at age 23 to teach 3 years in Castle Rock, Cowlitz, Washington. She married the hardware store owner, Charles William Dahlman in 1911 in Multnomah, Oregon. They had one child during their marriage. She was largely responsible for setting up Castle Rock's first lending library. After he died in 1938 she continued to run the store but then moved to Missouri in 1946 and married Elmer Brown, a retired University professor. In late life she moved back to California to be near family, according to her obituary. She died on March 8, 1984, in La Verne, California, at the age of 100, and was buried in Castle Rock, Washington. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Died 8 MAR 1984. Claremont, Los Angeles, California, USA. ^{[2] [3]}

Buried Castle Rock, Cowlitz County, Washington, USA. ^[3]

Residence Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter. 1900 Madison, Jasper, Missouri, USA. ^[1] 1935 Castle Rock, Cowlitz, Washington. ^[4] Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head. 1940 Castle Rock, Cowlitz, Washington, USA. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: #S6 Year: 1900; Census Place: Madison, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: 866; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1240866
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Source: #S89 Number: 487-50-5555; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: 1962
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: #S341
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Source: #S16 Year: 1940; Census Place: Castle Rock, Cowlitz, Washington; Roll: m-t0627-04337; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 8-56

• Source: S16 Ancestry.com 1940 United States Federal Census

• Source: S341 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 May 2019), memorial page for Beulah Benton Besse Dahlman (27 Jul 1883–8 Mar 1984), Find A Grave Memorial no. 35652312, citing Whittle and Hubbard Cemetery, Castle Rock, Cowlitz County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Gary Adrion (contributor 47225872) .

• Source: S6 Ancestry.com 1900 United States Federal Census

• Source: S89 Ancestry.com Social Security Death Index Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;