Born in Wisconsin, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Cary
and Harriet H. (Lynch) Cary
Sister of
George Alonson Cary, Harry M. Cary, Robert Dunbar Cary, Russell Walker Cary, Florence Cary and Dorothy Cary
Wife of
Ole Evinrude
— married
21 Nov 1906 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Ralph Sydney Evinrude
Died
at age 47
in Wisconsin, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Dec 2008
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In Wisconsin, Bess E. Cary met Ole Evinrude as his neighbor and then worked for him as his office manager for his small start-up business of manufacturing first patterns (he was a pattern maker) then motors.
Bess was the one who helped his outboard motor company increase sales with her advertizing ideas. Advertisements like “Don’t row … Throw the Oars Away!”
Bess and Ole only had one child, their son, Ralph S. Evinrude.
A Great article on the role Bess played in the Evinrude Outboard's success, on GenealogyBank.com (behind paywall)
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