Virginia Agnes (Larisey) Bessellieu (1852 - 1939)

Born 5 Sep 1852 in Colleton District, South Carolina, USA [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of John H. Bessellieu — married about 1877 in Colleton County, South Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 7 Mar 1939 at age 86 in Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina, USA

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Biography

Agnes was born 5 September 1852 in Colleton District, South Carolina.^[1] She was the daughter of John Larisey and Elizabeth Sanders.

She married John Howell Bessellieu circa 1877, probably in Colleton County.^[2]

Agnes died on 7 March 1939 in Walterboro, Colleton County,^[3] and she is buried there in the Sandy Dam United Methodist Church Cemetery.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Agnes's Find A Grave memorial provides her full date of birth, though it does not identify the source for this information. The 1900 census confirms the month, but it places the year as 1842. Agnes's death certificate and the 1860 census both imply that she was born in 1852. Natalie Whiteman, "Mrs Virginia Agnes “Aggie” Larisey Bessellieu," Memorial no. 145888525, posted 1 May 2015; memorial without photograph, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145888525/virginia-agnes-bessellieu : accessed August 2022). 1900 U.S. Census, Colleton County, South Carolina, population schedule, Bell Township, enumeration district 37, stamped page 91, sheet 17B, dwelling 302, family 306, John H. Bessellieu household; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6GK7-M1R?i=34&cc=1325221&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM3RL-ZWZ : accessed August 2022); citing National Archives microfilm T623, roll 1524. South Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, death certificate no. 4843 (1939), Agnes Bessellieu, 7 March 1939, Colleton County; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DRG9-48W?i=155&cc=1417492&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AN9NB-DBP : accessed August 2022). 1860 U.S. Census, Colleton District, South Carolina, population schedule, St. Bartholomews Parish, stamped page 269, sheet 44, dwelling 340, family 305, John Larisey household; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSC-9D4D?i=43&cc=1473181&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMZTX-TJL : accessed August 2022); citing National Archives microfilm M653, roll 1218.
2. ↑ The 1900 census states that John and Agnes had been married for twenty-three years, implying they wed circa 1877. 1900 U.S. Census, Colleton County, South Carolina, population schedule, Bell Township, enumeration district 37, stamped page 91, sheet 17B, dwelling 302, family 306, John H. Bessellieu household; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6GK7-M1R?i=34&cc=1325221&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM3RL-ZWZ : accessed August 2022); citing National Archives microfilm T623, roll 1524.
3. ↑ South Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, death certificate no. 4843 (1939), Agnes Bessellieu, 7 March 1939, Colleton County; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DRG9-48W?i=155&cc=1417492&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AN9NB-DBP : accessed August 2022).
4. ↑ Natalie Whiteman, "Mrs Virginia Agnes “Aggie” Larisey Bessellieu," Memorial no. 145888525, posted 1 May 2015; memorial without photograph, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145888525/virginia-agnes-bessellieu : accessed August 2022). The memorial does include an image of Agnes's death certificate.

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