Born in Preston, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Henry Moats
and Mary Ann Moats
Sister of
Flora Della (Moats) Bohon, Ira Joseph Moats, Pearl Ann (Moats) Eagle, Raymond Basil Moats, Bliss Moats, Rena Ethel (Moats) Adams, A. J. Moats, Infant Moats and Daisy Melvina (Moats) Ward
Wife of
Clyde Homer Savage
— married
6 Feb 1932 in Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 66
in Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, United States
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Biography
She had married (1st) June 5, 1925 in Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, United States to Albert McCloud.
Bessie Moats was born on 22 Jul 1909 in West Virginia, daughter of William Henry Moats (1861 - 1947) and Mary Ann Moats (1869 - 1928).
In the 1910 census Bessie Moats (age 0) was the daughter of William H Moats in Union, Preston, West Virginia.[1]
2 May 1910: Union, Preston, West Virginia Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place William H Moats M 48 Married Head West Virginia Mary A Moats F 42 Married Wife West Virginia Joseph I Moats M 20 Single Son West Virginia Pearl Moats F 17 Single Daughter West Virginia Raymond Moats M 15 Single Son West Virginia Renna Moats F 9 Single Daughter West Virginia Daisy Moats F 4 Single Daughter West Virginia Bessie Moats F 9/12 Single Daughter West Virginia
In the 1920 census Bessie Moats (age 10) was the daughter of William H Moats in Preston, West Virginia.[2]
1 Jan 1920: Preston, West Virginia Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place William H Moats M 55 Married Head West Virginia Mary A Moats F 51 Married Wife West Virginia Daisy M Moats F 12 Single Daughter West Virginia Bessie Moats F 10 Single Daughter West Virginia
Bessie Moats married Albert McCloud in 1925 in Preston, West Virginia.[3]
In the 1930 census there was a Bessie Moats (age 20) from West Virginia who was a maid at Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 Block Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland.[4] Would this be the same Bessie? She is listed as single; had her marriage to Albert McCloud ended already?
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessie Moats | F | 20 | Single | Maid | Maid | West Virginia |
Bessie McCloud married Homer Savage in 1932 in Preston, West Virginia.[5]
In the 1940 census Bessie Savage (age 30) was the wife of Clyde H Savage in Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia.[6]
1 Apr 1940: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Clyde H Savage M 38 Married Head Miner Maryland Bessie Savage F 30 Married Wife West Virginia Clyde Savage M 16 Single Son West Virginia
In the 1950 census Bessie J Savage (age 40) was the wife of Clyde H Savage in Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia.[7]
1 Apr 1950: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Clyde H Savage M 49 Married Head Truck Man, mines Maryland Bessie J Savage F 40 Married Wife West Virginia Alec Kalanskra M 55 Never married Lodger Coal Loader, mines Poland
Bessie J. Moats Savage, born 22 Jul 1909 in Preston County, West Virginia, died 11 Apr 1976 (aged 66) in Preston County, West Virginia, and was buyried in the Maplewood Cemetery in Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia.[8]
Sources
- ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910", citing enumeration district (ED) ED 111, sheet 9B, family 171, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1695; FHL microfilm 1,375,708, FamilySearch Record: MPNG-MRH FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB7-VN6 Image number 00463, Bessie Moats (0), single daughter, in household of William H Moats (48) in Union, Preston, West Virginia, United States. Born in West Virginia.
- ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920", citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1969; Line: 69; FHL microfilm: 1821969; Record number: 34546, FamilySearch Record: MNKP-NTJ FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJQ-TY Image number 00715, Bessie Moats (10), single daughter, in household of William H Moats (55) in Preston, West Virginia, United States. Born in West Virginia.
- ↑ Marriage: "West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971", Ancestry Record 2538 #10912784, Bessie Moats marriage to Albert McCloud in 1925 in Preston, West Virginia, United States.
- ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census", Year: 1930; Census Place: Baltimore, Maryland; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 2340586, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #105221433, Bessie Moats (20), single maid, Maid, in household of Minnie I Gallion (36) at 600 Block Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Born in West Virginia.
- ↑ Marriage: "West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971", Ancestry Record 2538 #10913544, Bessie McCloud marriage to Homer Savage in 1932 in Preston, West Virginia, United States.
- ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census", Year: 1940; Census Place: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04439; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 39-8, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #144074129, Bessie Savage (30), wife, in household of Clyde H Savage (38) in Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia. Born in West Virginia.
- ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census", United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia; Roll: 3527; Sheet Number: 6; Enumeration District: 39-10, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #35361030, Bessie J Savage (40), wife, in household of Clyde H Savage (49) in Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, USA. Born in West Virginia.
- ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image), Find A Grave: Memorial #158610074, Memorial page for Bessie J. Moats Savage (22 Jul 1909-11 Apr 1976), citing Maplewood Cemetery, Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia, USA (plot: 158610074); Maintained by Sylvia Sine Whittaker (contributor 47119342).
- FamilySearch Person: GXLV-R3R
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Rejected matches › Bessie Elizabeth (Moats) Ziegenfelder (1908-1989) › Elizabeth M (Stokely) Mote (1908-) › Elizabeth Harrison (Leavitt) Moss (1911-1976) › Elizabeth (Day) Meats (abt.1910-) › Elizabeth (Lewis) Moss (1911-) › Girtrude Elizabeth Moss (1910-) › Gladys Elizabeth (Saxton) Meats (1908-1978) › Barbara Elizabeth (Austin) Moss (1909-)
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