Sarah Florence (Shoumaker) Bess (1870 - 1959)

Born 20 Jan 1870 in Virginia, United States

Wife of Jacob Henry Bess — married 18 Sep 1890 in Covington, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 1959 at age 89 in Ramp, Summers County, West Virginia, USA

Biography

Father William Schumaker

Mother Mary Ann Grubbs

Buried in Mount Herman Baptist Church Cemetery, Sarton, West VA.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ FindAGrave

• 1870 Census

Name: Sarah F Shumaker Age in 1870: 7/12 Birth Year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Virginia Dwelling Number: 26 Home in 1870: Clifton, Alleghany, Virginia Race: White Gender: Female Inferred Father: Wm Shumaker Household Members: Name Age Wm Shumaker 51 Mary Ann Shumaker 28 Isabella J Shumaker 21 Gatewood L Shumaker 2 Sarah F Shumaker 7/12 Source Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: Clifton, Alleghany, Virginia; Roll: M593_1632; Page: 235B; Family History Library Film: 553131

• Death

Name: Sarah Florence Bess [Sarah Florence Schumaker] Birth Date: 20 Jan 1870 Birth Place: Covington, Virginia Death Date: 27 Nov 1959 Death Place: Ramp, Summers, West Virginia Burial Date: 30 Nov 1959 Cemetery Name: Mt. Herman Bap. Ch. Cem. Death Age: 89 years 10 months 7 days Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Gender: Female Father Name: William Schumaker Mother Name: Mary Ann Grubbs FHL Film Number: 589345 Source Information "West Virginia Deaths, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. From originals housed in county courthouses throughout West Virginia. "Death Records.".