Husband Charles Hamilton Bess
Born: 2 Dec 1843 - Montgomery County, Virginia 2,352
Died: 1 Dec 1912 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 352
Buried: - Bess Cemetery, Dunbar, Kanawha Co, WV
Father: Nash Leslie Bess (1819-1875)
Mother: Mary Ann R. Layne (Abt 1822-After 1880)
Married: 9 Aug 1866 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 18
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation, 1900 - Farmer
• Census, 1870 - Kanawha Co, WV Union Dist. #117-117
• Census, 1880 - Kanawha Co, WV So. Union Dist. Pg13
• Census, 1900 - Kanawha Co, WV Union Dist. (Ed-60) #105-105
• Military, Bef 1865 - Co. D, 2ND WV Cav.
Wife Mary Ann Mitchell
Born: 18 Oct 1846 - Logan County, Virginia 2,352
Died: 3 Sep 1901 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 352
Buried: - Bess Cemetery, Dunbar, Kanawha Co. WV
Father: Micajah G. Mitchell (1809-1868)
Mother: Mary Frances Elkins (1827-1886)
Noted events in her life were:
• Census, 1850 - Boone Co, VA #256-256
• Census, 1870 - Kanawha Co, WV Union Dist. #117-117
• Census, 1880 - Kanawha Co, WV So. Union Dist. Pg13
• Census, 1900 - Kanawha Co, WV Union Dist. (Ed-60) #105-105
Children
1 M George Philip Bess
Born: 30 Apr 1867 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 1
Died: 18 Sep 1943 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried: - Anderson Cemetery, Dunbar, Kanawha Co, WV
Spouse: Isabell I. Anderson (1876-1959)
Marr: 24 Jul 1901 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
2 M John W. Bess
Born: 7 Jul 1868 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 12 Jun 1939 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried:
Spouse: Mary Bess (1868-Bef 1930)
Marr: Not On Cd #241
3 F Lydia L. Bess
Born: 22 Mar 1870 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 18 Dec 1936 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried: - Bess Cemetery, Dunbar, Kanawha Co, WV
Spouse: George W. Spradling (Abt 1871- )
Marr: 6 Jul 1890 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 2
4 F Mary Frances Bess
Born: 9 Feb 1872 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 1940
Buried:
Spouse: Albert Jenkins Dunlap (1863-1941)
Marr: 27 Feb 1892 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 2
5 M Charles Mitchell Bess
Born: 31 Jan 1874 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 20 Apr 1945 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried: - Bess Cemetery, Dunbar, Kanawha Co, WV
Spouse: Margaret Elizabeth Brown (1883-1933)
Marr: 14 Feb 1901 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
6 M Benjamin Franklin Bess
Born: 2 Dec 1875 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 149
Died: 18 Oct 1956 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried: - Grandview Memorial, Dunbar, Kanawha Co, WV
Spouse: Laura Belle Garnett (1885-1943)
Marr: 1 Jun 1902 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
7 F Ada Gertrude Bess
Born: 8 Jan 1878 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 29 Mar 1940 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried:
Spouse: Thomas Henry Glass (1856-1947)
Marr: 8 Dec 1895 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 1
8 F Anna R. Ardella Bess
Born: 30 Mar 1880 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 149
Died: 11 Aug 1969 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 2
Buried: - Grandview Memorial, Dunbar, Kanawha Co, WV
Spouse: Peter Vincent Burford (1872-1958)
Marr: 17 Dec 1896 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 2
9 F Emma Ella Bess
Born: 15 Jun 1882 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 24 Apr 1961 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried: - Bess Cemetery, Dunbar, Kanawha Co, WV
Spouse: Arthur K. Stover (1879-1956)
Marr: 9 Mar 1902 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
10 F Fannie Emily Bess
Born: 17 Aug 1884 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Chris Giles (1884- )
11 M Rufus Custer Bess
Born: 28 Nov 1886 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 19 Apr 1976 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried:
Spouse: Virgie L. Covington (1892-1936)
Marr: 11 Jan 1911 - Cabell County, West Virginia
12 M Archibald Harless Bess
Born: 10 Oct 1889 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 1959 - Ohio
Buried:
Spouse: Esther Spaulding (Abt 1894- )
Marr: 6 Jul 1909 - Putnam County, West Virginia
Wife's General Notes
Per 1900 Kanawha Co, WV census: she had given birth to 12 children, of whom 12 were still alive.
General Notes for Child Mary Frances Bess
Per 1900 Kanawha Co, WV census: she had given birth to 4 children, of whom 4 are still alive.
General Notes for Child Ada Gertrude Bess
Per 1900 Kanawha Co, WV census: she had given birth to 2 children, of whom 1 was still alive.
Husband Charles Howard Bess
Born: 25 Mar 1911 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 4 Aug 1981 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried:
Father: Charles Mitchell Bess (1874-1945)
Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Brown (1883-1933)
Married:
Other Spouse: Ethel Carte (1907-1979) - 15 Feb 1930 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Wife Mabel V. Westfall
Born: 15 Nov 1910
Died: 4 Aug 1981 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried:
Husband Charles Howard Bess
Born: 25 Mar 1911 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 4 Aug 1981 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried:
Father: Charles Mitchell Bess (1874-1945)
Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Brown (1883-1933)
Married: 15 Feb 1930 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Other Spouse: Mabel V. Westfall (1910-1981)
Wife Ethel Carte
Born: 16 Feb 1907 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 20 Apr 1979 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried:
Husband Charles L. Bess
Born: Abt 1836 - Alleghany County, Virginia
Died:
Buried:
Father: Hamilton Bess (1803-After 1880)
Mother: Rebecca King (1795-Bef 1870)
Married: 25 Jan 1866 - Alleghany County, Virginia
Noted events in his life were:
• Census, 1850 - Alleghany Co, VA #237-238
Wife Mary Whistman
Born:
Died:
Buried:
Husband Charles Lewis Bess
Born: 23 Apr 1903 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 27 May 1976 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Buried:
Father: Edward Columbus Bess (1867-1945)
Mother: Callie Massey (1873-1941)
Married: 18 Jun 1930 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Wife Ethel Perry
Born: 18 Aug 1910 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Died:
Buried:
Husband Charles Lewis Bess
Born: 14 May 1865 - Boone County, West Virginia 149
Died: 15 Sep 1927 - Summers County, West Virginia
Buried:
Father: James Alexander Bess (1842-1918) 32
Mother: Nancy Cook (Abt 1840-1868)
Married: 13 Mar 1889 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 2
Noted events in his life were:
• Census, 1880 - Kanawha Co, WV So. Union District Pg13
Wife Maggie Napier
Born: 11 Nov 1870 - Lawrence Or Boyd County, Kentucky
Died: 21 Feb 1937 - Mineral County, West Virginia
Buried:
Children
1 M Herman E. Bess
Born: 1893 - West Virginia
Died: 12 Apr 1968 - Cabell County, West Virginia
Buried:
2 M Robert William Bess
Born: 5 Jun 1897 - Summers County, West Virginia
Died: 22 Dec 1964 - Mineral County, West Virginia
Buried:
Spouse: Margaret Brownlee Johnson (1906-1965)
Marr: Bef 1930 41
Husband Charles Mitchell Bess
Born: 31 Jan 1874 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 20 Apr 1945 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried: - Bess Cemetery, Dunbar, Kanawha Co, WV
Father: Charles Hamilton Bess (1843-1912)
Mother: Mary Ann Mitchell (1846-1901)
Married: 14 Feb 1901 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Noted events in his life were:
• Census, 1880 - Kanawha Co, WV South Union District Pg13
Wife Margaret Elizabeth Brown
Born: 1883 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 26 Aug 1933 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried:
Children
1 M Ralph Brown Bess
Born: 27 Sep 1901 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 4 Jan 1972 - Clay County, West Virginia
Buried:
Spouse: Goldie Edith Stewart (1910-1991)
Marr: 12 Mar 1926 - Clay County, West Virginia
2 F Clella Opal Bess
Born: 1904 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Buel Raynes (Bef 1905- )
Marr: 21 Jun 1925 - Fayette County, West Virginia
3 F Nellie Mae Bess
Born: 22 Jul 1906 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Died: Oct 1995 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Buried:
Spouse: Ralph Burkholt ( - )
Marr: 22 Sep 1925 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Spouse: (Unknown) Adkins ( - )
Marr: After 1925
4 M Vernon Victor Bess
Born: 25 Oct 1908 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Died: 23 Nov 1983 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Buried:
5 M Charles Howard Bess
Born: 25 Mar 1911 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 4 Aug 1981 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried:
Spouse: Mabel V. Westfall (1910-1981)
Spouse: Ethel Carte (1907-1979)
Marr: 15 Feb 1930 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
6 F Mary Ellen Bess
Born: Abt 1912
Died: 12 Jun 1930 - Cabell County, West Virginia
Buried:
Spouse: Bruce Unrue (1913-1990)
Marr: 23 Dec 1933 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
7 M Rufus Alexander Bess
Born: 9 Sep 1913 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Died: 31 May 1939 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Buried: - Bess Cemetery, Dunbar, Kanawha Co, WV
Spouse: Jenetta Myers ( - )
8 F Edith Marie Bess
Born: Abt 1917 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Died: 15 Jun 1999 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Buried: - Restlawn Memory Gardens, Victor, WV
Spouse: (Unknown) Honaker ( - )
Marr: Abt 1938
Spouse: Galford Charles Simmers ( - )
Marr: 13 Oct 1945 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
9 F Thelma L. Bess
Born: 3 Apr 1918 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Died:
Buried:
10 F Mildred Louise Bess
Born: 20 Aug 1921
Died: 1 Mar 1997 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Buried: - Montgomery Memorial Park, London, WV
Spouse: John C. Craig (1908-1993)
11 F Wanda Lee Bess
Born: 22 Jun 1925 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Died: 22 Jun 1925 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Buried:
Husband Chester Bess
Born: 31 Jan 1913 - Putnam County, West Virginia
Died:
Buried:
Father: Achilles Clive Bess (1868-1940)
Mother: Adaliza Wallace (1880-1948)
Married: 9 Jul 1943 - Putnam County, West Virginia
Wife Mamie Ellen Chapman
Born: 1920 - Putnam County, West Virginia
Died:
Buried:
Husband Christopher Bess
Born: 1816 - Botetourt County, Virginia
Died: Abt 1843 - Alleghany County, Virginia
Buried:
Father: William H. Bess (Abt 1777-After 1860)
Mother: Rebecca Hamilton (Abt 1784-After 1860)
Married: 9 Oct 1837 - Montgomery County, Virginia
Wife Mariah Moses
Born:
Died:
Buried:
Husband Claude Freasure Bess
Born: 27 Aug 1914 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Died:
Buried:
Father: Robert Harold Bess (1892-1981)
Mother: Cecelia King (1897-1969)
Married: 27 Mar 1937
Wife Edith B. Poff
Born: 15 Mar 1917
Died: 22 Jul 2000 - Fayette County, West Virginia
Buried: