Hosted websites will become read-only beginning in early 2024. At that time, all logins will be disabled, but hosted sites will remain on RootsWeb as static content. Website owners wishing to maintain their sites must migrate to a different hosting provider before 2024 (More info)
The Kanawha County Family Tree Project October 07, 2004

The Kanawha County Family Tree Project October 07, 2004



picture
Seneca Forest Eskew & Della Lida Bess




Husband Seneca Forest Eskew

       Born: 19 Jan 1885 - Kentucky
       Died: 17 May 1960 - Cabell County, West Virginia
     Buried: 
    Married: 2 Jul 1910 - Boyd County, Kentucky




Wife Della Lida Bess

       Born: May 1892 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
       Died: 13 Jul 1869 - Cabell County, West Virginia
     Buried: 


     Father: William Jesse Bess (1854-1903)
     Mother: Octavia Fannie Bowman (1862-1946)





Children
1 U 4 Children Eskew

       Born: Between 1912-1929
       Died: 
     Buried: 




picture
Denver C. Bess & Macel Goodwin




Husband Denver C. Bess

       Born: 12 Jul 1906 - Putnam County, West Virginia
       Died: 18 May 1989 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
     Buried: 


     Father: Joseph Edward Bess (1882-1958)
     Mother: Alice Early Carnes (1885-      )


    Married: 6 Jun 1925 - Putnam County, West Virginia 82

Other Spouse: Syrena Glendale Starks (1913-2000) - 15 Jul 1931 - Kanawha County, West Virginia




Wife Macel Goodwin

       Born: 1904 - Putnam County, West Virginia
       Died: Bef 1931
     Buried: 



Children
1 F Gaytha Lee Bess

       Born: 2 Sep 1926 - Putnam County, West Virginia
       Died: 15 Nov 1927 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
     Buried: 



2 F Infant Bess

       Born: 1 Apr 1929 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
       Died: 1 Apr 1929 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
     Buried: 




picture
Denver C. Bess & Syrena Glendale Starks




Husband Denver C. Bess

       Born: 12 Jul 1906 - Putnam County, West Virginia
       Died: 18 May 1989 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
     Buried: 


     Father: Joseph Edward Bess (1882-1958)
     Mother: Alice Early Carnes (1885-      )


    Married: 15 Jul 1931 - Kanawha County, West Virginia

Other Spouse: Macel Goodwin (1904-Bef 1931) - 6 Jun 1925 - Putnam County, West Virginia 82




Wife Syrena Glendale Starks

       Born: 20 Sep 1913 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
       Died: 31 Jan 2000 - Gilmer County, West Virginia
     Buried: 


picture
Robert French & Dillie Custer Bess




Husband Robert French

       Born: 1879 - West Virginia 111
       Died: 1950
     Buried: 


     Father: Benjamin Franklin French (1852-1898)
     Mother: Lola Belle Snyder (1860-1902)


    Married: 18 Sep 1902 - Jefferson County, Ohio

Noted events in his life were:
• Census, 1880 - Putnam Co, WV Poca Dist. Pg27




Wife Dillie Custer Bess

       Born: 17 Apr 1884 - Putnam County, West Virginia
       Died: 17 Jul 1957 - Belmont County, Ohio
     Buried: 


     Father: George Payne Bess (1847-1900)
     Mother: Susannah A. Comer (1854-1927)





Children
1 F Susie Avalon French

       Born: 
       Died: 
     Buried: 



2 F Ruth French

       Born: 
       Died: 
     Buried: 
     Spouse: Benjamin Travis (      -      )



3 F Gladys French

       Born: 1902
       Died: 
     Buried: 
     Spouse: (Unknown) Holland (      -      )



4 M Carl French

       Born: 1905
       Died: 
     Buried: 




picture
James Harve Helmintoller & Dovie Bess




Husband James Harve Helmintoller

       Born: 2 Jul 1878
       Died: 
     Buried: 
    Married: After 1901




Wife Dovie Bess

       Born: 12 Oct 1881
       Died: 29 Oct 1964
     Buried: 


     Father: William Henry Bess (1832-1894)
     Mother: 




picture
(Unknown) Honaker & Edith Marie Bess




Husband (Unknown) Honaker

       Born: 
       Died: 
     Buried: 
    Married: Abt 1938




Wife Edith Marie Bess

       Born: Abt 1917 - Fayette County, West Virginia
       Died: 15 Jun 1999 - Fayette County, West Virginia
     Buried:  - Restlawn Memory Gardens, Victor, WV


     Father: Charles Mitchell Bess (1874-1945)
     Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Brown (1883-1933)



Other Spouse: Galford Charles Simmers (      -      ) - 13 Oct 1945 - Kanawha County, West Virginia


picture
Galford Charles Simmers & Edith Marie Bess




Husband Galford Charles Simmers

       Born: 
       Died: 
     Buried: 
    Married: 13 Oct 1945 - Kanawha County, West Virginia




Wife Edith Marie Bess

       Born: Abt 1917 - Fayette County, West Virginia
       Died: 15 Jun 1999 - Fayette County, West Virginia
     Buried:  - Restlawn Memory Gardens, Victor, WV


     Father: Charles Mitchell Bess (1874-1945)
     Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Brown (1883-1933)



Other Spouse: (Unknown) Honaker (      -      ) - Abt 1938


picture
Edward Columbus Bess & Callie Massey




Husband Edward Columbus Bess

       Born: 9 Jul 1867 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
       Died: 8 Dec 1945 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
     Buried:  - Grandview Memorial Garden, Kanawha Co, WV


     Father: Nash Leslie Bess (1819-1875)
     Mother: Mary Ann R. Layne (Abt 1822-After 1880)


    Married: 29 Oct 1891 - Kanawha County, West Virginia

Noted events in his life were:
• Census, 1870 - Kanawha Co, WV Union District #151

• Census, 1880 - Kanawha Co, WV South Union District Pg4




Wife Callie Massey

       Born: 5 Jun 1873 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
       Died: 22 Jun 1941 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
     Buried:  - Grandview Memorial Garden, Kanawha Co, WV


     Father: William Henry Massey (Abt 1842-      )
     Mother: Margaret A. Lowe (Abt 1843-      )



Noted events in her life were:
• Census, 1880 - Kanawha Co, WV Malden Dist. #2, Pg14



Children
1 M Robert Harold Bess

       Born: 15 Apr 1892 - Fayette County, West Virginia
       Died: 18 Apr 1981 - Fayette County, West Virginia
     Buried: 
     Spouse: Cecelia King (1897-1969)
       Marr: 1 Dec 1913 - Fayette County, West Virginia



2 M Harry Edward Bess

       Born: 15 Oct 1893 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
       Died: 30 Nov 1977 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
     Buried:  - Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Kanawha Co, WV
     Spouse: Garnet Pearl Bennett (1903-2002)
       Marr: 28 Jun 1925 - Kanawha County, West Virginia



3 M Myron Bess

       Born: 5 Aug 1895 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
       Died: 8 Jan 1979 - Meigs County, Ohio
     Buried:  - Woodlawn Cemetery, Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co, WV
     Spouse: Helen T. Davis (1897-1967)
       Marr: 4 Feb 1915



4 M Bernard Holbrook Bess

       Born: 27 Apr 1898 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
       Died: 14 Apr 1977 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
     Buried:  - Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Kanawha Co, WV
     Spouse: Kathleen Holstein (1905-1992)
       Marr: 10 Mar 1929 - Kanawha County, West Virginia



5 M Charles Lewis Bess

       Born: 23 Apr 1903 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
       Died: 27 May 1976 - Fayette County, West Virginia
     Buried: 
     Spouse: Ethel Perry (1910-      )
       Marr: 18 Jun 1930 - Fayette County, West Virginia



6 F Mary Margretta Bess

       Born: 8 Jan 1904 - Fayette County, West Virginia
       Died: 7 Nov 1969 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
     Buried: 
     Spouse: Ralph Chatfield Preston (1904-1957)
       Marr: 1 Jun 1926 - Kanawha County, West Virginia



7 F Virgie Mae Bess

       Born: 6 Oct 1908 - Fayette County, West Virginia
       Died: 4 Mar 1981 - Putnam County, West Virginia
     Buried: 
     Spouse: Richard Pence Bare (1905-2002)
       Marr: 25 Dec 1930 - Kanawha County, West Virginia



8 M Clyde E. Bess

       Born: 17 Aug 1910 - Fayette County, West Virginia
       Died: 28 Sep 1974 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
     Buried:  - Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Kanawha Co, WV
     Spouse: Janet Leona Jones (1916-1972)



9 F Beulah Irene Bess

       Born: 7 Jul 1913 - Fayette County, West Virginia
       Died: 27 Jan 1971 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
     Buried:  - Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Kanawha Co, WV
     Spouse: Harry Charles Roberts (1914-1988)
       Marr: 10 Sep 1936 - Kentucky



10 F Thelma Oreal Bess

       Born: 16 Apr 1916 - Fayette County, West Virginia
       Died: 16 Feb 1980 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
     Buried:  - Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Kanawha Co, WV
     Spouse: John Ramey (1918-      )
       Marr: 1 Aug 1935 - Fayette County, West Virginia




picture
John Franklin Matthews & Effie Bess




Husband John Franklin Matthews

       Born: 11 Nov 1888 - Putnam County, West Virginia
       Died: 29 Jun 1962 - Cabell County, West Virginia
     Buried: 


     Father: John W. Matthews (Abt 1830-      )
     Mother: Margaret Paul (Abt 1850-      )


    Married: 27 Jun 1913 - Putnam County, West Virginia




Wife Effie Bess

       Born: 21 Jan 1892 - Putnam County, West Virginia
       Died: 28 Dec 1980 - Lincoln County, West Virginia
     Buried: 


     Father: Sheridan Bryant Bess (1866-1954)
     Mother: Hester May Graham (Abt 1870-1898)





Children
1 F Tressa Lenora Matthews

       Born: 25 Sep 1915 - Putnam County, West Virginia
       Died: May 1951 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
     Buried: 
     Spouse: Sherman Carl Beckett (1910-1983)
       Marr: May 1936 - Putnam County, West Virginia



2 F Virgina Dare Matthews

       Born: 21 Jan 1920 - Putnam County, West Virginia
       Died: 
     Buried: 
     Spouse: Emory Edward Oxley (1914-1992)
       Marr: 14 Nov 1937 - Putnam County, West Virginia




picture
Arthur K. Stover & Emma Ella Bess




Husband Arthur K. Stover

       Born: 30 Mar 1879 - Mason County, West Virginia
       Died: 15 May 1956 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
     Buried: 


     Father: James L. Stover (1840-      )
     Mother: Christianna C. Baker (1845-      )


    Married: 9 Mar 1902 - Kanawha County, West Virginia




Wife 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


     Father: Charles Hamilton Bess (1843-1912)
     Mother: Mary Ann Mitchell (1846-1901)



Noted events in her life were:
• Census, 1900 - Kanawha Co, WV Union Dist. (Ed-60) #105-105



Children
1 M Leonard James Stover

       Born: 15 Dec 1903 - Kanawha County, West Virginia
       Died: 1944
     Buried:  - Montgomery County, Ohio
     Spouse: Genevieve Fisher (1910-      )



2 M Charles Stover

       Born: 19 May 1905
       Died: 2 Nov 1910
     Buried:  - Bess Cemetery, Dunbar, Kanawha Co, WV



3 M Arthur Allen Stover

       Born: 14 Jul 1910
       Died: Abt 1937
     Buried: 
     Spouse: Vera Peale (      -      )



4 M Joseph Bernard Stover

       Born: 9 Oct 1917
       Died: Aug 1974 - Putnam County, West Virginia
     Buried:  - Memorial Gardens, Tyler Mountain, Kanawha Co, WV
     Spouse: Ruby Comer (      -      )
       Marr: 18 May 1944



5 M Delbert Collett Stover

       Born: 30 May 1922
       Died: 
     Buried: 
     Spouse: Virginia E. Harry (1923-2002)
       Marr: 1943 - Kanawha County, West Virginia




Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This Web Site was Created 7 Oct 2004 with Legacy 4.0 from Millennia