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Note: !NEW WIFE-TENURE-EMPLOYMENT:1920 Soundex OK Creek Co Sapulpa E Brya
Note: n St 503 vol 19 ED 44 sheet 12 line 70; FHC,SLC; additional wife Sarah, renting and in the household of William LAWRENCE and his wife Lola, he is a laborer at a glass plant.
!CENSUS-OCCUPATION: 6 May 1910; Fed Cen Piney twp Oregon Co MO; pg 12\129, sheet 13A, Dist 7937; Dw 139 Fm 140 College Street; BESS Fred, Number of years in present marriage, 2; well driller, owns own machine, rents a house.
!CENSUS-BIRTH: 20 Jun 1900; Fed Cen Ozark Twp Barton Co MO; SD 13, ED 25, sheet 18; T623:838, Fed Archiv, Seattle WA; NOTE: Fredrick W BESS, b Apr 1882.
!BIOGRAPHY: Oral interview with Grace TABOR; conducted by Marjorie F PACE, on June 1992, in Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co OK. It was not tape-recorded. (Aunt) Grace stated that she disliked her stepfather because he used to pull off his shoe and frighten her with his wooden foot and leg. Because of her negative feelings for Fred, she gave me (Marjorie PACE) the only known picture of he and his brothers that is had within the family. The photograph served the purpose of establishing the gender of the mystery child, who we know now was a brother; however remains nameless. It was supposed since the family was big on tall tales that the wooden leg was just another of them. Since the apparatus used to support the wooden wooden leg, including a handhold is clearly visiable, it must be accepted now as fact. If one who specialies in early prosthesis were to see the picture a more accurate date might be placed upon it. With deep interest we learned that the leg had been lost as a youth. All the young boys were excited to see the train pull into town, but only the bravest would leap onto it as it began to slow. Fred jumped onto the moving train and then slipped and lost his leg as the wheel cut it off. Grace did not know his exact age at the time of the accident. NOTE: Perhaps a newspaper article resulted. To try to jump a train he must of been around 7 or better and in the picture he was already 18. In the photo it looks as if he still favored his leg. So the years to be checked would be 1889-1900. A photo expert says she expected the photo to be have been taken about 1897. The wooden leg makes the photo a collector's item.
!FUNERAL: Owen Funeral Home Sapulpa, Creek Co, MO 1-918-224-2121, Information copied over the phone. The original funeral home was Landrith Funeral Home; 11 N Elm; phone 200 in 1941; Owen Fun Hom kept the records; Page 451 entry dated 12 Jun 1941; Residence, 1208 S Main St Sapulpa; Occ, Furniture Dealer; b 10 Apr 1882; bur 14 Jun 1941; funeral held at First Baptist Church in Sapulpa, Rev CONKWRIGHT officiated; Fred d at home; father was William BESS and b in MO; cost of the funeral $611.98. The mortician stated "A very extravagant funeral for those days!"
!OCCUPATION-RESIDENCE: Sapulpa Chamber of Commerce 101 E Dewey Sapulpa (Creek Co) OK 74066; Phone 1-918-224-0170; Secretary, Lynn MINER; Correspondence received 7 Apr 1992; possession of Marjorie PACE; City Directory information on Fred BESS 1910-1914 nothing; (business) (residence) NOTE: 1918 Fred BESS worker Bartlette Collins Glass Co 521 N Jackson Sapulpa 1920 " " (Sarah) foreman " 503 E Bryan " 1922 " " driver for J T Ladd 1332 E Bryan " 1924 " (Sarah H.) 2nd Hand Store 319 E Dewey " 1926 " " " 511 E Dewey " 1928 no listing 1930 " (Sarah) 2nd Hand Store 15 South Main 705 S Division Sapulpa 1932 " " BESS Furniture Store 315 E Dewey 311 S Walnut " 1934 " (Sarah H) " 1200 S Main " 1936 " (Sarah) " 1208 S Main " " 1938 " " " " " " 1940 " " " " 1208 S Main " (end).
!CEMETERY-DEATH-BURIAL: South Heights Cemetery, Caretaker Luther ANSON, P O Box 1130 Sapulpa Creek Co OK 74066, phone 1-918-227-1590. Correspondence dated 19 Sep 1995 in possession of Marjorie PACE states funeral date 14 Jun 1941 space 2 Lot 2 Blk 14 Sec 4; Signed by Frank BESS.
!BIOGRAPHY: Family Photo Album; In possession of Grace TABOR Okmulgee Okmulgee Co OK; Picture of Photo Album is in possession of Marjorie PACE; The inscription on the inside cover states that this album was given to Fred BESS from your teacher Miss ZELFIN, month and day 1889.
!BIRTH-DEATH-PARENT: Death Certificate #09811; 1941; State Department of Health OK; place of death 1208 S Main Sapulpa Creek Co OK; William Frederick BESS, veteran- none; male, white, married; wife, Sarah BESS; bd of deceased 10 Apr 1882, aged 59 years 2 months 1 day, bp West Plains MO; Furniture Store Dealer; father, William BESS b MO, mother unknown; Mrs Sarah BESS Sapulpa OK; burial 14 Jun 1941; funeral director Landrith Funeral Home Sapulpa OK; usual residence 1208 S Main Sapulpa Creek Co OK; dd 11 Jun 1941, 7:50 am; physician attended from 23 May 1941 to 11 Jun 1941; death due to corrhosis of the liver and probably cancer, no autopsy.
!ESTATE-HEIRS: Final Discharge # 4897; County Court Creek Co OK; 6 Jul 1942. 30 pages of photocoping is in the poss of Marjorie PACE of Portland OR; Misc orders; newspapers notice of settlement; Oath of appraisement; Petition for Letters of Adm, heirs: Sarah H BESS age 43 Sapulpa OK, Frank BESS age 30 Sapulpa OK, Edd BESS age 32 res unknown.
!DEATH: Newspaper Obit; dated 13 and 14 Jun 1941; no clue as it name of newspaper; NOTE: 13 Jun article titled "Fred BESS Services To Be Held Tomorrow" NOTE: Funeral rites for (Fred) William Frederick BESS furniture store man here, will be held tomorrow morning at 10:00 am in the First Baptist Church, with the pastor Dr D P CONKWRIGHT conducting the service. Members of the IOOF organization will conduct the graveside services at the South Heights Cemetery after the services. Surviving relatives include the widow, two sons, one sister, two brothers, and six grandchildren. 14 Jun and 2nd article titled " BESS Funeral Held Here Today"; NOTE: Funeral services for William Frederick (Fred) BESS, pioneer furniture store man here, who died Wednesday morning were held at the First Baptist Church ...... The I. O. O. F. members acted as pall bearers ....(end). newspaper on microfilm at Sapulpa Public Library 27 W Dewey Sapulpa OK 74066; Phone 1-918-224-5634.
!MARRIAGE-SPOUSE-RESIDENCE: Marriage Liscense and Certificate; Fulton Co AR; photocopy from microfilm LDS # 1290016; Marriage Bk 2 page 308; W F BESS of Koshkonong OR Co MO, age 25, and Anna LOGAN of Moko Fulton Co AR age 22; Liscense dated 1 Feb 1908; Certificate of Marriage dated 2 Feb 1908; Filed and Recorded 20 Mar 1908.
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