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Bessie Mae Halsey 1868 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1868

Birth Location: Saxville, Waushara, Wisconsin

Death Date: 30 May 1917

Death Location: Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon

Father: James Halsey

Mother: Candis Nelson

Spouse(s): John Simmons

Children(s): William Simmons, Lewis Simmons, Daniel Simmons, Margaret Simmons, Oral Simmons, Marie Simmons, Lillian Simmons, Edna Simmons

The story of Bessie Mae Halsey began in 1868 in Saxville, Waushara, Wisconsin. In 1880, Bessie Mae Halsey resided in Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon. In 1900, Bessie Mae Halsey resided in Divide, Imnaha, Pine Creek, Park, and Prairie Cree. Bessie Mae Halsey married John Daniel Simmons, and had children including William Wellington Simmons, Lewis LeRoy Simmons, Daniel Edwin Simmons, Margaret Simmons, Oral Vernon Simmons, Marie Alice Simmons, Lillian Melissa Simmons, Edna Mae Simmons. Bessie Mae Halsey passed away in 1917 in Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Mae Halsey began in 1868 in Saxville, Waushara, Wisconsin.
  • In 1880, Bessie Mae Halsey resided in Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon.
  • In 1900, Bessie Mae Halsey resided in Divide, Imnaha, Pine Creek, Park, and Prairie Cree.
  • Bessie Mae Halsey married John Daniel Simmons, and had children including William Wellington Simmons, Lewis LeRoy Simmons, Daniel Edwin Simmons, Margaret Simmons, Oral Vernon Simmons, Marie Alice Simmons, Lillian Melissa Simmons, Edna Mae Simmons.
  • Bessie Mae Halsey passed away in 1917 in Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Halsey
1839 – 1921
Birth Location: Howard, Steuben, New York
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Candis Nelson
1846 – 1923
Birth Location: Rupert, Bennington, Vermont
CN

Spouses(s)

John Simmons
1875 – 1959
Birth Location: Umatilla, Umatilla, Oregon
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Children(s)

William Simmons
1887 – 1952
Birth Location: Oregon
WS
Lewis Simmons
1889 –
Birth Location: Oregon
LS
Daniel Simmons
1894 – 1968
Birth Location: Oregon
DS
Margaret Simmons
1896 – 1980
Birth Location: Joseph, Wallowa, Oregon
MS
Oral Simmons
1898 – 1910
Birth Location: –
OS
Marie Simmons
1900 – 1972
Birth Location: Joseph, Wallowa, Oregon
MS
Lillian Simmons
1904 – 1989
Birth Location: Oregon
LS
Edna Simmons
1908 –
Birth Location: Joseph, Wallowa Co, Oregon
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Bessie Halsey's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Halsey
1868 – 1917
Birth Place: Saxville, Waushara, Wisconsin
Parents
James Darius Halsey
1839 – 1921
Howard, Steuben, New York
Candis (Melissa) Nelson
1846 – 1923
Rupert, Bennington, Vermont
Grandparents
Job (Darius) Halsey
1806 – 1880
Otsego County, New York
Orpha Ford
1810 – 1844
New York
Hiram (H) Nelson
1823 –
Vermont
Mary Nelson
1826 –
Vermont
Great-Grandparents
Rufus Halsey
Lydia Rathbone
1782 –
Adonijah Ford
1775 – 1852
Lucretia Barker
1783 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Job Rathbone
1748 – 1838
Deborah Welsh
1753 –
Martha Holcomb
1756 – 1846
Adonijah Ford
1748 – 1820
Russell Barker
1757 – 1814
Elisabeth Barker

Bessie Halsey's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Mae) Halsey (4 Jul 1868 – 30 May 1917) m. John (Daniel) Simmons (12 Mar 1875 – 16 Jan 1959)
  1. 1. William (Wellington) Simmons (18 Dec 1887 – 5 Jul 1952) m. Gertude Lout (abt 1890 – )
    1. 1. Vina Simmons (abt 1909 – )
    2. 2. Aleilia Simmons (abt 1911 – )
    3. 3. Bessie (Candall) Simmons (8 Sep 1917 – )
  2. 2. Lewis (LeRoy) Simmons (13 Jul 1889 – ) m. Clara (E) Hartshorn (1896 – )
    1. 1. Elsie (E) Simmons (1914 – )
    2. 2. Fred (Lewis) Simmons (1916 – )
    3. 3. Lester (B) Simmons (8 Jan 1919 – 26 Aug 1992)
  3. 3. Daniel (Edwin) Simmons (26 Sep 1894 – 24 Feb 1968) m. Eva (Ray) Campbell (abt 1897 – )
  4. 4. Margaret Simmons (31 Oct 1896 – 10 Nov 1980) m. Lisle (Harley) Makin (3 Dec 1891 – 13 Feb 1920) m. Cloyd (E) Wysong (25 Apr 1893 – Feb 1982)
    1. 1. Edna Makin (abt 1915 – )
    2. 2. William (Melbert) Makin (abt 1917 – 27 Mar 1967) m. Julia Making (abt 1920 – )
    3. 3. Roy (L) Makin (abt 1919 – )
    4. 4. Wilmer (C) Wysong (15 Nov 1922 – 15 May 2008)
    5. 5. Dan Wysong (abt 1927 – )
    6. 6. Fay Wysong (abt 1928 – )
  5. 5. Oral (Vernon) Simmons (20 Jul 1898 – 22 Jun 1910)
  6. 6. Marie (Alice) Simmons (4 Nov 1900 – 3 Nov 1972) m. William (Franklin) Kutch (23 Jun 1891 – 29 Mar 1964) m. Hemingsen
    1. 1. Rita (Frances) Kutch (22 Dec 1916 – 13 Sep 1930)
    2. 2. Ruby (Alice) Kutch (30 May 1919 – 6 May 2004) m. Jerrold (Blandford) Graves (3 Jan 1918 – 5 Dec 1991)
      1. 1. Jeralee (Marie) Graves (31 Dec 1945 – 23 May 2008) m. Paul Treanor
      2. 2. Debra Graves m. Ted Kuhnhausen
  7. 7. Lillian (Melissa) Simmons (22 Apr 1904 – 1 Sep 1989) m. Ernest Quinn (1 Nov 1894 – 31 Dec 1967)
    1. 1. Margaret (Mary) Quinn (21 Apr 1922 – 3 Oct 2006) m. Myron Stein
      1. 1. Richard Stein
      2. 2. Saonni Stein
      3. 3. Ernestine Stein
    2. 2. Cecil (A) Quinn (abt 1924 – ) m. Harold Lay
    3. 3. Lois (E) Quinn (25 Oct 1925 – 27 May 2009)
  8. 8. Edna (Mae) Simmons (25 Sep 1908 – ) m. Radford

Bessie Halsey's Timeline

5 Records

1868
4 Jul 1868
Birth of Bessie Mae Halsey in Saxville, Waushara, Wisconsin
Saxville, Waushara, Wisconsin
1880
1880
Age 12
Bessie Mae Halsey resided here in Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon
Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon
1900
1900
Age 32
Bessie Mae Halsey resided here in Divide, Imnaha, Pine Creek, Park, and Prairie Creek Precincts, Wallowa, Oregon
Divide, Imnaha, Pine Creek, Park, and Prairie Creek Precincts, Wallowa, Oregon
1910
1910
Age 42
Bessie Mae Halsey resided here in Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon
Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon
1917
30 May 1917
Age 49
Death of Bessie Mae Halsey in Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon
Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1868
    Event Place: Saxville, Waushara, Wisconsin
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon; Roll: 1084; Family History Film: 1255084; Page: 117C; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 0231.
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: T623_1352; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 99.
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon; Roll: 1084; Family History Film: 1255084; Page: 117C; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 0231.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Divide, Imnaha, Pine Creek, Park, and Prairie Creek Precincts, Wallowa, Oregon
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: T623_1352; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 99.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1917
    Event Place: Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon
    Record Source: Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
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