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Bessie Sylvania Marsh 1876–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1876

Birth Location: Beaver Creek, Boone, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 06 Feb 1956

Death Location: Elm Crest Nursing Home, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: William Marsh

Mother: Margaret Long

Spouse(s): John Eggert, William Turk

Children(s): John Jr, Pearl Eggert, Emma Eggert, Theodore Eggert, Sam Turk

The story of Bessie Sylvania Marsh began in 1876 in Beaver Creek, Boone, Iowa, USA. In 1896, Bessie Sylvania Marsh established residence. Bessie Sylvania Marsh married John Henry Eggert, William A Turk, and had children including Emma Mae Eggert, John Henry Eggert Jr, Pearl Edward Earl Eggert, Sam Steven Turk, Theodore C Eggert. Bessie Sylvania Marsh passed away in 1956 in Elm Crest Nursing Home, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Sylvania Marsh began in 1876 in Beaver Creek, Boone, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1896, Bessie Sylvania Marsh established residence.
  • Bessie Sylvania Marsh married John Henry Eggert, William A Turk, and had children including Emma Mae Eggert, John Henry Eggert Jr, Pearl Edward Earl Eggert, Sam Steven Turk, Theodore C Eggert.
  • Bessie Sylvania Marsh passed away in 1956 in Elm Crest Nursing Home, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Marsh's Ancestors

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Bessie Marsh
1876–1956
Birth Place: Beaver Creek, Boone, Iowa, USA
Parents
William Henry Marsh
1856–1941
Dallas County, Iowa, USA
Margaret (S) Long
1857–1935
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Henry Long
1820–1894
Pennsylvania, USA
Lydia Anderson
1821–1890
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Marsh's Descendants

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Bessie (Sylvania) Marsh (15 Sep 1876–06 Feb 1956) m. John (Henry) Eggert (Jan 1862–20 May 1936) m. William (A) Turk (13 May 1880–02 Mar 1956)
  1. 1. John (Henry Eggert) Jr 1894–1974 m. Mazie (Maizie) Jones 1894–
  2. 2. Pearl (Edward "Earl") Eggert 1896–1967 m. Elizabeth (Ann "Libbie") Pixley 1882–1970
    1. 1. Kenneth (VeRoy) Eggert 1923–
  3. 3. Emma (Mae) Eggert 1892–1967
  4. 4. Theodore (C) Eggert 1901–1955
  5. 5. Sam (Steven) Turk 1910–1993

Bessie Marsh's Timeline

3 Records

1876
15 Sep 1876
Birth of Bessie Sylvania Marsh in Beaver Creek, Boone, Iowa, USA
Beaver Creek, Boone, Iowa, USA
1896
abt 1896
Age 20
Bessie Sylvania Marsh resided here
None
1956
06 Feb 1956
Age 80
Death of Bessie Sylvania Marsh in Elm Crest Nursing Home, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Elm Crest Nursing Home, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1876
    Event Place: Beaver Creek, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa
    [2] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; DGS: 101716645

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1896
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Des Moines Register - 15 Nov 1908 - Page 13, 15 Nov 1908

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1956
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Des Moines Register - 7 Feb 1956 - Page 18, 7 Feb 1956

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1956
    Event Place: Elm Crest Nursing Home, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

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