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Bessie Jane Wells 1909–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1909

Birth Location: Mill City, Linn County, Oregon, USA

Death Date: 25 Apr 1972

Death Location: Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA

Father: Charles Wells

Mother: Sarah Needham

Spouse(s): Peter Vandermeer

Children(s): Virginia Vandermeer, Wanda Vandermeer

Bessie Jane Wells was born in 1909 in Mill City, Linn County, Oregon, USA, the child of Charles Wells And Sarah Jane Needham. In 1910, Bessie Jane Wells resided in Mill City, Marion, Oregon, USA. In 1920, Bessie Jane Wells resided in Mill, Marion, Oregon, USA. Bessie Jane Wells married Peter A Vandermeer, and had children including Virginia Mae Vandermeer, Wanda Pearl Vandermeer. Bessie Jane Wells passed away in 1972 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Jane Wells was born in 1909 in Mill City, Linn County, Oregon, USA, the child of Charles Wells And Sarah Jane Needham.
  • In 1910, Bessie Jane Wells resided in Mill City, Marion, Oregon, USA.
  • In 1920, Bessie Jane Wells resided in Mill, Marion, Oregon, USA.
  • Bessie Jane Wells married Peter A Vandermeer, and had children including Virginia Mae Vandermeer, Wanda Pearl Vandermeer.
  • Bessie Jane Wells passed away in 1972 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Wells
1863–1950
Birth Location: Philomath, Benton County, Oregon, USA
CW
Sarah Needham
1869–1954
Birth Location: Tangent, Linn County, Oregon, USA
SN

Spouses(s)

Peter Vandermeer
1892–1938
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
PV

Children(s)

Virginia Vandermeer
1930–2006
Birth Location: Garibaldi, Tillamook County, Oregon, USA
VV
Wanda Vandermeer
1933–2019
Birth Location: Garibaldi, Tillamook County, Oregon, USA
WV

Bessie Wells's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Wells
1909–1972
Birth Place: Mill City, Linn County, Oregon, USA
Parents
Charles Wells
1863–1950
Philomath, Benton County, Oregon, USA
Sarah (Jane) Needham
1869–1954
Tangent, Linn County, Oregon, USA
Grandparents
John (C) Wells
1832–1915
New York
Elizabeth (Jones) King
1845–1939
Lee County, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Wells
1800–1865
Elizabeth Cole
1797–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John"Squire" Cole
1752–1844
Nancy Hynes
1756–1836

Bessie Wells's Descendants

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Bessie (Jane) Wells (21 Sep 1909–25 Apr 1972) m. Peter (A) Vandermeer (29 Feb 1892–24 Oct 1938)
  1. 1. Virginia (Mae) Vandermeer 1930–2006 m. Lyle (Edward) Rush 1928–1995
  2. 2. Wanda (Pearl) Vandermeer 1933–2019 m. Clyde (J) Richards 1929–2019

Bessie Wells's Timeline

8 Records

1909
21 Sep 1909
Birth of Bessie Jane Wells in Mill City, Linn County, Oregon, USA
Mill City, Linn County, Oregon, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Bessie Jane Wells resided here in Mill City, Marion, Oregon, USA
Mill City, Marion, Oregon, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Bessie Jane Wells resided here in Mill, Marion, Oregon, USA
Mill, Marion, Oregon, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Bessie Jane Wells resided here in West Garibaldi, West Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oregon, USA
West Garibaldi, West Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oregon, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Bessie Jane Wells resided here in Rural, Tillamook, Oregon
Rural, Tillamook, Oregon
1940
1940
Age 31
Bessie Jane Wells resided here in Mill City E P, Mill, Marion, Oregon, USA
Mill City E P, Mill, Marion, Oregon, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Bessie Jane Wells resided here in Mill, Marion, Oregon, USA
Mill, Marion, Oregon, USA
1972
25 Apr 1972
Age 63
Death of Bessie Jane Wells in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1909
    Event Place: Mill City, Linn County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mill, Marion, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03374; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 24-42
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mill, Marion, Oregon; Roll: T625_1497; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 332
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: West Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oregon; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2341689
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mill City, Marion, Oregon; Roll: T624_1284; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0209; FHL microfilm: 1375297
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mill, Marion, Oregon; Roll: 1396; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 24-152A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Mill City, Marion, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mill City, Marion, Oregon; Roll: T624_1284; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0209; FHL microfilm: 1375297

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mill, Marion, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mill, Marion, Oregon; Roll: T625_1497; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 332

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: West Garibaldi, West Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: West Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oregon; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2341689

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Tillamook, Oregon
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mill, Marion, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03374; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 24-42

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mill City E P, Mill, Marion, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mill, Marion, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03374; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 24-42

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mill, Marion, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mill, Marion, Oregon; Roll: 1396; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 24-152A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1972
    Event Place: Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
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