Bessie was a farm girl, living in a home alongside the Buffalo Creek. When she was just 7 years old, she stood on a wooden box in order to reach the top of the cook stove, and she was making meals ever since. Bessie looked after the house and her younger siblings while her mother was outside, tending the garden and doing other farm chores.
Bessie graduated from the Winthrop high school. She talked about the sewing session in her home economics class, which required her to take a coat apart and turn it into a jumper. She used her future sewing skills to make clothing for her children.
When Bessie was out by the pump doing laundry, her future husband was walking down the road in front of the house. Erwin said to himself, "That girl is going to be my wife." They were married July 4, 1933, in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa.
Erwin and Bessie were married 9 years before they had any children. They were to have 4 daughters spread out over 16 years.
Bessie was the typical housewife of the time, making her children's clothing, crocheting, gardening, canning and able to make a delicious meal out of just about anything.
When her sister Elsie was present while Bessie was planting garden, Elsie remarked on how crooked Bessie's rows were. Bessie replied, "Oh well, I can get more seeds in a row that way!" The year that her husband was laid off, those many jars of food that she'd canned were a blessing. Those tailoring skills that she learned over the years came in handy, as she often had to alter patterns while constructing her children's clothing. She looked forward to Christmas and made it special with big batches of candy, cookies, and other goodies. When she was in her 80's, she was still able to work circles around her daughters.
She was a fair disciplinarian to her children along with handing out wise advice to them and others. She was quiet around those she wasn't acquainted with, but very friendly to those she came to know. Bessie looked for the good in people and was very forgiving. However, if someone needed a scolding, she could very tactfully provide.
Bessie graduated from the Winthrop high school. She talked about the sewing session in her home economics class, which required her to take a coat apart and turn it into a jumper. She used her future sewing skills to make clothing for her children.
When Bessie was out by the pump doing laundry, her future husband was walking down the road in front of the house. Erwin said to himself, "That girl is going to be my wife." They were married July 4, 1933, in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa.
Erwin and Bessie were married 9 years before they had any children. They were to have 4 daughters spread out over 16 years.
Bessie was the typical housewife of the time, making her children's clothing, crocheting, gardening, canning and able to make a delicious meal out of just about anything.
When her sister Elsie was present while Bessie was planting garden, Elsie remarked on how crooked Bessie's rows were. Bessie replied, "Oh well, I can get more seeds in a row that way!" The year that her husband was laid off, those many jars of food that she'd canned were a blessing. Those tailoring skills that she learned over the years came in handy, as she often had to alter patterns while constructing her children's clothing. She looked forward to Christmas and made it special with big batches of candy, cookies, and other goodies. When she was in her 80's, she was still able to work circles around her daughters.
She was a fair disciplinarian to her children along with handing out wise advice to them and others. She was quiet around those she wasn't acquainted with, but very friendly to those she came to know. Bessie looked for the good in people and was very forgiving. However, if someone needed a scolding, she could very tactfully provide.
Bessie was a farm girl, living in a home alongside the Buffalo Creek. When she was just 7 years old, she stood on a wooden box in order to reach the top of the cook stove, and she was making meals ever since. Bessie looked after the house and her younger siblings while her mother was outside, tending the garden and doing other farm chores.
Bessie graduated from the Winthrop high school. She talked about the sewing session in her home economics class, which required her to take a coat apart and turn it into a jumper. She used her future sewing skills to make clothing for her children.
When Bessie was out by the pump doing laundry, her future husband was walking down the road in front of the house. Erwin said to himself, "That girl is going to be my wife." They were married July 4, 1933, in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa.
Erwin and Bessie were married 9 years before they had any children. They were to have 4 daughters spread out over 16 years.
Bessie was the typical housewife of the time, making her children's clothing, crocheting, gardening, canning and able to make a delicious meal out of just about anything.
When her sister Elsie was present while Bessie was planting garden, Elsie remarked on how crooked Bessie's rows were. Bessie replied, "Oh well, I can get more seeds in a row that way!" The year that her husband was laid off, those many jars of food that she'd canned were a blessing. Those tailoring skills that she learned over the years came in handy, as she often had to alter patterns while constructing her children's clothing. She looked forward to Christmas and made it special with big batches of candy, cookies, and other goodies. When she was in her 80's, she was still able to work circles around her daughters.
She was a fair disciplinarian to her children along with handing out wise advice to them and others. She was quiet around those she wasn't acquainted with, but very friendly to those she came to know. Bessie looked for the good in people and was very forgiving. However, if someone needed a scolding, she could very tactfully provide.
Bessie graduated from the Winthrop high school. She talked about the sewing session in her home economics class, which required her to take a coat apart and turn it into a jumper. She used her future sewing skills to make clothing for her children.
When Bessie was out by the pump doing laundry, her future husband was walking down the road in front of the house. Erwin said to himself, "That girl is going to be my wife." They were married July 4, 1933, in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa.
Erwin and Bessie were married 9 years before they had any children. They were to have 4 daughters spread out over 16 years.
Bessie was the typical housewife of the time, making her children's clothing, crocheting, gardening, canning and able to make a delicious meal out of just about anything.
When her sister Elsie was present while Bessie was planting garden, Elsie remarked on how crooked Bessie's rows were. Bessie replied, "Oh well, I can get more seeds in a row that way!" The year that her husband was laid off, those many jars of food that she'd canned were a blessing. Those tailoring skills that she learned over the years came in handy, as she often had to alter patterns while constructing her children's clothing. She looked forward to Christmas and made it special with big batches of candy, cookies, and other goodies. When she was in her 80's, she was still able to work circles around her daughters.
She was a fair disciplinarian to her children along with handing out wise advice to them and others. She was quiet around those she wasn't acquainted with, but very friendly to those she came to know. Bessie looked for the good in people and was very forgiving. However, if someone needed a scolding, she could very tactfully provide.
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