William Frederick Bessant (1911-1982)

William Frederick Bessant

Birth

6 Sep 1911

Atkinson, Henry County, Illinois, USA

Death

1 May 1982 (aged 70)

Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois, USA

Burial

Oakwood Cemetery

Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois, USA Add to Map

Plot

Blk D Lot 129 Grave 3

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Son of Frederick Robert and Anna Elizabeth (Murry) Bessant, and married Myrtle Cathryn Johnson in 1936 in Geneseo, Illinois.

Family Members

Parents

Frederick Robert "Fred" Bessant

1862–1930
Anna Elizabeth Murry Bessant

1881–1958

Spouse

Myrtle Cathryn Johnson Bessant

1914–1982 (m. 1936)

Siblings

John Robert Bessant

1909–1969
Alice Mary Bessant Cobb

1915–1998
Josephine ELIZABETH Bessant Sparks

1916–1995
Lawrence F. "Buster" Bessant

1918–2002
Frances Louise Bessant

1918–1918
Roland W. Bessant

1920–1995

Half Siblings

Susie D. Vickroy Ohlen

1900–1984
Wilbur Frances Vickroy

1901–1968

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1920 United States Federal Census

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William Frederick Bessant

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Frederick Robert "Fred" Bessant

Anna Elizabeth Murry Bessant

Myrtle Cathryn Johnson Bessant

John Robert Bessant

Alice Mary Bessant Cobb

Josephine ELIZABETH Bessant Sparks

Lawrence F. "Buster" Bessant

Frances Louise Bessant

Roland W. Bessant

Susie D. Vickroy Ohlen

Wilbur Frances Vickroy

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