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Mildred M. “Bessie” <I>Holcomb</I> Lawlis Seiler Simons Shaw

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Mildred M. “Bessie” Holcomb Lawlis Seiler Simons Shaw

Birth
Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa, USA
Death
1 Feb 1953 (aged 69)
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 147, Grave 1
Memorial ID
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Bessie was the daughter of Reuben and Susan Holcomb. She was the sister of Ora, Jessie, Archie, Lorenzo #69046145 and Luman.

On March 14, 1903, she married John Lawlis in Le Mars, Iowa. He was 25 and the son of Patrick and Mary (McArdel) Lawlis. She was 19. On April 5, 1903, she had a son Oral/Orval/Orvil Raymond Keith in Sioux City, Iowa. One record lists Ray Keith as the father. Another lists John Lawlis as her spouse and his father. (In the 1910 and 1920 censuses she had a son listed as Orvil Keith.)

On June 7, 1909 Bessie married John L. Seiler. He was the son of Adam W. and Katherine (Welter) Seiler. They divorced on May 13, 1914. They had a daughter Mildred LaVell Seiler born April 25, 1911 in Dubuque, Iowa. They had a son Lloyd Earl Seiler born on October 27, 1913 in Dubuque, Iowa.

On August 10, 1916 she married bachelor Warren G. Simons in Sisseton, South Dakota. She was divorced and 32, and was listed as Irish. He was 36. They were the parents of Vivian Loretta (Simons) Gresser, Raymond Albert Simons, Leeland, Lillian, and Billy.

At the time of her death she was wife of John Shaw.
Bessie was the daughter of Reuben and Susan Holcomb. She was the sister of Ora, Jessie, Archie, Lorenzo #69046145 and Luman.

On March 14, 1903, she married John Lawlis in Le Mars, Iowa. He was 25 and the son of Patrick and Mary (McArdel) Lawlis. She was 19. On April 5, 1903, she had a son Oral/Orval/Orvil Raymond Keith in Sioux City, Iowa. One record lists Ray Keith as the father. Another lists John Lawlis as her spouse and his father. (In the 1910 and 1920 censuses she had a son listed as Orvil Keith.)

On June 7, 1909 Bessie married John L. Seiler. He was the son of Adam W. and Katherine (Welter) Seiler. They divorced on May 13, 1914. They had a daughter Mildred LaVell Seiler born April 25, 1911 in Dubuque, Iowa. They had a son Lloyd Earl Seiler born on October 27, 1913 in Dubuque, Iowa.

On August 10, 1916 she married bachelor Warren G. Simons in Sisseton, South Dakota. She was divorced and 32, and was listed as Irish. He was 36. They were the parents of Vivian Loretta (Simons) Gresser, Raymond Albert Simons, Leeland, Lillian, and Billy.

At the time of her death she was wife of John Shaw.


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