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Ellen Agnes Besha

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  • Name Ellen Agnes Besha  [1, 2
    Alt. Birth Cal 1891  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Born Cal 1892  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    Census 1895  Geneseo Township, Tama County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Role: Household Member
    Census 18 Jun 1900  Amsterdam Township, Hancock, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Role: Household Member
    Census 1905  Algona Township, Kossuth County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 22 Apr 1910  Algona Township, Kossuth County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Role: Household Member
    Name Agnes Besha  [9
    Residence Algona Township, Kossuth County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    _UID 34B1EA748CE04CC3AF56AE386B59AA8AA1E5 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I986  Paul's Genealogy Tree
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2017 

    Father George A. Besha,   b. 7 May 1859, Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1941, Jefferson, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Arletta Sixbury,   b. Cal 1858, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1929, Jefferson, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Married 28 Dec 1886  [11, 12
    Children 3 children 
    Family ID F349  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Birth - Cal 1891 - New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Cal 1892 - New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1895 - Geneseo Township, Tama County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 18 Jun 1900 - Amsterdam Township, Hancock, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1905 - Algona Township, Kossuth County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 22 Apr 1910 - Algona Township, Kossuth County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Algona Township, Kossuth County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Agnes Besha
    Agnes Besha
    Photo courtesy: Gayle Vernon Simkin
    gsimkin@cox.net

  • Sources 
    1. [S1552] 1895 Census - Tama County, Iowa, Iowa, Tama, (Digital images. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://familysearch.org : 2014), Geneseo Township, p. 18, dwelling 104, family 104, line 1, George A. Besha; (http://familysearch.org : accessed Jan 21, 2017); citing citing p. 272, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,184. (Reliability: 3), 21 Jan 2017.
      Name:
      Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      Image source: http://ancestry.com
      Ward A. Besha, 1905 census, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
      Ward A. Besha, 1905 census, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
      Ward A. Besha, 1905 census, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-DMF9
      George Besha and family, 1895, Geneseo Township, Tama County, Iowa
      George Besha and family, 1895, Geneseo Township, Tama County, Iowa
      George Besha and family, 1895, Geneseo Township, Tama County, Iowa
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTQL-711


    2. [S1554] 1905 Census - Kossuth County, Iowa, Iowa, Kossuth, (Digital images. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://familysearch.org : 2016), Algona, p. A-184, Agnes Besha; (http://familysearch.org : accessed Jan 22, 2017); citing image 2315 of 6245; State Historical Department, Des Moines. (Reliability: 3), 22 Jan 2017.
      Name:
      Civil Registration Index - Deaths
      Civil Registration Index - Deaths
      Emma Biggers
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DQ-TR8
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DQ-TR8
      Agnes Besha, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, 1905 Census
      Agnes Besha, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, 1905 Census
      Agnes Besha, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, 1905 Census
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-DM54


    3. [S412] US Census 1910 - Algona Twp., Kossuth, Iowa, National Archives and Records Administration, (Washington, D.C. April 22, 1910), Census Place: Algona Twp, Kossuth, Iowa; Series: T624; Roll: 409; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 151; Part: 3; Line: 19 (Reliability: 3), 19 Feb 2006.
      Name: Besha, George
      Relation: Head
      Sex: m
      Age: 49
      Age married: 24
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: Fr. French
      Mothers birthplace: New York
      Line of work: Supt.
      General nature of occupation: Elevator

      Name: Besha, Lettie
      Relation: Wife
      Sex: f
      Age: 46
      Age married: 24
      Mother of how many children: 3
      Mother of how many children living: 3
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mothers birthplace: New York
      Line of work: none

      Name: Besha, Ward
      Relation: son
      Sex: m
      Age: 22
      Age married: n/a
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mothers birthplace: New York
      Line of work: laborer
      Nature of work: telephone

      Name: Besha, Edith
      Relation: daughter
      Sex: f
      Age: 20
      Age married: n/a
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mothers birthplace: New York
      Line of work: none

      Name: Besha, Agnes
      Relation: daughter
      Sex: f
      Age: 19
      Age married: n/a
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mothers birthplace: New York
      Line of work: clerk
      Nature of work: dry goods
      Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      Image source: http://ancestry.com
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DQ-TR8
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DQ-TR8
      George Besha
      George Besha


    4. [S1554] 1905 Census - Kossuth County, Iowa, Iowa, Kossuth, (Digital images. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://familysearch.org : 2016), Algona, p. A-184, Agnes Besha; (http://familysearch.org : accessed Jan 22, 2017); citing image 2315 of 6245; State Historical Department, Des Moines. (Reliability: 3), 22 Jan 2017.
      Name:
      HenryBiggers.jpg
      HenryBiggers.jpg
      Agnes Besha, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, 1905 Census
      Agnes Besha, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, 1905 Census
      Agnes Besha, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, 1905 Census
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-DM54


    5. [S1552] 1895 Census - Tama County, Iowa, Iowa, Tama, (Digital images. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://familysearch.org : 2014), Geneseo Township, p. 18, dwelling 104, family 104, line 1, George A. Besha; (http://familysearch.org : accessed Jan 21, 2017); citing citing p. 272, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,184. (Reliability: 3), 21 Jan 2017.
      Name:
      George Besha and family, 1895, Geneseo Township, Tama County, Iowa
      George Besha and family, 1895, Geneseo Township, Tama County, Iowa
      George Besha and family, 1895, Geneseo Township, Tama County, Iowa
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTQL-711


    6. [S1548] 1900 Census - Hancock County, Iowa, Iowa, Hancock, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 2014), T623, roll GS Film Number: 1240434, Amsterdam Township, enumeration district (ED) 115, sheet 10A, p. 215, dwelling 159, family 162, George A. Besha, accessed Jan 16, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 16 Jan 2017.
      Name:
      George A. Besha & family, Amsterdam Township, Hancock County, Iowa, 1900
      George A. Besha & family, Amsterdam Township, Hancock County, Iowa, 1900
      George A. Besha & family, Amsterdam Township, Hancock County, Iowa, 1900
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9KG-HWT


    7. [S1554] 1905 Census - Kossuth County, Iowa, Iowa, Kossuth, (Digital images. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://familysearch.org : 2016), Algona, p. A-184, Agnes Besha; (http://familysearch.org : accessed Jan 22, 2017); citing image 2315 of 6245; State Historical Department, Des Moines. (Reliability: 3), 22 Jan 2017.
      Name:
      HenryBiggers.jpg
      HenryBiggers.jpg
      Ward A. Besha, 1905 census, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
      Ward A. Besha, 1905 census, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
      Ward A. Besha, 1905 census, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-DMF9
      Agnes Besha, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, 1905 Census
      Agnes Besha, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, 1905 Census
      Agnes Besha, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, 1905 Census
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-DM54


    8. [S1556] 1910 Census - Kossuth County, Iowa, Iowa, Kossuth, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 2015), T624, roll 409, Algona, enumeration district (ED) 151, sheet 4B, dwelling 79, family 81, George Besha, accessed Jan 22, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 22 Jan 2017.
      Name:
      George Besha and family, 1910, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
      George Besha and family, 1910, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
      George Besha and family, 1910, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGMD-LLP


    9. [S412] US Census 1910 - Algona Twp., Kossuth, Iowa, National Archives and Records Administration, (Washington, D.C. April 22, 1910), Census Place: Algona Twp, Kossuth, Iowa; Series: T624; Roll: 409; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 151; Part: 3; Line: 19 (Reliability: 3), 19 Feb 2006.
      Name: Besha, George
      Relation: Head
      Sex: m
      Age: 49
      Age married: 24
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: Fr. French
      Mothers birthplace: New York
      Line of work: Supt.
      General nature of occupation: Elevator

      Name: Besha, Lettie
      Relation: Wife
      Sex: f
      Age: 46
      Age married: 24
      Mother of how many children: 3
      Mother of how many children living: 3
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mothers birthplace: New York
      Line of work: none

      Name: Besha, Ward
      Relation: son
      Sex: m
      Age: 22
      Age married: n/a
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mothers birthplace: New York
      Line of work: laborer
      Nature of work: telephone

      Name: Besha, Edith
      Relation: daughter
      Sex: f
      Age: 20
      Age married: n/a
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mothers birthplace: New York
      Line of work: none

      Name: Besha, Agnes
      Relation: daughter
      Sex: f
      Age: 19
      Age married: n/a
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mothers birthplace: New York
      Line of work: clerk
      Nature of work: dry goods
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DQ-TR8
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Ward Alfred Besha, WWII Registration Card
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DQ-TR8
      George Besha
      George Besha
      Witney Holy Trinity Church, register, baptisms
      Witney Holy Trinity Church, register, baptisms


    10. [S617] Gayle Simkin, Gayle Simkin, Arizona [(E-ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE),] (Reliability: 3), 4 Dec 2008.
      From: silentrunning [mailto:gsimkin@cox.net]
      Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:43 PM
      To: pkelly126
      Subject: I found your profile on Ancestry - requesting more information

      Hi:

      I have a photo of someone in one of your trees. Her name is Agnes Besha, born in New York. She was apparently a friend of my great aunt when she was young because I found the photo in my great aunt's album. If you would like a scan of the photo, please let me know. My email address is gsimkin@cox.net and I will need an email address to send it to you as I cannot send photo files via Ancestry connection service.

      Gayle
      --------
      From: Gayle Vernon Simkin [mailto:gsimkin@cox.net]
      Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 5:28 AM
      To: 'Paul Kelly'
      Subject: Agnes Besha

      [photo attached]
      Henry Biggers & family, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England, 1881
      Henry Biggers & family, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England, 1881
      Henry Biggers & family, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England, 1881
      Image source: http://ancestry.com
      Agnes Besha
      Agnes Besha
      Photo courtesy: Gayle Vernon Simkin


    11. [S1608] New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, New York State Department of Health., (http://ancestry.com : 2017.), (http://ancestry.com : accessed Dec 18, 2018), Besha, George A.; Marriage Index, 1886, page 43. (Reliability: 3), 18 Dec 2018.
      Name
      George A. Biggers, Marriage Certificate No. 18091
      George A. Biggers, Marriage Certificate No. 18091
      George A. Biggers, Marriage Certificate No. 18091
      Source: Ancestry.com
      https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61632/48723_556157-00043/2897526


    12. [S413] History of Kossuth County, Iowa, Benjamin F. Reed, (1913), page 283 (Reliability: 3), 19 Feb 2006.