Elizabeth Bessie Westover

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Bessie

When Elizabeth Bessie Westover was born on 20 May 1904, in Butman, Butman Township, Gladwin, Michigan, United States, her father, Charles Mortimer Westover, was 45 and her mother, Josephine Matilda Cunningham, was 35. She married Amos Carl Beech on 28 August 1922, in Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 12 April 1925, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 20, and was buried in Butman Township Cemetery, Butman, Butman Township, Gladwin, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Amos Carl Beech
1897–1930
Elizabeth Bessie Westover
1904–1925
Marriage: 28 August 1922
Amos H Beech
1923–

Sources (6)

  • Bessie Westover in household of Charles M Westover, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Bessie Westover, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • Bessie Beech, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"

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World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

1910 · Upper Twin Falls Bridge

The Upper Twin Falls Bridge which connected Breitung Township, Michigan, to Florence County, Wisconsin. The through-truss bridge spanned the Menominee River and was completed in 1910. The bridge was closed to through traffic in 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

English (Kent): habitational name from Westover in Somerset and the Isle of Wight, or Westovers in Sussex. The former two are both named with Old English west + ofer ‘ridge’ or ōfer ‘bank’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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