Brief Life History of Bessie Irene
When Bessie Irene Mullen was born on 7 December 1919, in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States, her father, James J Mullen, was 33 and her mother, Vera Muncey Harman, was 26. She married William Walter Bitterman on 1 July 1940, in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Hayden Lake, Kootenai, Idaho, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 59 Columbia Valley Gardens, Cowlitz, Washington, United States in 1940. She died on 20 September 1997, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 77.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Bessie Mullew in household of Peter Edward Gilbert, "United States Census, 1940"
- Bessie Mullen in household of James Mullen, "United States Census, 1920"
- Bessie I Gustafson, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Spouse and Children
1912–1978 Male
1919–1997 Female
Children (1)
1945–2009 Female
Parents and Siblings
1886–1941 Male
1893–1980 Female
Siblings (13)
1912–1912 Female
1913–2007 Female
1915–1998 Female
1917–2005 Female
1919–1997 Female
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1920
Age 1
1920
Age 1
1940
Age 21
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoláin ‘descendant of Maolán’, a byname meaning ‘tonsured one, devotee’ (from a diminutive of maol ‘bald’). The variants Ó Maoileáin and Ó Maoilín result in a variety of vowels in the Anglicized forms.
Dutch (Van der Mullen): variant of Van der Molen (see Molen ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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