Brief Life History of Bessie A.
When Bessie A. List was born on 24 September 1897, in Easton, Mason, Illinois, United States, her father, Albert Louis List, was 30 and her mother, Rosa A. Thomas, was 26. She married William Gideon Tomlin on 23 February 1921, in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Mason City Township, Mason, Illinois, United States in 1940 and Salt Creek Township, Mason, Illinois, United States in 1950. She died on 5 June 1986, in Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Mason City, Mason, Illinois, United States.
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- Bessie Tomlin, "United States 1950 Census"
- Bessie A. List, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Bessie Tomlin, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
German and Dutch: nickname for someone who was wise and knowledgeable, from Middle High German list, Dutch list ‘wisdom, ingenuity’.
Dutch: habitational name from Ter List, the name being derived from the plant lis ‘iris, flag’.
Americanized form of Hungarian Liszt, a metonymic occupational name for a miller, from liszt ‘flour’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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