Jessie Belle Ossman

Female5 November 1886–16 July 1917

Brief Life History of Jessie Belle

When Jessie Belle Ossman was born on 5 November 1886, in Rowley, Buchanan, Iowa, United States, her father, Joel Felix Ossman, was 31 and her mother, Anna Rose Ginther, was 25. She married Rolla Raymond Hand on 5 February 1908, in Rowley, Buchanan, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Homer Township, Buchanan, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Bordulac, Foster, North Dakota, United States in 1910. She died on 16 July 1917, in Cono Township, Buchanan, Iowa, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Rowley Cemetery, Rowley, Buchanan, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rolla Raymond Hand
1886–1966
Jessie Belle Ossman
1886–1917
Marriage: 5 February 1908
Lela Hand
1909–2002
Anna Marie Hand
1911–1995
Wilma Lucile Hand
1916–2001

Sources (25)

  • Jessie B Ossman in household of Joel F Ossman, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
  • Ossman, "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950"
  • Jessie B Ossman, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 February 1908Rowley, Buchanan, Iowa, United States
  • Children (3)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1889

    Age 3

    North Dakota is the 39th state.

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 4

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 10

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Ossmann .

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

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