Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Bess was born on 10 December 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, James Lawrence Bess Sr, was 38 and his mother, Mary Alice Dykman, was 18. He married Luella Moody on 25 June 1902, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in North Point, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 29 May 1942, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John Henry Bess, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- John H. Bess, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- John Henry Bess, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
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Name Meaning
English (Devon): possibly a variant of Biss .
Altered form of German Boesch .
In some cases possibly also be an altered form of French Besse .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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