bess, a w

Name variants

A W Bess; A W Bess - Father (cert of James Bess); A. W. Bess; A. W. Bess - Informant (cert of Bessie Pullum); A. W. Bess - Informant (cert of Christopher C. Bess); A. W. Bess - Informant (cert of Elizabeth Baker); A.W. Bess; Bess, A. W.

Record count

13

Sources

death_certs,life_events,v2_names,wills

Places seen

Bloomfield; Idalia; Near Idalia Mo; Stoddard Co Mo; Stoddard Co. Mo; Stoddard Co., Mo.; Stoddard County; T26N R11E, Stoddard County, Missouri; not Carolina (city blank)

First event date

1885-01-03

Last event date

1930-01-17

Timeline — 10 events

• 1869-09-15 Born in Stoddard Co., Mo.. Parents: George Bess / Caroline Babb. birth · death_cert|MO death certificate #16978 (1910-1936 workbook)
• 1885-01-03 Bloomfield. Estate of A W Bess [?] on the probate court docket for January term 1885 (Monday); C R B[?]ham [?] guardian [2026-09-23: corrected against the cleaner Jan 10, 1885 printing of the same probate docket; as printed Jan 3: 'A W Bess [?]' / 'C R B[?]ham [?]'] Co-mentioned: C. B. Barham. Quote… illness / accident / death / obituary / probate · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator 1885-01-03 clip BV-1885-01-03-p2
• 1885-01-10 Bloomfield. Estate of A. W. Bess on the probate court docket for January term 1885 (Monday); C. B. Barham guardian (clean read of the same docket printed in the Jan 3 issue) Co-mentioned: C. B. Barham. Quote: "Probate Court Docket, January Term, 1885" illness / accident / death / obituary / probate · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator 1885-01-10 clip BV-1885-01-10-p3
• 1920-07-30 Idalia. The county court met Monday (Jul 26, 1920) and appointed judges of the Aug 3, 1920 primary election for Idalia precinct, Castor Township. Democrats: A. W. Bess, J. D. Kirby, Jesse Wilkie. Republicans: Joe Parrott, Wm. Parrott, Warrick White Co-mentioned: J. D. Kirby; Jesse Wilkie; Joe Parrot… election · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1920-07-30 clip DS-1920-07-30-p1-judges-idalia
• 1927-04-01 Castor Township. A. W. Bess was elected Clerk of Castor Township at Tuesday's election Quote: "Following are the officers elected in surrounding townships at Tuesday's election" election · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1927-04-01 clip b12-19270401-p1
• 1928-02-10 Stoddard County warrant No. 314: Ret. election ballots, election 11-2-26, $3.00 Quote: "A. W. Bess, Ret. election ballots, election 11-2-26" legal notice · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1928-02-10 clip janfeb28-R15
• 1929-04-24 Age 59y 7m 9d. Cause: Pericarditis with effusion. Burial: Bluff Cem.. death · death_cert|MO death certificate #16978 (1910-1936 workbook)
• 1929-05-10 Idalia. A. W. Bess, a well-known farmer of the Levee road, died Monday, April 22, of heart trouble after being in bad health for some time; children Vera Bess and Mr. and Mrs. Icel Willis of St. Louis were called by his death Co-mentioned: Vera Bess. Quote: "A. W. Bess, a well-known farmer of the Le… death / obituary · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1929-05-10 clip ds-1911-1930-jpg-ds-19290510-p2
• 1930 T26N R11E, Stoddard County, Missouri. Landowner listed in the 1930 Hixson plat book, Page 11 - T26N R11E, section(s) 28, 27. Entry from the index spreadsheet Aj uploaded 2026-09-23; transcription not yet spot-checked against the plat images Quote: "Bess, A W — Page 11 - T26N R11E, sec 28, 27" land · life_events|Plat Book of Stoddard County, Missouri (W.W. Hixson & Co., 1930) 1930 clip PLAT1930-0238
• 1930-01-17 Stoddard County. County warrant: assessing Castor Twp. for year 1928, $233.65 Quote: "A. W. Bess, assessing Castor Twp. for year 1928 ... 233.65" county financial statement · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1930-01-17 clip chat1930-19300117-p9

Dates and spellings are preserved as found in the source records; contradictions are kept, not smoothed over. See the methodology for how this archive handles uncertainty.