bess, j m
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Bess, J. M.; J M Bess; J. M. Bess; J. M. Bess - Informant (cert of Nannie Bess); J.M. Bess
- Record count
- 21
- Sources
- county_officials,court_cases,death_certs,guardian_abstracts,life_events,v2_names
- Places seen
- Bloomfield; Dexter; Stoddard Co. Mo; Stoddard County; T27N R10E, Stoddard County, Missouri; T28N R10E, Stoddard County, Missouri
- First event date
- 1892-10-24
- Last event date
- 27 Aug 1931
Timeline — 11 events
- 1910-03-30 Stoddard County. Candidate for Democratic nomination for Recorder; Stoddard-county product; his grandfather, Jack Bess, was one of the first settlers of this county; his father, Ben Bess, lived on the farm within eight miles of Bloomfield Quote: "Mr. J. M. Bess, who is a candidate for the Democratic…
- 1910-03-30 Stoddard County. Candidate for Recorder (Democratic); son of first settlers of the county; born two miles north of Bloomfield; farmer; resident 40 years; elected Justice of the Peace Quote: "son of the first settlers of the county... He was born two miles north of Bloomfield"
- 1910-04-06 Stoddard County. Announced as Democratic candidate for Recorder, subject to the Democratic primary to be held Aug 2, 1910 Quote: "For Recorder J. M. BESS"
- 1911-01-04 Dexter. Made flying trip to Dexter Friday Quote: "J. M. Bess made a flying trip to Dexter, Friday."
- 1912-10-16 Bloomfield. J. M. Bess of Avert was a business visitor in this city last Friday and paid his respects to the Vindicator Quote: "J. M. Bess of Avert, was a business visitor in this city last Friday and paid his respects to the Vindicator."
- 1926-08-20 Drawn August 16 for the September term of the Circuit Court; New Lisbon Township; Juror Quote: "The County Court draws Petit Jury August 16th for the September term"
- 1930 T28N R10E, Stoddard County, Missouri. Landowner listed in the 1930 Hixson plat book, Page 19 - T28N R10E, section(s) 31. Entry from the index spreadsheet Aj uploaded 2026-09-23; transcription not yet spot-checked against the plat images Quote: "Bess, J M — Page 19 - T28N R10E, sec 31"
- 1930-08-22 Bloomfield. J. M. Bess, Bloomfield, Mo.: lumber $15.00 to $30.00 per M. delivered at your place; mulberry posts 20c
- 1930-09-05 Bloomfield. Advertised lumber from $15.00 to $30.00 per M., delivered at your place, and mulberry posts at 20c Quote: "LUMBER from $15.00 to $30.00 per M., delivered at your place"
- 1931-11-06 Stoddard County. Ordered by the county court that J. M. Bess be allowed $41.47 for lumber for the county home Quote: "J. M. Bess $41.47 lumber for county home"
- 1931-11-13 The Stoddard County Court allowed J. M. Bess $14.88 for lumber for the county farm Quote: "J. M. Bess $14.88 lumber for county farm"
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.