Person:Bessie Gay (2)

NY State Census 1892, Orwell, Oswego County, NY: Gay, William - " Bessie - Female - Age 6 - Born U.S.

Census 1900, Orwell, Oswego County, NY: Gay, William - Head - " Bessie M. - Daughter - White Female - born Aug 1886 - Age 13 - Born New York - At school 8 months

Census 1910, Portland, Multnomah County, OR: March, George W. - " Mrs. G. W. - Roomer - Female - White - Age 23 - Married (1st) 4 yrs - Mother of 0 children - Born (& both parents) New York

Pulaski Democrat, 4 Feb 1914: KILLED BY FALLING BEAM Rochester, Feb. 2-- Frank G. Gay, a carpenter, was fatally hurt ... Gay is survived by... sisters, Mrs. George W. March ... of Pulaski,

NY State Census 1915, Pulaski, Twn of Richland, Oswego County, NY: March, George W. - Head - " Bessie M. - Wife - White - Female - Age 28 - Born U.S. - Housework

Census 1920, Pulaski, Twn of Richland, Oswego County, NY: March, George H. - " Bessie M. - Wife - Female - White - Age 32 - Born (& both parents) New York

Census 1930, Pulaski, Twn of Richland, Oswego County, NY: March, George - Head - " ------ Wife - Female - White - Age 44 - Married at 20 - Born (& both parents) New York

Pulaski Democrat, 21 May 1930: PINE MEADOW WOMAN PASSES Mrs. Chloe Kinney Gay, Mrs. Gay is survived by ...sons and ... daughters: ... Mrs. Geo. March, Pulaski;

Census 1940, Pulaski, Oswego County, NY: March, Bessie M. - Head - Female - White - Age 54 - Widow - Education, 6 yrs school - Born New York - 1935 residence, Same house - At work, 40 hrs/wk - Proprietoress, saleswoman, R. grocery & meat market - Worked 30 wks " Arthur H. - Son - Male - White - Age 30 - Married - Education, 2 yrs College - Born Washington - At work, 72 hrs/wk - Salesman, Retail meat market & grocery - Worked 52 wks, Earned $900 " Lillian M. - Daughter-in-law - Female - White - Age 25 - Education, 4 yrs High school - 1935 residence, Rural Oswego County NY - Housekeeping

Pulaski Democrat, 16 Dec 1943: PERSONAL MENTION-- Word has been received from Galveston, Texas stating that Mrs. Geo. B. March is in a critical condition with little chance of recovery. She received five fractured ribs and a punctured lung when the March home was demolished by the tornado that struck there in November. Since that time she has been in a marine hospital and has now developed double pneumonia and is in an oxygen tent. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur March were also injured and Mrs. March has now recovered sufficently to leave the hospital.

Syracuse Herald-Journal, 3 Feb 1946: MRS. LETA T. SNOW Mrs. Leta T. Snow, 56, died Saturday ...She is survived by ... sisters, .. Mrs. Bessie March of Bremerton WA,

Oswego Palladium-Times, 11 Dec 1952: RICARD-- Mrs. Alva McChesney returned to her home Saturday after spending two weeks in Glendale CA visiting relatives. She made the trip to and from California by plane... She transferred to a plane in Chicago that carries 100 passengers. On her trip west she was accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Bessie March, who returned [to the] west after spending the summer here with relatives.

Sandy Creek News, 14 July 1960: MRS. McCHESNEY DIES JULY 7TH Mrs, Alice Gay McChesney, 78, Mrs. McChesney is survived by ... sisters, Mrs. Bessie March ... of California;

Pulaski Democrat, 3 Oct 1963: RICARD-- Wylie Gay received word from Glendale CA last week of the passing of his sister, Mrs. Ellen Gay Spink Himes. .. Mrs. Himes leaves ... a sister, Mrs. George (Bessie) March also of California,

Syracuse Herald-Journal, 14 Feb 1968: WYLIE S. GAY Pulaski-- Wylie S. Gay, 75, Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Bessie March, Monrovia CA,

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Pulaski Democrat, 24 Mar 1976: BESSIE MARCH, FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT, DIES Bessie Mae March, 89, formerly of Pulaski, died on Saturday, March 6 in Moravia, California. She was born on August 15, 1886 in the Town of Orwell, the daughter of William and Chloe Kinney Gay. She was married to George March and the couple owned and operated a meat market in Pulaski for many years. After her husband died in 1945 [!], Mrs. March continued to operate the store with her son, Arthur. Later it was sold and she moved to California. She is survived by her son, Arthur and by nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at the Riverside Cemetery, Altmar later in the spring. Arrangements were made through the Foster-Hax Funeral Home, Pulaski

1. ↑ California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death Index, 1940-1997.

   15 Aug 1886, New York

2. ↑ (Obituary)
   Pulaski Democrat, 24 Mar 1976:.

   BESSIE MARCH, FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT, DIES Bessie Mae March, 89,... She was born on August 15, 1886 in the Town of Orwell, the daughter of William and Chloe Kinney Gay.

3. ↑ (Marriage license / certificate).

   Bride: Bessie May Gay / age 19 / birthplace, Orwell

4. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).

   Aug 1886

5. ↑ California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death Index, 1940-1997.
6. ↑ (Obituary)
   Pulaski Democrat, 24 Mar 1976:.

   BESSIE MARCH, FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT, DIES Bessie Mae March, 89, .., died on Saturday, March 6 in Moravia, California.

7. ↑ (Obituary)
   Pulaski Democrat, 24 Mar 1976:.

   BESSIE MARCH, FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT, DIES Bessie Mae March, 89,...
   . Graveside services will be held at the Riverside Cemetery, Altmar later in the spring

8. ↑ Find A Grave
   Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Oswego County, NY:.

   WARNER / Ethelyn Durant / His wife / 1895-1961 // Lyndon D. / 1889-1962