Person:Bessie Melberg (1)

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Bessie Melberg
b.13 Feb 1863 Mjelby Socke, Sweden
m. 13 Oct 1854
  1. Sarah Melberg1856 -
  2. Hannah Melberg1857 -
  3. Edith Melberg1860 -
  4. Bessie Melberg1863 - 1943
  5. Swan Melberg1864 -
  6. Emily Melberg1869 -
  7. Minnie Melberg1871 -
  8. Franz E Melberg1872 -
  9. Jennie Mae Melberg1874 - 1964
m. 20 Oct 1880
Facts and Events
Name Bessie Melberg
Gender Female
Birth? 13 Feb 1863 Mjelby Socke, Sweden
Marriage 20 Oct 1880 to Charles Nelson Morey
Death? 1943 Denver, Colorado USA

Bessie came to Galesburg, Illinois in August of 1866, directly from Swen with her parents.. She belonged to several women's societies, memberships in the W.R.C. and W.C.T.U., and belonged to the Baracca class. She lived for 20 years before her death, with her daughter, Mrs. Fred weidenhamer, 11 Grand Avenue in Galesburg, Illinois. Funeral rites were held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday from teh Kimber and West Chapel. In charge was the Rev. T. E. Newland, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Temporary burial was at Hope Abbey

References
  1.   Ancestry.com.