Bessie nmn McCoy 
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Death Notes
Born on a Farm north of Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas, USA.
Died in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
Buried in Manhattan, Kansas, USA at the Sunset Cemetery 2000 Leavenworth Street, Manhattan, KS 66502
(785) 587-2780
General Notes
Bessie (nmn) McCoy
She was raised on a homestead farm located on the road referred to as the “Elk Horn” a few miles NE of Ellsworth, Kansas. Little is known of her childhood other than she attended a little country school and graduated from the Ellsworth High School.
Just prior marriage she spent a summer in Shelby Montana with her sister, Margaret (Maggie) and brother-in-law Christopher McDonough. She really enjoyed that trip and often talked about it.
She spent a couple of years as a school teacher. Probably marriage and children ended that vocation.
Bessie and Ralph lived on a farm near the Damon Ranch located on the Ox Hide road where Vada and Lee were born. They derived income by raising feed for the Damon ranch cattle. Unfortunately, the farm was owned by Charles Gregory and had to be sold during the great depression of the 1930’s. Consequently, she and my father were forced to move to Ellsworth. During this time-frame she worked at the Patterson truck stop, on highway 40 passing just to the north of Ellsworth in the capacity of waitress and cook just to make ends meet and hold the family together. My father during this time frame eventually found work through the WPA.
In 1939, my father obtained work in Manhattan, Kansas and the family moved to 1124 Laramie Street where she ran a boarding house for college students. The family lived there during the WWII years.
Around 1946 she inherited $800 and used it to purchase a home on RR4. The area was known as the “Strong” addition. She lived there until after my father died.
She always loved company and was most happy when she was entertaining a house full. There are several relatives that stayed with her while attending college. She could never turn anyone away. With out her organizational skills and strong influence the family would not have held together through all of the tough times of the 30’s and 40’s.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1720 d.30 Sep 1802
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- b.1764 d.1809
- b.07 Sep 1690 d.23 Sep 1748
- b.1724 d.04 Feb 1808
- b.1690 d.1748
- b.02 May 1802 d.10 Apr 1865
- b.23 Jan 1768 d.1851
- b.18 May 1842 d.05 Feb 1931
- b.07 Sep 1801 d.10 Sep 1878
- b.23 Dec 1897 d.13 Nov 1986
- b.22 Jan 1827 d.13 Dec 1899
- b.15 Feb 1852 d.09 Oct 1933
- b.1804 d.1854
- b.28 Aug 1831 d.13 Dec 1896
- b.15 Nov 1777 d.20 Dec 1859
- b.29 May 1810 in Pennslyvania d.27 Aug 1857
- b.21 Mar 1781 d.13 Jun 1843
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Details of Bessie nmn's family with Ralph William Gregory
Details of Bessie nmn's family with Ralph William Gregory
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