Bessie Stewart 
Bessie was born on January 26th, 1894 in AL.1 Bessie's father was Charles Wiley Stewart and her mother was Mississippi Virginia Pinson. She had two sisters named Ethel Belinda and Celo V.. She was the second oldest of the three children. She died at the age of 24 on January 4th, 1919 in Coosa Co., AL. She was buried in Rockford Cemetery, Rockford, Coosa Co., AL.1 1 General Notes
[coosa1.ged]
"DEATH! DEATH!
The grim Reaper of death appeared at the home of Mr. Sim Miller three
miles southwest of here Saturday night and cut down Mrs. Sim Miller. She
was sick with the 'Flu' only a few days. She was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Stewart and leaves a husband and father and mother and
brothers and sisters and many relatives to mourn her lose. She was about
25 years old.
There is a reaper whose name is Death and with a sickle keen: He reaps
the bearded grain at a breath. And the flowers that grow between." (1)
(1) The Chronicle, DEATH! DEATH!, 10 Jan 1919, p. 2. Published in
Rockford, Coosa Co., AL. Microfilm: Located in the Alabama Archives and
History, Montgomery, AL.
‌Bessie and John Sim were married in a religious ceremony on May 10th, 1914 in Coosa Co., AL.1
Family Notes
[coosa1.ged]
"Local and Personal
Mr. Sim Miller and Miss Bessie Stewart were married at the church at
Sears Chapel last Sunday morning. The groom is a son of Dock Miller who
resides upon Hatchett and is a farmer. The bride is the second daughter
of C. W. Stewart, one of our business men her, and she knows well how to
preside over a home. She has been trained that way, and will make her
husband a splendid wife.
We congratulate them and wish they may lay hold of life with a view
to making it a success." (1)
(1) The Chronicle, Local and Personal, 15 May 1914, p. 5. Published in
Rockford, Coosa Co., AL. Microfilm: Located in the Alabama Archives and
History, Montgomery, AL.
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