In 1931, when her mother died, Bessie was married to a man named Hanson, and was residing in Pittsburgh. They are thought to have had a son, William Hanson.
Bessie Mae (Stairs) Hanson-Wierbacki was born on New Year's Eve 1898 in Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, PA, the daughter of Lehman G. and Mattie (Minerd) Stairs.