arrow
Sampson Head
(1807-1887)
Betty Ann Blakely
(1810-1897)
Samuel F. Newby
(1801-1888)
Elizabeth Baine McAdams
(1806-1878)
Levi Marion Head
(1840-1908)
Nancy Angeline Baine Newby
(1846-1889)
Bessie Myrtle Head
(1884-1962)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. William R. Gober
2. Charlie Smith

Bessie Myrtle Head 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 28 Aug 1884, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas 5 6
  • Marriage (1): William R. Gober
  • Marriage (2): Charlie Smith
  • Died: 25 Jun 1962, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas at age 77 5 6 7
  • Buried: 29 Jun 1962, Buel Cemetery, Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas 5 8

   Cause of her death was coronary occlusion with myocardial infarction due to coronary arteriosclerosis.5

picture

  General Notes:

At the time of the 1910 census, Bessie was listed with her brother Walt as head of household. She was shown as widowed. There is a daughter, Ida born Abt 1907, whose father was shown to be born in Alabama. Tombstone inscription: Wife of W. R. Gober. Mother, a faith that never wavered.

She lived in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, her last 40 years.

picture

  Additional Information:

• Death Certificate Image: here.

• FindAGrave: Memorial# 33032566.


picture

Bessie married William R. Gober, son of William Gober and Milas E. (William R. Gober was born on 9 Dec 1876 in Mississippi,9 died on 17 Jul 1943 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas 7 9 and was buried on 18 Jul 1943 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas 9.). The cause of his death was coronary occlusion.5


picture

Bessie next married Charlie Smith. (Charlie Smith was born in Alabama, United States and died before 1910.)


picture

Sources


1 1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 1, Johnson, Texas; Roll T623_1649; Page: 28A; ED: 53. Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 1910 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 1, Johnson, Texas; Roll T624_1569; Page: 9A; ED: 174; Image: 123. Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 1920 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 1, Johnson, Texas; Roll T625_1822; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 74. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 Cathy Reynolds, Descendants of Eli McCloud Head (genealogy report of 3 May 2010).

5 Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 43767.

6 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 556-30-2109; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.

7 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Repository: Ancestry.com.

8 FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 33032566.

9 Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 33289.


Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 15 Dec 2024 with Legacy 10.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by website owner