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 1870 - 1952 (81 years)
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| Name |
Byron Bess |
| Birth |
7 Oct 1870 |
Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
0Jan 1952 |
Warren County, Tennessee [2] |
| Burial |
Oak Grove Cemetery, Centertown, Warren County, Tennessee [2] |
| Person ID |
I33437 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
25 Jul 2017 |
| Father |
Israel Putnam Bess, b. 29 Mar 1844, Grundy County, Tennessee d. 1 Oct 1910, Warren County, Tennessee (Age 66 years) |
| Mother |
Balzora Dearing Ward, b. 10 Jun 1840, Warren County, Tennessee d. 8 Feb 1892, Warren County, Tennessee (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage |
2 Jan 1869 |
Warren County, Tennessee [3] |
| Family ID |
F11757 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Martha Elna "Mattie" Davenport, b. 23 Dec 1871, Warren County, Tennessee d. 7 Dec 1946, Warren County, Tennessee (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
18 Sep 1898 |
Warren County, Tennessee [4] |
| Children |
| | 1. Winnie Bess, b. 0___ 1900, Warren County, Tennessee |
| | 2. Flora L. Bess, b. 0___ 1902, Warren County, Tennessee |
| | 3. Jesse B. Bess, b. 0___ 1903, Warren County, Tennessee |
| | 4. Mattie M. Bess, b. 0___ 1905, Warren County, Tennessee |
| | 5. James M. Bess, b. 15 Aug 1908, Warren County, Tennessee d. 12 Feb 1992 (Age 83 years) |
| | 6. George Bess, b. 0___ 1911, Warren County, Tennessee |
| | 7. Harry Clark Bess |
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| Family ID |
F12275 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- Byron Bess, 81, retired farmer and veteran Warren county political leader, died at his home in the 11th district, near Centertown. Services were Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock at the Oak Grove Baptist Church. Rev. W.J. Thompson, Baptist minister, officiated and burial was in the Oak Grove cemetery.
Mr. Bess native of Warren county, was born near Irving College October 7, 1870. He was a son of I.P. Bess and Balzora Dearing Bess and he was married in 1898 to Miss Mattie Davenport, also of Warren county. She died five years ago. Mr. Bess moved with his family from the Irving College section to the 11th district when he was 16 years of age and had resided there since.
For a number of years Mr. Bess was active in the political life of Warren county and although never a candidate for public office, he was at one time a member of the county school board. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Bess is survived by Benton Bess, Indianapolis, Ind., George, Harry, Clark and James Bess, Centertown; two daughters, Mrs. T.L. Hillis, Centertown, and Mrs. W.W. Smartt, Murfreesboro; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Cates and Mrs. W. M. Arledge, Centertown; a half-brother, John Bess, McMinnville; a half-sister, Mrs. Cora Clark, Ohio. Also six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Arrangements by High Funeral Home.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Fri, 18 Jan 1952, p. 1. [2]
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