Bessie Marie MERRY ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

IN, MARRIAGES, 1810-2001:
Name: Bessie Marie Merry
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 15
Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
Birth Date: 11 Aug 1918
Birth Place: Huron, Indiana
Marriage Licence Date: 10 Jul 1933
Marriage Licence Place: Lawrence Co, Indiana, United States
Residence Place: Huron, Indiana
Father: Milton Merry
Mother: Nora King
Spouse: William Everett Richardson
Spouse's Gender: Male
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Age: 23
Spouse's Birth Date: 12 Nov 1910
Spouse's Birth Place: Shoals, Indiana
Spouse's Residence Place: Shoals, Indiana
Spouse's Father: Merley Richardson
Spouse's Mother: Mary Earl
Page: 447
FHL Film Number: 001426371

1940 IN CENSUS, Martin Co, Halbert Twp:
William Richardson, 29, 8th, b. IN, 1935: rural Martin Co, IN, laborer, W.P.A. road proj.;
Bessie M., wife, 22, H-1, b. IN, 1935: rural Martin Co, IN;
Thelma, dau, 5, b. IN, 1935: rural Martin Co, IN;
Robert E., son, 4, b. IN;
Velma M., dau, 2, b. IN;
Lenora, dau, 9/12, b. IN.

IN, MARRIAGES, 1810-2001:
Name: Bessie Marie Richardson [Bessie Marie Merry]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 35
Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
Birth Date: 11 Aug 1917
Birth Place: Lawrence, Indiana
Marriage Licence Date: 11 Mar 1952
Marriage Licence Place: Washington, Indiana, United States
Residence Place: Washington, Indiana
Father: Milton Merry
Mother: Nora Blackwell
Spouse: James Patrick Kavanaugh
Spouse's Gender: Male
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Age: 42
Spouse's Birth Date: 6 Mar 1910
Spouse's Birth Place: Daviess, Indiana
Spouse's Residence Place: Washington, Indiana
Spouse's Father: Patrick Kavanaugh
Spouse's Mother: Julia O'Connor
Page: 298
FHL Film Number: 001939654

IN, MARRIAGES, 1810-2001:
Name: Bessie Marie Kavanaugh [Bessie Marie Merry]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 35
Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
Birth Date: 11 Aug 1917
Birth Place: Lawrence, Indiana
Marriage Licence Date:1 Nov 1952
Marriage Licence Place: Washington, Indiana, United States
Residence Place: Washington, Indiana
Father: Milton James Merry
Mother: Nora Opal Blackwell
Spouse: Charles Theodore Jett
Spouse's Gender: Male
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Age: 40
Spouse's Birth Date: 20 Sep 1912
Spouse's Birth Place: Indianapolis, Indiana
Spouse's Residence Place: Washington, Indiana
Spouse's Father: William Harrison Jett
Spouse's Mother: Anna Campbell
Page:476 FHL Film Number:001939654

IN, DEATH CERTIFICATES, 1899-2011:
Name: Bessie Marie Jett [Bessie Marie Merry]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 74
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 11 Aug 1917
Birth Place: Lawrence County, In
Death Date: 13 Mar 1992
Death Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Father: Milton Merry
Mother: Nora Merry
Spouse: Charles Jett

SOCIAL SECURITY APPLICATIONS & CLAIMS INDEX, 1936-2007:
Name: Bessie Merry Richardson [Bessie Marie Jett] [Bessie Jett] [Bessie Merry Merry]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Aug 1917
Birth Place: Huron Lawren, Indiana
Death Date: 12 Mar 1992
Father: Milton J Merry
Mother: Nora O Blackwell
SSN: 304240718
Signature on SSN Card: Bessie Merry Richardson
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH's name.
Notes: Oct 1942: Name listed as BESSIE MERRY RICHARDSON; : Name listed as BESSIE MARIE JETT; 03 Jun 1993: Name listed as BESSIE M JETT

Bessie married William Everett RICHARDSON on 10 Jul 1933 in Lawrence Co, IN.¹ (William Everett RICHARDSON was born on 12 Nov 1910 in Shoals, Martin Co, IN,^{1 5} died in 1959 ⁵ and was buried in Spring Hill Cem, Shoals, Martin Co, IN ⁵.)

Bessie next married James Patrick KAVANAUGH on 11 Mar 1952 in Washington Co, IN.¹ (James Patrick KAVANAUGH was born on 6 Mar 1910 in Cannelburg, Daviess Co, IN,^{1 3 6} died on 1 Nov 1985 in Beech Grove, Marion Co, IN ³ and was buried in St. Peters Cem, Montgomery, Daviess Co, IN ⁵.)

Bessie next married Charles Theodore JETT on 1 Nov 1952 in Washington Co, IN.¹ (Charles Theodore JETT was born on 20 Sep 1912 in Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN ^{1 3 4} and died on 19 Nov 2001 in Washington, Daviess Co, IN ^{3 4}.)