Born in Hillsboro Hill, Texas, USA
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Barnie Debbs Beavers
— married
8 Jan 1911 in Hill County, Texas, USA
Mother of
John Allen Beavers and Evelyn P Beavers
Died
at age 66
in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Biography
BIRTH / DEATH
- Bessie Lee Henson
- Birth: 17 Apr 1896, Hillsboro Hill, Texas, per death record
- Death: 2 Feb 1963, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, per death record
- Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
- Name: Bessie Lee Canonico
- Birth Date: 17 Apr 1896
- Birth Place: Hillsboro, Texas
- Gender: Female
- Race: White
- Status: Widowed
- Residence: 5910 Lindsley, Dallas, Dallas, Texas
- Mother: Dora Henson
- Age at Death: 66
- Death Date: 2 Feb 1963
- Death Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Informant: John Beavers ... [her son from 1st marriage]
- Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery
- Find A Grave Memorial# 123734386
- Inscription: Bess Canonico
- Birth: 17 Apr 1896
- Death 2 Feb 1963
- Burial: Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
- Plot: Section 56
- Created by: jimg
- Record added: Jan 19, 2014
PARENTAGE
- Bessie L Henson, daughter of William Monroe Henson and Mary Isadore Allen
- Evidence of parents:
- 1) Bessie has childhood census with parents in 1900/1910
- 2) Bessie's children living with Bessie's parents in 1920.
- 3) Bessie is living with her widowed mother in 1940.
- 4) Bessie's death record shows mother as "Dora Henson", which is her mother's 1st married name.
- Father: William Monroe Henson - Find A Grave Memorial# 88889037
- Mother: Mary Isadore "Dora" Allen - Find A Grave Memorial# 82975357
- Mother's death record: Mary Isadore Rowland, b. 6 Oct 1860, d. 25 Aug 1946, daughter of Ewing Lee Allen and Elizabeth Allen
- Step-father: Francis M. (Frank) Rowland (1851-1938)
MARRIAGE
- FamilySearch.com, Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973
- Name: Barnie Beavers
- Spouse's Name: Bessie Henson
- Event Date: 08 Jan 1911
- Event Place: Hill, Texas
- Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00038-8 , System Origin: Texas-EASy , GS Film number: 985130 , Reference ID: Vol 13, p177
- Barney & Bessie appear to be separated between 1919-1920 (see timeline)
- Bessie possibly had a 2nd marriage to William Edward Canonico.
- Bessie's son John is living in same household was W E Canonico in 1930
- ??? MARRIAGE:
- Ancestry.com. Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
- Name: W E Canonico
- Gender: Male
- Marriage Date: 2 Mar 1929
- Marriage Place: Hill, Texas, United States
- Spouse: Bessie Lee Goettinger <----- ?????
- FHL Film Number: 1034890
CENSUS / TIMELINE
- 1900 Census: Justice Precinct 1, Hill, Texas, family#145
- William M Henson ... 54 ... KY,KY,KY .… Sep-1856 … marr 23 yrs
- Dora M Henson ........ 39 ... KY,KY,KY … Oct-1860 …. 3 children, 2 living
- Flora E Henson ......... 10 ... KY,KY,KY … Aug-1889
- Bessie L Henson ........ 5 ... TX,KY,KY .… Apr-1895 <------
- 1906: Sister, Flora Ethel Henson married Carl James Neal in 1906 in Hill, TX
- 1910 Census: Hillsbro Ward 3, Hill, Texas, family#181
- W M Henson .... 54 ... KY,KY,KY … [William] driver grocery wagon
- Dora Henson ... 50 ... KY,KY,KY
- Flora Henson ... 15 ... KY,KY,KY … [this is Bessie… Flora married in 1906]
- 1911: marriage of Bessie L Henson to Barney D Beavers
- 1917: living in Hillsboro Texas:
- Husband’s Draft Registration
- Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- Name: Barney D Beavers
- Registration Date: 5 Jun 1917
- Registration Place: Hill County, Texas
- Birthplace: Hillsboro, Texas
- Birth Date: 22 Apr 1894
- Home address: 303 W. Elm, Hillsboro Texas
- Occupation: Driving Service, in Hillsboro
- Status: married
- Dependents: wife, 2 children, and mother
- Description: Short, Stout, Brown Eyes, Dark Hair
- 1919: City Directory, Dallas, Texas; Ancestry.com.
- Beavers Barney D rms 2629 Swiss av
- Beavers Bessie Mrs rms 2109 Gould <----- wife had diff address
- 1920: cannot locate census for Barney and Bessie. (possibly separated)
- 1920: Their children are living with grandmother Dora Allen-Henson-Rowland
- 1920 CHILDREN: Census: Dallas Precinct 13, Dallas, Texas, family#67
- Francis M Rowland .. 68 ... TN,TN,TN .. [step-father of Bessie Henson-Beavers]
- Dora Rowland .......... 57 ... KY,KY,KY … [2nd marr, widow of William Henson]
- John H Beavers .......... 8 ... TX,TX,TX … grandson [child of Barney & Bessie] <-----
- Evaline P Beavers ...... 5 ... TX,TX,TX … G-Dau [child of Barney & Bessie] <-----
- 1920: City Directory, Dallas, Texas; Ancestry.com.
- Beavers Barney D emp Austin Bros rms 1517 ross
- Beavers Bessie rms 2224 S Ervay <------- wife had diff address
- ??? 1924 City Directory, Dallas, Texas; Ancestry.com
- ??? Goettinger, Henry E (Bessie; Bryan St Rent Service) r2508 Cleveland
- ??? 1928 City Directory, Dallas, Texas; Ancestry.com
- ??? Goettinger, Bessie Mrs h1905 Clarence
- 1930 DAUGHTER: Census: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, family#560
- Genyee M Jaunuary .. 38 ... LA,MS,TX … physican
- Mary O Jaunuary ....... 34 ... TX,NJ,NY
- Ceolin O Jaunuary ..... 12 ... TX,LA,TX
- Mary A Jaunuary ....... 11 ... TX,LA,TX
- Evelyne P Blavens ..... 18 ... TX,TX,TX … single … lodge, cafe waitress <---
- [Mrs.] John A Beavers .. 19 ... TX,TX,TX … married at 18, lodger <--
- Ennis C Betts ............. 28 ... TX,TX,TX … lodger
- 1930 SON census: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
- Address: 2100 1/2 Main, Elwood Hotel
- W E Cannonico ......... 28 ... TX,TX,TX ... lodger, married, married at age 25
- John Allen Beavers ... 18 ... TX,TX,TX ... lodger, married, married at age 18 <-----
- Note:
- Above is same address as William & Bessie in the 1930 Dallas City Directory.
- John is Bessie's son from her 1st marriage to Beavers.
- 1930 City Directory, Dallas, Texas; Ancestry.com
- Canonico, W Edw (Bessie) pntr h2100 1/2 Main
- Canonico, Besie Mrs (Hotel Elwood) r2100 1/h Main
- 1931 City Directory, Dallas, Texas; Ancestry.com
- Canonico, W Edw (Bessie) pntr h1903 Clarence
- 1932 City Directory, Dallas, Texas; Ancestry.com
- Canonico, Wm E (Bess) pntr h1903 Clarence
- 1940 census: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas
- Bue Canonico ... 43 ... TX ... divorced ... [says Bess]
- Dora Powland ... 79 ... KY ... mother, widowed ... [says Roland]
- 1940 census notes:
- Residence in 1935 (for Bess): San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
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