Born
30 Sep 1890 in
Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Died
3 Jun 1935
at age 44
in
Flushing Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States
Problems/Questions
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Biography
Bessie May Porter was born on 30 September 1890[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, United States[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [10] [7] [8] [9] . She was the daughter of Irwin Porter, Jr[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [10] [9] and Ida May McFarlan[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [10] or Margaret Dergan?[9] .
Bessie married George Clinton Douglass [6] [10] [7] [8] [9] on 21 October 1908[6] [10] in Harrison County, Ohio, United States[6] [10] .
George and Bessie had 5 children: Stella Irene Douglass [11] [7] [12] , Harry Everett Douglass [13] [8] [14] [15] [16] , Leroy Vinton Douglass [8] [17] [18] , Edwin Orin Douglass [19] [20] [8] [21] [22] , and Agnes Douglass [23] .
Bessie and George divorced.
Bessie married Joseph "Joe" Donald Rumble [9] on 15 April 1933 in Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, United States.
Bessie May (Porter) Rumble passed away on 03 June 1935[9] in Flushing Village, Flushing Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States[9] .
Residence
1900 - Cadiz, Cadiz Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States - Household of Irwin Porter[5]
1910 - Moorefield, Moorefield Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States - Household of George C Douglas (Shown as mother of 1 child, 1 living)[7]
1920 - Moorefield Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States - Household of G C Douglass[8]
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6WX-TR8 : Thu Mar 07 06:02:13 UTC 2024), Entry for Bessie Porter and Irvin Porter Jr., 1890.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNW5-2XC : Sun Mar 10 04:39:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Bessie Porter and Irwin Jr Porter, 1890.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXCX-94W : 19 January 2020), Bessie Porter, 1890.
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6BJ-85T : 19 January 2020), Bessie Porter, .
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM8T-FTM : Thu Apr 11 17:00:51 UTC 2024), Entry for Irwin Porter and Ida M Porter, 1900.
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X83N-968 : Fri Mar 08 14:59:18 UTC 2024), Entry for George C. Douglass and Bessie Porter, 1908.
↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLX4-JP1 : Sun Mar 10 01:12:18 UTC 2024), Entry for George C Douglas and Bessie Douglas, 1910.
↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDGD-8K4 : Sun Mar 10 15:55:45 UTC 2024), Entry for G C Douglass and Bessie M Douglass, 1920.
↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6W8-3FZ : Mon Mar 04 21:50:45 UTC 2024), Entry for Bessie May Rumble and Irvin Porter, 03 Jun 1935.
↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD6W-SWV : 25 March 2020), Bessie Porter in entry for George C. Douglass, 1908.
↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNW5-3K4 : Fri Mar 08 10:11:38 UTC 2024), Entry for Stella Irene Douglas and Geo C Douglas, 1909.
↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8FJ-L1Q : Tue Mar 05 04:04:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Stella Irene Douglas and George Douglas, 31 Dec 1915.
↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNW5-9W9 : Fri Mar 08 14:41:00 UTC 2024), Entry for Harry Everitt Douglass and George C Douglass, 1912.
↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8VD-K8R : Fri Mar 08 21:44:03 UTC 2024), Entry for Harry Everett Douglass and Elizabeth Thome, 30 November 1939.
↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8VD-KD4 : Sat Mar 09 12:35:20 UTC 2024), Entry for Harry Everett Douglass and Elizabeth Thome, 30 November 1939.
↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4Q-XCSP : 11 February 2023), Bessie M Porter in entry for Harry Everett Douglass, .
↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZC2-FS3Z : Sun Mar 10 14:36:46 UTC 2024), Entry for Leroy Vinton Douglass and Paul Foxworthy, 20 Jul 1940.
↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K3Q-91PH : 10 February 2023), Bessie M Porter in entry for Leroy Vinton Douglass, .
↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNW5-QLH : Fri Mar 08 14:40:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Leroy Vinton Douglass and George C Douglass, 1914.
↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNW5-H89 : Fri Mar 08 14:41:02 UTC 2024), Entry for Edwin Oran Douglass and George C Douglass, 1914.
↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKY2-RPG : 30 June 2021), Porter in entry for Edwin O Douglass, 2000.
↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K3Q-4V92 : 10 February 2023), Bessie Porter in entry for Edwin Orion Douglass, .
↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8FJ-L19 : Tue Mar 05 04:03:44 UTC 2024), Entry for Agnes Douglas and George Douglas, 28 Dec 1915.
See Also:
Find A Grave: Memorial #76629856 [No tombstone photograph (biography states there is no tombstone). Includes a brief biography stating her parents, husbands and details of her marriages; along with links to the memorials of her parents, 4 siblings, her 2 husbands George Clinton Douglass and Joseph Donald Rumble, and 5 children.]
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