Individual Details

Bessie May Tanner

(13 Jul 1888 - 9 Jan 1970)



1920 Census. Horseheads Twp, Chemung Co, NY, Hh 515
Richmond S. French, 37, b. Ohio, Civil Engineer, Bridge Plant
Bessie May, wife, 31, b. IN
Irine c., dau, age 1, b. NY

Michigan Death Certificate #571. Male Infant French born and died 1 Aug 1922. Premature birth at 6 months gestation. Residence was Calkins Rd, Flint, Genesse Co. Father - Richmond S. French b. OH; mother - Bessie Fanner, b. IN. R. S. French was the informant. Buried Aug 2nd, Glenwood Cemetery.

1930 Census. Flint, Genesee Co, Michigan, Hh 339
610 Ward St
Bessie Mae French, 42, widow, married at age 26, b. IN, Nurse, Hospital
Irma, C., dau, 11, b. NY
Barbara, dau, 10, b. NY
Helen B., dau, 8, b. MI

1939 Flint Michigan City Directory
French, Bessie M. (wid Richmond S), anesthetist, Women's Hospital. home - 1801 Lapeer
French, Barbara J., student, residence - 1801 Lapeer
French, Helen B., clerk, Women's Hospital. residence - 1801 Lapeer
French, Irma C. laboratory asst, Women's Hospital, residence - 1801 Lapeer

1940 Census. Flint, Genesee, MI, Hh 49
1801 Lapeer Rd - lived in same house in 1935
Bessie French, 51, widow, b. IN, Nurse, Hospital
Irma C. (absent), dau, 21, b. NY
Barbara (absent), dau, 19, b. NY
Helen (absent), dau, 18, b. NY
Flora McInturff, Lodge, 30, b. AR, Nurse, Hospital

1950 Flint Michigan City Directory
French, Bessie M. (wid Richmond S), home - 1745 Brookside Drive

Events

Birth13 Jul 1888Indiana
Marriage4 May 1916Chicago, Cook County, Illinois - Richmond Smith French
Death9 Jan 1970Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado

Families

SpouseRichmond Smith French (1882 - 1923)
ChildLiving
FatherSchuyler Siegal Tanner (1862 - 1947)
MotherMahala Skinner (1868 - 1923)