Individual Details
Bessie ERBAUGH
(May 1879 - 1961)
First Cousin of Sam Bowser
Events
| Birth | May 1879 | Montgomery Co. OH |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1899 | Montgomery Co OH? - George HELSTERN |  | | |
| Re-marriage | Abt 1940 | She was re-married to Samuel K. Bowser. - Montg Co OH | | | |
| Death | 1961 | She was residing in the nursing home operated by a relative - probably Greenville, Ohio, Darke Co. OH | | ||
| Burial | 1961 | Ehrstine Cemetery, Montgomery Co. OH | |
Families
| Spouse | George HELSTERN (1872 - 1937) |
| Child | Harold Emery "Bi" HELSTERN (1899 - 1980) |
| Child | Wilbur "Bink" HELSTERN (1901 - 1983) |
| Child | Unnamed girl HELSTERN (1902 - 1902) |
| Child | Russell Fred "Russ" HELSTERN (1903 - 1973) |
| Spouse | Sam BOWSER (1876 - 1961) |
| Father | Phillip ERBAUGH (1853 - 1935) |
| Mother | Susan BOWSER (1858 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Mary "Mollie" ERBAUGH (1877 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Alice ERBAUGH (1881 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Ray ERBAUGH (1886 - ) |
| Sibling | Calvin ERBAUGH (1886 - ) |
| Sibling | Ulysses ERBAUGH (1889 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Chester R ""Butch" ?" ERBAUGH (1894 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Kitty ERBAUGH (Mrs. George Myers) (1884 - 1977) |
| Sibling | Alonzo Emerson "Lon" ERBAUGH (1898 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Lester C ERBAUGH (1899 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Pearl ERBAUGH (1902 - 1962) |
Notes
Marriage
George Helstern and John M. Helstern married sisters; Bessie Erbaughand Alice Erbaugh, daughters of Phillip Erbaugh.
Re-marriage
Sam Bowser and Bessie were first cousins. They had wanted to marry as young people but were not permitted because of family relationship.Endnotes
1. 1900 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Ohio, Harrison Twp, pg. 130 (Br Herit Cntr transcription).
2. 1900 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Ohio, pg 130, (Br Herit Cntr transcription).
3. Family History Album,, Charlotte's memories.
4. 1940 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Ohio, Montgomery County, Ohio, Russell Helstern, Bessie ERBAUGH Helstern; digital images, Ancestry.com ( : on-line by Jessi DULL Sievers; e-mail 21 Aug 2012 ); on-line.
5. Ancestry.com, online [], accessed 21 Jan 2011 (Burbank family tree)and Erbaugh family tree; Hepner family tree; Loczi-Storm family tree, on-line.
6. Cemetery records and headstone, Cemetery records and headstone.