Besse May "Bess" Drullinger

Besse May "Bess" Drullinger

Female 1892 - 1981  (89 years)

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  • Name Besse May "Bess" Drullinger 
    Birth 5 Nov 1892  Chester, Thayer, NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index
      Name: Besse Drullinger Rhoades
      Birth Date: 5 Nov 1892
      Claim Date: 23 Oct 1957
      SSN: 483180460
      Notes: 23 Oct 1957: Name listed as BESSE DRULLINGER RHOADES
    Gender Female 
    Death 25 Nov 1981  Lincoln, Lancaster, NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • BRYANT - Bessie M., 92, 1801 J St., died Wednesday. Retired Burpee Seed Company employee. Survivors: daughter, Mrs. Ken (Luda) Buntemeyer; son, Jim Shellenbarger, Palisade, Colo.; three grandchildren; four great grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, HODGMAN-SPLAIN-ROBERTS MORTUARY, 4040 A St. The Rev. Charles Reimnitz. Lincoln Memorial Park.
    Burial Lincoln, Lancaster, NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • BURIAL Lincoln Memorial Park
      Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
    Person ID I15081  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 May 2022 

    Father Henry Phillip Drullinger,   b. 22 Feb 1854, St. Joseph, Champaign, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1941, Norton, Norton, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Hoss,   b. 11 Mar 1855, Champaign, Champaign, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1935, Norton, Norton, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F3389  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hugh Nelson Shellenbarger,   b. 26 May 1889, KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1951 (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 25 Oct 1912  Norton County, KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Merlin Dale "Jim" Shellenbarger,   b. 18 Jan 1915, Norton, Norton, KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1994, Fruita, Mesa, CO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Documents

    The Norton Weekly Telegram (Norton, Kansas) 23 Oct 1912, Wed Page 4
    Family ID F11027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 May 2022 

    Family 2 Franklin Benton "Frank" Rhoades,   b. 30 Dec 1876, Bedford, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1952 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1920 
    Children 
     1. Luda Maxine Rhoades
    Family ID F6078  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

    Family 3 Clarence Leo Bryant,   b. 25 Sep 1889, Beaver, Barton, KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1964, Norton, Norton, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage
    • It appears that Besse's marriage to Clarence Bryant was her final marriage as she is identified by the Bryant surname in her obituary and on her headstone.
    Family ID F5015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Nov 1892 - Chester, Thayer, NE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Oct 1912 - Norton County, KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Nov 1981 - Lincoln, Lancaster, NE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Lincoln, Lancaster, NE Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos

    Henry Phillip and Mary Elizabeth Drullinger Family circa 1910. Front row, Henry, Besse, Mary. Back row, Maude, Claude, Kloe and George.

    Documents

    The Lincoln Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) 27 Nov 1981, Fri Page 26

    Headstones


  • Notes 
    • Her first name is spelled 'Besse' and not 'Bessie'

      It appears Bessie and Paul were twins. If Besse's birth date of 5 Nov 1892 is accurate, then that would also have to be Paul's true birth date as well.