Individual Record 31

Name}   Samuels, Bessie Edna (Bess)		Family History} Hancock
Title}	Race} White	Sex} Female
Birth:   Date} Fam 28 Dec  1889	Place} Blue Ridge, Napa, California
Marr.: Date} Exa  12 Jun   1910	Place} Napa, Napa, California     (Link)
Death: Date} Exa  24 May 1978	Place} Queen of the Valley Hospital, Napa , Napa, California
Burial: Date} Exa  26 May 1978	Place} Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa, California
	Grave Marker} Yes	Source 1}   19 = 1900 USA cen Source 2} 1070=Photograph Source 3} 751 = Photograph Source 4}   84 = Town directy Source 5} 135 = Newspaper Source 6}   24 = 1910 USA cen Source 7} 216 = Marriage rec Source 8}   43 = Obituary Source 9} 308 = 1920 USA cen Source 10} 247 = Church recrd Source 11} 866 = 1930 USA cen Source 12}   47 = Church dirct Source 13} 231 = Obituary Source 14} 239 = Obituary Source 15} 733 = Photograph Source 16} 735 = Photograph Source 17} 736 = Photograph Source 18} 700 = Obituary Source 19}   13 = Family history Source 20}   85 = Family history
Parents: } George Washington Samuels & Lucy Mildred Coleman    Relationship No.}     7
1st Household No.}   84 = Blue Mountain, Napa County, Calif.
Occupation 1} Housewife        Occupation 2} File clerk
Religion/Church} Presbyterian
Spouses:   Prime} Butler, Guy Edmond  Total Number of} 1
Notes:  Bessie Edna Samuels was born 28 Dec 1889 in the Blue Ridge mountain area of Napa County, California, where her parents had a cattle ranch.  She was the fourth child of George Washington Samuels and Lucy Mildred Coleman.  She attended the old Monticello School. In the 1900 U.S. census, Bessie E. Samuels, 10, was living with her mother, Lucy, 35, on Blue Mountain, Knox Twp., Napa.  Her father, George, 36, was living in Vacaville, Solano.  The family was counted in both places.  Her siblings were Walter Samuels, 16, Edith M. Samuels, 14, Alma C. Samuels, 12, Nora A., 8, Millie, 5, and Gerna B., 2.  Gerna Belle, died on 13 Nov 1900 at age 1 year and 4½ months.  Her brother Osmond was born about 1902.  Edith attended the old Monticello School.  The photograph at the left below shows Edith circa 1904.
In 1905 her parents decided to move to 21 North Street in the town of Napa.  Bess then attended Napa public schools and then went to a Napa secretarial school.  The photograph above was taken during these years. The photograph at the left shows Bess in 1908. The photograph at the right with Bess on a horse was taken in about 1910, the year that she married Guy.  The photo at the far right was taken in about July 1921. Bess attended the First Presbyterian Church in Napa from 1905.  She became a member of that Church on 1 Apr 1922. Bess worked at the County Courthouse in the recorder's office for several years. The photograph at the far left shows Bess with her sisters and father circa 1942 (click on the image).  The next photo shows Bess as one of the Napa Red Cross volunteers circa 1945. Bess passed away following a brief illness in 1978 at the age of 88 and five months.
Time of Birth}	Time of Death}	Fraternal/Social}
Baptism Date}	Place}
Confirm. Date}	Photo} Bess in 1967
Immigr'n Date} N/A	Port} N/A
Education: Grade}              or Top 2 Degrees}
Military: Service}                   for the State of}
Health Condition}    Cause of Death}	Last Updated by} Karen Hancock Date Updated} 31 Dec 2023 Date Created}  23 Jun  1994
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