Bessie Gertrude Warman1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 24552, (1884 - 1964)
FatherJames H. Warman4,2,5 (22 Dec 1855 - 18 Aug 1932)
MotherIsabelle Baker6,2,5 (11 Jun 1855 - 23 Nov 1928)

Key Events:

Birth: 4 Nov 1884, Pulse, Highland Co., Ohio7,8,9,10
Marriage: 25 Mar 1903, Highland Co., Ohio, Charles Everett Brose (4 Sep 1877 - 7 Dec 1957)11,12
Divorce: May 1912, Highland Co., Ohio, Charles Everett Brose (4 Sep 1877 - 7 Dec 1957)13,14
Marriage: 21 Oct 1915, Highland Co., Ohio, Robert E. Reeves (14 Dec 1881 - 10 Feb 1959)15,16
Divorce: 20 Oct 1925, Montgomery Co., Ohio, Robert E. Reeves (14 Dec 1881 - 10 Feb 1959)17,18,19
Marriage: 6 Dec 1933, Wayne Co., Indiana, Edward A. Hettrick (31 Mar 1889 - 7 Aug 1958)20,21
Death: 29 Feb 1964, Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona22
ChartsDescendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken

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Narrative:

     5223 Bessie Gertrude Warman was born on 4 Nov 1884 in Pulse, Highland Co., Ohio.7,8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Salem Twp., Highland Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents, James H. Warman and Isabelle Baker.4
     Bessie married first Charles Everett Brose, son of William Joseph H. Brose and Edna Caroline Shaffer, on 25 Mar 1903 in Highland Co., Ohio, with Rev. J. W. Keise officiating.11,12
     Bessie and Charles appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Dodson Twp., Highland Co., Ohio, enumerated 30 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their farm. Their children Merle, Myrtle, Audie and James were listed as living with them.24
     Charles filed suit for divorce from Bessie in Highland Co., Ohio, Common Pleas Court in May 1912, on the grounds of adultery. He charged that on 12 Apr 1912 she went to Dayton, where she was living in practically open adultery with Robert E. Reeves. He asked for divorce and that she be enjoined from interfering with the possession of their four children. The divorce was subsequently granted.13,14
     Bessie married second Robert E. Reeves, son of Elijah Reeves and Amy McDaniel, on 21 Oct 1915 in Highland Co., Ohio, with Rev. W. H. Shields. He was the widower of Mona Achor.15,16
     Bessie and Robert appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at 17 Sycamore St., enumerated 9 Jan 1920, listed as lodgers, with three others, in the household of the widow Mildred Woodward and her eight-year-old daughter.25
     Bessie filed suit for divorce and temporary alimony against Robert in Montgomery Co., Ohio, common pleas court 6 Nov 1924. She charged that on 1 Oct he had whipped her with a leather belt when she asked for money to buy table supplies. She said he was in the habit of becoming intoxicated and abusing her, and spends his earning in riotous living.26
     That suit was apparently resolved, as she filed suit for divorce and alimony against him again in Montgomery Co., Ohio, common pleas court 15 May 1925. She charged that he stays out all night and comes home in a state of "beastly intoxication."27 Bessie's suit for divorce against Robert was granted 20 Oct 1925 in Montgomery Co., Ohio.17,18,19
     Bessie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at 1143½ Xenia Ave., enumerated 3 Apr 1930, reporting she rented her home, for $20 per month, and did not own a radio.28
     Bessie married third Edward A. Hettrick, son of Philip Hettrick and Elizabeth Hyde, on 6 Dec 1933 in Wayne Co., Indiana, with Donald R. Rankin, justice of the peace, officiating. He was the widower of Lora Armstrong.20,21
     Bessie and Edward appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at 105 Lincoln St., enumerated 16 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $20 per month, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935.29
     Bessie and Edward appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at Lincoln St., enumerated 7 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm.30
     Her husband died on 7 Aug 1958 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.31,32
     Bessie died on 29 Feb 1964 in Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona, at age 79.22

Children:
     Children with Charles Everett Brose:

  • Merle Frances Brose33,34,35 (17 Jun 1903 - 20 Oct 1996)
  • Myrtle Brose33,34,36 (2 Nov 1905 - 2 Jan 1998)
  • Audie Mae Brose33,34 (10 Jun 1906 - 7 Oct 1995)
  • James R. Brose37,38,39 (1 Aug 1908 - 22 Apr 1995)

Children:
     There were no children with Robert E. Reeves

Children:
     There were no children with Edward A. Hettrick

Citations

  1. [S13763] James H. Warman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows name as Bessie Warman.
  2. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 15:24, no. 6420, Charles E. Brose and Bessie G. Warman.
  3. [S13760] Bessie Gertrude Hettrick, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Warman.
  4. [S13763] James H. Warman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  5. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 17:517, no. 11565, Robert Reeves and Bessie Gertrude Brose.
  6. [S13763] James H. Warman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows girl as daughter of Isabel's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S13763] James H. Warman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows month, as Nov, year, age 15, and state.
  8. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 15:24, no. 6420, Charles E. Brose and Bessie G. Warman, shows age 19 on 6 Sep 1902, town, and state.
  9. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 17:517, no. 11565, Robert Reeves and Bessie Gertrude Brose, shows age 29 on 4 Nov 1914, county, and state.
  10. [S13760] Bessie Gertrude Hettrick, Certificate of Death, shows date, as 4 Nov 1884, and state.
  11. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 15:24, no. 6420, Charles E. Brose and Bessie G. Warman, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  12. [S13756] Charles E. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows married 7 years.
  13. [S13788] "Court News," The News-Herald, 30 May 1912.
  14. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 17:517, no. 11565, Robert Reeves and Bessie Gertrude Brose, shows her as married once before, and divorced.
  15. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 17:517, no. 11565, Robert Reeves and Bessie Gertrude Brose, shows date, county, state, and officiant, and second marriage for both.
  16. [S13765] Mildred Woodward household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows married.
  17. [S13768] "Husband Tells of Other Men," Dayton Daily News, 20 Oct 1925.
  18. [S13769] Bessie Reeves household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows her as divorced.
  19. [S13770] Marriage Records, Wayne Co., Indiana, 51:164, Edward Hettrick and Bessie G. Reeves, shows her as divorced in 1925.
  20. [S13770] Marriage Records, Wayne Co., Indiana, 51:164, Edward Hettrick and Bessie G. Reeves, shows date, city, county, state, and officiant.
  21. [S13773] Harry Hettrick household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows married.
  22. [S13760] Bessie Gertrude Hettrick, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  23. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio.
  24. [S13756] Charles E. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  25. [S13765] Mildred Woodward household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  26. [S13766] "Wife Whipped, Suit Charges," Dayton Daily News, 6 Nov 1924.
  27. [S13767] "Wife Complains of Late Hours," Dayton Daily News, 15 May 1925.
  28. [S13769] Bessie Reeves household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  29. [S13773] Harry Hettrick household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  30. [S13772] Edward A. Hettrick household, 1950 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  31. [S10770] "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," FamilySearch.org, record for Edward A. Hettrick, citing cert. no. 58451, shows date, city, county, and state.
  32. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, shows her as widowed.
  33. [S13756] Charles E. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows girl as daughter of Bessie's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  34. [S13707] Charles E. Brose household, 1920 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows girl as daughter of Bessie's then husband.
  35. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 18:159, no. 13222, Cecil N. Lewis and Merle Frances Brose.
  36. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Myrtle Brose Rausch, Soc. Sec. No. 526-11-3190.
  37. [S13756] Charles E. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  38. [S13707] Charles E. Brose household, 1920 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows him as son of her then husband.
  39. [S13757] James R Brose obituary, The Press Gazette.