Bessie Regina Reigel1,2,3
ID# 5707, (1900 - 1977)
Father | Ralph Orzben Reigel4,5,6,7 (14 Feb 1875 - 4 Jun 1957) |
Mother | Edith Jennie Roberts4,5,8,7 (3 Jan 1876 - 18 Apr 1956) |
Charts | Descendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel |
Ancestry | The Reigel Family |
Narrative:
Bessie Regina Reigel was born on 8 Jun 1900 in La Center, Clark Co., Washington![](ml.png)
She moved to Oregon
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Bessie married first Frank Edwin Martz, son of Edwin C. Martz and Elizabeth Dreher, on 29 Jul 1917 in Terrebonne, Deschutes Co., Oregon
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Bessie and Frank moved to Portland, Oregon
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Bessie and Frank moved a number of times in the following years. They had children born in Salem and Tillamook, Oregon, before they settled in Jackson Co., Oregon
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By 1940 they had moved back to Washington
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Bessie and Frank were divorced after 1940.16,17
Bessie appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Aberdeen, Grays Harbor Co., Washington, at 219 N H St.
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Bessie married second Georg Samuel Elmgren, son of Fredrik Elmgren and Helena Emilia Kjellander, on 28 Jul 1953 in Kitsap Co., Washington
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After their marriage Bessie and Georg lived at 516½ Minor Ave. North, Seattle.27,28 They moved to 3619 Corliss Ave. about 1960.29
Georg died on 7 Mar 1976 in Seattle, Washington
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Bessie died on 30 Aug 1977 in Deer Lodge Co., Montana
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Children:
Children with Frank Edwin Martz:
Children:
There were no children with Georg Samuel Elmgren
Citations
- [S682] Ralph Reigel Family Bible, shows name as Bessie Regina Reigel.
- [S338] Frank Edwin Martz and Bessie R. Reigel, Return of Marriage, shows given name as Bessie R.
- [S1266] "Montana Death Index, 1907-2002," Ancestry.com, record for Bessie R Elmgren, citing Montana State Genealogical Society.
- [S48] Stuart, Family File "reigel2.FTW," 6 Dec 1998.
- [S609] Roberts, "Adin Roberts Lineage."
- [S674] Ralph O. Reigel household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Washington.
- [S682] Ralph Reigel Family Bible, shows them listed as if parent and child.
- [S674] Ralph O. Reigel household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Washington, shows Ralph and Edith married, first marriage for both, so would appear the child show as his are also hers.
- [S682] Ralph Reigel Family Bible, shows date.
- [S108] Interview, Steward, 25 Jan 1999, said Bessie and Bennie were twins.
- [S2869] Bennie Roland Reigel, Application for Account, shows date, town and state.
- [S674] Ralph O. Reigel household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Washington, shows age 9 and state.
- [S338] Frank Edwin Martz and Bessie R. Reigel, Return of Marriage, shows date, town, county, and state.
- [S6153] Ralph Reigel Family Bible, shows date.
- [S613] Frank E. Martz household, 1920 U.S. Census, Multnomah Co., Oregon, shows married.
- [S614] Interview, Elizabeth Robasciotti, 4 Sep 2003.
- [S12421] Charles A. Borum household, 1950 U.S. Census, Grays Harbor Co., Washington, shows divorced.
- [S6115] George S. Elmgren and Bessie R. Martz, marriage certificate, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
- [S614] Interview, Elizabeth Robasciotti, 4 Sep 2003, said he was her second husband.
- [S1266] "Montana Death Index, 1907-2002," Ancestry.com, record for Bessie R Elmgren, citing Montana State Genealogical Society, shows date, county, and index no. 3705.
- [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Bessie Elmgren, Soc. Sec. No. 532-26-0554, shows month, year, last residence as 59711 (Anaconda, Deer Lodge, MT) and last benefit location as 98031 (Kent, King, WA).
- [S48] Stuart, Family File "reigel2.FTW," 6 Dec 1998, shows year.
- [S613] Frank E. Martz household, 1920 U.S. Census, Multnomah Co., Oregon.
- [S1841] Frank E. Martz household, 1930 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon.
- [S4669] Frank E. Martz household, 1940 U.S. Census, Whitman Co., Washington.
- [S12421] Charles A. Borum household, 1950 U.S. Census, Grays Harbor Co., Washington.
- [S6139] Polk's Seattle City Directory, 1956 pg 412.
- [S6155] Adin Ralph Reigel obituary, Santa Cruz Sentinel-News, shows her living in Seattle.
- [S6139] Polk's Seattle City Directory, 1960 pg 468.
- [S919] "Washington Death Index, 1940-2014," Ancestry.com, record for George S Elmgren, citing cert. no. 5415, shows date and city.
- [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for George Elmgren, Soc. Sec. No. 531-12-7479, shows month, year, and last residence as 98103 Seattle, King, Washington.
- [S1266] "Montana Death Index, 1907-2002," Ancestry.com, record for Bessie R Elmgren, citing Montana State Genealogical Society, shows his wife as a widow.
- [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Frank Edwin Martz Jr, Soc. Sec. No. 544-01-2919.
- [S4669] Frank E. Martz household, 1940 U.S. Census, Whitman Co., Washington, shows the girl as daughter of Bessie's husband.
- [S6118] Edith Elizabeth Pease obituary, Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors.
- [S4669] Frank E. Martz household, 1940 U.S. Census, Whitman Co., Washington, shows him as the son of her husband.
- [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Donald James Martz, Soc. Sec. No. 534-18-7229.
- [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Bessiepearl Martz, Soc. Sec. No. 533-20-9823.