Bessie Mae Thompson

1889 - 1963  (74 years)

• Name	Bessie Mae Thompson
  Birth	14 Jan 1889	Mercer County, Missouri
  Gender	Female
  Death	28 Feb 1963	Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
  Burial	03 Mar 1963	Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas
  Person ID	I17	Thompson
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	William Sheldon Thompson,   b. 28 Apr 1860, Shelby County, Illinois d. 17 Feb 1946, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Nancy Ann Cox,   b. 05 Jan 1859, Mercer County, Missouri d. 03 Feb 1937, Rawlins County, Kansas (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	31 Aug 1882	Mercer County, Missouri
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Walter Bear,   b. 18 Dec 1890, Brewster, Kansas d. 18 Jul 1958, Brewster, Kansas (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1910
  Children	1. Lorna Mae Bear,   b. 27 Mar 1911, Thomas County, Kansas d. 11 Sep 1994, Goodland, Kansas (Age 83 years) + 2. Lloyd Gale Bear,   b. 23 March 1914, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas d. 17 Feb 2000, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas (Age 85 years) + 3. George Sheldon Bear,   b. 20 Feb 1917, Thomas County, Kansas d. 26 Sep 2000, Goodland, Kansas (Age 83 years) + 4. Mary Violet Bear
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2003

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		William Sheldon Thompson and Nancy Ann Cox and Children. William Sheldon Thompson and Nancy Ann Cox and Children, Bert (5) in front, Charley (4) in back Willie (2) held by WS, Bessie (5 months) held by Nancy. Taken about June 1889.
  		Bessie Mae Thompson Taken about 1906.
  		Bessie Mae Bear with Lorna Mae Eicher Bessie Mae Bear with daughter Lorna Mae Eicher taken about 1912.
  		Thompson sisters Bessie, Idonia and Addie, taken in Aug 1942.
  		William Sheldon And Nancy Ann (Cox)Thompson's Children Left to Right: Elmer, Idonia, Fred, Addie, Ivan, Bessie, Charley and Chancy Thompson. Only one missing is William, he passed away in 1924.
  		The Thompson Women From Left to right are: Thelma (Nicholas) Thompson, Julia Frances (Smith) Thompson, Florence Annette (Eppler) Thompson, Lydia Doris (Isernhagan) Thompson, Mary Idonia Thompson, Addie Rae Thompson and Bessie Mae Thompson, Taken about mid 1950's.
  		William Sheldon Thompson and Family William Sheldon Thompson and Family Abt 1905 L-R Back Row: William Esma, Bessie Mae, Charley Edger, William Sheldon, Chancy Burton, Ivan Coxy L-R Front Row: Addie Rae, Elmer Alexander, Nancy Ann, Fredrick McKinley, Mary Idonia
  		William Sheldon Thompson and Family Abt 1905 L-R Back Row: William Esma, Bessie Mae, Charley Edger, William Sheldon, Chancy Burton, Ivan Coxy L-R Front Row: Addie Rae, Elmer Alexander, Nancy Ann, Fredrick McKinley, Mary Idonia

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1900 United States Federal Census Record - Somersett Township, Mercer County, Missouri - Sheet 4
  		1905 - Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Record - Barrett, Thomas County. Kansas - Page 5
  		1910 United States Federal Census Record - Barrett, Thomas County, Kansas - Sheet 6

  
  

  Headstones		Thompson, Bessie Mae Bear, Mother Bessie M 1889 - 1963, Father William W 1890 - 1958, Gone But Not Forgotten.
  		William and Beesie Thompson Bear Headstone William and Beesie Thompson Bear Headstone

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. W. W. Bear dies, funeral service Monday Mrs. Bessie May Bear, 74, who came to Kansas in a covered wagon at the age of 14, died at the Colby hospital Thursday night. Mrs. Bear was the mother of a prominent Brewster area family and had been active in commumity affairs all of her life. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church in Brewster on Monday at 2:00 p.m., cst. The daughter of William and Nancy Ann Thompson, Mrs. Bear was born in Mercer county, Mo., on Jan. 14, 1889, and the family moved to Kansas when she was 14. She was married to William Walter Bear on Oct. 12, 1910 and the couple took up a homestead nine miles north of Brewster. They lived there until 1947 when they moved to Brewster. Mr. Bear died in 1958. Mrs. Bear was a member of the Methodist church, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Stich and Chatter club of Brewster. Surviving Mrs. Bear are two sons and two daughters, all of Brewster; Mrs. Lorna M. Eicher, Mrs. Mary Violet Miller, Lloyd G. and Gearge S. Bear. There are eight grandchildren. Surviving brothers include Bert Thompson of Goodland, Charley and Fred of Brewster, Ivan of Edson, and Alec of Westminster, Colo. Sisters are Mrs. Addie McAdams of Wray, Colo., and Mrs. Idonia Wright of Brewster.