Bessie Richardson Bartoo, 18801971 (aged 91 years)

Bartoo sisters, Bessie, Mattie, Ella
Name
Bessie Richardson /Bartoo/
Given names
Bessie Richardson
Surname
Bartoo
Married name
Bessie Richardson /Button/
Birth May 30, 1880
Adoption

Adoption: Adopted by both parents
20th President of the United States
James A Garfield
March 4, 1881 (aged 9 months)

21st President of the United States
Chester A Arthur
September 19, 1881 (aged 1 year)

22nd President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1885 (aged 4 years)

23rd President of the United States
Benjamin Harrison
March 4, 1889 (aged 8 years)

24th President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1893 (aged 12 years)

MarriageLeroy Edgar ButtonView this family
December 13, 1896 (aged 16 years)
25th President of the United States
William McKinley
March 4, 1897 (aged 16 years)

Birth of a daughterButton
1901 (aged 20 years)

Death of a daughterButton
1901 (aged 20 years)

26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
September 14, 1901 (aged 21 years)

Birth of a sonWilliam Leroy Button Sr.
March 8, 1902 (aged 21 years)
Citation details: 459
Quality of data: primary evidence
27th President of the United States
William Howard Taft
March 4, 1909 (aged 28 years)

Birth of a sonOswald Wilson Button
January 21, 1913 (aged 32 years)

28th President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913 (aged 32 years)

Birth of a daughterMartha Alzada Button
May 11, 1916 (aged 35 years)
Birth of a sonCharles George Button
October 17, 1918 (aged 38 years)

Birth of a daughterMary Jane Button
June 12, 1920 (aged 40 years)
29th President of the United States
Warren G Harding
March 4, 1921 (aged 40 years)

30th President of the United States
Calvin Coolidge
August 2, 1923 (aged 43 years)

31st President of the United States
Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1929 (aged 48 years)

Death of a motherMary Jane Chance Butler
July 29, 1929 (aged 49 years)
Source: Find a Grave
Death of a fatherWilliam Jesse Bartoo
February 4, 1930 (aged 49 years)
Source: Find a Grave
32nd President of the United States
Franklin D Roosevelt
March 4, 1933 (aged 52 years)

Birth of a granddaughterArlene Ann Lamb
July 12, 1937 (aged 57 years)

Birth of a granddaughterEdith Emily Lamb
1938 (aged 57 years)

Death of a granddaughterEdith Emily Lamb
April 20, 1939 (aged 58 years)

Cause: House fire
Birth of a granddaughterLinda Mae Lamb
May 7, 1944 (aged 63 years)
33rd President of the United States
Harry S Truman
April 12, 1945 (aged 64 years)

34th President of the United States
Dwight D Eisenhower
January 20, 1953 (aged 72 years)

Death of a husbandLeroy Edgar Button
August 11, 1954 (aged 74 years)
Leroy Edgar Button death notice
Leroy Edgar Button death notice

Note: The Evening Times, Sayre, Pennsylvania, Thu, 12 Aug 1954, Page 16

The Evening Times, Sayre, Pennsylvania, Thu, 12 Aug 1954, Page 16

Burial of a husbandLeroy Edgar Button
1954 (aged 73 years)
Address: Elmwood Cemetery
MarriageRichard Willace HeadView this family
August 2, 1957 (aged 77 years)

Death of a husbandRichard Willace Head
August 2, 1960 (aged 80 years)

35th President of the United States
John F Kennedy
January 20, 1961 (aged 80 years)

36th President of the United States
Lyndon B Johnson
November 22, 1963 (aged 83 years)

Death of a granddaughterArlene Ann Lamb
1964 (aged 83 years)

Cause: Arlene was killed in a automobile accident, hit as shw was pulling into her own driveway, in the Philadelphia, Pa. area.
37th President of the United States
Richard Nixon
January 20, 1969 (aged 88 years)

Description
Bessie enjoyed knitting and working jigsaw puzzles.

Death August 26, 1971 (aged 91 years)
Bessie Head death notice
Bessie Head death notice

Note: Star-Gazette, Elmira, New York, Fri, 27 Aug 1971, Page 17
Burial 1971 (0 after death)
Address: Elmwood Cemetery
Family with parents
father
18471930
Birth: November 14, 1847Woodhull, Oneida, New York, USA
Death: February 4, 1930Harrison Valley, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
mother
18471929
Birth: November 22, 1847Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Death: July 29, 1929Harrison, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage Marriage
herself
Bartoo sisters, Bessie, Mattie, Ella
18801971
Birth: May 30, 1880Gaines, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: August 26, 1971Corning, Steuben, New York, USA
Family with adoptive parents
father
mother
Marriage Marriage
herself
Bartoo sisters, Bessie, Mattie, Ella
18801971
Birth: May 30, 1880Gaines, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: August 26, 1971Corning, Steuben, New York, USA
Father’s family with Lucinda Potts
father
18471930
Birth: November 14, 1847Woodhull, Oneida, New York, USA
Death: February 4, 1930Harrison Valley, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
step-mother
Marriage Marriage
Mother’s family with Charles Butler
step-father
mother
18471929
Birth: November 22, 1847Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Death: July 29, 1929Harrison, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage Marriage
Family with Leroy Edgar Button
husband
Leroy Edgar Button and Bessie Bartoo Button
18761954
Birth: August 23, 1876 26 22Keeneyville, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: August 11, 1954Canton, St. Lawrence, New York, USA
herself
Bartoo sisters, Bessie, Mattie, Ella
18801971
Birth: May 30, 1880Gaines, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: August 26, 1971Corning, Steuben, New York, USA
Marriage MarriageDecember 13, 1896Pennsylvania, USA
5 years
daughter
14 months
son
William and Florence Button 1975
19021978
Birth: March 8, 1902 25 21Lawrenceville, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: September 23, 1978Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA
11 years
son
Oswald and Martha Button
19131984
Birth: January 21, 1913 36 32
Death: October 1, 1984Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
3 years
daughter
Oswald and Martha Button
19162006
Birth: May 11, 1916 39 35Lindley, Steuben, New York, USA
Death: December 19, 2006Corning, Steuben, New York, USA
3 years
son
19181977
Birth: October 17, 1918 42 38
Death: June 1, 1977Calabasas, Los Angeles, California, USA
20 months
daughter
Mary Webster
19202023
Birth: June 12, 1920 43 40Lindley, Steuben, New York, USA
Death: October 26, 2023Wellsboro, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Family with Richard Willace Head
husband
herself
Bartoo sisters, Bessie, Mattie, Ella
18801971
Birth: May 30, 1880Gaines, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: August 26, 1971Corning, Steuben, New York, USA
Marriage MarriageAugust 2, 1957
Richard Willace Head + Maud
husband
partner’s partner
Marriage Marriage
step-son
19101977
Birth: September 26, 1910 26
Death: February 1977Orange, Texas, USA
2 years
step-son
19132006
Birth: January 9, 1913 29
Death: March 29, 2006El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA