Bessie Louella MAINES^{[1, 2]}

1910 - 1962  (51 years)    Has 11 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.

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• Name	Bessie Louella MAINES
  Birth	28 Oct 1910	Woodland, Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
  _UID	6FE7B947C67540F6BAF7C497ABB1212C7CF0
  Death	20 Mar 1962	Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania   [3, 4]
  	Cause: Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
  	Age: 51
  Burial	Shiloh Cemetery, Shiloh, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania   [5]
  Siblings	7 Siblings
  1. John Albert MAINES ,   b. 25 Feb 1904, Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania d. 15 Mar 1958, Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania  (Age 54 years) Partners: Mabel A. OGDEN   2. Anna E. MAINES ,   b. 1 May 1906, Pennsylvania d. 9 Dec 1980, Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania  (Age 74 years) Partners: Samuel T. HAAS   3. Ada Frances MAINES ,   b. 28 Jul 1908, Shiloh, Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania d. 6 Jan 1983, Warren, Warren County, Pennsylvania  (Age 74 years) Partners: Leslie Ray OGDEN ;  Boyd Ordell WAPLE   4. Bessie Louella MAINES ,   b. 28 Oct 1910, Woodland, Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania d. 20 Mar 1962, Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania  (Age 51 years) Partners: Ansel K. BEST   5. Mary Elizabeth MAINES ,   b. 22 Jun 1913, Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania d. 15 Jul 1950, Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania  (Age 37 years) Partners: Albert David ENGLISH   6. Burton Wilbur MAINES ,   b. 16 Oct 1915, Pennsylvania d. 23 Nov 1954, Woodland, Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania  (Age 39 years) Partners: Gladys Leatha MAINES   7. Esther D. MAINES ,   b. 9 Jan 1919, Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania d. 17 Oct 1952, Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania  (Age 33 years) Partners: Reynold Harold MAINES   8. Rebecca Vada MAINES ,   b. 30 Apr 1921, Shiloh, Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania d. 12 Aug 1992, Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years) Partners: Fredrick O. BUMBARGER ,  m. 23 Dec 1944
  Person ID	I520338	Waite-Humphreys Master Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	William Bigler MAINES,   b. 9 Aug 1878, Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania d. 8 Dec 1944, Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Melinda MAINES,   b. 12 Nov 1883, Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania d. 1 Feb 1963, Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1902	Woodland, Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania   [6]
  Age at Marriage	William : 23 years and 5 months old - Charlotte : 18 years and 2 months old.
  Family ID	F504135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ansel K. BEST,   b. 9 Jul 1905, Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania d. 13 Oct 1966, Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (Age 61 years)
  _STAT	Divorced
  Children	1. Gladys BEST   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Delores BEST   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lenis BEST,   b. Abt 1926, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown   4. Oliver BEST,   b. Abt 1929, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown   5. Helen BEST,   b. Abt 1932, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown   6. Carol BEST,   b. Abt 1936, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown   7. Delores Jean BEST,   b. 25 Feb 1938, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania d. 25 Oct 1985, Hudson, Caldwell County, North Carolina (Age 47 years)   8. Evelyn Darlene BEST,   b. 8 Mar 1941, Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F506495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2020

  
  

• Headstones

  Ansel K Best and Bessie Louella Maines Best Cemetery Headstone

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] 1920 United States Federal Census, http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10133/1920-united-states-federal-census?s=220748851&itemId=190525354-&groupId=a2d2a0454701d62703ed63b12e9a61e8&action=showRecord&indId=individual-220748851-5520338 (Reliability: 4). Bessie Maines Gender: Female Birth: Circa 1911 - Pennsylvania, United States Residence: 1920 - Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA Age: 9 Marital status: Single Race: White Ethnicity: American Father: William Maines Father's birth place: Pennsylvania, United States Mother: Charlotte Maines Mother's birth place: Pennsylvania, United States Siblings: John A Maines, Annie Maines, Ada Maines, Mary Maines, Berton Maines, Esther Maines Census: County:ClearfieldSheet:12-BImage:472 State:PennsylvaniaFamily:64 Date:1920-00-00Line:87 See household members Household Relation to head; Name; Age Head; William Maines; 41 Wife; Charlotte Maines; 36 Son; John A Maines; 16 Daughter; Annie Maines; 13 Daughter; Ada Maines; 11 Daughter; Bessie Maines; 9 Daughter; Mary Maines; 6 Son; Berton Maines; 4 years, 2 months Daughter; Esther Maines; 1 year, 4 months [S2] 1940 United States Federal Census, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10053-97711067/bessie-best-in-1940-united-states-federal-census (Reliability: 4). Bessie Best<br>Gender: Female<br>Birth: Circa 1901 - Pennsylvania, USA<br>Residence: 1940 - River Road, Lawrence Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA<br>Age: 39<br>Residence in 1935: Same House - River Road, Lawrence Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA<br>Race: White<br>Respondent: X<br>Marital status: Married<br>Husband: Ansel Best<br>Children: Lenis Best, Oliver Best, Helen Best, Coral Best, Deloris Best<br>Census: TownshipEnum. District17-66Family301t;</a>Household<br>Relation to head; Name; Age; Suggested alternatives<br>Head; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10053-97711066/ansel-best-in-1940-united-states-federal-census?s=220748851">Ansel Best</a>; 31; <br>Wife; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10053-97711067/bessie-best-in-1940-united-states-federal-census?s=220748851">Bessie Best</a>; 39; <br>Daughter; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10053-97711068/lenis-best-in-1940-united-states-federal-census?s=220748851">Lenis Best</a>; 14; <br>Son; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10053-97711069/oliver-best-in-1940-united-states-federal-census?s=220748851">Oliver Best</a>; 11; <br>Daughter; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10053-97711070/helen-best-in-1940-united-states-federal-census?s=220748851">Helen Best</a>; 8; <br>Daughter; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10053-97711071/coral-best-in-1940-united-states-federal-census?s=220748851">Coral Best</a>; 4; <br>Daughter; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10053-97711072/deloris-best-in-1940-united-states-federal-census?s=220748851">Deloris Best</a>; 2; [S289] Death Records (Reliability: 4). Bessie Louella Maines Best Pennsylvania death certificate [S84] Obituaries and Death Notices (Reliability: 4). Clearfield Progress, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, March 21, 1962:  Bessie Louella Best, 51, Clearfield, died at 8:30 p.m. Monday in the Clearfield Hospital. Born at Woodland R. D. Oct. 28, 1910, she was the daughter of William and Charlotte Maines. She is survived by her mother and the following children: Mrs. Gladys Scullion and Oliver Best, both of Niagara Falls, N.Y., Mrs. Helen Allie of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Carol Curtis of Las Vegas, Nev., Miss Dolores Best of North Caroline, Mrs. Darlene Kyler of Conshohocken, and Charles, at home; three sisters: Mrs. Anna Haasand Mrs. Ada Waple, both of Clearfield, and Mrs. Rebecca Bumbarger of Willoughby, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her father, two brothers and two sisters. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Nicholson Funeral Home at Clearfield with the Rev. Harrison Price officiating. Interment will be in the Shiloh Cemetery. Friends may call in the funeral home tonight, tomorrow night and until time of services Friday. [S164] Cemetery Records, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19394301 (Reliability: 4). Shiloh Cemetery, Shiloh, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania [S78] Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF33-KNH (Reliability: 4). Name: Wm. Maines Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 18 Jan 1902 Event Place: Woodland, Bradford Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States Event Place (Original): Woodland, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States Gender: Male Age: 23 Birth Year (Estimated): 1879 Father's Name: G. L. Mother's Name: Susanna Spouse's Name: Charlotte M. Mains Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 17 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1885 Spouse's Father's Name: D. A. Reference ID: v 1 cn 10280 GS Film Number: 001429961 Digital Folder Number: 004460699 Image Number: 02280 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I10884-5 Record Number: 91 Citing this Record "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF33-KNH : 5 August 2020), Wm. Maines and Charlotte M. Mains, 18 Jan 1902; citing Marriage, Woodland, Bradford Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.