Her first husband, Edward Rufus Westcott, whom she married on Nov. 3, 1901, in Tipton County, Indiana, died on December 21, 1937.
"Jessie" was recorded on the 1940 census of New Castle, Henry Co., IN., working as a 59 year old widowed housekeeper in the home of Rollie and Nina Sipe. She was re-married in 1943 (Jan. 10th) in Henry County, Indiana, to a widower named Bedford Mack Herron.
According to "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011" she died in 1944 in Henry County, Indiana, i.e., the year after she was married to Bedford Mack Herron. Her listed name on her death certificate was recorded as "Jessie Westcott Herron".
OBITUARY - Published on Jan. 22, 1944, in "The Indianapolis Star" newspaper of Indianapolis, IN., on page 6, and in "The Star Press" newspaper of Muncie, IN., on page 2:
"Mrs. Jessie Westcott Herron, 62,
wife of Bedford Herron, died at
her home this morning, following
a long illness. She was a member
of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Gerald W. Bailey of New Castle;
one granddaughter and one grand-
son and four sisters, Mrs. Mary
Isgrigg, Mrs. Alta Playfoot, Mrs.
Ethel Grayson, and Mrs. Fred
Ellis all of Indianapolis. Funeral
services will be held Sunday at the
Methodist Church."
The "Mrs. Fred Ellis" was her brother Charles Fredrick "Fred" Ellis. He died the year after Jennie died, i.e., 1945.
"Jessie" was recorded on the 1940 census of New Castle, Henry Co., IN., working as a 59 year old widowed housekeeper in the home of Rollie and Nina Sipe. She was re-married in 1943 (Jan. 10th) in Henry County, Indiana, to a widower named Bedford Mack Herron.
According to "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011" she died in 1944 in Henry County, Indiana, i.e., the year after she was married to Bedford Mack Herron. Her listed name on her death certificate was recorded as "Jessie Westcott Herron".
OBITUARY - Published on Jan. 22, 1944, in "The Indianapolis Star" newspaper of Indianapolis, IN., on page 6, and in "The Star Press" newspaper of Muncie, IN., on page 2:
"Mrs. Jessie Westcott Herron, 62,
wife of Bedford Herron, died at
her home this morning, following
a long illness. She was a member
of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Gerald W. Bailey of New Castle;
one granddaughter and one grand-
son and four sisters, Mrs. Mary
Isgrigg, Mrs. Alta Playfoot, Mrs.
Ethel Grayson, and Mrs. Fred
Ellis all of Indianapolis. Funeral
services will be held Sunday at the
Methodist Church."
The "Mrs. Fred Ellis" was her brother Charles Fredrick "Fred" Ellis. He died the year after Jennie died, i.e., 1945.
Her first husband, Edward Rufus Westcott, whom she married on Nov. 3, 1901, in Tipton County, Indiana, died on December 21, 1937.
"Jessie" was recorded on the 1940 census of New Castle, Henry Co., IN., working as a 59 year old widowed housekeeper in the home of Rollie and Nina Sipe. She was re-married in 1943 (Jan. 10th) in Henry County, Indiana, to a widower named Bedford Mack Herron.
According to "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011" she died in 1944 in Henry County, Indiana, i.e., the year after she was married to Bedford Mack Herron. Her listed name on her death certificate was recorded as "Jessie Westcott Herron".
OBITUARY - Published on Jan. 22, 1944, in "The Indianapolis Star" newspaper of Indianapolis, IN., on page 6, and in "The Star Press" newspaper of Muncie, IN., on page 2:
"Mrs. Jessie Westcott Herron, 62,
wife of Bedford Herron, died at
her home this morning, following
a long illness. She was a member
of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Gerald W. Bailey of New Castle;
one granddaughter and one grand-
son and four sisters, Mrs. Mary
Isgrigg, Mrs. Alta Playfoot, Mrs.
Ethel Grayson, and Mrs. Fred
Ellis all of Indianapolis. Funeral
services will be held Sunday at the
Methodist Church."
The "Mrs. Fred Ellis" was her brother Charles Fredrick "Fred" Ellis. He died the year after Jennie died, i.e., 1945.
"Jessie" was recorded on the 1940 census of New Castle, Henry Co., IN., working as a 59 year old widowed housekeeper in the home of Rollie and Nina Sipe. She was re-married in 1943 (Jan. 10th) in Henry County, Indiana, to a widower named Bedford Mack Herron.
According to "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011" she died in 1944 in Henry County, Indiana, i.e., the year after she was married to Bedford Mack Herron. Her listed name on her death certificate was recorded as "Jessie Westcott Herron".
OBITUARY - Published on Jan. 22, 1944, in "The Indianapolis Star" newspaper of Indianapolis, IN., on page 6, and in "The Star Press" newspaper of Muncie, IN., on page 2:
"Mrs. Jessie Westcott Herron, 62,
wife of Bedford Herron, died at
her home this morning, following
a long illness. She was a member
of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Gerald W. Bailey of New Castle;
one granddaughter and one grand-
son and four sisters, Mrs. Mary
Isgrigg, Mrs. Alta Playfoot, Mrs.
Ethel Grayson, and Mrs. Fred
Ellis all of Indianapolis. Funeral
services will be held Sunday at the
Methodist Church."
The "Mrs. Fred Ellis" was her brother Charles Fredrick "Fred" Ellis. He died the year after Jennie died, i.e., 1945.
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