Seen as "Emmie" in census records:
Name: Emmie Besley
Home in 1880: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to head-of-household: Daughter
Father's Name: William P.
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Name: Sylvia
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
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WERDEN, WILLIAM B BESLEY, EMMA M 1894-06-06 00F/0200 090M1273 LAKE
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C. Emma M Besley, born abt. Oct 1869 in Ill, died abt. August 1957 at 1441 South Shore Drive, Holland, Michigan, at age 87.
She married William B Werden, 06 June 1894 in Lake Co., Ill, born Feb 1870 in Il.
According to the 1900 census William and Emma and their daughter 5-year-old Esther were living at 446 Cuyler Avenue, Lake View, Chicago. William's occupation was an iron and steel salesman. The census info shows that Emma had given birth to 2 children by 1900, only one of which was still living.
On the 1910 census William, Emma, Esther and Ella were still living in Cuyler Ave., Lake View. William was an office worker.
From the Holland Evening Sentinel, Michigan, 03 August 1957:
MRS EMA WERDEN, 87, DIES AT DAUGHTER'S HOME
Mrs Ema Besley Werden, 87, died Friday evening at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs L.J. Stevenson, (Ellyn Sylvia) of 1441 South Shore Drive.
Mrs Werden came to make her home with the Stevensons two years ago having been a resident of Evanston, Ill. She was a member of Grace Episcopal Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs R.L. Barney (Esther) of Evanston and Mrs L.J. Stevenson: two grandchildren, John R. Barney of Glenview, Ill. and Mrs Donald F. Urban of Royal Oak, Michigan: two great grandchildren: one sister, Mrs William G. Strong (Jane?) of Champagne, Ill.
Her brother the late Frederic Atwood, a noted surgeon, founded the Waukegan Besley Clinic and served as the president of the American College of Surgeons in 1938.
Mrs Werden reposes at the Nibbelink-Notier Funeral Chapel until Tuesday morning when she will be taken to the Oakwood cemetery in Waukegan for services at 11 am.
The family requests that those who might send flowers contribute to the Grace Episcopal Church in the memory of Mrs William B. Werden.
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Ellyn Sylvia born 17 Oct 1901 in Ill, died Oct 1967 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan.
Esther Werden, born 12 April 1895 in Illinois, died July 1986 in Glenview, Cook, Il.
Name: Emmie Besley
Home in 1880: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to head-of-household: Daughter
Father's Name: William P.
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Name: Sylvia
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
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WERDEN, WILLIAM B BESLEY, EMMA M 1894-06-06 00F/0200 090M1273 LAKE
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C. Emma M Besley, born abt. Oct 1869 in Ill, died abt. August 1957 at 1441 South Shore Drive, Holland, Michigan, at age 87.
She married William B Werden, 06 June 1894 in Lake Co., Ill, born Feb 1870 in Il.
According to the 1900 census William and Emma and their daughter 5-year-old Esther were living at 446 Cuyler Avenue, Lake View, Chicago. William's occupation was an iron and steel salesman. The census info shows that Emma had given birth to 2 children by 1900, only one of which was still living.
On the 1910 census William, Emma, Esther and Ella were still living in Cuyler Ave., Lake View. William was an office worker.
From the Holland Evening Sentinel, Michigan, 03 August 1957:
MRS EMA WERDEN, 87, DIES AT DAUGHTER'S HOME
Mrs Ema Besley Werden, 87, died Friday evening at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs L.J. Stevenson, (Ellyn Sylvia) of 1441 South Shore Drive.
Mrs Werden came to make her home with the Stevensons two years ago having been a resident of Evanston, Ill. She was a member of Grace Episcopal Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs R.L. Barney (Esther) of Evanston and Mrs L.J. Stevenson: two grandchildren, John R. Barney of Glenview, Ill. and Mrs Donald F. Urban of Royal Oak, Michigan: two great grandchildren: one sister, Mrs William G. Strong (Jane?) of Champagne, Ill.
Her brother the late Frederic Atwood, a noted surgeon, founded the Waukegan Besley Clinic and served as the president of the American College of Surgeons in 1938.
Mrs Werden reposes at the Nibbelink-Notier Funeral Chapel until Tuesday morning when she will be taken to the Oakwood cemetery in Waukegan for services at 11 am.
The family requests that those who might send flowers contribute to the Grace Episcopal Church in the memory of Mrs William B. Werden.
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Ellyn Sylvia born 17 Oct 1901 in Ill, died Oct 1967 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan.
Esther Werden, born 12 April 1895 in Illinois, died July 1986 in Glenview, Cook, Il.
Seen as "Emmie" in census records:
Name: Emmie Besley
Home in 1880: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to head-of-household: Daughter
Father's Name: William P.
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Name: Sylvia
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
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WERDEN, WILLIAM B BESLEY, EMMA M 1894-06-06 00F/0200 090M1273 LAKE
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C. Emma M Besley, born abt. Oct 1869 in Ill, died abt. August 1957 at 1441 South Shore Drive, Holland, Michigan, at age 87.
She married William B Werden, 06 June 1894 in Lake Co., Ill, born Feb 1870 in Il.
According to the 1900 census William and Emma and their daughter 5-year-old Esther were living at 446 Cuyler Avenue, Lake View, Chicago. William's occupation was an iron and steel salesman. The census info shows that Emma had given birth to 2 children by 1900, only one of which was still living.
On the 1910 census William, Emma, Esther and Ella were still living in Cuyler Ave., Lake View. William was an office worker.
From the Holland Evening Sentinel, Michigan, 03 August 1957:
MRS EMA WERDEN, 87, DIES AT DAUGHTER'S HOME
Mrs Ema Besley Werden, 87, died Friday evening at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs L.J. Stevenson, (Ellyn Sylvia) of 1441 South Shore Drive.
Mrs Werden came to make her home with the Stevensons two years ago having been a resident of Evanston, Ill. She was a member of Grace Episcopal Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs R.L. Barney (Esther) of Evanston and Mrs L.J. Stevenson: two grandchildren, John R. Barney of Glenview, Ill. and Mrs Donald F. Urban of Royal Oak, Michigan: two great grandchildren: one sister, Mrs William G. Strong (Jane?) of Champagne, Ill.
Her brother the late Frederic Atwood, a noted surgeon, founded the Waukegan Besley Clinic and served as the president of the American College of Surgeons in 1938.
Mrs Werden reposes at the Nibbelink-Notier Funeral Chapel until Tuesday morning when she will be taken to the Oakwood cemetery in Waukegan for services at 11 am.
The family requests that those who might send flowers contribute to the Grace Episcopal Church in the memory of Mrs William B. Werden.
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Ellyn Sylvia born 17 Oct 1901 in Ill, died Oct 1967 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan.
Esther Werden, born 12 April 1895 in Illinois, died July 1986 in Glenview, Cook, Il.
Name: Emmie Besley
Home in 1880: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to head-of-household: Daughter
Father's Name: William P.
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Name: Sylvia
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
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WERDEN, WILLIAM B BESLEY, EMMA M 1894-06-06 00F/0200 090M1273 LAKE
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C. Emma M Besley, born abt. Oct 1869 in Ill, died abt. August 1957 at 1441 South Shore Drive, Holland, Michigan, at age 87.
She married William B Werden, 06 June 1894 in Lake Co., Ill, born Feb 1870 in Il.
According to the 1900 census William and Emma and their daughter 5-year-old Esther were living at 446 Cuyler Avenue, Lake View, Chicago. William's occupation was an iron and steel salesman. The census info shows that Emma had given birth to 2 children by 1900, only one of which was still living.
On the 1910 census William, Emma, Esther and Ella were still living in Cuyler Ave., Lake View. William was an office worker.
From the Holland Evening Sentinel, Michigan, 03 August 1957:
MRS EMA WERDEN, 87, DIES AT DAUGHTER'S HOME
Mrs Ema Besley Werden, 87, died Friday evening at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs L.J. Stevenson, (Ellyn Sylvia) of 1441 South Shore Drive.
Mrs Werden came to make her home with the Stevensons two years ago having been a resident of Evanston, Ill. She was a member of Grace Episcopal Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs R.L. Barney (Esther) of Evanston and Mrs L.J. Stevenson: two grandchildren, John R. Barney of Glenview, Ill. and Mrs Donald F. Urban of Royal Oak, Michigan: two great grandchildren: one sister, Mrs William G. Strong (Jane?) of Champagne, Ill.
Her brother the late Frederic Atwood, a noted surgeon, founded the Waukegan Besley Clinic and served as the president of the American College of Surgeons in 1938.
Mrs Werden reposes at the Nibbelink-Notier Funeral Chapel until Tuesday morning when she will be taken to the Oakwood cemetery in Waukegan for services at 11 am.
The family requests that those who might send flowers contribute to the Grace Episcopal Church in the memory of Mrs William B. Werden.
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Ellyn Sylvia born 17 Oct 1901 in Ill, died Oct 1967 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan.
Esther Werden, born 12 April 1895 in Illinois, died July 1986 in Glenview, Cook, Il.
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