California Marriage Index
Name: Bessie Marian Briggs, also seen as Burgess in numerous records.
Gender: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1894
Marriage Place: Santa Clara, California
Spouse: William Beecher Sherman
Bessie married William Beecher Sherman on 5 Jan 1895 at San Francisco. Her maiden name has also been seen as Briggs but most accounts have Burgess.
From that union were born two issues:
1. Doris Margaret Sherman, born 22 Jul 1897
2. Florence Marion Sherman, born 1 Aug 1899
Both children born at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Oakland Tribune 7 Aug 1907
"In Oakland, August 6, 1907, Bessie M. Sherman, wife of the late William B. Sherman, a native of New Jersey, aged 34 years.
Funeral and interment private."
Bessie Briggs was a very gifted pianist - almost a genius. Lost her sight when she was 28 years old but became a dental supply agent to support her husband, Doris and Florence before the former's death. Was an inmate of the Oakland Home for the Blind where she passed away (brain hemorrhage) at the age of 33 years. (Contributor: Marlene McCluskey #48666319)
Name: Bessie Marian Briggs, also seen as Burgess in numerous records.
Gender: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1894
Marriage Place: Santa Clara, California
Spouse: William Beecher Sherman
Bessie married William Beecher Sherman on 5 Jan 1895 at San Francisco. Her maiden name has also been seen as Briggs but most accounts have Burgess.
From that union were born two issues:
1. Doris Margaret Sherman, born 22 Jul 1897
2. Florence Marion Sherman, born 1 Aug 1899
Both children born at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Oakland Tribune 7 Aug 1907
"In Oakland, August 6, 1907, Bessie M. Sherman, wife of the late William B. Sherman, a native of New Jersey, aged 34 years.
Funeral and interment private."
Bessie Briggs was a very gifted pianist - almost a genius. Lost her sight when she was 28 years old but became a dental supply agent to support her husband, Doris and Florence before the former's death. Was an inmate of the Oakland Home for the Blind where she passed away (brain hemorrhage) at the age of 33 years. (Contributor: Marlene McCluskey #48666319)
California Marriage Index
Name: Bessie Marian Briggs, also seen as Burgess in numerous records.
Gender: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1894
Marriage Place: Santa Clara, California
Spouse: William Beecher Sherman
Bessie married William Beecher Sherman on 5 Jan 1895 at San Francisco. Her maiden name has also been seen as Briggs but most accounts have Burgess.
From that union were born two issues:
1. Doris Margaret Sherman, born 22 Jul 1897
2. Florence Marion Sherman, born 1 Aug 1899
Both children born at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Oakland Tribune 7 Aug 1907
"In Oakland, August 6, 1907, Bessie M. Sherman, wife of the late William B. Sherman, a native of New Jersey, aged 34 years.
Funeral and interment private."
Bessie Briggs was a very gifted pianist - almost a genius. Lost her sight when she was 28 years old but became a dental supply agent to support her husband, Doris and Florence before the former's death. Was an inmate of the Oakland Home for the Blind where she passed away (brain hemorrhage) at the age of 33 years. (Contributor: Marlene McCluskey #48666319)
Name: Bessie Marian Briggs, also seen as Burgess in numerous records.
Gender: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1894
Marriage Place: Santa Clara, California
Spouse: William Beecher Sherman
Bessie married William Beecher Sherman on 5 Jan 1895 at San Francisco. Her maiden name has also been seen as Briggs but most accounts have Burgess.
From that union were born two issues:
1. Doris Margaret Sherman, born 22 Jul 1897
2. Florence Marion Sherman, born 1 Aug 1899
Both children born at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Oakland Tribune 7 Aug 1907
"In Oakland, August 6, 1907, Bessie M. Sherman, wife of the late William B. Sherman, a native of New Jersey, aged 34 years.
Funeral and interment private."
Bessie Briggs was a very gifted pianist - almost a genius. Lost her sight when she was 28 years old but became a dental supply agent to support her husband, Doris and Florence before the former's death. Was an inmate of the Oakland Home for the Blind where she passed away (brain hemorrhage) at the age of 33 years. (Contributor: Marlene McCluskey #48666319)
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