Bessie was the daughter of George Walker Alexander & Nannie Elizabeth Curtis, & although it has been said that she was born in Hammond, Wisconsin, there was no one of the Alexander name in that town listed in the 1880 census.
She was married on 4 Jun 1903 at Jamestown, Stutsman Co, North Dakota, to Wlliam Amos "Will" Collins (1875-1950).
Will & Bessie owned & operated the Grand Forks Steam Laundry from at least 1906 through until they sold it about 1938 & moved to Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, California.
Child of Bessie & Will:
~ Helen Elizabeth Collins (1910–1999) m John Maurice Sogard
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Bessie was the daughter of George Walker Alexander & Nannie Elizabeth Curtis, & although it has been said that she was born in Hammond, Wisconsin, there was no one of the Alexander name in that town listed in the 1880 census.
She was married on 4 Jun 1903 at Jamestown, Stutsman Co, North Dakota, to Wlliam Amos "Will" Collins (1875-1950).
Will & Bessie owned & operated the Grand Forks Steam Laundry from at least 1906 through until they sold it about 1938 & moved to Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, California.
Child of Bessie & Will:
~ Helen Elizabeth Collins (1910–1999) m John Maurice Sogard
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