Jean Dorothea was the second child of James Edward MacKesson and his wife Myrtle Davis MacKesson. She was raised in Lebanon, Missouri. Following the death of Mrs. Myrtle MacKesson, James Edward married Miss Virginia Farrar, of the Samuel Farrar family of Lebanon, Missouri. Virginia became the new mother for Jean. James Edward was Prosecuting Attorney for Laclede County and the MacKessons owned the local newspaper in the Lebanon community. Jean Dorothea was a very active student in high school, including being Captain of the Girls Basketball team. She attended college and worked as a writer, researcher, and as a nurse.
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1930 United States CENSUS
Name: Jean Mackesson
Birth Year: abt 1900
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Nurse (Employee)
Home in 1930: Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey
Institution: Englewood Hospital
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Trained Nurse
Industry: Hospital
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey; Roll: 1311; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0053; Image: 942.0; FHL microfilm: 2341046
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
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1920 CENSUS
Event Year:1920
Event Place:Kansas City Ward 11,Jackson,MO,USA
Gender:Female
Age:23
Marital Status:Single
Race:White
Can Read:Yes
Can Write:Yes
Birth Year (Estimated):1897
Birthplace:Missouri
Father's Birthplace:Missouri
Mother's Birthplace:United States
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