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 1896 - Abt 1980 (83 years)
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| Name |
Bess Evelyn Burke |
| Born |
7 Jun 1896 |
Oskaloosa, Iowa  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
Abt 1980 |
NEAR, Kansas City, Johnson County, Missouri, USA |
| Notes |
Bess McCoy was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa and as an adult moved to Des Moines, Iowa. After marrying Leo, they eventually moved to Kansas, City. She was active in the Red Cross during both WWI & WWII. She was an expert knitter, making everything from military sweaters to baby clothes. At one time she organized and administered a group of women who made exquisite, hand knit baby clothes and sold them to such stores as Neiman Marcus and Marshall Fields.
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| Person ID |
I101 |
Complete |
| Last Modified |
25 Jun 2005 |
| Father |
Richard Joseph Burke, Jr., b. 6 Jul 1858, Picton, Ontario, Canada , d. Abt 1942, Des Moines, Boone County, Iowa, U.S.A. (Age 83 years) |
| Mother |
Laura Winifred Fountain, b. 30 Dec 1864, Eden, Ohio , d. 17 Jan 1952, Des Moines, Boone County, Iowa, U.S.A. (Age 87 years) |
| Married |
3 Jan 1888 |
| Family ID |
F036 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Jasper Leo McCoy, b. 4 Feb 1891, Allerton, Iowa , d. 3 Mar 1968, NEAR, Kansas City, Johnson County, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years) |
| Married |
4 Dec 1925 |
Des Moines, Boone County, Iowa, U.S.A. |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F041 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 7 Jun 1896 - Oskaloosa, Iowa |
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 | Married - 4 Dec 1925 - Des Moines, Boone County, Iowa, U.S.A. |
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 | Died - Abt 1980 - NEAR, Kansas City, Johnson County, Missouri, USA |
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