Bessie Leah Wallace

Female 1902 - 1961  (58 years)


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  • Name Bessie Leah Wallace 
    Birth 11 Jan 1902  Hammond, Ozark Co, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910  Baxter Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Logan twp, ED 5, p 6B, dwelling/family 108/110 
    1910 Census for Baxter County, Arkansas, Logan Township, Sheet 6B
    1910 Census for Baxter County, Arkansas, Logan Township, Sheet 6B
    Wallice, William D...46...head
    _______, Maranda.....37...wife
    Wallice, Homer J.....34...head
    _______, Anna........32...wife
    _______, Mattie......12...dau
    _______, Bessie...... 8...dau
    _______, Willie...... 5...son
    _______, Grant....... 3...son
    _______, Rosa........1/12...dau
    Shaw, Joseph.........22...brother-in-law
    Census 1920  Marion Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Franklin twp, ED 87, p 2A, dwelling/family 22/22, reads, writes and speaks English; b. Arkansas, f.b. Arkansas, m.b. Arkansas; enumerated 3 Jan 1920 by Virgil E. Risley. 
    1920 Census for Marion County, Arkansas, Franklin Township, Sheet 2A
    1920 Census for Marion County, Arkansas, Franklin Township, Sheet 2A
    22/22 Yocham, Bessie..19...wife of Otis Yocham.
    22/23 Yocham, James...44...head...farmer
    ______, Eddie.........38...wife
    ______, Lowell........16...son
    ______, Flora.........13...daughter
    ______, Flossie.......13...daughter
    24/25 Yocham, Jake....39...head...farmer
    ______, Alice.........37...wife
    ______, Zula..........17...daughter
    ______, Everett.......14...son
    ______, Virgie........ 8...daughter
    ______, Versel........ 3 2/12...daughter
    26/27 Brown, Albert...23...head
    _____, Neva...........20...wife
    28/29, Yocham, Lud....35...head
    ______, Josie.........34...wife
    ______, Hoze..........10...son
    ______, Mildred....... 5...daughter
    ______, Deb........... 3...daughter
    Property, Real 17 Jul 1929  Ozark Co, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    22-119 
    • Missouri. Circuit Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office. Deed Book 22, p 119. Warranty Deed, dated 17 Jul 1929. J. H. Wallace & Annah Wallace, his wife, to O. S. Yocham and [Bessie] Yocham, his wife. Filed 23 Jul 1929.
    Warranty Deed between J. H. Wallace & Anna Wallace, his wife, to O.S. Yocham & Bessie Yocham, his wife.
    Warranty Deed between J. H. Wallace & Anna Wallace, his wife, to O.S. Yocham & Bessie Yocham, his wife.
    Joseph Homer & Hanna Lucy Wallace, his wife to Otis S. & Bessie (Wallace) Yocham all of the one-half interest at law in the SE ¼ SW ¼ and S ½ of the SE ¼ Section 34 and the SW ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 35, Township 23, Range 16, and the W ½ Lot 2 of the NW ¼ of Section 2, except one acre in the SE corner thereof, in Township 23, Range 16, containing in all 199.44 acres more or less.
    Census 1930  Ozark Co, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Longrun-Noble twp, ED 10, p 1B, dwelling/family 11/11, reads, writes and speaks English, age at first marriage, 17; b. Missouri, f.b. Missouri, m.b. Tennessee; enumerated 7 Apr 1930 by Herbert S. Ramey. 
    Census 1940  Marion Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cedar Creek twp, ED 5-7, p 3A; family 38, lives on farm, rents home for $2; lived in Ozark Co, Missouri in 1935; enumerated 25 Apr 1940 by Yerba C. Bayless. 
    1940 for Marion County, Arkansas, Cedar Creek Township, Sheet 3A
    1940 for Marion County, Arkansas, Cedar Creek Township, Sheet 3A
    --Risley, Ross cont....
    Risley, Aline........ 3......daughter
    ______, Wallie Jr.... 3/12...son
    38 Yocham, Otis......40......head
    ______, Bessie.......38......wife
    ______, Nuell........19......son
    ______, Jewell.......14......daughter
    ______, Nina Jean....10......daughter
    Obituary Gainesville, Ozark Co, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ozark County Times, Gainesville, Missouri, January 9, 1961.
    Obituary of Bessie Leah (Wallace) Yocham.
    Obituary of Bessie Leah (Wallace) Yocham.
    Mrs. Bessie Leah Yocham, 57, of Mammoth died last Thursday at Nevada, MO. Mrs. Yocham was the daughter of Homer and Hannah Shaw Wallace and was born on Jan. 11, 1902 at Hammond. She was married on July 13, 1919 to Otis Yocham who survives her. She was baptized about 25 years ago. Besides her husband, Mrs. Yocham is survived by a son, Nell Yocham of Gainesville; two daughters, Mrs. Juell Wray of Wichita, Kansas, and Mrs. Jean Jones of Yellville, Arkansas; six grandchildren; five brothers, Bill Wallace of Yellville, Arkansas, Grant Wallace and Everett Wallace of Gainesville, Ray Wallace of Mountain Home, Arkansas, and Homer Wallace of Hays, Kansas, and four sisters, Mrs. Mattie Parsons of Flippin, Arkansas, Mrs. May Johnson of Wellington, Iowa, Mrs. Fanny Deatherage of Buena, Washington, and Mrs. Faye Wilbanks of Gainesville. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. C. I. Holmes at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Clinkingbeard Chapel and the burial was in the Lutie Cemetery.
    Death 5 Jan 1961  Nevada, Vernon Co, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death Certificate for Bessie L. (Wallace) Yocham
    Death Certificate for Bessie L. (Wallace) Yocham
    Date & place of death: 5 Jan 1961, Missouri State Hospital I 3, Nevada, Vernon Co, Missouri
    Age at death: 58
    Date & place of birth: 11 Jan 1902, Hammond, Missouri
    Occupation: Housewife
    Spouse: Otis Yocham
    Parents: Father, Homer Wallace; Mother, Anna Shaw
    Cause of Death: Bronchopneumonia; due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease; other factors - Chronic Brain Syndrome assoc. with Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
    Informant: Missouri State Hospital #3
    Buried: Lutie Cemetery, Ozark Co, Missouri
    Burial 7 Jan 1961  Lutie Cemetery, Ozark Co, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Otis S. & Bessie Leah (Wallace) Yocham
    Otis S. & Bessie Leah (Wallace) Yocham
    Otis was the son of Harvey Ray & Anna Adeline (Pace) Yocham. Bessie was the daughter of Joseph Homer & Hannah Lucy (Shaw) Wallace.
    Person ID I733  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2023 

    Father Joseph Homer Wallace,   b. 7 Jun 1875, Webster Co, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1931, Vernon Co, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Hannah Lucy Shaw,   b. 15 Dec 1875, Hawkins Co, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1957, Ozark Co, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jun 1896  Ozark Co, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Missouri. Ozark County. Marriage Book E-74, 13 Jun 1896. Joseph H. Wallace, 21, and Hanah Shaw, 19, married by John Mashburn, JP at the home of Robert N. Shaw, Pontiac, Ozark County, Missouri.
    Application for License to Marry, Joseph H. Wallace and Hanah Shaw
    Application for License to Marry, Joseph H. Wallace and Hanah Shaw
    Affidavit filed and signed by Joseph H. Wallace (21) of Theodosia, Ozark County, Missouri, to procure a license to marry Miss Hanah Shaw (19) of Pontiac, Ozark County, Missouri. Issued by Robert Gilliland, Clerk, Circuit Court, Ozark County, Missouri. No consent needed.
    Marriage Application and Affidavit for Joseph Homer Wallace and Hannah Shaw.
    Marriage Application and Affidavit for Joseph Homer Wallace and Hannah Shaw.
    Cover sheet for marriage application No. 147, Ozark County, Missouri.
    Marriage License for Joseph H. Wallace and Hanah Shaw
    Marriage License for Joseph H. Wallace and Hanah Shaw
    Marriage License states that Joseph H. Wallace of Theodocia, Ozark Co, Missouri, and Miss Hanah Shaw of Pontiac, Ozark Co, Missouri, authorized to marry. Issued by Robert Gilliland, Circuit Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder, 10 June 1896. Certificate of Marriage. John Mashburn, JP, married the couple on 13 Jun 1896 at the home of Robert Shaw [father of bride]. Mashburn recorded the marriage on 16 Jun 1896 in County Clerk's office, Gainesville, Missouri.
    Family ID F101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Otis S. Yocham,   b. 25 Aug 1899, Peel, Marion Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1993, Muskogee, Muskogee Co, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jul 1919  Ozark Co, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Arkansas. Marion County. Marriage Book K-184, 18 Jul 1919. Otis Yocham, 19, and Bessie Wallace, 17, married by Roscoe Hesley, JP.
    Marriage Record for Otis Yocham and Bessie Wallace
    Marriage Record for Otis Yocham and Bessie Wallace
    Bond for Marriage License. Otis Yocham, Principal, and Ross Jenkins, Security, obtained the license on 10 Jul 1919. Marriage License states that Otis Yocham of Peel, Marion Co, Arkansas, 19, and Miss Bessie Wallace of Dugginsville, Ozark Co, Missouri, 17, authorized to marry. Certificate of Marriage. Roscoe Hensley, JP, married the couple on 13 Jul 1919. Hensley recorded the marriage on 15 Jul 1919, in County Clerk's office, Yellville, Arkansas.
    Children 
     1. Guy Nuell Yocham,   b. 5 Jul 1920, Peel, Marion Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1981, Little Rock, Pulaski Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     2. Juell Yocham,   b. 8 Oct 1925, Peel, Marion Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 2018, Dexter, Stoddard Co, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +3. Mina Gean Yocham,   b. 4 Nov 1930, Oakland, Marion Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 2002, Tulsa, Tulsa Co, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F360  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2020 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Jan 1902 - Hammond, Ozark Co, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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