Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Full Circle 164

This photo began it’s journey home in August, a reader from Michigan left me a comment with an address and said that Bessie was her Grandmother.
I sent the photo. But I have no idea if it arrived safely. 
I will declare it a Full Circle anyway.
Bessie Craigs Number 2163 (2)
Bessie Dean  Photo Number 2163
Thanks for stopping by.

I heard from Alice today December 25 2018
Thank you so much for the picture of my Grandmother, Bessie Mae Dean Hansens. I will send you something to cover the cost of the postage soon.

As for information regarding my grandmother's life:

She was born September12, 1881 and died in October of 1971 (i can't remember the specific date - it was either the 9th or the 16th). She married Henry Hansens in 1914 or 1915 at age 33. She had 4 sons - Elton J. Hansens, Curtis Hansens, Lester Eugene Hansens, and Melvin Henry Hansens. Her youngest son, Melvin, died in WWII. She had 11 grandchildren - Mary Jane, Melvin William, Katheran Louise, Victor Eugene, Helen Mae, Alice Ruth, Phillip Lee (children of Lester), Linda Yvonne, Glen Curtis, John Elton, and Helen Aline (children of Curtis). 

For a woman who married for the first time at age 33, that she had 4 children and lived to see 11 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren was remarkable. 



-- 
Alice 

3 comments:

  1. So happy to hear that this baby has a home!

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  2. Hopefully, the photo made its way home. It's so hard to send those things off, knowing they are irreplaceable and no amount of insurance will bring them back if lost. But you can't have a Full Circle if you don't try to get those hundred-plus year old photos back home! Hopefully, baby Bessie Dean made her way home without incident.

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  3. I heard fro Alice today:
    Thank you so much for the picture of my Grandmother, Bessie Mae Dean Hansens. I will send you something to cover the cost of the postage soon.

    As for information regarding my grandmother's life:

    She was born September12, 1881 and died in October of 1971 (i can't remember the specific date - it was either the 9th or the 16th). She married Henry Hansens in 1914 or 1915 at age 33. She had 4 sons - Elton J. Hansens, Curtis Hansens, Lester Eugene Hansens, and Melvin Henry Hansens. Her youngest son, Melvin, died in WWII. She had 11 grandchildren - Mary Jane, Melvin William, Katheran Louise, Victor Eugene, Helen Mae, Alice Ruth, Phillip Lee (children of Lester), Linda Yvonne, Glen Curtis, John Elton, and Helen Aline (children of Curtis).

    For a woman who married for the first time at age 33, that she had 4 children and lived to see 11 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren was remarkable.



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    Alice

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Hi, Thanks for the comments, your input on these old photos is appreciated! English only please! All comments will be moderated! Connie