Bessie L. Hager

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Bessie L. Hager is not in my direct ancestry. She is 4 steps removed in the following ways: Great-Great-Niece of Andrew Stoughton Great-Great-Granddaughter of John Stoughton and Catherine Covert

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	4 Sep 1899	Packwood, WA
Marriage	23 May 1921	Vancouver, Clarke Co., WA	to Arthur P. Severson
Death	7 Jul 1970	Chehalis, WA
Burial	9 Jul 1970	Fern Hill Cemetery, Chehalis, WA

Ancestry chart segment

Generation 3          Generation 4            Generation 5                   Generation 6                    Generation 7
 
                                                                                                              +-- John Stoughton
                                                                                                         |   (1773-1833)        
                  +-- Henry C. Hager                                     +-- Barnard VanZant Stoughton --+              
                  |   (????-????)                                        |   (1817-1887)                 |                    
Bessie L. Hager --+                       +-- Elliott Harvey Stoughton --+                               +-- Catherine Covert
(1899-1970)       |                       |   (~1841-????)               |                                   (1778->1850)
                  +-- Louella Stoughton --+                              +-- Susan Harvey
                      (1872-1949)         |                                  (1817-1847)
                                          +-- Melissa Jane Spence
                                              (~1850-1892)

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Children

No children.

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources

Sources

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1	1900 United States Federal Census, Big Bottom, Lewis Co., WA, district 125, pg. 2. Census dated 8 Jun 1900. Lines 54-58: Henry Hager, 32, born Sep 1867, lives with his wife Jennie L., 28, born Jan 1872. They've been married for 4 years. She has born three children and they are all still living and present: Ruth Hayes, 7, born Oct 1892, Jennie's first child and Henry's stepdaughter; Cordelia G. Hager, 3, born Dec 1896; and Bessie L. Hager, 8 months, born Sep 1899. Henry was born in WI, his parents in Germany. Jennie and her parents were born in PA. The children were all born in PA. Ruth's father was born in WA. Henry is a farmer.
2	1910 United States Federal Census, Claquato Precinct, Lewis Co., WA, district 137, pg. 29. Census dated 18 May 1910. Lines 26-29: Frank F. Lambert, 51, lives with his wife of six years, J. Luela Lambert. This is his first marriage and her third. She has born four children, three of whom still live. Two of Frank's stepdaughters (Luela's daughters) are present: Cordelia G. Hagar, 13, and Bessie L. Hagar, 10. Frank was born in MI, his father was French Canadian, and his mother was from England. Luela and her parents were born in PA. Cordelia and Bessie were born in WA, as was their father. Frank is a farmer.
3	1920 United States Federal Census, Chehalis, Lewis Co., WA, district 126, pg. 8. Census dated 12 Jan 1920. Lines 62-65: Lue Lambert, 47, with three daughters: Ruth E. Hayes, 27, single; Cordelia Maloy, 23, married; and Bessie Hagar, 20, single. Lue was born in PA as were her parents. The children were all born in WA. Ruth's father was born in NY, Cordelia and Bessie's father was born in WI. Lue works as a bookkeeper for a newspaper.
4	1930 United States Federal Census, Chehalis, Lewis Co., WA, district 25, pg. 1. Census dated 8 Apr 1930. Lines 25-26: Arthur P. Severson, 38, lives with his wife Bessie L. Severson, 30. At the time of their marriage, they were 28 and 21 years old, respectively. They were both born in WA. Arthur's parents were born in Norway. Bessie's father was born in WI, her mother in PA. Arthur is a Ford mechanic at a Ford garage. They live at 1276 Cascade Ave.
5	1940 United States Federal Census, Chehalis, Lewis Co., WA, district 21-26, pg. 11. Census dated 8 Apr 1940. Lines 7-8: Arthur P. Severson, 49, lives with his wife Bessie L. Severson, 40. They were both born in WA. Arthur is a foreman in an automobile repair shop. They live at 1276 Cascade Ave.
6	Marriage Certificate for Bessie L. Hager and Arthur P. Severson, married on 23 May 1921 in Vancouver, Clarke Co., WA. Their license had the same date. Both Bessie and Arthur are from Lewis Co., WA. The witnesses were Mrs. Myrtle Hill and Gae (illegible).
7	City Directory for Centralia, WA, in 1939, page 125, lists "Severson Arthur P (Bessie L) formn SJMCo h 1276 Cascade av."
8	City Directory for Centralia, WA, in 1949, page 142, lists "Severson Arth P (Bessie L) mech h1276 Cascade av (Ch)."
9	City Directory for Centralia, WA, in 1952, page 121, lists "Severson Arth P (Bessie L) carp h1276 Cascade av (Ch)."
10	City Directory for Centralia, WA, in 1954, page 131, lists "Severson Arth P (Bessie L) h1276 Cascade av (Ch)."
11	City Directory for Centralia, WA, in 1955, page 122, lists "Severson Arth P (Bessie L) pntr h1276 Cascade av (Ch) h do."
12	City Directory for Centralia, WA, in 1957, page 175, lists "Severson Arth P (Bessie L) pntr h1276 Cascade av (Ch) h do."
13	City Directory for Centralia, WA, in 1958, page 203, lists "Severson Arth P (Bessie L) pntr h1276 Cascade av (Ch) h do."
14	City Directory for Centralia, WA, in 1960, page 181, lists "Severson Bessie L (wid Arth P) h1276 Cascade (Ch)."
15	Washington Death Index for Bessie L. Severson indicates she died 7 Jul 1970 in Chehalis, WA. She lived in Chelais, WA, at the time.
16	Obituary for Mrs. Bessie L. Severson, age 70, of Chehalis, WA. Source publication of obituary unknown; received photocopy of a clipping from A. Fix. There is a hand-written note next to the headline indicating "7-8-70." Bessie died in a hospital in Chehalis following a lingering illness. She was born 4 Sep 1899 in Packwood. She has lived in Chehalis for the past 57 years. She is survived by her sister Ruth Hayes Radley of McMinnville, OR. She was buried two days after her death at Fern Hill Cemetery, south of Chehalis.