Bessie Raper

1899 - 1983  (84 years)

• Name	Bessie Raper
  Born	11 Feb 1899	Shadyside, Belmont County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	24 Jun 1983	Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried	Weeks Cemetery, Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I441684	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	John Raper
  Mother	Mary Ann Shorts,   b. 6 Feb 1878, Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 2 Jan 1958, Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	not married
  Family ID	F146878	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Paul Miller
  Children	+ 1. Mary Margaret Miller,   b. 13 Oct 1928
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2019
  Family ID	F146879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Bessie Shorts Age: 1 Birth Date: Feb 1899 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1900: Mead, Belmont, Ohio Ward of City: 3790 House Number: 8 Sheet Number: 17 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 313 Family Number: 336 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter Marital status: Single Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Can Read: Yes Neighbors: View others on page [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Bessie Raper Miller Birth: 11 Feb 1899 Shadyside, Belmont County, Ohio, USA Death: 24 Jun 1983 (aged 84) Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA Burial: Weeks Cemetery, Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio, USA Memorial #: 133944416 Bio: Dessie and Bessie, twins, both appeared with their mother's maiden surname "Shorts" in the 1900 Census. Their father was John Raper, and when they both married they used the surname Raper. I do not think John Raper ever married Mary Ann Shorts. Family Members Parents Mary Ann Shorts Helms 1878-1958 Siblings Dessie Raper Carrigan 1899-1984 William J. Helms 1911-1978 Clarence Uriah Helms 1913-1995 Jacob Helms 1915-1917 Evelyn G. Helms Harris 1918-1977 Arguell E. Helms 1920-2014 Created by: Zack Lofton (46888415) Added: 6 Aug 2014 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133944416/bessie-miller Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 June 2019), memorial page for Bessie Raper Miller (11 Feb 1899?24 Jun 1983), Find A Grave Memorial no. 133944416, citing Weeks Cemetery, Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Zack Lofton (contributor 46888415) .