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Myers, Bessie Katheren

Female 1885 - 1960  (74 years)


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  • Name Myers, Bessie Katheren 
    Born 11 Oct 1885  Buckner, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 21 Apr 1960  Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • According to information on her death certificate, Bessie C. Knapheide died at 7:00 p.m. at IOOF Hospital, where she had been a patient for 18 months. Her death was the result of many years of arteriosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Buried Buckner, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • According to information on her death certificate, Bessie was to be buried at Buckner Cemetery.
    Person ID I5383  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2017 

    Father Myers, Uriah,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Thatcher, Phoebe,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [2] 
    • According to information on her death certificate, Bessie C. Knapheide was born on 11 October 1885 at Buckner, Missouri, the daughter of Uriah Myers and Phoebe Thatcher. Details of the marriage and the life of the parents are not known at this time.
    Family ID F2610  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Knapheide, Paul Wilhelm,   b. 12 Mar 1886, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1958, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage License 13 Nov 1907  Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • The application for a marriage license affirmed that "Paul W. Knapheide," of Buckner, Jackson County, Missouri, age 21, and "Bessie Katheren Myers," of Buckner, Jackson County, Missouri, age 22 were both legally able to marry. The application was signed by "Paul W. Knapheide" on 13 November 1907. Bessie Katheren Myers appears not to have been present at the time, but was represented by "Willie J. Lane," who swore that he personally knew Bessie and also signed the application. The bound copy of the marriage license was recorded with the Recorder of Deeds at Independence, Missouri, but the location printed on the unbound copy of the marriage license was Kansas City, Missouri.
    Married 14 Nov 1907  Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10] 
    • According to their marriage license, they were married by "B. E. Niblack, Pastor of Oak Grove Ct. M. E. Church."
    Children 
     1. Knapheide, Ernst William,   b. 1909, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1738  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S180] Frances Bonney, The American Descendents of the Knapheides of Westphalia, Germany, of the District of Tecklenberg; Lienen, Lengerich, Lladbergen, Kattenvenne, and Others (St. Paul, Minnesota: Frances Bonney, 1973), page 111a.
      Copy of selected pages provided by Byron H. Nolte in 2008. Descendants of Ernst Wilhelm Knapheide, page 1. Bessie C. Meyers was born in 1885. A place of birth was not provided.

    2. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Bessie C. Knapheide; Clay County; 1960; Standard Certificate of Death #60-014577.
      http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1960/1960_00014577.pdf Accessed in August 2017. Division of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #60-014577. For Bessie C. Knapheide. A white, female born on 11 October 1885 at Buckner, Missouri. Father's name: Uriah Myers. Mother's maiden name: Phoebe Thatcher. Personal information was provided by E. K. Knapheide, of Carrollton, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    3. [S180] Frances Bonney, The American Descendents of the Knapheides of Westphalia, Germany, of the District of Tecklenberg; Lienen, Lengerich, Lladbergen, Kattenvenne, and Others (St. Paul, Minnesota: Frances Bonney, 1973), page 111a.
      Copy of selected pages provided by Byron H. Nolte in 2008. Descendants of Ernst Wilhelm Knapheide, page 1. Bessie C. Meyers died in 1960. A place of death was not provided.

    4. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Bessie C. Knapheide; Clay County; 1960; Standard Certificate of Death #60-014577.
      http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1960/1960_00014577.pdf Accessed in August 2017. Division of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #60-014577. For Bessie C. Knapheide. A white, female born on 11 October 1885 at Buckner, Missouri. Father's name: Uriah Myers. Mother's maiden name: Phoebe Thatcher. Died at 7:00 p.m. on 21 April 1960 at IOOF Hospital, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri (inside limits) at the age of 74 years. Length of stay in Liberty, where death occurred: 18 months. Her usual residence was Buckner, Jackson County, Missouri (inside limits; not on a farm). She was widowed at the time of death; her husband was "Paul K. [sic] Knapheide." Her usual occupation was "housewife" in the "home." She had not served in the U.S. armed forces. She did not have a social security number. Immediate cause of death was "Acute [decompensation?].". Due to "Rheumatoid Arthrits [sic]" (17 years duration). Due to "Arteriosclerosis." There was no autopsy. Burial was to be on 24 April 1960 in "Buckner Cemetery" Buckner, Missouri. The funeral director was Reppert, of Buckner, Missouri. Personal information was provided by E. K. Knapheide, of Carrollton, Missouri. Wm. H. Goodson, M.D., of Liberty, Missouri, had attended the deceased for 20 months, had last seen her alive on 21 April 1960, and signed the death certificate on 21 April 1960. The certificate was received by the local registrar on 23 April 1960.
           A some of the personal and all of the medical information was filled out by hand, nearly all of which appears to match the signature of the attending physician. The place of death, some of the personal information, and the date and place of burial was recorded with a typewriter.

    5. [S180] Frances Bonney, The American Descendents of the Knapheides of Westphalia, Germany, of the District of Tecklenberg; Lienen, Lengerich, Lladbergen, Kattenvenne, and Others (St. Paul, Minnesota: Frances Bonney, 1973), page 111a.
      Copy of selected pages provided by Byron H. Nolte in 2008. Descendants of Ernst Wilhelm Knapheide, page 1. Bessie C. Meyers was buried at "Buckner Cemetery, Independence, Mo."

    6. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Bessie C. Knapheide; Clay County; 1960; Standard Certificate of Death #60-014577.
      http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1960/1960_00014577.pdf Accessed in August 2017. Division of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #60-014577. For Bessie C. Knapheide. A white, female born on 11 October 1885 at Buckner, Missouri. Died on 21 April 1960. Burial was to be on 24 April 1960 in "Buckner Cemetery" Buckner, Missouri. The funeral director was Reppert, of Buckner, Missouri. Personal information was provided by E. K. Knapheide, of Carrollton, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    7. [S181] Ancestry.com (library edition), Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1171 in November 2017), Jackson County marriage license; 13 November 1907. Accessed April 2008.
      Application for marriage license #6149.
           Affidavit of Male: "Paul W. Knapheide," of Buckner, Jackson County, Missouri, applied for a license to marry "Bessie Katheren [sic] Myers," of Buckner, Jackson County, Missouri, swearing that he was 21 years of age, and that "[future bride's name not repeated]" was 22 years of age, and that both were single, unmarried, and not first cousins and lawfully able to marry. Signed by "Paul W. Knapheide" on 13 November 1907.
           Affidavit of Female: This portion of the application was left blank. In its place was a statement by "Willie J. Lane," who swore that "Miss Bessie Katheren [sic] Myers" was personally known to him and that she was of the age of 18 and legally able to marry. This affidavit was signed by "Willie J. Lane" on 13 November 1907.

           Bound copy of marriage license #6149; page 565. License for "Paul W. Knapheide," of Jackson County, Missouri, who was over the age of 21, and "Bessie Katheren Myers," of Jackson County, Missouri, who was over the age of 21. Recorded on 13 November 1907 at Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
           Certification that the undersigned, a "Minister of the Gospel" did unite in marriage the above named persons at Jackson County, Missouri on 14 November 1907. Signed by "B. E. N[e?]black, Paster [sic] of Oak grove Cit [sic] M. E. Church." Filed with the county recorder on 18 November 1907.

           Unbound copy of marriage license; #6149. License for "Paul W. Knapheide," of Jackson County, Missouri, who was over the age of 21, and "Bessie Katheren Myers," of Jackson County, Missouri, who was over the age of 18. Recorded on 13 November 1907 at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
           Certification that the undersigned, a "Minister of the Gospel" did unite in marriage the above named persons at Jackson County, Missouri on 14 November 1907. Signed by "B. E. Niblack, Pastor of Oak Grove Ct. M. E. Church."

    8. [S180] Frances Bonney, The American Descendents of the Knapheides of Westphalia, Germany, of the District of Tecklenberg; Lienen, Lengerich, Lladbergen, Kattenvenne, and Others (St. Paul, Minnesota: Frances Bonney, 1973), page 111a.
      Copy of selected pages provided by Byron H. Nolte in 2008. Descendants of Ernst Wilhelm Knapheide, page 1. Paul W. Knapheide and Bessie C. Meyers were married. A date and place of marriage were not provided.

    9. [S181] Ancestry.com (library edition), Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1171 in November 2017), Jackson County marriage license; 13 November 1907. Accessed April 2008.
      Bound copy of marriage license #6149; page 565. License for "Paul W. Knapheide," of Jackson County, Missouri, who was over the age of 21, and "Bessie Katheren Myers," of Jackson County, Missouri, who was over the age of 21. Recorded on 13 November 1907 at Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
           Certification that the undersigned, a "Minister of the Gospel" did unite in marriage the above named persons at Jackson County, Missouri on 14 November 1907. Signed by "B. E. N[e?]black, Paster [sic] of Oak grove Cit [sic] M. E. Church." Filed with the county recorder on 18 November 1907.

           Unbound copy of marriage license; #6149. License for "Paul W. Knapheide," of Jackson County, Missouri, who was over the age of 21, and "Bessie Katheren Myers," of Jackson County, Missouri, who was over the age of 18. Recorded on 13 November 1907 at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
           Certification that the undersigned, a "Minister of the Gospel" did unite in marriage the above named persons at Jackson County, Missouri on 14 November 1907. Signed by "B. E. Niblack, Pastor of Oak Grove Ct. M. E. Church."

    10. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Paul William Knapheide; Clay County; 1958; Standard Certificate of Death #58-043563.
      http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1958/1958_00043564.pdf Accessed in August 2017. Division of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #58-043563. For Paul William Knapheide. A white, male born on 12 March 1886 at Holstein, Missouri. Died on 18 December 1958. He was married at the time of death to "Bessie C. Knapheide." Personal information was provided by Howard Knapheide, of 115 E. Armour, Kansas City, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.


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