Bessie Zella Thomas ¹

  General Notes:

Placed in foster care after her mother died in 1902.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Resided: US Census, 1900, Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California.

• Resided: Lving in a foster home, 1902, Los Angeles County, California, USA. ² In a foster home where she later met Robert Harrison Williams, who was delivering groceries.

• Residence: US Census, 1910, Ballona, Los Angeles County, California.

• Residence: US Census, 1920, Napa, Napa County, California, USA.

• Residence: US Census, 1930, La Crescenta, Los Angeles County, CA.

Bessie married Robert Harrison Williams, son of Darius Henry Williams and Annie E. Cottingham, on 15 Jan 1910 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. (Robert Harrison Williams was born on 30 Oct 1888 in Oklahoma, USA, died on 26 Jul 1959 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA and was buried in Oakwood Memorial Park (Blk 6, Div C, Space 6)..)

Bessie next married Vernon Augustus Shaw on 7 Nov 1962. (Vernon Augustus Shaw was born on 12 Apr 1890 in Vincent, Washington County, Ohio and died on 18 Mar 1965 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA.)