Bessie M. Northam

1877 - 1930  (53 years)

• Name	Bessie M. Northam  [1]
  Birth	6 Mar 1877	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census with husband	1900	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3, 4]
  	She was shown as Bessie Northam, a 29 year old wife, born Mar 1877 in HH#163 headed by Charles W. Northam, age 24, born Dec 1875.
  Record ID	62680
  Death	7 Mar 1930  [2]
  Burial	Groton Cemetery, Hallwood, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Northam,   b. 1656   d. Bef 7 Mar 1703/04, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 48 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Esther Hester 'Hetty' Walker,   b. Abt 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  1. Milcha Ann Northam,   b. Abt 1859, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 2. John H. Northam,   b. 26 Oct 1870, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 25 Mar 1942  (Age 71 years) ╚═ Margaret 'Maggie' A. Lewis,  m. 13 Jul 1890 ;   Margaret 'Maggie' A. Lewis + 3. Bessie M. Northam,   b. 6 Mar 1877, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Mar 1930  (Age 53 years) ╚═ Charles W. Northam,  m. 1 Apr 1897
  Person ID	I62680	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	Henry B. Northam, Jr.,   b. 10 Jan 1836, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Jun 1903 (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Hester Prescott,   b. 4 Feb 1843, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 3 Feb 1916 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	26 Apr 1858	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	He was shown as Henry B. Northam Jr. and she as Hester Prescott, the daughter of Hester who gave consent. Riley Fisher said he was over age 21.
  Family ID	F9587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles W. Northam,   b. 11 Dec 1875, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Oct 1947 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1 Apr 1897	Mappsville, Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	He was shown as Charles W. Northam, a 21 year old farmer, the son of Sarah Annis and she was shown as Bessie M. Northam, age 18, the daughter of Henry B. & Hettie Northam.
  Children	+ 1. Mattie May Northam,   b. 1898, Hallwood, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 1962 (Age 64 years) ╚═ Selby G. Bloxom  (Age 72 years)  m. 25 Dec 1920
  Family ID	F20157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Mar 1877 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Census with husband - 1900 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Groton Cemetery, Hallwood, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S43] Acc Co Marriage Register #4, 1896-1925, 43. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 441 (tract N79), 572. [S802] Ancestry.com, 1900 Federal Census, Accomack Co, VA, 802. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551.