August Bessinger

1889 - 1942  (52 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	August Bessinger  [1, 2]
  Born	14 Aug 1889	Russia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1890	Russia   [2]
  Arrival	1900  [2]
  other	Arenac, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Reference Number	2784
  Residence	1920	Whitney, Arenac, Michigan, USA   [1, 2]
  Died	1942  [3]
  Buried	1942	Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA   [4]
  	Sims-Whitney Cemetery
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  	+ 1. Heinrich Bessinger ,   b. 16 Mar 1885, Kukkus, Samara, Russia ,   d. 18 Jul 1937, Whitney, Arenac, Michigan, USA  (Age 52 years) ▻Elisabeth Heinrich,   b. Abt 1884, Kukkus, Samara, Russia ,   d. Bef 1953, Arenac, Michigan, USA (Age ~ 68 years)  m. 1904     2. Alexander Bessinger ,   b. 11 Oct 1890, Stahl Am Tarlyk, Samara, Russia ,   d. 26 Aug 1978, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA  (Age 87 years)   3. Gottfried J Bessinger ,   b. 16 Jun 1894, Russia ,   d. 14 Oct 1938, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA  (Age 44 years) ▻Molly Diener,   b. 14 Aug 1894,   d. 2 Jul 1969, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA (Age 74 years)  m. 25 Jan 1914     4. Anna Bessinger ,   b. Abt 1897, Russia   5. George J Bessinger ,   b. 23 Aug 1901, Colorado, USA   6. Lydia Bessinger ,   b. 23 Sep 1904, Nebraska, USA
  Person ID	I2784	kukkusfamilies

  
  

  Father	Johann Heinrich Bessinger,   b. 4 Jul 1858, Russia ,   d. 27 Jul 1911, Blumfield, Saginaw, Michigan, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lydia Scherer,   b. 16 Jun 1862, Stahl Am Tarlyk, Samara, Russia ,   d. 1 Jan 1943, Beaver, Bay, Michigan, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Abt 1883  [3]
  Family ID	F756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Schlegel,   b. 1892, Russia ,   d. 1975  (Age 83 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1911	Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Mary Bessinger,   b. 5 Sep 1912, Whitney, Arenac, Michigan, USA ,   d. 5 Sep 1912, Whitney, Arenac, Michigan, USA  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   2. Olinda Bessinger,   b. 1913, Michigan, USA  [natural]   3. Helen M Bessinger,   b. 1915, Michigan, USA  [natural]   4. Henry August Bessinger, Jr,   b. 1918, Michigan, USA  [natural]   5. Living
  Family ID	F759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Aug 1889 - Russia Birth - 1890 - Russia other - - Arenac, Michigan, USA Married - 29 Dec 1911 - Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA Residence - 1920 - Whitney, Arenac, Michigan, USA Buried - 1942 - Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		August Bessinger - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Database online. Roll 1675115, DraftBoard 0.
  		Marie Bessinger - 1920 United States Federal Census Database online. Whitney, Arenac, Michigan, ED , roll , page , image 521.

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Database online. Roll 1675115, DraftBoard 0. Record for August Bessinger August Bessinger - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Database online. Roll 1675115, DraftBoard 0. [S337] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Whitney, Arenac, Michigan, ED , roll , page , image 521. Record for Marie Bessinger Marie Bessinger - 1920 United States Federal Census Database online. Whitney, Arenac, Michigan, ED , roll , page , image 521. [S19] Stier, Wenig, Herzog & Flack. On-line database http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=volga_stier [S130] Arenac County Burials-Sims Whitney Cemetery, Compiled by Betty Brokoff Barringer. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~miarenac/places/cemeteries/sims_whitney/index.htm [S59] Michigan Marriages. Groom name: August Bessinger Groom race or color (on document): Groom age: 22 years Groom birth year: 1889 Groom birth place: Russia Bride name: Mary Schlegel Bride race or color (on document): Bride age: 20 years Bride birth year: 1891 Bride birth place: Russia Marriage type: Marriage date: 29 Dec 1911 Marriage place: Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan Father of groom name: Henry Mother of groom name: Lydia Shuc Father of bride name: Philip Mother of bride name: Marital status: Groom previous wife name: Bride marital status: Bride previous husband name: Additional relatives: Film number: 2342692 Frame number: Digital GS number: 4209152 Image number: 117 Reference number: v 1 p 217 rn 72 Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925