Wilson Family Project

🟣 Bessie Elma Kobel

Age: 80y, 19d

Daughter of John Wesley Kobel and Jessie Blanche Holloway

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📆 Events

Type	Date	Age at Event	Place
Birth	14 SEP 1896		Warner Township, Antrim, Michigan, USA
Residence	01 JUN 1900	3y, 8m, 17d	Warner Township, Antrim, Michigan, USA
Residence	15 APR 1910	13y, 7m, 1d	Warner Township, Antrim, Michigan, USA
Residence	12 JAN 1920	23y, 3m, 28d	Columbia, Whitley, Indiana, USA
Residence	14 MAY 1930	33y, 8m	Dorr Township, Allegan, Michigan, USA
Residence	1935	38y, 2m, 16d	Dorr Township, Allegan, Michigan, USA
Residence	15 APR 1940	43y, 7m, 1d	Dorr Township, Allegan, Michigan, USA
Death	03 OCT 1976	80y, 19d	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Burial	06 OCT 1976	80y, 22d	Grandville Cemetery, Grandville, Ottawa, Michigan, USA

Birth
Date: 14 SEP 1896, Age:
Place: Warner Township, Antrim, Michigan, USA
Residence
Date: 01 JUN 1900, Age: 3y, 8m, 17d
Place: Warner Township, Antrim, Michigan, USA
Residence
Date: 15 APR 1910, Age: 13y, 7m, 1d
Place: Warner Township, Antrim, Michigan, USA
Residence
Date: 12 JAN 1920, Age: 23y, 3m, 28d
Place: Columbia, Whitley, Indiana, USA
Residence
Date: 14 MAY 1930, Age: 33y, 8m
Place: Dorr Township, Allegan, Michigan, USA
Residence
Date: 1935, Age: 38y, 2m, 16d
Place: Dorr Township, Allegan, Michigan, USA
Residence
Date: 15 APR 1940, Age: 43y, 7m, 1d
Place: Dorr Township, Allegan, Michigan, USA
Death
Date: 03 OCT 1976, Age: 80y, 19d
Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Burial
Date: 06 OCT 1976, Age: 80y, 22d
Place: Grandville Cemetery, Grandville, Ottawa, Michigan, USA

👩‍❤️‍👨 Relationships

🔵 Harry Elwood Hapner, b. 21 AUG 1894

Events

Type	Date	Age at Event	Place
Marriage	14 SEP 1915	19y	Gaylord, Otsego, Michigan, USA

Marriage
Date: 14 SEP 1915, Age: 19y
Place: Gaylord, Otsego, Michigan, USA

Children With Harry Elwood Hapner

🔵 Harry Wayne Hapner, b. 11 JAN 1917

🔵 William Ralph Metzger, b. 20 JUN 1890

Events

Type	Date	Age at Event	Place
Marriage	02 JUL 1921	24y, 9m, 18d	Gaylord, Otsego, Michigan, USA

Marriage
Date: 02 JUL 1921, Age: 24y, 9m, 18d
Place: Gaylord, Otsego, Michigan, USA

Children With William Ralph Metzger

🟣 Beatrice Margaret Metzger, b. 05 JUN 1922
🔵 Living Person

📝 Notes

Bessie was William's housekeeper in 1920 before they were married in 1921.

📰 Event Sources

Birth, 14 SEP 1896

Michigan, U.S., Birth Records, 1867-1914

Name: Bessie Elma Kabel
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1896
Birth Place: Warner, Michigan, USA
Father: John W. Kabel
Mother: Jessie B. Halloway
Jurisdiction Number: 220
Reference Number: 7

Residence, 01 JUN 1900

1900 US Census

Residence, 15 APR 1910

1910 US Census

Marriage, 14 SEP 1915

Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

Name:Bessie Kobel
Gender:Female
Race:White
Birth Year:abt 1896
Birth Place:Antrim County, Michigan
Marriage Date:14 Sep 1915
Marriage Place:Gaylord, Otsego, Michigan, USA
Age:19
Residence Place:Antrim Co, Michigan
Father:John Kobel
Mother:Jessie Holloway
Spouse:Harry E Hapner
Spouse Gender:Male
Spouse Race:White
Spouse Age:21
Spouse Birth Place:Indiana
Spouse Residence Place:Elmira, Michigan
Spouse Father:William Hapner
Spouse Mother:Laura Brooks
Record Number:39
Film:125
Film Description:1915 Oceana - 1915 Wayne

Residence, 12 JAN 1920

1920 US Census

Marriage, 02 JUL 1921

Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

Name:W R Metzger
Gender:Male
Race:White
Birth Year:abt 1890
Birth Place:Indiana
Marriage Date:2 Jul 1921
Marriage Place:Gaylord, Otsego, Michigan, USA
Age:31
Residence Place:Moline, Michigan
Father:Jacob H Metzger
Mother:Cora A Miller
Spouse:Bessie Hapner
Spouse Gender:Female
Spouse Race:White
Spouse Age:25
Spouse Birth Place:Elmira, Michigan
Spouse Residence Place:Elmira, Michigan
Spouse Father:John Kobel
Spouse Mother:Jessie Halloway
Record Number:27
Film:158
Film Description:1921 Midland - 1921 St Joseph

Residence, 14 MAY 1930

1930 US Census

Residence, 1935

1940 US Census

Residence, 15 APR 1940

1940 US Census

Name: Bessie E Metzger
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Dorr, Allegan, Michigan
Inferred Residence in 1935: Dorr, Allegan, Michigan
Residence in 1935: Dorr
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 7A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No

Household members:
William N Metzger , 49, Head
Bessie E Metzger, 44, Wife
Beatrice M Metzger, 17, Daughter
Robert L Metzger, 7, Son

Death, 03 OCT 1976

Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996

Name: Bessie E Metzger
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1996
Death Date: 3 Oct 1976
Gender: Female
Residence: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Place of Death: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

The Grand Rapids Press - 4 Oct 1976

METZGER -- Mrs. Bessie E. Metzger, aged 80, formerly of 1865 StaffordAve. SW, passed away Sunday morning at Kent Community Hospital. Surviving are three sons and one daughter, Phil Metzger of Columbia City, Ind., Mrs. Fletcher (Beatrice) Wilson, Robert Metzger and Wayne Hapner, all of Wyoming; 18 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren; two sisters,Mrs. Clare (Jessie) Gould, Mrs. Elvira Kolk both of Chippewa Lake, Mich.; one brother; Harry Kobel of Gladwin, Mich. Mrs. Metzger was a member of St Paul's United Methodist Church and past Noble Grand Moline Rebecca Lodge No. 95. Mrs. Metzger reposes at the Sullivan Borr FuneralHome where her service will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:00, her Pastor, Rev. Robert E. Betts officiating. Interment Grandville Cemetery.

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: BESSIE METZGER
Birth: 14 Sep 1896
Death: Oct 1976
Last Residence: 49509 (Grand Rapids, Kent, MI)
Last Benefit: (none specified)
SSN: ###-##-####
Issued: Michigan

Burial, 06 OCT 1976

Grandville Cemetery Burials To Date

Name: Metzger, Bessie
Age: 80
Grave No: G-1052-3
Date of Death: 3 Oct 1976
Date of Burial: 6 Oct 1976

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