Bessie L. Castle
(1886-1958)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Lorenzo Shafer Main

Bessie L. Castle 1 2

  • Born: 18 December 1886, Middletown, MD 1 3
  • Marriage (1): Lorenzo Shafer Main in 1907 in Frederick, MD 1 2
  • Died: 21 January 1958 at age 71 3
  • Buried: After 21 January 1958, , Frederick County, MD 3
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1880 and a birth location of Maryland.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 30 on the 1910 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 27 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 57, Dwelling 191, Family 192, Roll 564
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Bessie Main..Daughter-in-law..30..MD..0/0
(Living with husband at the home of his parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 18 Dec 1886, then her age would have been 23 instead of 30.
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• She was buried after 21 January 1958 in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in , Frederick County, MD.


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Bessie married Lorenzo Shafer Main, son of Frederick Tobias Main and Mary Ann Shafer, in 1907 in Frederick, MD.1 2 (Lorenzo Shafer Main was born on 10 January 1879 in Frederick, MD,1 2 3 4 5 died in 1952 in , Frederick County, MD and was buried in 1952 in Middletown, MD 3.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 27 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 57, Dwelling 191, Family 192, Roll 564
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
F. Tobias Main..Head..74..MD..Farmer, General Farm
Mary A. Main..Wife..71..MD..7/7
Georg D. Main..Son..47..MD..Farm Laborer, home farm
Lorenzo S. Main..Son..31..MD..Married 3 years..Farm Laborer, home farm
Bessie Main..Daughter-in-law..30..MD..0/0
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


1920 US Census
Name Lorenz Main
Residence , Frederick, Maryland
Estimated Birth Year 1879
Age 41
Birthplace Maryland
Relationship to Head of Household Self
Gender Male
Race White Marital
Status Married
Father's Birthplace
Maryland Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Film Number 1820672
Digital Folder Number 4301038
Image Number 00953
Sheet Number 1
Spouse Bessie F Main F 40y
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Sources


1 T. J. C. Williams and Folger McKinsey, History of Frederick County, Maryland, with a Biographical record of Representative Families. (Regional Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1910. Reprinted 2008), page 1481.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 10A, dwelling 191, family 192, Lorenzo S. Main and Bessie L. Castle; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Mar 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 564.

3 Nancy Jacobson, "MARYLAND FAMILIES" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=6105334; Updated: 2008-03-06 04:37:25 UTC (Thu)).

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 87, p. 442A, dwelling 121, family 122, Frederick Tobias Main and Mary Ann Shafer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0510.

5 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 15A, dwelling 307, family 316, Frederick Tobias Main and Mary Ann Shafer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Mar 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.


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