Bessie Llewellyn Meredith
Born: 16 Jan 1890 in Chester, Iowa, USA
Died: 26 June 1983 in Yakima, Washington
Bessie was born in Chester, Iowa in 1890. The fifth of 13 siblings, she moved with her parents, Carroll Henry and Delilah (Slasor) Meredith, to Washington State in 1908. She married McKinney Dow Lambert on 24 June 1910 in Victoria, BC. Dow died in 1932. On 09 April 1944 Bessie married Howard Charles Swain in Yakima. Howard died in 1962. Bessie was a member of the Englewood Christian Church, the Pythian Sisters for 68 years, the Rebekah Lodge, and the Royal Neighbors of America.
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Bessie Llewellyn (Meredith) Lambert, about 1910. |
Bessie and McKinney Dow Lambert Sr., in 1910, about the time of their marriage on 24 June. Bessie and Dow were married in Victoria, BC. |
Bessie's mother, Delilah Viola (Slasor) Meredith. 15 Jul 1861 - 20 Sep 1927 |
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Bessie as the "boyfriend" in a play with Gladys Lawson, about 1907. |
Bessie as the "boyfriend" in a play with Gladys Lawson, about 1907. |
Bessie's three daughters, Eloise, Wilma, and Lana, in front of the house at 408 S 8th Avenue in Yakima, WA. About 1924. |
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Bessie, her sister Louise (Meredith) Jacquish, and granddaughter Sharon, about 1943. |
"Pride and Joy". Howard Swain and Sharon, in 1943. |
Howard was a tailor, and worked at Chicago Clothing in Yakima, before he and Bessie moved to Seattle. |
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Bessie and her children on Dow's wedding day, 24 March 1944, in Seattle. Wilma is behind Bessie, Eloise is on the left and Lana is on the right. Wilma's daughter, Sharon, is about four years old. |
Bessie and her second husband, Howard Swain, about 1945. |
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Bessie about 1941 in Yakima. |
Howard Swain, about 1945, in Seattle. |
Bessie; Christmas 1967. |
