Bessie VanBriggle

1885 - 1931  (46 years)

• Name	Bessie VanBriggle
  Birth	31 Jan 1885	Tipton, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Bessie Eskew
  Name	Bessie Stafford  [3]
  Name	Bessie Stafford  [1]
  Name	Bessie Van Briggle  [4]
  Name	Bessie Van Briggle  [5]
  Name	Bessie Van Briggle  [6]
  Name	Bessie Van Briggle  [2]
  Reference Number	30320
  Death	21 Jun 1931	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
  Person ID	I30320	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry C VanBriggle,   b. 1858, Indiana, USA d. 1931 (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Eurena J VanBriggle,   b. Feb 1860, Indiana, USA d. 7 Jul 1930, Jonesboro, Grant, Indiana, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	13 Jun 1880	Tipton, Indiana, USA   [7, 8]
  Divorce Filed	1918	Tipton, Indiana, USA
  	Wife filed
  Divorce	Jan 1919
  Family ID	F20307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John A Stafford,   b. 13 Feb 1869, Morgan, Indiana, USA
  Marriage	22 Nov 1906	Morgan, Indiana, USA   [2, 9]
  Children	> 1. Ruth Stafford,   b. 16 Jun 1905, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA d. 1 May 2004 (Age 98 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F20296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	William Joseph Eskew,   b. 12 Jul 1878, Rush, Indiana, USA d. 30 Oct 1934, Fayette, Indiana, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	5 Oct 1914	Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA   [1, 3, 10]
  Children	1. Alma Belle Eskew,   b. 28 May 1915, Sexton, Rush, Indiana, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 2. Glen Joseph Eskew,   b. 15 Sep 1917, Rush, Indiana, USA d. 20 Feb 1944, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA (Age 26 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 3. Dale Eskew,   b. 3 Jul 1919, Union, Rush, Indiana, USA d. 11 Aug 1972, Orange, Orange, California, USA (Age 53 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F20295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Jan 1885 - Tipton, Indiana, USA Marriage - 22 Nov 1906 - Morgan, Indiana, USA Marriage - 5 Oct 1914 - Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA Death - 21 Jun 1931 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	Bessie A. VanBriggle
  	Obituary - Bessie VanBiggle Eskew Rushville Republican Rushville, Indiana · Monday, June 22, 1931, Pg 1

  
  

• Sources

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