Biography
The Clarks names Bessie May Mead Purrington among the children of Miner Clark Mead and Rose Ann Ginther Mead.
Bessie was a church organist and Sunday-school teacher who taught children to sing. She married Andrew Harry Purrington in 1900.
Family connections
Parents
- Miner Clark Mead
1848–1926
Reported in the family source
The cited family account names this child in the parent’s family.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 10, printed 15A Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 26 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- Rose Ann Ginther Mead
1852–1910
Reported in the family source
The cited family account names this child in the parent’s family.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 10, printed 15A Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 26 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
Marriages and partners
- Andrew Harry Purrington
1877–1944
Reported in the family source
Named together as spouses in the cited family account.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
Siblings
- Charles Eugene Mead
1881–1934
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Miner Clark Mead, Rose Ann Ginther Mead.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 10, printed 15A Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 26 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- Grace Lillian Mead Bussell
1876–1926
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Miner Clark Mead, Rose Ann Ginther Mead.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 10, printed 15A Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 26 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- Ira Elsworth Mead
Deceased · born 1871; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Miner Clark Mead, Rose Ann Ginther Mead.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 10, printed 15A Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 26 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks · PDF page 10 · printed 15A Family account Historical excerpt checked against the cited scan; a family compilation rather than an independently verified vital record.
- Iva Francis Mead Carter
1886–1920
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Miner Clark Mead, Rose Ann Ginther Mead.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 10, printed 15A Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 26 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- Jesse Marion Mead
1873–1941
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Miner Clark Mead, Rose Ann Ginther Mead.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 10, printed 15A Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 26 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks · PDF page 10 · printed 15A Family account Historical excerpt checked against the cited scan; a family compilation rather than an independently verified vital record.
Children
No children are currently linked in this archive. This is not evidence that there were no children.
These are the relationships currently documented in this archive, not necessarily a complete list of relatives. Provisional connections remain clearly marked.
Sources for this page
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 10, printed 15A Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 26 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 17, printed 27 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
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