Bessie Byrd McLean, 18771956 (aged 79 years)

Name
Bessie Byrd /McLean/
Given names
Bessie Byrd
Surname
McLean
Nickname
Betty
Married name
Bessie Byrd /Crump/
Birth
Address: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Citation details: Memorial# 8482843. Added 07 Mar 2004 by Anonymous. Maintained by Mary and Kent.
British Queen
Victoria
from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
20th President of the United States
James A Garfield
March 4, 1881
21st President of the United States
Chester A Arthur
September 19, 1881
Death of a paternal grandmother
Citation details: Memorial# 19152582 Added 30 APR 2007 by Patsy Paterson
Burial of a paternal grandmother
Cemetery: McLean Watkins Cemetery
Address: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 35.66660, Longitude: -86.47734,
Citation details: Memorial# 19152582 Added 30 APR 2007 by Patsy Paterson
Note: tombstone inscription: MARTHA J. MOORE; Wife of; A. H. McLean; Born Nov. 11, 1827, Died July 7, 1883.
22nd President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1885
23rd President of the United States
Benjamin Harrison
March 4, 1889
Death of a paternal grandfather
Citation details: page 7
Citation details: Memorial# 19152575 Added by Patsy Paterson 09-01-2007
Citation details: database: phays
Burial of a paternal grandfather
Cemetery: McLean Watkins Cemetery
Address: Midland, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 35.66660, Longitude: -86.47734
Citation details: Memorial# 19152575 Added by Patsy Paterson 04-30-2007. Maintained by Margaret's Daughter.
Note: Partial tombstone inscription: ALNEY H. McLEAN; Birth: Apr. 10, 1815; Death: Jun. 22, 1892 [followed by a long verse which is not readable]
24th President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1893
25th President of the United States
William McKinley
March 4, 1897
Census
Address: 14th District, Ward 4, 99 Monroe, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Citation details: Sheet 6B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 10
Enumeration District: 68
Enumerator: W. Z. Mitchell

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 86-158 as Robert M. McLean, Head, White, Male, Mch 1847, Age: 53, Married: 23 yrs, TN TN AL; Merchant, Dry goods; Home: owner, free, house; Carrie M., Wife, White, Female, Jany 1855, Age: 45, Marred: 23 yrs, Children born: 1, Children living: 1, OH PA OH; Jessie B., Daughter, White, Female, Sept 1877, Age: 22, Single, TN TN OH; Alice B. Byrd, Sister-in-law, White, Female, Born: June 1851, Age: 48, Widow, No children, OH PA OH; Johanah G. Peters, Servant, White, Female, Born: Nov. 1865, Age: 34, Single, TN Ireland Ireland, House maid; Mary Flannery, Servant, White, Female, Born: 1849, Age: 50, Single, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, Immigrated 1870, in US 30 yrs; Cook, Cannot read or write English.
26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
September 14, 1901
Religious marriage
Citation details: page 38
Note: "In early 1901, Crump began seriously courting a 23-year old young woman by the name of Bessie Byrd McLean. Bessie, or "Betty," McLean was a prominent Memphis socialite and has been described as "one of the city's most beautiful and most sought after women." Betty was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McLean. Robert McLean was then serving as the vice president of the William R. Moore Dry Goods Company. Crump and McLean were married on January 22, 1902 at the Calvary Episcopal Church."
Family residence
Address: 1962 Peabody Avenue, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Citation details: certificate# 54-23016
British King
Edward VII
from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
27th President of the United States
William Howard Taft
March 4, 1909
Death of a father
Address: 211 Monroe Ave., Memphis, Civil District: 5, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Cause: carcinoma of stomach
Text:

informant: His son-in-law, E. H. Crump of Memphis, TN.

Quality of data: certificate image
Citation details: Memorial# 11172477. Added 03 Jun 2013 by Mary and Kent.
Quality of data: death certificate image
Citation details: Vol 50, certificate# 374
Burial of a father
Cemetery: Elmwood Cemetery
Address: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Citation details: Memorial# 11172477. Added 03 Jun 2013 by Mary and Kent.
Death of a mother
Address: 211 Monroe Ave., Memphis, Civil District: 5, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.
Cause: cerebral thrombosis, generalized arteriosclerosis
Text:

informant: Mrs. E. H. Crump, Sr., her daughter, 1762 Peabody Avenue

Quality of data: death certificate image
Citation details: Memorial# 111724919. Added 03 Jun 2013 by Mary and Kent.
Citation details: certificate# 6566
Burial of a mother
Cemetery: Elmwood Cemetery
Address: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Citation details: Memorial# 111724919. Added 03 Jun 2013 by Mary and Kent
Citation details: certificate# 6566
British King
George V
from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
28th President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913
29th President of the United States
Warren G Harding
March 4, 1921
30th President of the United States
Calvin Coolidge
August 2, 1923
31st President of the United States
Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1929
32nd President of the United States
Franklin D Roosevelt
March 4, 1933
British King
Edward VII
from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936
British King
33rd President of the United States
Harry S Truman
April 12, 1945
British Queen
Elizabeth II
from February 6, 1952
34th President of the United States
Dwight D Eisenhower
January 20, 1953
Death of a husband
Cause: Bronchopneumonia, Chronic cardiovalvula disease, Congestive heart failure
Address: 1962 Peabody Avenue, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Citation details: Memorial# 7750632. Added 10 Aug 2003. Maintained by Find A Grave.
Text:

Informant: E. H. Crump, Jr., 2795 Lombardy, Memphis

Citation details: certificate# 54-23016
Burial of a husband
Cemetery: Elmwood Cemetery
Address: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA. Miller Section, Lot 384. GPS Lat 35.12394, Lon 90.02995.
Citation details: certificate# 54-23016
Note: tombstone inscription: EDWARD HULL; CRUMP; October 2, 1874; October 18, 1954. Foot stone: E. H. CRUMP, within the CRUMP family plot with a giant, tall monument.
Death
Address: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Citation details: Memorial# 8482843. Added 07 Mar 2004 by Anonymous. Maintained by Mary and Kent.
Burial
Cemetery: Elmwood Cemetery
Address: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA. Miller Section, Lot 384. GPS Lat 35.12394, Lon 90.0299
Citation details: Memorial# 8482843. Added 07 Mar 2004 by Anonymous. Maintained by Mary and Kent.
Note: tombstone inscription: BESSIE McLEAN; CRUMP; Septmeber 13, 1877; December 22, 1956 within the CRUMP family plot with a giant, tall monument.
Family with parents
father
18471922
Birth: March 2, 1847 31 19 Midland, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Death: June 15, 1922Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
mother
18551934
Birth: 1855Ohio, USA
Death: March 5, 1934Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Marriage Marriageabout 1876Tennessee, USA
21 months
herself
18771956
Birth: September 13, 1877 30 22 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Death: December 22, 1956Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Family with Edward Hull Crump Sr
husband
18741954
Birth: October 2, 1874 Hudsonville, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
Death: October 16, 1954Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
herself
18771956
Birth: September 13, 1877 30 22 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Death: December 22, 1956Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Religious marriage Religious marriageJanuary 22, 1902
Birth
Citation details: Memorial# 8482843. Added 07 Mar 2004 by Anonymous. Maintained by Mary and Kent.
Census
Citation details: Sheet 6B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 10
Enumeration District: 68
Enumerator: W. Z. Mitchell

Quality of data: census image
Religious marriage
Citation details: page 38
Family residence
Citation details: certificate# 54-23016
Death
Citation details: Memorial# 8482843. Added 07 Mar 2004 by Anonymous. Maintained by Mary and Kent.
Burial
Citation details: Memorial# 8482843. Added 07 Mar 2004 by Anonymous. Maintained by Mary and Kent.
Census

in hh 86-158 as Robert M. McLean, Head, White, Male, Mch 1847, Age: 53, Married: 23 yrs, TN TN AL; Merchant, Dry goods; Home: owner, free, house; Carrie M., Wife, White, Female, Jany 1855, Age: 45, Marred: 23 yrs, Children born: 1, Children living: 1, OH PA OH; Jessie B., Daughter, White, Female, Sept 1877, Age: 22, Single, TN TN OH; Alice B. Byrd, Sister-in-law, White, Female, Born: June 1851, Age: 48, Widow, No children, OH PA OH; Johanah G. Peters, Servant, White, Female, Born: Nov. 1865, Age: 34, Single, TN Ireland Ireland, House maid; Mary Flannery, Servant, White, Female, Born: 1849, Age: 50, Single, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, Immigrated 1870, in US 30 yrs; Cook, Cannot read or write English.

Religious marriage

"In early 1901, Crump began seriously courting a 23-year old young woman by the name of Bessie Byrd McLean. Bessie, or "Betty," McLean was a prominent Memphis socialite and has been described as "one of the city's most beautiful and most sought after women." Betty was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McLean. Robert McLean was then serving as the vice president of the William R. Moore Dry Goods Company. Crump and McLean were married on January 22, 1902 at the Calvary Episcopal Church."

Burial

tombstone inscription: BESSIE McLEAN; CRUMP; Septmeber 13, 1877; December 22, 1956 within the CRUMP family plot with a giant, tall monument.

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