ELLIS COUNTY, TX - Besse, Eugene Joseph ***************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm *********************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: sherrymgr@comcast.net Sherry Descendants of Eugene Joseph son of David Besse **1879 Vernon J. and Ida Louise Tiebout came to Alma with a group of French Acadians who had been living near Kankakee, Illinoise. This group helped to bring the population to 200 so they could have a post office.** **NOTE: Ben B. Whitfill married Delima Besse born 27 Dec 1869 in Illinois. Parents of Laura Ruffin --- might be from same family. Generation No. 1 1. DAVID1 BESSE (1,2) was born 14 Sep 1840 in Canada, and died 27 May 1921. He married (1) ARTEMISE. He married (2) EULALIE. She was born 31 Oct 1843 in Canada, and died 29 Apr 1904. More About DAVID BESSE: Arrival: 1853 Residence: 1920, Dallas Precinct 12, Dallas, Texas3 Children of DAVID BESSE and ARTEMISE are: i. LEONA2 BESSE, b. 1869. 2. ii. ARTHUR BESSE, b. Jan 1870. 3. iii. NELDA BESSE, b. 1871, Kankakee, Illinois. iv. EMILE BESSE, b. 03 Jul 1873; d. 01 Aug 1895. 4. v. EUGENE JOSEPH BESSE, b. 26 Sep 1876, Kankakee, Illinois; d. 30 Jan 1936, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas. Children of DAVID BESSE and EULALIE are: vi. ROSIE2 BESSE. vii. GEORGE BESSE, b. 10 Oct 1878; d. 27 Jun 1900. More About GEORGE BESSE: Burial: St Joseph Cemetery, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas 5. viii. MARY BESSE, b. May 1881. Generation No. 2 2. ARTHUR2 BESSE (DAVID1) was born Jan 1870. He married BELLE. She was born May 1882. Child of ARTHUR BESSE and BELLE is: i. ARTHUR3 BESSE, b. Jul 1899. 3. NELDA2 BESSE (DAVID1) was born 1871 in Kankakee, Illinois. She married AUGUSTUS YOUNG. He was born 1867. More About NELDA BESSE: Residence: 1920, Dallas Precinct 12, Dallas, Texas3 Children of NELDA BESSE and AUGUSTUS YOUNG are: i. GABRIEL3 YOUNG. ii. CECILIA YOUNG. iii. MARSHALL YOUNG. 4. EUGENE JOSEPH2 BESSE (DAVID1) was born 26 Sep 1876 in Kankakee, Illinois, and died 30 Jan 1936 in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas. He married ELIZABETH DURBIN 26 Oct 1909, daughter of JAMES DURBIN and CORDELIA SUDITH. She was born 30 Nov 1888 in Sunfish, Edmonson County, Kentucky, and died 06 Sep 1973 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. More About EUGENE JOSEPH BESSE: Other-Begin: Ellis County4 Residence: 1930, Ennis, Ellis, Texas5 More About ELIZABETH DURBIN: Residence: 1930, Ennis, Ellis, Texas6 More About EUGENE BESSE and ELIZABETH DURBIN: Marriage: 26 Oct 1909 Children of EUGENE BESSE and ELIZABETH DURBIN are: i. RAPHAEL JOHN3 BESSE, b. 07 Aug 1910, Lone Wolf, Kiowa County, Oklahoma; d. Navy World War II; m. ANNETTE BARKER. More About RAPHAEL JOHN BESSE: Residence: 1930, Ennis, Ellis, Texas6 6. ii. CELESTINE PAUL BESSE, b. 29 Jan 1912, Lone Wolf, Kiowa County, Oklahoma; d. 25 May 2005, Luling, Saint Charles County, Louisiana. iii. CLETUS JOSEPH BESSE, b. 11 Jul 1915, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas; d. 15 Feb 1985, Lewisville, Denton County, Texas; m. HELEN LOUISE HULICK, 25 Jun 1949, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; b. 18 Mar 1918, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota. More About CLETUS JOSEPH BESSE: Burial: Restland Cemetary, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Military: 12 Feb 1942, Camp Wolters, Texas7 Military service: 03 Oct 1945, Honorable Discharge at Fort Knox, Kentucky Residence: Ellis, Texas7 More About CLETUS BESSE and HELEN HULICK: Marriage: 25 Jun 1949, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas iv. LAVADA MARY BESSE, b. 16 Mar 1919, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas; d. 25 Dec 2003, Illinois. 7. v. ADELA ELIZABETH BESSE, b. 05 Oct 1920, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas; d. 26 Mar 1996, Yardley, Pennsylvania. 5. MARY2 BESSE (DAVID1) was born May 1881. She married ROSS YOUNG. He was born 1878. Children of MARY BESSE and ROSS YOUNG are: 8. i. CECIL L.3 YOUNG. ii. ROSALIE YOUNG, b. 1903; d. 1996. Generation No. 3 6. CELESTINE PAUL3 BESSE (EUGENE JOSEPH2, DAVID1) was born 29 Jan 1912 in Lone Wolf, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, and died 25 May 2005 in Luling, Saint Charles County, Louisiana8. He married EMILY MARJORIE CHRISTINE JAMES9! twlnkend 26 Dec 1935 in Houston, Texas, daughter of CHRISTOPHER JAMES and CORA BEARD. She was born 07 Oct 1911 in Emhouse, Navarro County, Texas, and died 15 Jul 1996 in New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana. More About CELESTINE PAUL BESSE: Residence: 1930, Ennis, Ellis, Texas10 Social Security Number: 454-05-088411 SSN issued: Texas11 More About EMILY MARJORIE CHRISTINE JAMES: Social Security Number: 465-12-335511 SSN issued: Texas11 More About CELESTINE BESSE and EMILY JAMES: Marriage: 26 Dec 1935, Houston, Texas Children of CELESTINE BESSE and EMILY JAMES are: i. MARJORIE ANN4 BESSE12, b. 24 Dec 1940, Harris County, Texas; m. RONALD WILSON LANGSTON, 18 Jul 1965, New Orleans, Louisiana; b. 1939. More About RONALD LANGSTON and MARJORIE BESSE: Marriage: 18 Jul 1965, New Orleans, Louisiana ii. CELESTINE PAUL BESSE, JR, b. 19 Mar 1945, Luling, Saint Charles County, Louisiana; m. EVELYN RUTH KESSLER, 18 Aug 1967, New Orleans, Louisiana; b. 07 Oct 1945, New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana. More About CELESTINE BESSE and EVELYN KESSLER: Marriage: 18 Aug 1967, New Orleans, Louisiana 7. ADELA ELIZABETH3 BESSE (EUGENE JOSEPH2, DAVID1) was born 05 Oct 1920 in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, and died 26 Mar 1996 in Yardley, Pennsylvania. She married LARRY HAWKINS 25 Apr 1946. More About LARRY HAWKINS and ADELA BESSE: Marriage: 25 Apr 1946 Children of ADELA BESSE and LARRY HAWKINS are: i. LYN DEE4 HAWKINS, b. 19 May 1949; m. DAVE LERIE, 15 Oct 1966. More About DAVE LERIE and LYN HAWKINS: Marriage: 15 Oct 1966 ii. ED EUGENE HAWKINS, b. 16 Aug 1957; m. BRENDA GALLIHUGH, 02 May 1986. More About ED HAWKINS and BRENDA GALLIHUGH: Marriage: 02 May 1986 8. CECIL L.3 YOUNG (MARY2 BESSE, DAVID1) He married MARY G.. Children of CECIL YOUNG and MARY G. are: i. KATHY4 YOUNG, m. PAUL GRAVES. ii. GARY YOUNG, m. PAM. Endnotes 1. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005, Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: