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HOSKINSON, Bessie May

Female 1892 -


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  • Name HOSKINSON, Bessie May 
    Birth 06 May 1892  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    CENSUS 15 Jun 1900  Waycross, Ware Co., GA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    1900 US Census: Waycross, Ware Co., GA, sht 31B
    1900 US Census: Waycross, Ware Co., GA, sht 31B
    EVENT 8 May 1902  Waycross, Ware Co., GA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Hoskinsons leave Georgia for Illinois 1902
    Hoskinsons leave Georgia for Illinois 1902
    "Mr. R. M. Hoskinson, and his son Mr. S. F. Hoskinson and family, left last night for Hoopeston, Ill., where they will reside. The Hoskinsons came to Waycross three years ago from Illinois, and have since made their home among us, living just on the edge of the city where they owned a pretty little farm. Recently they have sold their home to Mr. C. C. Buchanan, and on account of the poor health of Mrs. S. F. Hoskinson, they will move back to Illinois."
    EVENT 14 May 1902  Waycross, Ware Co., GA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Pensioners return to Illinois 1902
    Pensioners return to Illinois 1902
    "Mr. S. F Hoskinson has sold his farm north of the city to Mr. C. C. Buchanan, and has moved to Hoopston, Ill. In the family are Mr. Hoskinson, his wife, little daughter and his father, R. M. Hoskinson. The old gentleman is 84 years of age. Both the father and son are Union soldiers and receive pensions aggregating $36 per month from the government. They came here two or three years ago from Washington state."
    CENSUS 26 Apr 1910  Illinois School for Girls, Geneva Township, Kane Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Bessie is not shown living with her parents Stuart and Elizabeth Hoskinson in the Hoopeston, IL 1910 census. This document shows a Bessie May Hoskinson, 17 yo inmate, confined to the Illinois Training School for Girls, Geneva Township, Kane Co. IL. A map of the site ca 1912, about the time of this census, is here. Age, and birthplace of father and mother, align to suggest census record is for this Bessie Mae Hoskinson. In 1900 the Illinois Training School for Girls was described as "for the confinement, education and reformation of girls between the ages of 10 and 16 years who have been convicted of offenses punishable at law." Other references state the school was also used to confine girls who were mentally handicapped or sexually active. Many of its alumni describe the School as a cruel prison, not a school, with locked doors and barred windows. Girls described being sent to the “hole” and of being beaten for minor offenses, as well as rape and sexual abuse by staff and other girls. Chicago journalists accused the institution of using handcuffs and whips for discipline. The term inmate used in census records for its "guests" seems to confirm a prison-like atmosphere, though the school did offer training in classic "women's work" - sewing, cooking, hairdressing, typing, stenography - and later some non-traditional roles like an electrician program. Bessie is listed as attending school, can read and write. Note the date of this census page is about 1 1/2 years prior to her being wed to Hector Cato Peabody in Washington state. Did her father and mother confine her here and then marry her off?
    1910 US Census: Illinois School for Girls, Geneva Township, Kane Co., IL, sht 4A
    1910 US Census: Illinois School for Girls, Geneva Township, Kane Co., IL, sht 4A
    Person ID I1237  Main
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2024 

    Father HOSKINSON, Stuart/Stewart F.,   b. 8 Jul 1944, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1919, Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother FISHER, Elizabeth,   b. 12 Feb 1845, Brown Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1918, Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 9 Dec 1890  King Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Stuart's address: Kitsap Co., WA
      Elizabeth's address: Versailles, IL
      William Harris, clergyman officiating
      Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. A. Morse and O. N. Morse
    Marriage Certificate: Stuart F. Hoskinson and Elizabeth Fisher 1890
    Marriage Certificate: Stuart F. Hoskinson and Elizabeth Fisher 1890
    Marriage record: Stuart F. Hoskinson and Elizabeth Fisher 1890
    Marriage record: Stuart F. Hoskinson and Elizabeth Fisher 1890
    Marriage audit: Stuart F. Hoskinson and Elizabeth Fisher 1890
    Marriage audit: Stuart F. Hoskinson and Elizabeth Fisher 1890
    Family ID F394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family PEABODY, Hector Cato,   b. 17 Apr 1887, Fort Klamath, Klamath Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1972, Scottsdale, Maricopa Co., AZ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1911  Seattle, King Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Married at Trinity Parish Church by Herbert H. Gowen, rector
      Hector previously divorced (at 24); marrying for 2nd time
      Hector's residence: Seattle, King Co., WA
      Occupation: Gas Eng.
      Bessie's residence: Hoopeston, IL
      Witnesses: Felix L. Mainzer, Annie K. Gowen
    Marriage Certificate: Hector C. Peabody and Bessie Hoskinson 1911
    Marriage Certificate: Hector C. Peabody and Bessie Hoskinson 1911
    Marriage Certificate: Hector C Peabody and Bessie Hoskinson 1911
    Marriage Certificate: Hector C Peabody and Bessie Hoskinson 1911
    Marriage Record: Hector C Peabody and Bessie Hoskinson 1911
    Marriage Record: Hector C Peabody and Bessie Hoskinson 1911
    Family ID F613  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 06 May 1892 - Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 15 Jun 1900 - Waycross, Ware Co., GA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 8 May 1902 - Waycross, Ware Co., GA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 14 May 1902 - Waycross, Ware Co., GA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 26 Apr 1910 - Illinois School for Girls, Geneva Township, Kane Co, IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Nov 1911 - Seattle, King Co., WA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S208] 1900 US Census, Georgia , (Ancestry,com), 15 Jun 1900, Roll T623_227; Page: 31B; Enumeration District: 92 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S208] 1900 US Census, Georgia , (Ancestry,com), 15 Jun 1900, Waycross, sht 31B (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S732] News articles: The Waycross Journal, Waycross GA, (The Waycross Journal, Waycross GA), 9 May 1902, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S635] News articles: The Morning News, Savannah GA, (The Morning News, Savannah GA), 14 May 1902, p 6 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S579] 1910 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 26 Apr 1910, Illinois Home for Girls, Geneva, Kane Co., sht 4A (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S576] Washington State Marriage Records, 1854-2013, (Ancestry.com), 8 Dec 1989, Cert. No. 2407 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S576] Washington State Marriage Records, 1854-2013, (Ancestry.com), 24 Nov 1911, Certificate No. 33168 (Reliability: 3).