The son of Woodwell Francis "Woods" Besaw and Lucy Marie Josephine Bushnell, Robert married Mrs. Zella Samantha "Mattie" (nee Burris) Latham on 30 Apr 1896 in Calhoun County, Illinois. They were the parents of 11 children. Robert worked out as a farm laborer, and Mattie was a homemaker.
The family lived in Calhoun County until the 1910's. By 1918, they moved to Grafton, Jersey County, Illinois. Robert took a job there as a laborer for the Rippley Boat Company. After that, he worked as a laborer for a lumber mill. He then worked odd jobs until his retirement.
Mattie died in 1960.
As his health declined, Robert became a resident at Watson Nursing Home. He died there in 1965 at the age of 90 years, 7 months and 30 days.
He was survived by 3 daughters, Edna Compton of Grafton, Margaret Hoppe of Edwardsville, Illinois, and Lillian Farlow of Brownsville, Texas; 1 son, Master Sergeant Curtis Besaw, stationed in Shilling, Kansas with the United States Air Force; 30 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and 3 brothers, Charles Besaw of Jerseyville, John Besaw of Godfrey, Illinois, and Alvie Besaw of Nevada, Missouri.
In addition to his wife, Robert was preceded in death by his mother and father; 3 daughters, Ruby Cope and 2 infant girls; and 4 sons, Ernest Besaw, Carl Besaw and 2 infant boys.
Visitation was held at Jacoby Brothers Funeral Home. Funeral services were conducted there at 1:30 p.m. on the afternoon of 12 Feb 1965.
He was buried in an unmarked grave at Scenic Hill Cemetery.
Children: 6 daughters, 5 sons.
Father of:
Ruby Josephine Besaw Cope
Infant Besaw
Edna Rosetta Besaw Compton
Edwina Besaw
Ernest Woods Besaw
Infant Besaw
Carl J. Besaw
Margaret D. Besaw McCann Hoppe
Infant Besaw
Charles "Curtis" Besaw
Lillian M. Besaw Farlow
Robert's siblings:
Anna Viola Besaw DeSherlia
Edwin David "Ed" Besaw
Charles Jesse Besaw, Sr.
Francis Elmore "Frank" Besaw
Mary Margaret Besaw Elder
Claude Devoid Besaw
Alvin Harrison "Alvie" Besaw, Sr.
Rufus Besaw (infant)
John Theodore Besaw
The family lived in Calhoun County until the 1910's. By 1918, they moved to Grafton, Jersey County, Illinois. Robert took a job there as a laborer for the Rippley Boat Company. After that, he worked as a laborer for a lumber mill. He then worked odd jobs until his retirement.
Mattie died in 1960.
As his health declined, Robert became a resident at Watson Nursing Home. He died there in 1965 at the age of 90 years, 7 months and 30 days.
He was survived by 3 daughters, Edna Compton of Grafton, Margaret Hoppe of Edwardsville, Illinois, and Lillian Farlow of Brownsville, Texas; 1 son, Master Sergeant Curtis Besaw, stationed in Shilling, Kansas with the United States Air Force; 30 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and 3 brothers, Charles Besaw of Jerseyville, John Besaw of Godfrey, Illinois, and Alvie Besaw of Nevada, Missouri.
In addition to his wife, Robert was preceded in death by his mother and father; 3 daughters, Ruby Cope and 2 infant girls; and 4 sons, Ernest Besaw, Carl Besaw and 2 infant boys.
Visitation was held at Jacoby Brothers Funeral Home. Funeral services were conducted there at 1:30 p.m. on the afternoon of 12 Feb 1965.
He was buried in an unmarked grave at Scenic Hill Cemetery.
Children: 6 daughters, 5 sons.
Father of:
Ruby Josephine Besaw Cope
Infant Besaw
Edna Rosetta Besaw Compton
Edwina Besaw
Ernest Woods Besaw
Infant Besaw
Carl J. Besaw
Margaret D. Besaw McCann Hoppe
Infant Besaw
Charles "Curtis" Besaw
Lillian M. Besaw Farlow
Robert's siblings:
Anna Viola Besaw DeSherlia
Edwin David "Ed" Besaw
Charles Jesse Besaw, Sr.
Francis Elmore "Frank" Besaw
Mary Margaret Besaw Elder
Claude Devoid Besaw
Alvin Harrison "Alvie" Besaw, Sr.
Rufus Besaw (infant)
John Theodore Besaw
The son of Woodwell Francis "Woods" Besaw and Lucy Marie Josephine Bushnell, Robert married Mrs. Zella Samantha "Mattie" (nee Burris) Latham on 30 Apr 1896 in Calhoun County, Illinois. They were the parents of 11 children. Robert worked out as a farm laborer, and Mattie was a homemaker.
The family lived in Calhoun County until the 1910's. By 1918, they moved to Grafton, Jersey County, Illinois. Robert took a job there as a laborer for the Rippley Boat Company. After that, he worked as a laborer for a lumber mill. He then worked odd jobs until his retirement.
Mattie died in 1960.
As his health declined, Robert became a resident at Watson Nursing Home. He died there in 1965 at the age of 90 years, 7 months and 30 days.
He was survived by 3 daughters, Edna Compton of Grafton, Margaret Hoppe of Edwardsville, Illinois, and Lillian Farlow of Brownsville, Texas; 1 son, Master Sergeant Curtis Besaw, stationed in Shilling, Kansas with the United States Air Force; 30 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and 3 brothers, Charles Besaw of Jerseyville, John Besaw of Godfrey, Illinois, and Alvie Besaw of Nevada, Missouri.
In addition to his wife, Robert was preceded in death by his mother and father; 3 daughters, Ruby Cope and 2 infant girls; and 4 sons, Ernest Besaw, Carl Besaw and 2 infant boys.
Visitation was held at Jacoby Brothers Funeral Home. Funeral services were conducted there at 1:30 p.m. on the afternoon of 12 Feb 1965.
He was buried in an unmarked grave at Scenic Hill Cemetery.
Children: 6 daughters, 5 sons.
Father of:
Ruby Josephine Besaw Cope
Infant Besaw
Edna Rosetta Besaw Compton
Edwina Besaw
Ernest Woods Besaw
Infant Besaw
Carl J. Besaw
Margaret D. Besaw McCann Hoppe
Infant Besaw
Charles "Curtis" Besaw
Lillian M. Besaw Farlow
Robert's siblings:
Anna Viola Besaw DeSherlia
Edwin David "Ed" Besaw
Charles Jesse Besaw, Sr.
Francis Elmore "Frank" Besaw
Mary Margaret Besaw Elder
Claude Devoid Besaw
Alvin Harrison "Alvie" Besaw, Sr.
Rufus Besaw (infant)
John Theodore Besaw
The family lived in Calhoun County until the 1910's. By 1918, they moved to Grafton, Jersey County, Illinois. Robert took a job there as a laborer for the Rippley Boat Company. After that, he worked as a laborer for a lumber mill. He then worked odd jobs until his retirement.
Mattie died in 1960.
As his health declined, Robert became a resident at Watson Nursing Home. He died there in 1965 at the age of 90 years, 7 months and 30 days.
He was survived by 3 daughters, Edna Compton of Grafton, Margaret Hoppe of Edwardsville, Illinois, and Lillian Farlow of Brownsville, Texas; 1 son, Master Sergeant Curtis Besaw, stationed in Shilling, Kansas with the United States Air Force; 30 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and 3 brothers, Charles Besaw of Jerseyville, John Besaw of Godfrey, Illinois, and Alvie Besaw of Nevada, Missouri.
In addition to his wife, Robert was preceded in death by his mother and father; 3 daughters, Ruby Cope and 2 infant girls; and 4 sons, Ernest Besaw, Carl Besaw and 2 infant boys.
Visitation was held at Jacoby Brothers Funeral Home. Funeral services were conducted there at 1:30 p.m. on the afternoon of 12 Feb 1965.
He was buried in an unmarked grave at Scenic Hill Cemetery.
Children: 6 daughters, 5 sons.
Father of:
Ruby Josephine Besaw Cope
Infant Besaw
Edna Rosetta Besaw Compton
Edwina Besaw
Ernest Woods Besaw
Infant Besaw
Carl J. Besaw
Margaret D. Besaw McCann Hoppe
Infant Besaw
Charles "Curtis" Besaw
Lillian M. Besaw Farlow
Robert's siblings:
Anna Viola Besaw DeSherlia
Edwin David "Ed" Besaw
Charles Jesse Besaw, Sr.
Francis Elmore "Frank" Besaw
Mary Margaret Besaw Elder
Claude Devoid Besaw
Alvin Harrison "Alvie" Besaw, Sr.
Rufus Besaw (infant)
John Theodore Besaw
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