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Bessie Ward 1894 - 1969

Bessie Ward of Veneta, Lane County, Oregon was born on December 8, 1894, and died at age 75 years old in December 1969.
Bessie Ward
Veneta, Lane County, Oregon 97487
December 8, 1894
December 1969
Female
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    1894

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    December 8, 1894
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  • 12/dd
    1969

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    December 1969
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    Bessie Ward lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1894, in the year that Bessie Ward was born, large reserves of oil were discovered on the Osage Indian reservation in Oklahoma. Previously thought to be "useless" land - not even good for farming - the tribe had bought the land themselves. The discovery of oil made the Osage the "richest group of people in the world" at the time.
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In 1900, when she was merely 6 years old, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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