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Bess May Vrooman
1882 - 1968 (86 years)-
Name Bess May Vrooman Birth 16 Apr 1882 Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan 
Gender Female Death 24 Apr 1968 Winter Park, Orange County, Florida Burial Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan Notes - Bess received her AB Degree in 1904 and her AM Degree in 1905 from the University of Michigan. She taught history in Big Rapids, MI for two years, then moved to Indiana in 1908 when she became an instructor in history in the Gary High School. She taught until her marriage in 1912.
Wife of Frank J Sheehan, married in 1912 in Lake Co, IN.
Frank was a practicing attorney in Gary, who later served two years as Judge of the Lake County Juvenile Court.
Bess became pro-active in the fight to save the dunes of Porter County, Indiana and was a prominent club woman. She was a featured speaker when Dorothy Buell gathered women together in her Ogden Dunes house to form the Save the Dunes Council in June 1952.
Person ID I25509 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 6 Jul 2025
Father Honorable William M. Vrooman, b. 4 Oct 1848, Jackson County, Michigan d. 10 Aug 1934, Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan (Age 85 years) Mother Eliza Maria McMichael, b. 18 Nov 1852, Spring Arbor Twp, Jackson County, Michigan d. 29 Dec 1942, Cassapolis, Cass County, Michigan (Age 90 years) Marriage 4 Oct 1870 Family ID F7669 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Frank Joseph Sheehan, b. 13 Sep 1880, Springboro, Crawford County, Pennsylvania d. 3 Mar 1964, Winter Park, Orange County, Florida (Age 83 years) Marriage 1912 Lake County, Indiana Family ID F19688 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Jul 2025
- Bess received her AB Degree in 1904 and her AM Degree in 1905 from the University of Michigan. She taught history in Big Rapids, MI for two years, then moved to Indiana in 1908 when she became an instructor in history in the Gary High School. She taught until her marriage in 1912.
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Birth - 16 Apr 1882 - Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan 
Marriage - 1912 - Lake County, Indiana 
Death - 24 Apr 1968 - Winter Park, Orange County, Florida 
Burial - - Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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