| Name |
Bess May Vrooman |
| Birth |
16 Apr 1882 |
Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
24 Apr 1968 |
Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, USA |
| Burial |
Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan, USA |
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| 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.
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| Person ID |
I25509 |
OurNorthernRoots |
| Last Modified |
6 Jul 2025 |
| Father |
Honorable William M. Vrooman, b. 4 Oct 1848, Jackson Co., Michigan, USA d. 10 Aug 1934, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan, USA (Age 85 years) |
| Mother |
Eliza Maria McMichael, b. 18 Nov 1852, Spring Arbor, Jackson Co., Michigan, USA d. 29 Dec 1942, Cassapolis, Cass Co., Michigan, USA (Age 90 years) |
| Marriage |
4 Oct 1870 |
| Family ID |
F7669 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1882 - 1968 (86 years)
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