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Bess May Vrooman

Female 1882 - 1968  (86 years)

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  • Name Bess May Vrooman 
    Birth 16 Apr 1882  Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 24 Apr 1968  Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Co., Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1934, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Eliza Maria McMichael,   b. 18 Nov 1852, Spring Arbor, Jackson Co., Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1942, Cassapolis, Cass Co., Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (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, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1964, Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 1912  Lake Co., Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F19688  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2025 

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    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1912 - Lake Co., Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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