Charles and Bess Mitchusson

Charles Mitchusson

1862 - 1894

On the 1880 census, Charley Mitchusson, age 18, is listed as the son of Ning and Maria Mitchusson. Also in the household are daughters, Mary, age 12; Bessie, age 9 and Maggie, age 5.[1]  On that census, Charley was listed as born in Kentucky and currently  "at school."  Unfortunately, Charley died as a young man. His obituary shows that  he was "of fine business qualifications and was for several  years a prominent merchant tailor of Henderson."  He left a young wife to mourn his loss.[2]

Buried next to Charles in Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky, is his sister, Bess Mitchusson, who was born 19 July  1870 and died 15 March 1940. According to her death certificate, she was the daughter of N.E. Mitchusson, born in Caldwell County, Kentucky,  and Maria Rudy, born in Henderson. Her occupation was listed as "clerk." [3]

Bess Mitchusson

1870 - 1940

Bess Mitchusson left a will dated 4 March 1940 and it was admitted to probate 25 March 1940. The  executrix of her estate was her sister, Margaret Rudy Johnson.[4]

Charles and Bess Mitchusson are both buried at Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky.

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[1] 1880 Henderson County, Kentucky Federal census, Roll 419, , p. 411A, E.D. 043, Ancestry.com.

[2] "Charles Mitchusson. Death of a Hendersonian Well Known in Owensboro," The Owensboro Messenger, Sat., 7 April 1894, p. 1.

[3] Kentucky Death Record #7027 (1940), Bessie Mitchusson, died in Henderson Hospital, Ancestry.com.

[4] List of Executors and Administrators Book 3 (1939-1963); also Will Book H, pp 15-16, Ancestry.com.

Published 29 August 2019, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/