Fern Bessie Shields

1888 - 1947  (58 years)

• Name	Fern Bessie Shields  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	31 Jul 1888	Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA   [1]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Residence Marital Status: Married to Oswald Cuthbert
  Census	1940	Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  FSID	LX39-KH8
  Death	18 Feb 1947	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	New Tacoma Cemetery, University Place, Pierce, Washington, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I26477	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Oswald Claude Cuthbert,   b. 28 Sep 1887, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Nov 1974, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1914  [2]
  Marriage End	Feb 1947	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
  	Death of Bessie
  Children	1. Mary Louise Cuthbert,   b. 22 Jun 1920, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA d. 9 Aug 1982, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Elsie May Cuthbert,   b. 22 May 1925, Warren County, Kentucky, USA d. 14 Oct 2007, Kitsap County, Washington, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Grace Della Cuthbert,   b. 21 Apr 1928, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA d. 11 Mar 2010, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mildred Eillene Cuthbert,   b. 30 Oct 1917, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA d. 31 Dec 1996, Sun City West, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Jul 1888 - Kentucky, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Residence Marital Status: Married to Oswald Cuthbert - 1920 - Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1940 - Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA Marriage End - Death of Bessie - Feb 1947 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Death - 18 Feb 1947 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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