Ella Tesson

TESSON, SEIFERT

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 9/17/2014 at 12:38:52

LE CLAIRE

Mrs. Ella Tesson had her household goods shipped to St. Louis this week, where she has resided several years. She left Wednesday morning after a week’s stay here, for St. Louis. Her home will be rented.

Source: The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport, Ia., 18 September 1911, p. 11.

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Tesson

Word has been received in the city of the death in St. Louis of Mrs. Ella Tesson. The body will be brought to Davenport for burial. Internment will take place in Oakdale, the time of funeral to be announced later.

Source: The Daily Times, Davenport, Ia., 18 Sep 1911, p. 6.

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Tesson

A long distance telephone message was received from Keokuk, Ia., this morning, by P. B. Numsen of Bettendorf, notifying him of the death of Mrs. Ella Teeson, which occurred at St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Teeson was formerly a resident of LeClaire, but for the last three years lived in St. Louis. She leaves a daughter in Keokuk, Ia., and a son in in St. Louis.

The body will be brought to Davenport for burial in Oakdale cemetery, but the time of the funeral was not set as only meager details were learned of her death and the time when the body would be sent here. Further arrangements will be made later.

Source: The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport, Ia., 19 Sep 1911, p. 11.

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Tesson

The body of Mrs. Ella Tesson will arrive in Davenport tomorrow from St. Louis for funeral services and burial.
Deceased is survived by one son, John of St. Louis, one daughter, Mrs. Effie Sieffert of Keokuk, and two sisters, Mrs. A. Nelson of Moline and Mrs. Gordon of Rockford, Ill.

Source: The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport, Ia., 20 Sep 1911, p. 3.

LE CLAIRE
Mrs. Ella Tesson.

Word of Mrs. Ella Tesson’s death, which occurred at St. Louis, Mo., was received by LeClaire friends Monday.

Ella Means-Tesson was born in Scott county about 60 years ago, the daughter of James and Mary Means, deceased, old residents of Pleasant Valley township and Davenport.

Mrs. Tesson was twice married, her first husband was John W. Austin, who passed away in LeClaire about 25 years, leaving her with three small children. Later she became the wife of Jas. Tesson, who preceded her in death a number of years.

Mrs. Tesson is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Gus Seifert of Keokuk, Iowa, and a son John, of St. Louis, Mo. A daughter, Mrs. Guy Thompson, passed away in Seattle, Wash., last December. Also two sisters, Mrs. Warren Jordan of Rockford, Ill., and Mrs. P. Meridith, in Central Iowa.

Mrs. Tesson has been a resident of LeClaire since young womanhood, and only recently closed her home here, to reside with her son in St. Louis.

She is a member of LeClaire Court of Honor lodge. Burial will take place in Oakdale cemetery, Davenport, in the family plot.

Source: The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport, Ia., 20 Sep 1911, p. 13.

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Tesson Funeral

Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Tesson were held this afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Bois chapel, Rev. Rowlins officiating. Interment was in Oakdale cemetery.

Source: The Daily Times, Davenport, Ia., 20 Sep 1911, p.18.

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Tesson Funeral

The body of Mrs. Ella Tesson, arrived from St. Louis over the C., B & Q at 7:10 o'clock this morning and was taken to the chapel of the M. V. Bois company where the funeral services were conducted at 1 o'clock this afternoon by Dr. H. O. Rowlands, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church. Mrs. Teeson formerly lived in LeClaire, Ia., and has many relatives and friends in that city and Davenport. Internment was made in Oakdale cemetery.

Source: The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport, Ia., 21 Sep 1911, p. 3.

LE CLAIRE.

Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Stone were in Davenport yesterday to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. Ella Tesson.

The following ladies, Mesdames Cassilly, Eldridge, Davenport, Cassilly, Disney, Reiter of the LeClaire Court of Honor attended the funeral of one of their members, Mrs. Ella Tesson in Davenport Wednesday.

Source: Unknown.