My Grandmother - Bessie Mae Hill - was born in Chetopa, Kansas in about 1895. Early in life she was orphaned...how, when, where and why are not known. I am looking for all available information regarding her birth and life up to her marriage to Thomas Wilbert Lester in about 1912-13. The location of their marriage is not known, either...but Thomas Wilbert was born in Barton, Missouri in 1893.

Any information that will guide my search for the data I need will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Kenneth A. Lester