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Twice Weekly Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA
Friday, September 5, 1924

             MRS. ANNA GESS,
               PIONEER, PASSES
               
         Relative of Robert E. Lee Came
         to Idaho in 1868; Leaves One
         Son and Two Daughters.
         
         BOISE, Idaho. - One of Boises early
       pioneers, MRS. ANNA M. GESS, died
       last week and was buried beside her
       husband in Pioneer cemetery August
       28.  MRS. GESS was born in Lafayette,
       Mo., the eldest daughter of MALINDA
       LEE and HARVEY T. CREWS.  Through
       her mother she was related to the
       ROBERT E. LEE family of Virginia.  She
       was educated at the private schools
       of Boonville, Mo., and was married
       at St. Joseph, Mo., to THOMAS BENTON
       GESS and came to Idaho with him to
       make their home in October, 1868.
       They maintained the family home at
       822 Thatcher street for 25 years.
         MRS. GESS had been in f*** health
       for the last seven years.  Her activi-
       ties outside her home were confined
       to the First Christian church, which
       was organized in her home.  But one
       charter member now remains.  JUDGE
       W. F. RYALS of Star.
         MRS. GESS is survived by her chil-
       dren, WILLIAM H. GESS of H****, MRS.
       NELLIE G. STEPHENSON and MRS. LULU
       E. MA*KT, formerly of Denver, now
       living in Boise.
       
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