Gaston, Joseph.  "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912."  Vol. 3. 
Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 362.

H. E. BESSEY is the general manager of the Coos Bay Creamery, one of the best
equipped enterprises of its kind in this portion of the state, the principal
factory being located two and one half miles up the river from Marshfield. He
was born in Massachusetts, January 28, 1860, and is the son of Hansard and Lucy
Bessey. The parents were both natives of Maine, where they spent their early
years and later settled in Pennsylvania, in which state they continued to live
until the time of their death *

H. E. Bessey moved to Pennsylvania with his parents when a child of nine years
and four years later ran away from home and settled in the state of Maine, where
he continued to live for eight years. From there he went to Eureka, California,
and was employed in one of the sawmills in that state and in that occupation
continued until 1885. He then removed to Oregon and settled in Coos county,
where be purchased four hundred and twenty acres of tural land located twelve
miles up the Coos river from Marshfield, upon which lie established his home and
continued to reside for thirteen consecutive years. Disposing of that property
lie shortly after organized the Coos Bay Creamery Company, of which he later was
made the general manager, and has since given his entire attention to the
development and operation of that business. He also owns in addition to his
interest in the creamery very valuable property in Marshfield.

Mr. Bessey was united in marriage in 1894 to Miss Josephine McIntosh, a native
of Coos county and a daughter of Donald and Nancy McIntosh, both of whom were
natives of Nova Scotia. The parents emigrated to Oregon in 1869, settling in
Coos county, where the father died in 1906. The mother is still living and
maintains her residence at the old home in Coos county. Mr. and Mrs. Bessey are
the parents of five children: Catherine, who was born in 1896, and who is now
attending school; George, born in 1898; Lawrence, born in 1899; Lucy, born in
1902; and Frederick, born in 1906.

Mr. Bessey is affiliated with the republican party, and his fraternal relations
are with the Masonic lodge of Marshfield, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
and the Woodmen of the World. He and his family are members of the Presbyterian
church of Marshfield. He is one of the respected and enterprising citizens of
his county. His success in the building up of a prosperous creamery business has
confirmed in the public mind the standard of his business ability and has
identified him as one of the enterprising leaders among the business men of his
part of the state. 
	
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in December 2006 by Becky Soules - DigIt -
Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery, (cbcemetery at att dot net).  Unless otherwise
stated, submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family
mentioned above.