San Bernardino County, CA, Biographies

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JAMES BESSANT 
 
was born in England, November 5, 1847, and is a son of Isaac Bessant, a 
well-known pioneer of this valley. Our subject had to endure the hardships of 
the early days, but at this time he has for his labors and industry a pleasant 
home on Base Line, two and one half-miles northeast of San Bernardino.
        He has recently built a neat residence and with his family is enjoying 
the comforts of life. He was married December 25, 1874, to Miss Elsie Cline, 
born at El Monte, Los Angeles County, in February, 1856. She is a daughter of 
Henry Cline, a well-known pioneer of this county. This union was blessed with 
seven children, viz.: Sarah, Walter, Jodie, William, Rosa, Martha and Susan. Mr. 
Bessant is an active and enthusiastic worker in the interests of the Democratic 
party.
 
SOURCE:  An Illustrated History of Southern California:  Embracing the Counties 
of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the Peninsula of Lower 
California� Chicago:  The Lewis Publishing Company, 1890.  p.-  651-652
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler