Bessie was born in 1854 in Syracuse, New York, and the abundance of attention from men resulting from her striking beauty is said to have led her down the proverbial "wayward path" at a young age.
Bessie was born in 1854 in Syracuse, New York, to a shoe dealer. The abundance of attention from men resulting from her striking beauty is said to have led her down the proverbial "wayward path" at a young age.