Diamond Bessie

Diamond Bessie
Grave of Diamond Bessie in Jefferson, Texas
Grave of Diamond Bessie in Jefferson, Texas
Born
Annie Stone

1854 (1854)
Syracuse, New York,
Died1877(1877-00-00) (aged 22–23)
Jefferson, Texas
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProstitute
PartnerAbraham "Abe" Rothschild
Notes
Sources:[1][2][3]

Diamond Bessie (1854 - January 21, 1877) was the popular name given to Bessie Moore, née Annie Stone (although other sources give her birth name as Annie Moore),[4] a prostitute whose murder in the woods outside Jefferson, Texas, propelled her to the level of local legend. She was killed by a single gunshot wound to the head, allegedly by her husband,[5] Abraham Rothschild (no relation to the banking family).[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference HoT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Abbott2001, p. 89.
  3. ^ Haile 2014.
  4. ^ "Annie Stone or Annie Moore?". Watertown Times. March 9, 1877 – via www.jodyhadlock.com.
  5. ^ "Abe Rothschild's Marriage". The Cincinnati Enquirer. March 3, 1877. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  6. ^ Biffle 1993, pp. 107–109.