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Bessilyn Johnson

Wife of eccentric millionaire Albert Johnson

Died when: 71 years 96 days (855 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Bessilyn Johnson

Bessilyn Johnson (January 14, 1871 – April 22, 1943), known also as "Bessie" or "Mabel", was the wife of the Chicago millionaire Albert Johnson, a man who was variously the partner, friend and dupe of the famed American Old West figure Death Valley Scotty.

Bessie was one of the main characters who provided the impetus for the construction of Scotty's Castle in what is now Death Valley National Park in California.


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