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Bessie Mae Mills 1908–2004

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Birth Date: May 11, 1908

Birth Location: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States

Death Date: July 20, 2004

Death Location: Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA

Father:

Mother: Lula Hester

Children: Johnny Holcomb, Charles Jr

Bessie Mae Mills was born in 1908 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States, the child of Charles Bartow Mills R U152 And Lula Mae Hester. In 1910, Bessie Mae Mills resided in Mills, Taylor, Florida. In 1920, Bessie Mae Mills resided in Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama. Bessie Mae Mills married C H Mcknight, James Byrd Holcomb, W A Mcknight, and had children including Buddy Vanwormer, Charles Hue Mcknight Jr, Johnny Jay Bartow Holcomb. Bessie Mae Mills passed away in 2004 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA.

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Why This Is a Public Tree Person

This person was detected across multiple family trees uploaded by different tree owners in the YourRoots network. Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate matching based on name, birth/death dates and locations, and parents/descendants matching.

Full name consistent across 3 independent trees
Birth year and location consistent across 3 trees
Death year and location consistent across 3 trees

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)

Verification checklist:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Immediate Family

Parents

Lula Hester
1882–1964
LH

Spouse(s)

Children

Johnny Holcomb
1928–2005
JH
Charles Jr
1924–2007
CJ

Biography

Early Life

Bessie Mae Mills was born in 1908 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States, the child of Charles Bartow Mills R U152 And Lula Mae Hester.

In 1910, Bessie Mae Mills resided in Mills, Taylor, Florida.

In 1920, Bessie Mae Mills resided in Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama.

Family

Bessie Mae Mills married C H Mcknight, James Byrd Holcomb, W A Mcknight, and had children including Buddy Vanwormer, Charles Hue Mcknight Jr, Johnny Jay Bartow Holcomb.

Later Years

Bessie Mae Mills passed away in 2004 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA.

Sources

  1. 1
    Census 1910 United States Federal Census
  2. 2
    Census 1920 United States Federal Census
  3. 3
    Census 1930 United States Federal Census
  4. 4
    Census 1940 United States Federal Census
  5. 5
    Census Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
  6. 6
    Record U.S. Public Records Index
  7. 7
    Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
  8. 8
    Newspaper U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
  9. 9
    Newspaper U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
  10. 10
    City Directory U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
  11. 11
    Record U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
  12. 12
    Social Security U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  13. 13
    Death Records U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  14. 14
    Military U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
  15. 15
    Burial Records Web: Florida, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
  16. 16
    Newspaper/Obituary Florida, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index
  17. 17
    Marriage Records Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and
  18. 18
    Marriage Records Alabama, Marriage Indexes
  19. 19
    Census Florida State Census
  20. 20
    Family Tree Ancestry Family Trees
  21. 21
    Record Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001
  22. 22
    Newspaper Newspapers.com - The Orlando Sentinel - 19 Aug 1954 - Page 7
  23. 23
    Newspaper Newspapers.com - The Orlando Sentinel - 26 Jul 2004 - Page B4

Life Timeline

1908
Born in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
1910
Resided in Mills, Taylor, Florida
1920
Resided in Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama
1935
Resided in Sh, Orange, Florida
1940
Resided in Precinct 24 Lake, Orange, Florida, USA
2004
Died in Deltona, Volusia, Florida, United States

Related Records

LH
Lula Mae Hester
1882–1964 · Parent
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