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Bessie Allen 1885 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1885

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 3 June 1987

Death Location: Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Allen

Mother: Nancy Maxwell

Spouse(s): Thomas Ward

Children(s): Juanita Ward, Virginia Ward

Born in 1885 in North Carolina, Bessie Allen was the child of John Irvin Allen and Nancy "Nannie" Maxwell. In time, Bessie Allen married Thomas Phillip Ward, and they raised a family that included Juanita Elizabeth Ward and Virginia Elsie Ward. Bessie Allen died in Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA in 1987.

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Parents

John Allen
1862 – 1936
Birth Location: Henderson, NC
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Nancy Maxwell
1858 – 1917
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Ward
1888 – 1936
Birth Location: Henderson County, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Juanita Ward
1921 – 1970
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Virginia Ward
1922 – 1983
Birth Location: Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Dec 1885
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 June 1987
    Event Place: Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
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