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Bessie Allen 1908–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1908

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 23 December 1985

Death Location: Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Iry Allen

Mother: Betty Griffin

Spouse(s): Robert Holloway

Children(s): Edward Holloway, Dorothy Ward, Clay Holloway, Lawrence Holloway, James Holloway, George Holloway, Robert Holloway, Bessie Jenkins

Bessie Allen was born in 1908 in Georgia, the child of Iry M Allen And Betty Griffin. In 1910, Bessie Allen resided in Sugar Creek, Fannin, Georgia, USA. Bessie Allen married Robert J Holloway, and had children including Bessie Loretta Jenkins, Clay Jackson Holloway, Dorothy Marie Ward, Edward George Holloway, Eunice C Holloway, George Edward Holloway, Gunston D Holloway, James Holloway, Lawrence Fred Holloway, Robert Monroe Holloway. Bessie Allen passed away in 1985 in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Allen was born in 1908 in Georgia, the child of Iry M Allen And Betty Griffin.
  • In 1910, Bessie Allen resided in Sugar Creek, Fannin, Georgia, USA.
  • Bessie Allen married Robert J Holloway, and had children including Bessie Loretta Jenkins, Clay Jackson Holloway, Dorothy Marie Ward, Edward George Holloway, Eunice C Holloway, George Edward Holloway, Gunston D Holloway, James Holloway, Lawrence Fred Holloway, Robert Monroe Holloway.
  • Bessie Allen passed away in 1985 in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Allen's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Allen
1908–1985
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Iry M. Allen
1875–1952
Georgia
Betty Griffin
1881–1954
Georgia
Grandparents
William Allen
1813–1897
North Carolina, United States of America
Chariety Watkins
1839–1919
Georgia
Steph. Griffin
1852–1925
Georgia
Seleny Griffin
1849–1883
Gilmer County, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
William Allen
1784–1830
Nancy Keith
1786–1870
William Allen
1813–1897
William Watkins
1813–1884
Issac GRIFFEN
1817–1863
Margret Griffin
1815–1880
Elijah Holt
1811–1860
Catherine Smith
1819–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Allen
1760–1838
Sarah Smith
1750–1836
Reuben Keith
1764–1854
Elizabeth Keith
1774–1854
William Allen
1784–1830
Nancy Keith
1786–1870
Henry Watkins
1780–
Hannah Johnson
1782–
Stephen Griffin
1798–1850
Ann Brown
1801–1852
Agnes Tankersley
1790–1860
Larkin Holt*
1786–1855
Mahala BLAIR
1790–1872
Dicy Clayton
1790–1880

Bessie Allen's Descendants

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Bessie Allen (1908–23 December 1985) m. Robert (J) Holloway (13 December 1900–1 February 1983)
  1. 1. Edward (George) Holloway 1928–2014 m. Geneva (Belle) Holloway 1926–2020
  2. 2. Dorothy (Marie) Ward 1924–1995 m. Chester (Arnold) Ward 1919–1989
    1. 1. Sammie Ward 1947–1947
    2. 2. Joe (Arnold) Ward 1944–2007
  3. 3. Clay (Jackson) Holloway 1938–2021
  4. 4. Lawrence (Fred) Holloway 1925–2013
  5. 5. James Holloway 1929–1929
  6. 6. George (Edward) Holloway 1928–2014
  7. 7. Robert (Monroe) Holloway 1932–1999
  8. 8. Bessie (Loretta) Jenkins 1943–2021

Bessie Allen's Timeline

5 Records

1907
19 December 1907
Birth of Bessie Allen in Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
1908
1908
Birth of Bessie Allen in Georgia
Georgia
1910
1910
Age 2
Bessie Allen resided here in Sugar Creek, Fannin, Georgia, USA
Sugar Creek, Fannin, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Bessie Allen resided here in Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1985
23 December 1985
Age 77
Death of Bessie Allen in Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America
Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 December 1907
    Event Place: Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boardtown, Gilmer, G

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sugar Creek, Fannin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boardtown, Gilmer, G

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cherry Log, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Georgia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: São Paulo
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boardtown, Gilmer, G

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1985
    Event Place: Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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