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Bessie Bell Ashley 1895–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 MAY 1895

Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 15 JUL 1971

Death Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States

Father: John Ashley

Mother: Mary Nelson

Spouse(s): Lawrence Ashley

Children(s): Harvey Ashley, Iva Ashley, Infant Ashley, Iria Ashley, Leonard Ashley, Louise Ashley, Margaret Ashley, Proctor Ashley, Eva Ashley, John Ashley, Edna Ashley, Infant Ashley

Bessie Bell Ashley was born in 1895 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Marion Ashley And Mary Ann Elizabeth Nelson. In 1900, Bessie Bell Ashley was recorded in the census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States. In 1910, Bessie Bell Ashley was recorded in the census in Diamond Hill, Abbeville, South Carolina, United St. Bessie Bell Ashley married Lawrence Orr Ashley, and had children including Edna Ashley, Eva Mae Ashley, Harvey Vernon Ashley, Infant Ashley, Iria K Ashley, Iva J Ashley, John Orr Ashley, Lawrence O Ashley, Leonard Jesse Ashley, Louise Ashley, Margaret Jane Ashley, Proctor Bonam Ashley. Bessie Bell Ashley passed away in 1971 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Bessie Bell Ashley was born in 1895 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Marion Ashley And Mary Ann Elizabeth Nelson.
  • In 1900, Bessie Bell Ashley was recorded in the census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.
  • In 1910, Bessie Bell Ashley was recorded in the census in Diamond Hill, Abbeville, South Carolina, United St.
  • Bessie Bell Ashley married Lawrence Orr Ashley, and had children including Edna Ashley, Eva Mae Ashley, Harvey Vernon Ashley, Infant Ashley, Iria K Ashley, Iva J Ashley, John Orr Ashley, Lawrence O Ashley, Leonard Jesse Ashley, Louise Ashley, Margaret Jane Ashley, Proctor Bonam Ashley.
  • Bessie Bell Ashley passed away in 1971 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Ashley's Ancestors

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Bessie Ashley
1895–1971
Birth Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Parents
John Marion Ashley
1853–1906
South Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Nelson
1855–1927
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Joshua (Jackson) Ashley
1810–1888
Frances (Charlotte) Able
1819–1900
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Ashley's Descendants

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Bessie (Bell) Ashley (27 MAY 1895–15 JUL 1971) m. Lawrence (Orr) Ashley (1 FEB 1883–1939)
  1. 1. Harvey (Vernon) Ashley 1919–1997
  2. 2. Iva (J) Ashley 1935–2011
  3. 3. Infant Ashley 1928–1928
  4. 4. Iria (K) Ashley 1934–1935
  5. 5. Leonard (Jesse) Ashley 1923–2014
  6. 6. Louise Ashley 1922–1923
  7. 7. Margaret (Jane) Ashley 1925–2001 m. Marvin (Eugene) Ashley 1911–1970
  8. 8. Proctor (Bonam) Ashley 1931–2008
  9. 9. Eva (Mae) Ashley 1938–1997 m. Bradley (A) McCord 1933–2010
  10. 10. John (Orr) Ashley 1920–1992
  11. 11. Edna Ashley 1926–2008 m. Raymond (Edgar) Banister 1915–2000 m. Wilbur (E) Ashley 1922–1947
  12. 12. Infant Ashley 1935–1935

Bessie Ashley's Timeline

6 Records

1895
27 MAY 1895
Birth of Bessie Bell Ashley in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 5
Bessie Bell Ashley appeared in census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1910
1910
Age 15
Bessie Bell Ashley appeared in census in Diamond Hill, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Diamond Hill, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 25
Bessie Bell Ashley appeared in census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1930
1930
Age 35
Bessie Bell Ashley appeared in census in Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1971
15 JUL 1971
Age 76
Death of Bessie Bell Ashley in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1895
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Diamond Hill, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JUL 1971
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index (CD ROM)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com

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