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Bessie Lee Bacon 1902–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1902

Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina

Death Date: 31 Oct 1979

Death Location: Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA

Father: James Bacon

Mother: Mary Collins

Spouse(s): Leroy Adams

Children(s): Mary Adams, Walter Adams

In 1902, Bessie Lee Bacon entered the world in Burke, North Carolina, born to James Brownlow Bacon And Mary Smith Collins. In 1910, Bessie Lee Bacon resided in Colfax, Atchison, Missouri, USA. In 1920, Bessie Lee Bacon resided in Avon Park, De Soto, Florida, USA. Bessie Lee Bacon married Leroy Jay Adams, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Adams, Walter Lee Adams. Bessie Lee Bacon passed away in 1979 in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1902, Bessie Lee Bacon entered the world in Burke, North Carolina, born to James Brownlow Bacon And Mary Smith Collins.
  • In 1910, Bessie Lee Bacon resided in Colfax, Atchison, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1920, Bessie Lee Bacon resided in Avon Park, De Soto, Florida, USA.
  • Bessie Lee Bacon married Leroy Jay Adams, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Adams, Walter Lee Adams.
  • Bessie Lee Bacon passed away in 1979 in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Bacon's Ancestors

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Bessie Bacon
1902–1979
Birth Place: Burke, North Carolina
Parents
James Brownlow Bacon
1866–1950
Tennessee, USA
Mary (Smith) Collins
1868–1936
Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
James Bacon
1829–1900
Washington, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Delilah) Hood
1835–1900
North Carolina
John (B) Collins
1842–1895
Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
Rebecca (Margaret) Gilbert
1847–1877
Polk County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Bacon
1795–1860
Dorcas Jackson
1791–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bacon
1765–1850
Magdalena Neumann
1775–1846
George Jackson
1769–1851
Elizabeth Jobe
1776–1840

Bessie Bacon's Descendants

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Bessie (Lee) Bacon (2 Jun 1902–31 Oct 1979) m. Leroy (Jay) Adams (27 Dec 1885–9 Aug 1959)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Adams 1929–2007 m. Harold (G.) Vallese 1924–2002
  2. 2. Walter (Lee) Adams 1932–2018

Bessie Bacon's Timeline

9 Records

1902
2 Jun 1902
Birth of Bessie Lee Bacon in Burke, North Carolina
Burke, North Carolina
1910
1910
Age 8
Bessie Lee Bacon resided here in Colfax, Atchison, Missouri, USA
Colfax, Atchison, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 18
Bessie Lee Bacon resided here in Avon Park, De Soto, Florida, USA
Avon Park, De Soto, Florida, USA
1930
1930
Age 28
Bessie Lee Bacon resided here in Houston, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
Bessie Lee Bacon resided here in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida
1940
1940
Age 38
Bessie Lee Bacon resided here in E Precinct 10, Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA
E Precinct 10, Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA
1950
1950
Age 48
Bessie Lee Bacon resided here in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA
Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 49
Bessie Lee Bacon resided here in Florida
Florida
1979
31 Oct 1979
Age 77
Death of Bessie Lee Bacon in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA
Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1902
    Event Place: Burke, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Colfax, Atchison, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Avon Park, De Soto, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Houston, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Page: 44A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 2342080

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00617; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 58-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: E Precinct 10, Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00617; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 58-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, 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: Sarasota, Sarasota

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Florida
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1979
    Event Place: Lake Wales, Polk County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Bessie Lee Adams 31 Oct 1979

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1979
    Event Place: Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

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