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Bessie Beck 1918–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 January 1918

Birth Location: Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 8 July 1996

Death Location: Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: DeWitt Sr

Mother: Lula Eskridge

Spouse(s): Manual Irving, Scott Spears, Allen Weeks

Children(s): Ella Irving, Scott Jr., Cleotha Pryor, Shirley Weeks, Ella Weeks

Bessie Beck was born in 1918 in Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Dewitt Beck Sr And Lula Eskridge. In 1920, Bessie Beck resided in Duck Hill, Montgomery, Mississippi, USA. In 1950, Bessie Beck resided in Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA. Bessie Beck married Allen Weeks, Manual Irving, Scott Spears, and had children including Cleotha Jak Pryor, Ella Mae Irving, Ella Mae Weeks, Scott Leslie Spears Jr, Shirley Jean Weeks. Bessie Beck passed away in 1996 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Beck was born in 1918 in Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Dewitt Beck Sr And Lula Eskridge.
  • In 1920, Bessie Beck resided in Duck Hill, Montgomery, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1950, Bessie Beck resided in Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA.
  • Bessie Beck married Allen Weeks, Manual Irving, Scott Spears, and had children including Cleotha Jak Pryor, Ella Mae Irving, Ella Mae Weeks, Scott Leslie Spears Jr, Shirley Jean Weeks.
  • Bessie Beck passed away in 1996 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Beck's Ancestors

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Bessie Beck
1918–1996
Birth Place: Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
DeWitt Beck Sr
1882–1929
Mississippi
Lula Eskridge
1890–1932
Mississippi
Grandparents
Amy Beck
1836–
South Carolina
Parish Beck
1837–1927
Caroll County, Mississippi
Harrison (Buddy) Eskridge
1871–1951
Mississippi
Mary Sykes
1869–1947
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Tom Beck
1795–1879
Julia Beck
1829–
Frank Eskridge
1838–1924
Eliza McDaniel
1842–1935
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Eskridge
1847–
Phyllis Eskridge
1820–1911
Charlotte
1815–
Sam McDaniel
1810–

Bessie Beck's Descendants

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Bessie Beck (18 January 1918–8 July 1996) m. Manual Irving (1907–1949) m. Scott Spears (01/01/1880–) m. Allen Weeks (17 Apr 1919–9 Feb 1987)
  1. 1. Ella (Mae) Irving 1933–1978
  2. 2. Scott (Leslie Spears) Jr. 1938–1995
  3. 3. Cleotha (“Jak”) Pryor 1942–2013
  4. 4. Shirley (Jean) Weeks 1948–2016
  5. 5. Ella (Mae) Weeks 1933–1978 m. AD Franklin 1923–

Bessie Beck's Timeline

5 Records

1918
18 January 1918
Birth of Bessie Beck in Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States of America
Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 2
Bessie Beck resided here in Duck Hill, Montgomery, Mississippi, USA
Duck Hill, Montgomery, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Bessie Beck resided here in Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
1951
1951
Age 33
Bessie Beck resided here in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
1996
8 July 1996
Age 78
Death of Bessie Beck in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 January 1918
    Event Place: Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Duck Hill, Montgomery, Mississippi; Roll: T625_888; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 89
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi; Roll: 2399; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 14-28

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Duck Hill, Montgomery, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Duck Hill, Montgomery, Mississippi; Roll: T625_888; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 89

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi; Roll: 2399; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 14-28

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1996
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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