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Bessie Evers Bennett 1908–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1908

Birth Location: Mt Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 9 Feb 1980

Death Location: Lake Village, Chicot County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Henry Bennett

Mother: Mary Hicks

Spouse(s): John Hughes, Carl Moody

Children(s): Bobby Hughes, Hattie Moody, James Jr

Bessie Evers Bennett was born in 1908 in Mt Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA, the child of Henry Thomas Bennett And Mary Lou Mollie Hicks. In 1910, Bessie Evers Bennett resided in Boone, Columbia, Arkansas. In 1910, Bessie Evers Bennett resided in Boone, Columbia, Arkansas. Bessie Evers Bennett married Carl Moody, John Sidney Hughes, and had children including Betty Carolyn Hughes, Bobby Wayne Hughes, Hattie Faye Moody, James Carl Jimmy Moody Jr, Kenneth Hughes. Bessie Evers Bennett passed away in 1980 in Lake Village, Chicot County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Evers Bennett was born in 1908 in Mt Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA, the child of Henry Thomas Bennett And Mary Lou Mollie Hicks.
  • In 1910, Bessie Evers Bennett resided in Boone, Columbia, Arkansas.
  • In 1910, Bessie Evers Bennett resided in Boone, Columbia, Arkansas.
  • Bessie Evers Bennett married Carl Moody, John Sidney Hughes, and had children including Betty Carolyn Hughes, Bobby Wayne Hughes, Hattie Faye Moody, James Carl Jimmy Moody Jr, Kenneth Hughes.
  • Bessie Evers Bennett passed away in 1980 in Lake Village, Chicot County, Arkansas, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Bennett's Ancestors

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Bessie Bennett
1908–1980
Birth Place: Mt Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Henry Thomas Bennett
1860–1937
Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
Mary (Lou 'Mollie') Hicks
1867–1943
Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (James) Bennett
1831–1862
Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Catherine) Reynolds
1835–1908
Tennessee, USA
Henry (Francis) Hicks
1839–1913
Benton, Saline Co., Arkansas, USA
Prissillar Hicks
1844–1931
Arkansas
Great-Grandparents
James Bennett
1787–1860
John Hicks
1820–
Susannah Smart
1823–1850
Daniel Leach
1820–1895
Emelia Keesee
1824–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Hicks
1787–1863
Elizabeth Wood
1793–1867
David Smart
1791–1860
Susannah Jones
1801–
Jacob Leech
1778–1850
Priscilla Morris
1789–1869
George Keesee
1797–1864
Elizabeth Harrison
–1838

Bessie Bennett's Descendants

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Bessie (Evers) Bennett (14 Sep 1908–9 Feb 1980) m. John (Sidney) Hughes (11 Feb 1898–5 Dec 1970) m. Carl Moody (7 Aug 1888–20 Feb 1958)
  1. 1. Bobby (Wayne) Hughes 1942–1949
  2. 2. Hattie (Faye) Moody 1933–2005 m. Edward (Raymond) Sargent 1928–1993
  3. 3. James (Carl 'Jimmy' Moody) Jr 1926–1992 m. George (Ann) Montgomery 1919–1979 m. Christine (Janis) Pepper 1934–2014
    1. 1. Karen (Gay) Moody 1948–1998

Bessie Bennett's Timeline

9 Records

1908
14 Sep 1908
Birth of Bessie Evers Bennett in Mt Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA
Mt Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
Bessie Evers Bennett resided here in Boone, Columbia, Arkansas
Boone, Columbia, Arkansas
1910
1910
Age 2
Bessie Evers Bennett resided here in Boone, Columbia, Arkansas
Boone, Columbia, Arkansas
1920
1920
Age 12
Bessie Evers Bennett resided here in Boone, Columbia, Arkansas
Boone, Columbia, Arkansas
1930
1930
Age 22
Bessie Evers Bennett resided here in Boone, Union, Arkansas
Boone, Union, Arkansas
1935
1935
Age 27
Bessie Evers Bennett resided here in MT Hally, Union, Arkansas
MT Hally, Union, Arkansas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 32
Bessie Evers Bennett resided here in Carlton, Chicot, Arkansas, USA
Carlton, Chicot, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Bessie Evers Bennett resided here in Clayton, Desha, Arkansas, USA
Clayton, Desha, Arkansas, USA
1980
9 Feb 1980
Age 72
Death of Bessie Evers Bennett in McGehee, Desha County, Arkansas, USA
McGehee, Desha County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1908
    Event Place: Mt Holly, Union County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carlton, Chicot, Arkansas; Roll: T627_122; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 9-9
    [2] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 429-24-5213; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: T625_59; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 72; Image: 31.
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas; Roll: 96; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 27.0.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: T624_46; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 1094.
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 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: Clayton, Desha, Arka

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: T624_46; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 1094.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: T624_46; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 1094.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: T625_59; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 72; Image: 31.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boone, Union, Arkansas; Roll: 96; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 27.0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: MT Hally, Union, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carlton, Chicot, Arkansas; Roll: T627_122; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 9-9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Carlton, Chicot, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carlton, Chicot, Arkansas; Roll: T627_122; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 9-9

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clayton, Desha, Arkansas, 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: Clayton, Desha, Arka

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stephens, Columbia, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1980
    Event Place: McGehee, Desha County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 429-24-5213; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lake Village, Chicot County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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