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Bessie Lee Biggs 1902–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 OCT 1902

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 19 AUG 1961

Death Location: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

Father: Sherman Logan

Mother: Mary Dyer

Spouse(s): George Banks, Norman Biggs

Children(s):

The story of Bessie Lee Biggs began in 1902 in Kentucky, USA. In 1910, Bessie Lee Biggs resided in Flora Ward 2, Clay, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Bessie Lee Biggs resided in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, USA. Bessie Lee Biggs married George Jackson Banks, Norman E Biggs. Bessie Lee Biggs passed away in 1961 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Lee Biggs began in 1902 in Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1910, Bessie Lee Biggs resided in Flora Ward 2, Clay, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Bessie Lee Biggs resided in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, USA.
  • Bessie Lee Biggs married George Jackson Banks, Norman E Biggs.
  • Bessie Lee Biggs passed away in 1961 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sherman Logan
1868–1948
Birth Location: Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA
SL
Mary Dyer
1869–1923
Birth Location: Lewis County, Kentucky, USA
MD

Spouses(s)

George Banks
1891–1954
Birth Location: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
GB
Norman Biggs
1903–
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
NB

Children(s)

Bessie Biggs's Ancestors

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Bessie Biggs
1902–1961
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Sherman Logan
1868–1948
Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA
Mary (Ann) Dyer
1869–1923
Lewis County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Marion) Logan
1835–
Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
Caroline Plemmer
1834–1884
Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
John (W) Dyer
1834–1909
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (L) Hamilton
1832–1900
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Tobias Logan
1796–1870
Mary Tabor
1794–1871
Isaiah Plummer
1790–1840
Elizabeth Saunders
1794–1877
Francis Dyer
1801–1899
Elizabeth Dyer
1804–
David Hamilton
1805–1880
Drusilla Hill
1803–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Biggs's Timeline

12 Records

1902
12 OCT 1902
Birth of Bessie Lee Biggs in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1910
3 MAY 1910
Age 8
Bessie Lee Biggs resided here in Flora Ward 2, Clay, Illinois, USA
Flora Ward 2, Clay, Illinois, USA
1920
2 JAN 1920
Age 18
Bessie Lee Biggs resided here in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, USA
Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, USA
1921
1921
Age 19
Bessie Lee Biggs resided here in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
1924
1924
Age 22
Bessie Lee Biggs resided here in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
1930
4 APR 1930
Age 28
Bessie Lee Biggs resided here in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
Bessie Lee Biggs resided here in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
1940
16 APR 1940
Age 38
Bessie Lee Biggs resided here in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 48
Bessie Lee Biggs resided here in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
1960
1960
Age 58
Bessie Lee Biggs resided here in Terre Haute; West Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Terre Haute; West Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
1961
19 AUG 1961
Age 59
Death of Bessie Lee Biggs in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
1961
19 AUG 1961
Age 59
Bessie Lee Biggs resided here in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 OCT 1902
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Flora Ward 2, Clay, Illinois; Roll: T624_233; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1374246
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois; Roll: T625_391; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 182; Image: 448
    [4] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
    [5] Wabash Valley, Indiana, Obituary Index
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 597; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0028; Image: 95.0; FHL microfilm: 2340332
    [7] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: T627_1061; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 42-29
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 2993; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 42-43

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 MAY 1910
    Event Place: Flora Ward 2, Clay, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Flora Ward 2, Clay, Illinois; Roll: T624_233; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1374246

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 AUG 1961
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
    [3] Wabash Valley, Indiana, Obituary Index
    [4] Wabash Valley, Indiana, Obituary Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, 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: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 2993; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 42-43

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: T627_1061; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 42-29

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 APR 1940
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: T627_1061; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 42-29

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 APR 1930
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 597; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0028; Image: 95.0; FHL microfilm: 2340332

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Terre Haute; West Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois; Roll: T625_391; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 182; Image: 448

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 AUG 1961
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
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