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Bessie Leona Black 1884–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 January 1884

Birth Location: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 April 1960

Death Location: Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jacob Black

Mother: Barbara Black

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The story of Bessie Leona Black began in 1884 in Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA. Bessie Leona Black passed away in 1960 in Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Leona Black began in 1884 in Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Bessie Leona Black passed away in 1960 in Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Bessie Black's Ancestors

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Bessie Black
1884–1960
Birth Place: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jacob A Black
1840–1930
Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Barbara (Anne or Barbary A. Sellers) Black
1848–1938
Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Simpson) Black
1807–1882
North Carolina
Anne (Carpenter) Black
1818–1856
William (Monroe Sellers) Sr.
1824–1864
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) Neal
1824–1908
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Sr
1767–1843
Tabitha Black
1778–1854
Jacob I
1767–1840
Anne Carpenter
1782–1858
George Sellers
1756–1839
Sybilla Sellers
1760–1843
Andrew NEIL
1797–1834
Barbara Smith
1802–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Black
1740–1779
Elizabeth Black
1743–1813
Benjamin Homesley
1750–1813
Jemima Homesley
1760–1804
Peter [Zimmerman]
1736–1817
Barbara Carpenter
1740–
Joseph Jenkins
1753–1821
Elizabeth Jenkins
1755–1821
Philip Sellers
1724–1808
Barbara Sellers
1724–1808
John Sr
1777–1854
Mary Ferguson
1777–1860
Heinrich Smith
1770–1826
Catherine Englefinger
1780–1880

Bessie Black's Timeline

2 Records

1884
13 January 1884
Birth of Bessie Leona Black in Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
1960
23 April 1960
Age 76
Death of Bessie Leona Black in Waco, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Waco, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 January 1884
    Event Place: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 April 1960
    Event Place: Waco, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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