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Bessie Boggs 1908–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 JUN 1908

Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina

Death Date: 30 MAY 1978

Death Location: Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: Wade Boggs

Mother: Dora Gillespie

Spouse(s): John Buchanan

Children(s):

Bessie Boggs was born in 1908 in Pickens County, South Carolina, the child of Wade Hampton Boggs And Dora Sylvester Gillespie. Bessie Boggs married John Buchanan, and had children including Wade Arthur Buchanan. Bessie Boggs passed away in 1978 in Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Bessie Boggs was born in 1908 in Pickens County, South Carolina, the child of Wade Hampton Boggs And Dora Sylvester Gillespie.
  • Bessie Boggs married John Buchanan, and had children including Wade Arthur Buchanan.
  • Bessie Boggs passed away in 1978 in Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Bessie Boggs's Ancestors

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Bessie Boggs
1908–1978
Birth Place: Pickens County, South Carolina
Parents
Wade Hampton Boggs
1869–1928
Pickens County, South Carolina
Dora (Sylvester) Gillespie
1885–1911
Pickens County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Milton (Reese 'Doc') Boggs
1829–1898
Pickens County, South Carolina
Julia (Ann) Mason
1832–1901
Pickens District, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Henry Boggs
1796–1841
Mary Garner
1801–1868
Clarence Mason
1803–1863
Elizabeth Abbott
1806–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Boggs
1750–1833
Elizabeth Hamilton
1761–1828
Daniel Mason
1774–1842
Elizabeth Winn
–1865
William Abbott
1773–1858
Juda Davis
1786–

Bessie Boggs's Timeline

3 Records

1908
20 JUN 1908
Birth of Bessie Boggs in Pickens County, South Carolina
Pickens County, South Carolina
1978
28 MAY 1978
Age 70
Death of Bessie Boggs in Greenville, SC
Greenville, SC
1978
30 MAY 1978
Age 70
Burial of Bessie Boggs in Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 JUN 1908
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina
    Record Source: Boggs Research

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 MAY 1978
    Event Place: Greenville, SC
    Record Source: Boggs Research

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1978
    Event Place: Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina
    Record Source: Boggs Research

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