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Bessie Elizabeth Brown 1886–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1886

Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 5 Nov 1969

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William Brown

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Samuel Caldwell, Albert Caldwell

Children(s): Mary Caldwell, Samuel Jr, Betty Caldwell, William Caldwell

The story of Bessie Elizabeth Brown began in 1886 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1900, Bessie Elizabeth Brown resided in Birmingham Ward 5, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1908, Bessie Elizabeth Brown resided in Birmingham , Ala.. Bessie Elizabeth Brown married Albert Dudley Caldwell, Samuel Yongue Caldwell, and had children including Betty Brown Caldwell, Mary Virginia Caldwell, Samuel Yongue Caldwell Jr, William Brown Caldwell. Bessie Elizabeth Brown passed away in 1969 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Elizabeth Brown began in 1886 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1900, Bessie Elizabeth Brown resided in Birmingham Ward 5, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1908, Bessie Elizabeth Brown resided in Birmingham , Ala..
  • Bessie Elizabeth Brown married Albert Dudley Caldwell, Samuel Yongue Caldwell, and had children including Betty Brown Caldwell, Mary Virginia Caldwell, Samuel Yongue Caldwell Jr, William Brown Caldwell.
  • Bessie Elizabeth Brown passed away in 1969 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brown
1840–1919
Birth Location: Old Jonesboro, Jefferson, Alabama
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Mary Smith
1846–1933
Birth Location: Jefferson, Alabama, United States
MS

Spouses(s)

Samuel Caldwell
1874–1941
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
SC
Albert Caldwell
1883–1909
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
AC

Children(s)

Mary Caldwell
1917–2004
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Ala.
MC
Samuel Jr
1917–2012
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Ala.
SJ
Betty Caldwell
1921–2014
Birth Location: Alabama
BC
William Caldwell
1913–1978
Birth Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
WC

Bessie Brown's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Brown
1886–1969
Birth Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Smith Brown
1840–1919
Old Jonesboro, Jefferson, Alabama
Mary (Lucinda) Smith
1846–1933
Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
James Brown
1813–1867
Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Gilkie) Rutledge
1818–1900
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1782–1865
Sarah McCracken
1789–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1760–1853
Sarah Barton
1760–1803
David McCracken
1747–1812
Elizabeth WILSON
1756–1821

Bessie Brown's Descendants

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Bessie (Elizabeth) Brown (10 Jun 1886–5 Nov 1969) m. Samuel (Yongue) Caldwell (5 Oct 1874–1 Dec 1941) m. Albert (Dudley) Caldwell (8 Jun 1883–6 Dec 1909)
  1. 1. Mary (Virginia) Caldwell 1917–2004 m. Olaf (Edward) Collier 1910–1998
  2. 2. Samuel (Yongue Caldwell) Jr 1917–2012 m. Clara (Jean) Hoile 1929–2022
  3. 3. Betty (Brown) Caldwell 1921–2014 m. Alexander (Christian Garber) Jr. 1922–1995
  4. 4. William (Brown) Caldwell 1913–1978 m. Eloise (Marjorie) Bailey 1913–2010

Bessie Brown's Timeline

11 Records

1886
10 Jun 1886
Birth of Bessie Elizabeth Brown in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Bessie Elizabeth Brown resided here in Birmingham Ward 5, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham Ward 5, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1908
Abt 1908
Age 22
Bessie Elizabeth Brown resided here in Birmingham , Ala.
Birmingham , Ala.
1910
1910
Age 24
Bessie Elizabeth Brown resided here in Birmingham Ward 5, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham Ward 5, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Bessie Elizabeth Brown resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Bessie Elizabeth Brown resided here in Precinct 25, Precinct 25, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Precinct 25, Precinct 25, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Bessie Elizabeth Brown resided here in Jefferson, Alabama
Jefferson, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 54
Bessie Elizabeth Brown resided here in E Precinct 25, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
E Precinct 25, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
Bessie Elizabeth Brown resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1962
1962
Age 76
Bessie Elizabeth Brown resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1969
5 Nov 1969
Age 83
Death of Bessie Elizabeth Brown in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Birmingham Ward 5, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1908
    Event Place: Birmingham , Ala.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 5 Nov 1908; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.19694333,0.42519876,0.25653708&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Tennessean - 5 Nov 1908 - Page 7, 5 Nov 1908

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Birmingham News - 19 Nov 1908 - Page 6, Marriage of Brown / Caldwell 19 Nov 1908

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Birmingham Ward 5, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T625_23; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 33

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 25, Precinct 25, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 25, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0169; FHL microfilm: 2339766

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1931
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Birmingham News - 13 Dec 1931 - Page 50

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: E Precinct 25, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, 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: Birmingham, Jefferso

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    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: Birmingham, Jefferso

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1969
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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