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Bessie Faye Brown 1927 – 2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1927

Birth Location: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 15 July 2016

Death Location: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Daniel Thomas

Mother: Dora Pendry

Spouse(s): Arville Jones

Children(s): Robert Jones, Mary Edginton, Thomas Jones, Cheryl Tolbert, Ernest Jones, Dennis Jones

The story of Bessie Faye Brown began in 1927 in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America. In 1930, Bessie Faye Brown resided in Abbotts Creek, Abbotts Creek, Forsyth, North Carol. In 1935, Bessie Faye Brown resided in Kernersville, Forsyth, North Carolina. Bessie Faye Brown married Arville Lee Jones, and had children including Robert Sidney Jones, Mary Ellen Edginton, Thomas Allen Jones, Cheryl Ann Jones Tolbert, Ernest Hilton Jones, Dennis Jones. Bessie Faye Brown passed away in 2016 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Faye Brown began in 1927 in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • In 1930, Bessie Faye Brown resided in Abbotts Creek, Abbotts Creek, Forsyth, North Carol.
  • In 1935, Bessie Faye Brown resided in Kernersville, Forsyth, North Carolina.
  • Bessie Faye Brown married Arville Lee Jones, and had children including Robert Sidney Jones, Mary Ellen Edginton, Thomas Allen Jones, Cheryl Ann Jones Tolbert, Ernest Hilton Jones, Dennis Jones.
  • Bessie Faye Brown passed away in 2016 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Bessie Brown's Ancestors

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Bessie Brown
1927 – 2016
Birth Place: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Daniel Buford Thomas
1884 – 1970
Davie, North Carolina
Dora (Anna) Pendry
1889 – 1967
Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC., USA
Grandparents
Daniel (W) Thomas
1841 – 1910
Davie, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Adeline) Walker
1851 – 1932
Davie Co, North Carolina, USA
Sidney (H) Pendry
1852 – 1929
Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Medora (Della) Walker
1857 –
Middle Fork, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Brown's Descendants

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Bessie (Faye) Brown (3 February 1927 – 15 July 2016) m. Arville (Lee) Jones (abt 1930 – )
  1. 1. Robert (Sidney) Jones
  2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Edginton
  3. 3. Thomas (Allen) Jones
  4. 4. Cheryl (Ann Jones) Tolbert
  5. 5. Ernest (Hilton) Jones
  6. 6. Dennis Jones

Bessie Brown's Timeline

5 Records

1927
3 February 1927
Birth of Bessie Faye Brown in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 3
Bessie Faye Brown resided here in Abbotts Creek, Abbotts Creek, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Abbotts Creek, Abbotts Creek, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Bessie Faye Brown resided here in Kernersville, Forsyth, North Carolina
Kernersville, Forsyth, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 13
Bessie Faye Brown resided here in Kernersville Township, Kernersville, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Kernersville Township, Kernersville, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
2016
15 July 2016
Age 89
Death of Bessie Faye Brown in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1927
    Event Place: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011
    [6] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Abbotts Creek, Abbotts Creek, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kernersville, Forsyth, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kernersville Township, Kernersville, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 2016
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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