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Bessie Florence Buckner 1889–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 OCT 1889

Birth Location: Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 FEB 1973

Death Location: St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Father: George Buckner

Mother: Sarah Beasley

Spouse(s): Warren Norman, Thurmond King

Children(s): Marjorie King, Josephine Norman, Charles King, Ernestine King, Eddie King, Emma King

The story of Bessie Florence Buckner began in 1889 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. In 1900, Bessie Florence Buckner resided in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. In 1910, Bessie Florence Buckner resided in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. Bessie Florence Buckner married Thurmond King, Warren Lee Norman, and had children including Charles William King, Eddie Mae King, Emma M King, Ernestine King, Josephine Lee Norman, Marjorie King. Bessie Florence Buckner passed away in 1973 in St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Florence Buckner began in 1889 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Bessie Florence Buckner resided in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Bessie Florence Buckner resided in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • Bessie Florence Buckner married Thurmond King, Warren Lee Norman, and had children including Charles William King, Eddie Mae King, Emma M King, Ernestine King, Josephine Lee Norman, Marjorie King.
  • Bessie Florence Buckner passed away in 1973 in St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Buckner
1856–1930
Birth Location: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
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Sarah Beasley
1858–1910
Birth Location: Carroll, Virginia, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Warren Norman
1893–1940
Birth Location: –
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Thurmond King
1900–1961
Birth Location: Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Marjorie King
1923–2010
Birth Location: Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
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Josephine Norman
1914–2001
Birth Location: Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
JN
Charles King
1925–2001
Birth Location: Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
CK
Ernestine King
1927–1928
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
EK
Eddie King
1929–2012
Birth Location: Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
EK
Emma King
1921–2008
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
EK

Bessie Buckner's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Buckner
1889–1973
Birth Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Parents
George Bratton Buckner
1856–1930
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Sarah (Lucinda) Beasley
1858–1910
Carroll, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Madison) Buckner
1833–1900
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Young
1835–1914
Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Buckner
1809–1840
Dorothy Miller
1804–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Miller
1761–1834
Elizabeth Buckner
1769–1831

Bessie Buckner's Descendants

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Bessie (Florence) Buckner (15 OCT 1889–21 FEB 1973) m. Warren (Lee) Norman (1893–1940) m. Thurmond King (1 MAR 1900–10 NOV 1961)
  1. 1. Marjorie King 1923–2010 m. Jessie (Jackson) Webb 1919–2006
  2. 2. Josephine (Lee) Norman 1914–2001 m. James (Garfield) Wiseman 1905–1985
    1. 1. James Wiseman 1938–1938
    2. 2. Virgina (Lee) Wiseman 1931–1995 m. Frederick (Alexander) Bickelhaupt 1930–1997 m. Leo (Vinson) Kiser 1928–2015
  3. 3. Charles (William) King 1925–2001 m. Freda (Myrtle) Strickland 1924–1985
  4. 4. Ernestine King 1927–1928
  5. 5. Eddie (Mae) King 1929–2012 m. Junior Proctor 1929–2021
  6. 6. Emma (M) King 1921–2008

Bessie Buckner's Timeline

19 Records

1889
15 OCT 1889
Birth of Bessie Florence Buckner in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here in Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here in Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here in Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 46
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 46
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 51
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 51
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 51
Bessie Florence Buckner resided here in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1973
1973
Age 84
Burial of Bessie Florence Buckner in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1973
21 FEB 1973
Age 84
Death of Bessie Florence Buckner in St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1889
    Event Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] USA Census, 1940, "USA Census, 1940", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Oct 06 01:51:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Thurmond King and Bessie King, 1940.
    [2] USA Census, 1930, "USA Census, 1930", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Oct 05 02:26:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Thurman King and Bessie King, 1930.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 25 May 2022), Bessie Buckner King, ; Burial, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA, Buckner-Young Cemetery; citing record ID 126956316, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] USA Census, 1920, "USA Census, 1920", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Oct 05 15:53:54 UTC 2023), Entry for George B Buckner and Abigail Buckner, 1920.
    [5] USA Census, 1910, "USA Census, 1910", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Oct 06 04:55:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Geo B Buckner and Sarah L Buckner, 1910.
    [6] USA Census, 1900, "USA Census, 1900", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Oct 03 05:59:51 UTC 2023), Entry for George B Buckner and Sarah L Buckner, 1900.
    [7] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 25 May 2022), Bessie Buckner King, ; Burial, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA, Buckner-Young Cemetery; citing record ID 126956316, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 FEB 1973
    Event Place: St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 December 2018), Bessie Florence King, 21 Feb 1973; citing Kanawha, West Virginia, Records, 2058, courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 2,114,637.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 25 May 2022), Bessie Buckner King, ; Burial, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA, Buckner-Young Cemetery; citing record ID 126956316, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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