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Bessie Abbie Bullard 1879–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 FEB 1879

Birth Location: Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 10 SEP 1948

Death Location: Spokane, Washington, USA

Father: William Bullard

Mother: Abigail Baldwin

Spouse(s): Rutherford Wadkins

Children(s): Abigail Wadkins, Leata Wadkins, Lawrence Wadkins, William Wadkins, Lorena Wadkins

Bessie Abbie Bullard was born in 1879 in Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Illinois, USA, the child of William Henry Bullard And Abigail Prudence Baldwin. In 1880, Bessie Abbie Bullard resided in Wheatfield, Clinton, Illinois, USA. In 1900, Bessie Abbie Bullard resided in Bayou Meto, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA. Bessie Abbie Bullard married Rutherford Birchard Wadkins, and had children including Abigail Louisa Wadkins, Lawrence Arthur Wadkins, Leata Pinkard Wadkins, Lorena Ethel Wadkins, William Webster Wadkins. Bessie Abbie Bullard passed away in 1948 in Spokane, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Abbie Bullard was born in 1879 in Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Illinois, USA, the child of William Henry Bullard And Abigail Prudence Baldwin.
  • In 1880, Bessie Abbie Bullard resided in Wheatfield, Clinton, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1900, Bessie Abbie Bullard resided in Bayou Meto, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA.
  • Bessie Abbie Bullard married Rutherford Birchard Wadkins, and had children including Abigail Louisa Wadkins, Lawrence Arthur Wadkins, Leata Pinkard Wadkins, Lorena Ethel Wadkins, William Webster Wadkins.
  • Bessie Abbie Bullard passed away in 1948 in Spokane, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bullard
1844–1911
Birth Location: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
WB
Abigail Baldwin
1847–1922
Birth Location: Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, USA
AB

Spouses(s)

Rutherford Wadkins
1879–1968
Birth Location: Shelby, Iowa, USA
RW

Children(s)

Abigail Wadkins
1912–1998
Birth Location: Green Bluff, Spokane, Washington, USA
AW
Leata Wadkins
1901–1985
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
LW
Lawrence Wadkins
1914–2011
Birth Location: Green Bluff, Spokane, Washington, USA
LW
William Wadkins
1907–1998
Birth Location: Peone, Spokane, Washington, USA
WW
Lorena Wadkins
1903–1989
Birth Location: Olena, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
LW

Bessie Bullard's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Bullard
1879–1948
Birth Place: Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Henry Bullard
1844–1911
Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Abigail (Prudence) Baldwin
1847–1922
Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Wesley Bullard
1816–1893
Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Sally (Ann) Foster
1824–1861
Grassy Leck, Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Foster
1798–1863
Jincy Nelson
1803–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Nelson
1761–1832
Mary Hathaway
1758–1836

Bessie Bullard's Descendants

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Bessie (Abbie) Bullard (8 FEB 1879–10 SEP 1948) m. Rutherford (Birchard) Wadkins (15 SEP 1879–21 FEB 1968)
  1. 1. Abigail (Louisa) Wadkins 1912–1998
  2. 2. Leata (Pinkard) Wadkins 1901–1985
  3. 3. Lawrence (Arthur) Wadkins 1914–2011
  4. 4. William (Webster) Wadkins 1907–1998
  5. 5. Lorena (Ethel) Wadkins 1903–1989

Bessie Bullard's Timeline

16 Records

1879
8 FEB 1879
Birth of Bessie Abbie Bullard in Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 1
Bessie Abbie Bullard resided here in Wheatfield, Clinton, Illinois, USA
Wheatfield, Clinton, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 21
Bessie Abbie Bullard resided here in Bayou Meto, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
Bayou Meto, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 21
Bessie Abbie Bullard resided here in Bayou Meto, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
Bayou Meto, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
Bessie Abbie Bullard resided here in Green Bluff, Spokane, Washington, USA
Green Bluff, Spokane, Washington, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
Bessie Abbie Bullard resided here in Green Bluff, Spokane, Washington, USA
Green Bluff, Spokane, Washington, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
Bessie Abbie Bullard resided here in Mead, Spokane, Washington, USA
Mead, Spokane, Washington, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
Bessie Abbie Bullard resided here in Mead, Spokane, Washington, USA
Mead, Spokane, Washington, USA
1930
1930
Age 51
Bessie Abbie Bullard resided here in Mead, Spokane, Washington, USA
Mead, Spokane, Washington, USA
1930
1930
Age 51
Bessie Abbie Bullard resided here in Mead, Spokane, Washington, USA
Mead, Spokane, Washington, USA
1935
1935
Age 56
Bessie Abbie Bullard resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 56
Bessie Abbie Bullard resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 61
Bessie Abbie Bullard resided here in Peone, Spokane, Washington, USA
Peone, Spokane, Washington, USA
1940
1940
Age 61
Bessie Abbie Bullard resided here in Peone, Spokane, Washington, USA
Peone, Spokane, Washington, USA
1948
1948
Age 69
Burial of Bessie Abbie Bullard in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA
Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA
1948
10 SEP 1948
Age 69
Death of Bessie Abbie Bullard in Spokane, Washington, USA
Spokane, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 FEB 1879
    Event Place: Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] USA Census, 1900, "USA Census, 1900", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Wed Oct 04 12:31:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Rutherford Wadkins and Bessie Wadkins, 1900.
    [2] USA Census, 1940, "USA Census, 1940", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Nov 28 14:14:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Rutherford B Wadkins and Bessie Wadkins, 1940.
    [3] USA Census, 1880, "USA Census, 1880", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Oct 06 22:31:04 UTC 2023), Entry for William Bullard and Albie Bullard, 1880.
    [4] USA Census, 1930, "USA Census, 1930", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Oct 03 06:40:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Rutherford B Wadkins and Bessie Wadkins, 1930.
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 June 2021), Bessie Abbie Bullard Wadkins, ; Burial, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA, Fairmount Memorial Park; citing record ID 103925467, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [6] USA Census, 1920, "USA Census, 1920", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Nov 09 06:22:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Rutherford B Wadkins and Bessie A Wadkins, 1920.
    [7] USA Census, 1910, "USA Census, 1910", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Oct 03 00:09:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Ruthford B Wadkins and Bessie A Wadkins, 1910.
    [8] Arkansas, Marriages, 1837-1957, "Arkansas, Marriages, 1837-1957", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Oct 21 16:35:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Rutherford B Wadkins and Bessie Bullard, 1 Mar 1900.
    [9] Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944, "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 January 2020), Bessie Bullard in entry for Rutherford B. Wadkins, 1900.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wheatfield, Clinton, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 June 2021), Bessie Abbie Bullard Wadkins, ; Burial, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA, Fairmount Memorial Park; citing record ID 103925467, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 SEP 1948
    Event Place: Spokane, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960, "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 March 2018), Bessie A. Wadkins, 10 Sep 1948; citing Spokane, Washington, reference fn 16174, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,032,776.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 June 2021), Bessie Abbie Bullard Wadkins, ; Burial, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA, Fairmount Memorial Park; citing record ID 103925467, <i>Find a Grave</i>

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bayou Meto, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Green Bluff, Spokane, Washington, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mead, Spokane, Washington, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mead, Spokane, Washington, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Peone, Spokane, Washington, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Olena, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bayou Meto, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Green Bluff, Spokane, Washington, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mead, Spokane, Washington, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mead, Spokane, Washington, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Peone, Spokane, Washington, USA

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Olena, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
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