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Bessie Lou Chamberlain 1903–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1903

Birth Location: Sharon, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 3 Apr 1963

Death Location: Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Louis Chamberlain

Mother: Faye Trotter

Spouse(s): Rufus Leach

Children(s): Helen Leach, Infant Leach, Virginia Kenneaster, Dorothy Cosgrove, Jane Williams, Rufus Jr

In 1903, Bessie Lou Chamberlain entered the world in Sharon, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA, born to Louis Chamberlain And Faye Trotter. In 1910, Bessie Lou Chamberlain resided in Woodward Ward 1, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA. In 1919, Bessie Lou Chamberlain resided in Woodward, Oklahoma, USA. Bessie Lou Chamberlain married Rufus Franklin Leach, and had children including Dorothy Ann Cosgrove, Helen Leora Leach, Infant Son Leach, Jane Elizabeth Williams, Richard P Leach, Rufus Franklin Leach Jr, Virginia Louise Kenneaster. Bessie Lou Chamberlain passed away in 1963 in Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1903, Bessie Lou Chamberlain entered the world in Sharon, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA, born to Louis Chamberlain And Faye Trotter.
  • In 1910, Bessie Lou Chamberlain resided in Woodward Ward 1, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1919, Bessie Lou Chamberlain resided in Woodward, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Bessie Lou Chamberlain married Rufus Franklin Leach, and had children including Dorothy Ann Cosgrove, Helen Leora Leach, Infant Son Leach, Jane Elizabeth Williams, Richard P Leach, Rufus Franklin Leach Jr, Virginia Louise Kenneaster.
  • Bessie Lou Chamberlain passed away in 1963 in Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Louis Chamberlain
1872–1935
Birth Location: Illinois
LC
Faye Trotter
1882–1907
Birth Location: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, USA
FT

Spouses(s)

Rufus Leach
1890–1968
Birth Location: Thornville, Ohio, USA
RL

Children(s)

Helen Leach
1930–2021
Birth Location: Woodward County, Oklahoma, USA
HL
Infant Leach
1920–1920
Birth Location: Illinois
IL
Virginia Kenneaster
1919–2004
Birth Location: Jewett, Cumberland County, Illinois, United States of America
VK
Dorothy Cosgrove
1931–2008
Birth Location: Mutual, Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States of America
DC
Jane Williams
1927–2023
Birth Location: Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States of America
JW
Rufus Jr
1933–2008
Birth Location: Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States of America
RJ

Bessie Chamberlain's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Chamberlain
1903–1963
Birth Place: Sharon, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Louis Chamberlain
1872–1935
Illinois
Faye Trotter
1882–1907
Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (W.) Chamberlain
1824–1906
North Cadbury, Somerset, England
Charity Jones
1836–1904
Harrison Co, OH
John (Addison) Trotter
1853–1951
Corinth, Adams, Mississippi, USA
Prudence (Ann) McLeod
1862–1952
Freestone, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Chamberlain
1793–1867
Elizabeth Hunt
1805–1824
Isaac Jones
1809–1873
Agnes Moore
1813–1898
David Trotter
1825–1863
Elizabeth Owens
1833–1907
William McLEOD
1834–1863
Mary Shook
1835–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jerimiah Chamberlain
1745–1808
Jane Lamb
1758–1836
Archibald Jones
1776–1845
Charity Myer
1787–1812
Margaret Byers
1787–1859
Isaiah Trotter
1790–1860
Sarah Cranor
1805–1899
Howard Owens
1805–1870
Mary Sewell
1810–1880
John McLeod
1805–1836
Minerva Hunt
1810–1864
John Shook
1801–1863
Mary Keith
1804–1879

Bessie Chamberlain's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Lou) Chamberlain (19 May 1903–3 Apr 1963) m. Rufus (Franklin) Leach (26 July 1890–6 Jan 1968)
  1. 1. Helen (Leora) Leach 1930–2021 m. Maurice ((Buster) Edward) Sundstrom 1923–2007 m. Jackie (Gean) Blevins 1926–2007
    1. 1. Jim Sundstrom 1944–2015
  2. 2. Infant (Son) Leach 1920–1920
  3. 3. Virginia (Louise) Kenneaster 1919–2004
  4. 4. Dorothy (Ann) Cosgrove 1931–2008
  5. 5. Jane (Elizabeth) Williams 1927–2023
  6. 6. Rufus (Franklin Leach) Jr 1933–2008

Bessie Chamberlain's Timeline

10 Records

1903
19 May 1903
Birth of Bessie Lou Chamberlain in Sharon, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
Sharon, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Bessie Lou Chamberlain resided here in Woodward Ward 1, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
Woodward Ward 1, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
1919
1919
Age 16
Bessie Lou Chamberlain resided here in Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Bessie Lou Chamberlain resided here in Detroit, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
Detroit, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
1921
27 Oct 1921
Age 18
Bessie Lou Chamberlain resided here in Sharon, Oklahoma, USA
Sharon, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Bessie Lou Chamberlain resided here in Webster, Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
Webster, Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Bessie Lou Chamberlain resided here in Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma
Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 37
Bessie Lou Chamberlain resided here in Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Bessie Lou Chamberlain resided here in Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
1963
3 Apr 1963
Age 60
Death of Bessie Lou Chamberlain in Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1903
    Event Place: Sharon, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Woodward High School; Year: 1920
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Woodward High School; Year: 1919
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Woodward Ward 1, Woodward, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1276; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0293; FHL microfilm: 1375289
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Enid Morning News; Publication Date: 6 Mar 1963; Publication Place: Enid, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.7572785,0.9839595,0.91237444&xid=3355
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Woodward Ward 1, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Woodward Ward 1, Woodward, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1276; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0293; FHL microfilm: 1375289

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Woodward High School; Year: 1919

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Detroit, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Woodward High School; Year: 1920
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1921
    Event Place: Sharon, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Oklahoma, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Sharon News; Publication Date: 27 Oct 1921; Publication Place: Sharon, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Webster, Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1963
    Event Place: Enid, Oklahoma
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Enid Morning News - 6 Mar 1963 - 6, Obituary for Besse Lou LEACH 6 Mar 1963

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mutual, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Enid Morning News; Publication Date: 6 Mar 1963; Publication Place: Enid, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.7572785,0.9839595,0.91237444&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1963
    Event Place: Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Enid Morning News; Publication Date: 6 Mar 1963; Publication Place: Enid, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.7572785,0.9839595,0.91237444&xid=3355
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Enid Morning News; Publication Date: 6 Mar 1963; Publication Place: Enid, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.7572785,0.9839595,0.91237444&xid=3355
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