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Bessie Luvenia Champion 1898–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Apr 1898

Birth Location: ,,NC

Death Date: 12 Aug 1965

Death Location: Capernaum Cem,Waco,Cleveland,NC

Father: Nathan Hamrick

Mother: Hester Melton

Spouse(s): Lee Champion

Children(s): James Champion, P Champion

Bessie Luvenia Champion was born in 1898 in ,,NC, the child of Nathan Hamrick And Hester Ann Melton. In 1900, Bessie Luvenia Champion resided in Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina. Bessie Luvenia Champion married Lee Roy Champion, and had children including James Champion, Living Champion, P A Champion. Bessie Luvenia Champion passed away in 1965 in Capernaum Cem,Waco,Cleveland,NC.

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Biography

  • Bessie Luvenia Champion was born in 1898 in ,,NC, the child of Nathan Hamrick And Hester Ann Melton.
  • In 1900, Bessie Luvenia Champion resided in Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina.
  • Bessie Luvenia Champion married Lee Roy Champion, and had children including James Champion, Living Champion, P A Champion.
  • Bessie Luvenia Champion passed away in 1965 in Capernaum Cem,Waco,Cleveland,NC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Hamrick
1858–1918
Birth Location: North Carolina
NH
Hester Melton
1860–1927
Birth Location: ,,NC
HM

Spouses(s)

Lee Champion
1889–1956
Birth Location: ,,NC
LC

Children(s)

James Champion
1922–
Birth Location: North Carolina
JC
P Champion
1919–
Birth Location: North Carolina
PC

Bessie Champion's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Champion
1898–1965
Birth Place: ,,NC
Parents
Nathan Hamrick
1858–1918
North Carolina
Hester (Ann) Melton
1860–1927
,,NC
Grandparents
James (M) Hamrick
1832–1907
North Carolina, USA
Rosannah Lovelace
1836–1928
Cherokee, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Guildford Melton
1829–1866
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Temperance Philbeck
1833–1920
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Archibal Hamrick
1804–1880
Sarah Hamrick
1800–1880
Nathaniel Lovelace
1810–1868
Louisa McSwain
1812–1896
Samuel Melton
1794–1883
Margaret Davis
1796–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Hamrick
1781–1869
Rebecca Raney
1792–1804
Asa Lovelace
1785–1846
Susannah Hardin
1790–1868
David McSwain
1782–1860
Susanna Hamrick
1788–1894
Reuben Melton
1751–1825
Sarah Jones
1749–1823
Simon Davis
1759–1856
Leucinda Davis
1765–1846

Bessie Champion's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Luvenia) Champion (05 Apr 1898–12 Aug 1965) m. Lee (Roy) Champion (17 Aug 1889–11 Mar 1956)
  1. 1. James Champion 1922–
  2. 2. P (A) Champion 1919–

Bessie Champion's Timeline

7 Records

1898
05 Apr 1898
Birth of Bessie Luvenia Champion in North Carolina
North Carolina
1898
05 Apr 1898
Birth of Bessie Luvenia Champion in ,,NC
,,NC
1900
1900
Age 2
Bessie Luvenia Champion resided here in Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina
Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 37
Bessie Luvenia Champion resided here in Waco, Cleveland, North Carolina
Waco, Cleveland, North Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 42
Bessie Luvenia Champion resided here in Waco, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
Waco, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
1965
12 Aug 1965
Age 67
Death of Bessie Luvenia Champion in Waco, Cleveland, North Carolina
Waco, Cleveland, North Carolina
1965
12 Aug 1965
Age 67
Death of Bessie Luvenia Champion
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Apr 1898
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Waco, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2890; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 23-17
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: 1189; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1241189
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: T623_1189; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 57.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Apr 1898
    Event Place: ,,NC
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: 1189; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1241189
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: T623_1189; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 57.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Waco, Cleveland, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Waco, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2890; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 23-17

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Waco, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Waco, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2890; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 23-17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1965
    Event Place: Waco, Cleveland, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Collection, Source: ; Certificate: .
    [2] North Carolina Death Collection, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1965

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Capernaum Cem,Waco,Cleveland,NC
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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