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Bessie Ree Chapman 1901–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 January 1901

Birth Location: Tipton, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 22 January 1973

Death Location: Fortuna, Humboldt, California, United States

Father: William Chapman

Mother: Margaret Johnson

Spouse(s): Fred Belk

Children(s): Margaret Herrera, Mary Weidenhoffer, Frances Anderson, Charles Belk, Virginia Belk, Billy Belk

In 1901, Bessie Ree Chapman entered the world in Tipton, Tennessee, United States, born to William Chapman And Margaret Ann Johnson. In 1910, Bessie Ree Chapman resided in Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA. Bessie Ree Chapman married Flanna, Fred Barnard Belk, and had children including Barney F Belk Jr, Billy Harold Belk, Charles Thomas Belk, Frances Katherine Anderson, Margaret Lorraine Belk Flanigan Herrera, Mary M Belk Weidenhoffer, Virginia Belk. Bessie Ree Chapman passed away in 1973 in Fortuna, Humboldt, California, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1901, Bessie Ree Chapman entered the world in Tipton, Tennessee, United States, born to William Chapman And Margaret Ann Johnson.
  • In 1910, Bessie Ree Chapman resided in Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA.
  • Bessie Ree Chapman married Flanna, Fred Barnard Belk, and had children including Barney F Belk Jr, Billy Harold Belk, Charles Thomas Belk, Frances Katherine Anderson, Margaret Lorraine Belk Flanigan Herrera, Mary M Belk Weidenhoffer, Virginia Belk.
  • Bessie Ree Chapman passed away in 1973 in Fortuna, Humboldt, California, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Bessie Chapman's Ancestors

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Bessie Chapman
1901–1973
Birth Place: Tipton, Tennessee, United States
Parents
William Chapman
1860–1929
Tipton County, TN
Margaret (Ann) Johnson
1862–1938
Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Francis (Marion) Chapman
1819–1897
Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Ann) Biggs
1819–1903
Tipton, Tennessee, USA
Camelia Parker
1840–
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sterling Chapman
1787–1830
Nancy Smith
1793–1897
Benjamin Sr
1780–1846
Annie Walker
1846–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Chapman
1763–1852
Mary Williamson
1757–
Asa Biggs
1788–1861
Winnifried Wilson
1787–1860

Bessie Chapman's Descendants

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Bessie (Ree) Chapman (4 January 1901–22 January 1973) m. Fred (Barnard) Belk (31 October 1898–12 March 1962)
  1. 1. Margaret (Lorraine Belk Flanigan) Herrera 1919–1980
  2. 2. Mary (M Belk) Weidenhoffer 1916–2002
  3. 3. Frances (Katherine) Anderson 1929–1997
  4. 4. Charles (Thomas) Belk 1934–2011
  5. 5. Virginia Belk 1923–1965
  6. 6. Billy (Harold) Belk 1925–1995

Bessie Chapman's Timeline

3 Records

1901
4 January 1901
Birth of Bessie Ree Chapman in Tipton, Tennessee, United States
Tipton, Tennessee, United States
1910
1910
Age 9
Bessie Ree Chapman resided here in Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
1973
22 January 1973
Age 72
Death of Bessie Ree Chapman in Fortuna, Humboldt, California, United States
Fortuna, Humboldt, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 January 1901
    Event Place: Tipton, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1523; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0297; FHL microfilm: 1375536

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1523; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0297; FHL microfilm: 1375536

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1973
    Event Place: Fortuna, Humboldt, California, United States

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