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Bessie Louise Clark 1902 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1902

Birth Location: Burtville, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 31 December 1978

Death Location: Ventura County, California, USA

Father: William Clark

Mother: Jane Clark

Spouse(s): William Kephart

Children(s): Mary Kephart, Charles Kephart, Francis Kephart, Betty Kephart, Howard Kephart, Stanley Kephart, Donny Kephart

The story of Bessie Louise Clark began in 1902 in Burtville, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA. Bessie Louise Clark married William Barnett Kephart, and had children including Mary Kephart, Charles Alfonso Kephart, Francis Kline Kephart, Betty L Kephart, Howard Willard Kephart, Stanley Edward Kephart, Donny Kephart. Bessie Louise Clark passed away in 1978 in Ventura County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Louise Clark began in 1902 in Burtville, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Bessie Louise Clark married William Barnett Kephart, and had children including Mary Kephart, Charles Alfonso Kephart, Francis Kline Kephart, Betty L Kephart, Howard Willard Kephart, Stanley Edward Kephart, Donny Kephart.
  • Bessie Louise Clark passed away in 1978 in Ventura County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Clark
1877 – 1954
Birth Location: McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
WC
Jane Clark
1881 – 1970
Birth Location: Rock, Run, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
JC

Spouses(s)

William Kephart
1898 – 1980
Birth Location: Borie, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA
WK

Children(s)

Mary Kephart
1921 – 2002
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
MK
Charles Kephart
1922 – 2006
Birth Location: Emporium, Cameron County, Pennsylvania, USA
CK
Francis Kephart
1923 – 1980
Birth Location: Sizerville, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
FK
Betty Kephart
1927 – 2018
Birth Location: Sizerville, Pennsylvania, USA
BK
Howard Kephart
1926 – 1991
Birth Location: Emporium, Cameron County, Pennsylvania, USA
HK
Stanley Kephart
– 2023
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
SK
Donny Kephart
Birth Location: –
DK

Bessie Clark's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Clark
1902 – 1978
Birth Place: Burtville, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William J Clark
1877 – 1954
McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane (Elizabeth) Clark
1881 – 1970
Rock, Run, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William (J) Clark
1847 – 1900
McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Ann) Murphy
1846 – 1920
Ireland
Henry (William) Murphy
1855 – 1947
(Sartwell)Newell Creek-Ceres Twp., McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna Bly
1857 – 1944
Rock Run-Ceres Twp., McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Clark
1825 – 1891
Julia Cummings
1832 – 1913
Thomas Murphy
1815 – 1902
Jane Clark
1834 – 1924
Patrick Bly
1823 – 1910
Anna Cawley
1819 – 1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Clark
1773 – 1864
Matilda Hoissard
1800 – 1847
Joseph Cummings
1809 – 1870
Ellen Gray
1810 – 1870
John Bly
1801 –
Katherine\Catharine Covey\Keaveny
1800 – 1841

Bessie Clark's Descendants

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Bessie (Louise) Clark (20 Jun 1902 – 31 December 1978) m. William (Barnett) Kephart (21 Jun 1898 – 30 March 1980)
  1. 1. Mary Kephart (8 Mar 1921 – 19 Jan 2002) m. Leo (P) Gersch (28 Oct 1918 – 13 Aug 2017)
  2. 2. Charles (Alfonso) Kephart (20 Dec 1922 – 8 Aug 2006)
  3. 3. Francis (Kline) Kephart (24 Jan 1923 – 13 Jul 1980)
  4. 4. Betty (L) Kephart (8 January 1927 – 6 May 2018) m. Edward (Paul) Cowley (29 May 1925 – 2014)
    1. 1. Paul (Edward) Cowley
      1. 1. Billy Cowley
      2. 2. Cierra Cowley
      3. 3. Kevin Cowley
    2. 2. Edward (Paul) Cowley m. Karen
    3. 3. Kathleen Cowley m. Hall m. Reich
      1. 1. Louis Hall m. Amandine
        1. 1. Finnegan (Edward) Hall (Abt. 2013 – )
        2. 2. Elliot (Rey) Hall (Abt. 2015 – )
        3. 3. Felix (William) Hall (Abt. 2017 – )
      2. 2. Brian (Patrick) Hall
      3. 3. Emily Reich
      4. 4. William Reich
    4. 4. Doris Cowley m. Sherer m. Dave Jalbert
      1. 1. Alexandra Sherer
      2. 2. Samantha Sherer m. Greg Smith
        1. 1. Elliot Smith
      3. 3. Jameson Sherer m. Rebecca
        1. 1. Sherer (2018 – )
        2. 2. Sherer (2018 – )
    5. 5. Billy Cowley
  5. 5. Howard (Willard) Kephart (22 October 1926 – 3 July 1991)
  6. 6. Stanley (Edward) Kephart (01May1929 – 21 Feb 2023) m. Elvira (Mae) Hollett (26 Mar 1932 – 30 Dec 2016)
    1. 1. James (Dale) Kephart (24 December 1952 – 23 December 2009)
  7. 7. Donny Kephart

Bessie Clark's Timeline

3 Records

1902
20 Jun 1902
Birth of Bessie Louise Clark in Burtville, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burtville, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
1978
31 December 1978
Age 76
Death of Bessie Louise Clark in Emporium Borough, Cameron County, Pennsylvania, USA
Emporium Borough, Cameron County, Pennsylvania, USA
1978
31 December 1978
Age 76
Death of Bessie Louise Clark in Ventura County, California, USA
Ventura County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1902
    Event Place: Burtville, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 December 1978
    Event Place: Emporium Borough, Cameron County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 December 1978
    Event Place: Ventura County, California, USA
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