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Bessie Mae CRONIN Clark 1908 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 OCT 1908

Birth Location: Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas

Death Date: 29 DEC 1971

Death Location: Liberty, Liberty County, Texas

Father: Arthur Clark

Mother: Sallie Whitmire

Spouse(s): Henry Whitton, Austin Cronin

Children(s): Melreta Whitton, Ethel Whitton, Jessie Whitton

Bessie Mae CRONIN Clark was born in 1908 in Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas, the child of Arthur Elias "Coonskin" Clark and Sallie Elizabeth Whitmire. Bessie Mae CRONIN Clark married Henry Napoleon Whitton, Austin Arlander Cronin, and had children including Melreta Whitton, Ethel Mellvita Whitton, Jessie Edward Whitton. Bessie Mae CRONIN Clark passed away in 1971 in Liberty, Liberty County, Texas.

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Biography

  • Bessie Mae CRONIN Clark was born in 1908 in Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas, the child of Arthur Elias "Coonskin" Clark and Sallie Elizabeth Whitmire.
  • Bessie Mae CRONIN Clark married Henry Napoleon Whitton, Austin Arlander Cronin, and had children including Melreta Whitton, Ethel Mellvita Whitton, Jessie Edward Whitton.
  • Bessie Mae CRONIN Clark passed away in 1971 in Liberty, Liberty County, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Clark
1869 – 1936
Birth Location: Trinity, Texas, United States
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Sallie Whitmire
1879 – 1919
Birth Location: Fostoria, Montgomery, Texas, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Henry Whitton
1892 – 1943
Birth Location: Livingston, Polk, Texas, United States
HW
Austin Cronin
1899 – 1972
Birth Location: Leopold, Perry County, Indiana
AC

Children(s)

Melreta Whitton
1927 – 1953
Birth Location: Cleveland Liberty Texas USA
MW
Ethel Whitton
1929 – 1953
Birth Location: Texas, United States
EW
Jessie Whitton
1930 – 2017
Birth Location: Cleveland, Liberty Co, TX
JW

Bessie Clark's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Clark
1908 – 1971
Birth Place: Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas
Parents
Arthur Elias "Coonskin" Clark
1869 – 1936
Trinity, Texas, United States
Sallie (Elizabeth) Whitmire
1879 – 1919
Fostoria, Montgomery, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Clark's Descendants

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Bessie (Mae CRONIN) Clark (11 OCT 1908 – 29 DEC 1971) m. Henry (Napoleon) Whitton (19 Jun 1892 – 11 Sep 1943) m. Austin (Arlander) Cronin (19 JAN 1899 – 06 JUN 1972)
  1. 1. Melreta Whitton (abt 1927 – 15 Oct 1953)
  2. 2. Ethel (Mellvita) Whitton (29 Aug 1929 – 15 Oct 1953)
  3. 3. Jessie (Edward) Whitton (30 Sep 1930 – 19 JAN 2017)

Bessie Clark's Timeline

2 Records

1908
11 OCT 1908
Birth of Bessie Mae CRONIN Clark in Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas
Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas
1971
29 DEC 1971
Age 63
Death of Bessie Mae CRONIN Clark in Liberty, Liberty County, Texas
Liberty, Liberty County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 OCT 1908
    Event Place: Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 DEC 1971
    Event Place: Liberty, Liberty County, Texas
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