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Bessie Estell Coker 1908–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1908

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 1952

Death Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Yancy Coker

Mother: Bessie Whitt

Spouse(s): Walter Brooks

Children(s): James Brooks, William Brooks, Thelma Lewellyn

Bessie Estell Coker was born in 1908 in South Carolina, the child of Yancy Thomas Coker And Bessie Mae Whitt. In 1930, Bessie Estell Coker resided in Dunklin, Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Bessie Estell Coker married Walter Clarence Brooks, and had children including James Pelham Brooks, Rachell V Brooks, Thelma L Lewellyn, William Lawrence Brooks. Bessie Estell Coker passed away in 1952 in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Estell Coker was born in 1908 in South Carolina, the child of Yancy Thomas Coker And Bessie Mae Whitt.
  • In 1930, Bessie Estell Coker resided in Dunklin, Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Bessie Estell Coker married Walter Clarence Brooks, and had children including James Pelham Brooks, Rachell V Brooks, Thelma L Lewellyn, William Lawrence Brooks.
  • Bessie Estell Coker passed away in 1952 in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Yancy Coker
1879–1964
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
YC
Bessie Whitt
1886–1965
Birth Location: South Carolina
BW

Spouses(s)

Walter Brooks
1905–1972
Birth Location: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
WB

Children(s)

James Brooks
1925–1973
Birth Location: South Carolina
JB
William Brooks
1929–1984
Birth Location: Greenville C, South Carolina
WB
Thelma Lewellyn
1931–2003
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
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Bessie Coker's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Coker
1908–1952
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Yancy Thomas Coker
1879–1964
South Carolina, USA
Bessie (Mae) Whitt
1886–1965
South Carolina
Grandparents
Wilson (Berry) Coker
1833–1926
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Nancy Browning
1834–1905
South Carolina, USA
William (Jackson) Whitt
1849–1936
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Gillie (Ann) Bagwell
1851–1932
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Coker
1794–1890
Lavinia Chandler
1794–1889
Elias Whitt
1813–
Lucinda Woodson
1821–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr
1777–1832
William Chandler
1765–1820
John Whitt1
1782–1860
Elizabeth Reece1
1791–1817
Murry Woodson
1790–1876
Catherine Davis
1797–1858

Bessie Coker's Descendants

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Bessie (Estell) Coker (1908–1952) m. Walter (Clarence) Brooks (7 Jul 1905–Feb 1972)
  1. 1. James (Pelham) Brooks 1925–1973 m. Lillie (Mae) Allen 1929–1981
  2. 2. William (Lawrence) Brooks 1929–1984
  3. 3. Thelma (L) Lewellyn 1931–2003

Bessie Coker's Timeline

7 Records

1908
1908
Birth of Bessie Estell Coker in South Carolina
South Carolina
1909
29 Dec 1909
Age 1
Birth of Bessie Estell Coker
None
1930
1930
Age 22
Bessie Estell Coker resided here in Dunklin, Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Dunklin, Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Bessie Estell Coker resided here in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 32
Bessie Estell Coker resided here in Dunklin, Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Dunklin, Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1952
24 Feb 1952
Age 44
Death of Bessie Estell Coker in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1952
1952
Age 44
Death of Bessie Estell Coker
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1909
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Greenville
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341932
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dunklin, Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341932

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dunklin, Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1952
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Newspapers.com - The Greenville News - 24 Feb 1952 - Page 8, Obituary for Bessie E. Brooks 24 Feb 1952
    [2] Newspapers.com - The Greenville News - 24 Feb 1952 - Page 8, Obituary for Bessie E. Brooks 24 Feb 1952

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Honea Path
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 24 Feb 1952; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.4111752,0.40430257,0.54016864&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1952
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Greenville
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1952
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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