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Bessie Coleman 1897–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1897

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 27 Jul 1946

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

Father: Edward Coleman

Mother: Eliza Dawson

Spouse(s): Casey Kennedy, Walter Perry

Children(s):

Bessie Coleman was born in 1897 in Alabama, the child of Edward Coleman And Eliza Dawson. In 1900, Bessie Coleman resided in Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Bessie Coleman resided in Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama, USA. Bessie Coleman married Casey Kennedy, Walter Perry. Bessie Coleman passed away in 1946 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Bessie Coleman was born in 1897 in Alabama, the child of Edward Coleman And Eliza Dawson.
  • In 1900, Bessie Coleman resided in Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Bessie Coleman resided in Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama, USA.
  • Bessie Coleman married Casey Kennedy, Walter Perry.
  • Bessie Coleman passed away in 1946 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Coleman's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Coleman
1897–1946
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Edward Coleman
1862–1918
Alabama
Eliza Dawson
1872–1930
Union Springs, Alabama
Grandparents
Carter Coleman
1816–1884
Georgia
Adaline (DeVaughn) Skinner
1830–1897
Virginia
George Dawson
1845–
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Richardson DeVaughn
1810–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Coleman's Timeline

4 Records

1897
Feb 1897
Birth of Bessie Coleman in Alabama
Alabama
1900
1900
Age 3
Bessie Coleman resided here in Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama, USA
Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Bessie Coleman resided here in Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama, USA
Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama, USA
1946
27 Jul 1946
Age 49
Death of Bessie Coleman in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1897
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1240004
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: T624_3; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1374016
    [4] Alabama, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1240004

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: T624_3; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1374016

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1946
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index

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