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Bessie Lee Colvin 1886–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1886

Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1973

Death Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

Father: Malcolm Colvin

Mother: Mary Decatur

Spouse(s): Edward Patton

Children(s): Ivan Patton, Margaret *, James Patton, John Patton, Ellis Patton, Lindon Patton

Bessie Lee Colvin was born in 1886 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA, the child of Malcolm Travis Mal Colvin And Mary Catherine Decatur. Bessie Lee Colvin married Edward French Patton, and had children including Ellis Manual Patton, Ivan Lee Patton, James Edward Patton, John Wesley Patton, Lindon Russel Patton, Margaret Catherine Patton. Bessie Lee Colvin passed away in 1973 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Lee Colvin was born in 1886 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA, the child of Malcolm Travis Mal Colvin And Mary Catherine Decatur.
  • Bessie Lee Colvin married Edward French Patton, and had children including Ellis Manual Patton, Ivan Lee Patton, James Edward Patton, John Wesley Patton, Lindon Russel Patton, Margaret Catherine Patton.
  • Bessie Lee Colvin passed away in 1973 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Malcolm Colvin
1862–1920
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
MC
Mary Decatur
1869–1922
Birth Location: Virginia
MD

Spouses(s)

Edward Patton
1890–1941
Birth Location: 1941
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Children(s)

Ivan Patton
1913–1964
Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
IP
Margaret *
1909–1998
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
M*
James Patton
1908–1996
Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia, USA
JP
John Patton
1914–1996
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
JP
Ellis Patton
1920–1991
Birth Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
EP
Lindon Patton
1917–1918
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
LP

Bessie Colvin's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Colvin
1886–1973
Birth Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Malcolm Travis "Mal" Colvin
1862–1920
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Catherine) Decatur
1869–1922
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Colvin's Descendants

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Bessie (Lee) Colvin (1886–1973) m. Edward (French) Patton (1890–14 Nov 1941)
  1. 1. Ivan (Lee) Patton 1913–1964
    1. 1. Kenneth (Leroy) Patton 1940–1996 m. Mary (Phyllis) Collins 1947–2006
  2. 2. Margaret (Catherine Patton) * 1909–1998
  3. 3. James (Edward) Patton 1908–1996
  4. 4. John (Wesley) Patton 1914–1996
  5. 5. Ellis (Manual) Patton 1920–1991
  6. 6. Lindon (Russel) Patton 1917–1918

Bessie Colvin's Timeline

2 Records

1886
1886
Birth of Bessie Lee Colvin in Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
1973
1973
Age 87
Death of Bessie Lee Colvin in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
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