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Bessie Lou Cooley 1893–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1893

Birth Location: Chilton, Falls, Texas, USA

Death Date: 23 Jun 1978

Death Location: Cameron, Milam, Texas, USA

Father: Byron Cooley

Mother: Margaret Sylvester

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The story of Bessie Lou Cooley began in 1893 in Chilton, Falls, Texas, USA. Bessie Lou Cooley passed away in 1978 in Cameron, Milam, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Lou Cooley began in 1893 in Chilton, Falls, Texas, USA.
  • Bessie Lou Cooley passed away in 1978 in Cameron, Milam, Texas, USA.

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Bessie Cooley's Ancestors

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Bessie Cooley
1893–1978
Birth Place: Chilton, Falls, Texas, USA
Parents
Byron Bedford Cooley
1864–1933
Henry, Tennessee, USA
Margaret (Ann) Sylvester
1868–1957
Washington, Washington, Texas, USA
Grandparents
John (Adam (Babe)) Sylvester
1832–1885
Alabama
Kittee (Ann) Standley
1846–1879
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
John Sylvester
1800–
Elizabeth Flowers
1804–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sylvester
–1815

Bessie Cooley's Timeline

2 Records

1893
8 Mar 1893
Birth of Bessie Lou Cooley in Chilton, Falls, Texas, USA
Chilton, Falls, Texas, USA
1978
23 Jun 1978
Age 85
Death of Bessie Lou Cooley in Cameron, Milam, Texas, USA
Cameron, Milam, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1893
    Event Place: Chilton, Falls, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Passport Applications, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1392; Volume #: Roll 1392 - Certificates: 103250-103625, 23 Oct 1920-25 Oct 1920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marlin, Texas
    Record Source: U.S. Passport Applications, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1392; Volume #: Roll 1392 - Certificates: 103250-103625, 23 Oct 1920-25 Oct 1920

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1978
    Event Place: Cameron, Milam, Texas, USA

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