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Bessie Mae Cox 1900–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1900

Birth Location: Jones County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 31 Jan 1979

Death Location: Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Barney Cox

Mother: Ida Cox

Spouse(s): Julius Jackson

Children(s): Donald Jackson

Bessie Mae Cox was born in 1900 in Jones County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Barney Lorenzo Cox And Ida Rosetta Cox. In 1930, Bessie Mae Cox resided in Beat 2, Forrest, Mississippi, USA. In 1935, Bessie Mae Cox resided in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi. Bessie Mae Cox married Gurganus, Julius Burnis Jackson, and had children including Donald Douglas Jackson. Bessie Mae Cox passed away in 1979 in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Mae Cox was born in 1900 in Jones County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Barney Lorenzo Cox And Ida Rosetta Cox.
  • In 1930, Bessie Mae Cox resided in Beat 2, Forrest, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1935, Bessie Mae Cox resided in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi.
  • Bessie Mae Cox married Gurganus, Julius Burnis Jackson, and had children including Donald Douglas Jackson.
  • Bessie Mae Cox passed away in 1979 in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Barney Cox
1873–1953
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Ida Cox
1866–1943
Birth Location: Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Julius Jackson
1895–1966
Birth Location: Jones County, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Donald Jackson
1920–1982
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Bessie Cox's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Cox
1900–1979
Birth Place: Jones County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Barney Lorenzo Cox
1873–1953
Mississippi, USA
Ida (Rosetta) Cox
1866–1943
Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
Jacob (Samuel) Cox
1828–1893
Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
Terry (Elizabeth) Blackwell
1849–1894
Soso, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Tobias Cox
1800–1880
Elizabeth Blackwell
1803–1870
Swinton Blackwell
1810–1861
Malinda Peeples
1818–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cox
1787–1855
Mary Horger
1780–1866
Jacob Blackwell
1755–1847
Sarah Ivey
1774–1815
Jacob Blackwell
1755–1847
Sarah Ivey
1774–1815

Bessie Cox's Descendants

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Bessie (Mae) Cox (29 Dec 1900–31 Jan 1979) m. Julius (Burnis) Jackson (10 Jan 1895–19 Oct 1966)
  1. 1. Donald (Douglas) Jackson 1920–1982 m. Evelyn (Lois) Pigford 1915–1994

Bessie Cox's Timeline

5 Records

1900
29 Dec 1900
Birth of Bessie Mae Cox in Jones County, Mississippi, USA
Jones County, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 30
Bessie Mae Cox resided here in Beat 2, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Bessie Mae Cox resided here in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi
Laurel, Jones, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 40
Bessie Mae Cox resided here in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA
1979
31 Jan 1979
Age 79
Death of Bessie Mae Cox in Hattiesburg, Forest, Mississippi, USA
Hattiesburg, Forest, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1900
    Event Place: Jones County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02035; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 34-8
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Forrest, Mississippi; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340880
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 1 Feb 1979; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States of America; ,0.6862805,0.5072583,0.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 2, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Forrest, Mississippi; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340880

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02035; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 34-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02035; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 34-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1979
    Event Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Hattiesburg American - 1 Feb 1979 - Page 2, Obituary for Bessie Gurganus (Aged 78) 1 Feb 1979

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 1 Feb 1979; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States of America; ,0.6862805,0.5072583,0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1979
    Event Place: Hattiesburg, Forest, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 1 Feb 1979; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States of America; ,0.6862805,0.5072583,0.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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