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Bessie Evelyn Crawford 1888 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1888

Birth Location: Loves Lake, Red River, Louisiana, United States

Death Date: 5 Nov 1987

Death Location: Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA

Father: Robert Crawford

Mother: Martha Moore

Spouse(s): Erastus Payne

Children(s): Herman Payne

Bessie Evelyn Crawford was born in 1888 in Loves Lake, Red River, Louisiana, United States, the child of Robert David Crawford and Martha Jane Moore. Bessie Evelyn Crawford married Erastus Cicero Payne, and had children including Herman C. Payne. Bessie Evelyn Crawford passed away in 1987 in Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Evelyn Crawford was born in 1888 in Loves Lake, Red River, Louisiana, United States, the child of Robert David Crawford and Martha Jane Moore.
  • Bessie Evelyn Crawford married Erastus Cicero Payne, and had children including Herman C. Payne.
  • Bessie Evelyn Crawford passed away in 1987 in Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Crawford's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Crawford
1888 – 1987
Birth Place: Loves Lake, Red River, Louisiana, United States
Parents
Robert David Crawford
1862 – 1931
Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
Martha (Jane) Moore
1869 – 1966
Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Ruth (Anne) Allison
1818 – 1886
North Carolina, USA
George (Wright) Moore
1831 – 1882
South Carolina, USA
Eliza (Jane) Moore
1838 – 1928
Duplin Co, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Panthea Sharpe
1789 – 1868
George Moore
1782 – 1845
Mary Rankin
1797 – 1865
Jacob Giddens
Eliza Waters
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Moore
1773 – 1835
Sarah Wright
1775 – 1840
James Rankin
1750 – 1827
Mary Muirheid
1780 – 1855
JOHN GIDDENS
1755 – 1802
Needham Waters
1785 – 1857

Bessie Crawford's Descendants

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Bessie (Evelyn) Crawford (20 Nov 1888 – 5 Nov 1987) m. Erastus (Cicero) Payne (29 June 1879 – 18 Feb 1957)
  1. 1. Herman (C.) Payne (abt 1912 – 15 Nov 1991) m. Audrey (Jewell Gamble) Payne (22 Jan 1915 – 18 Jan 2014)
    1. 1. Frankie Snyder m. Arnold (R.) Snyder
    2. 2. Jack Payne
    3. 3. Michael Payne
    4. 4. David Payne

Bessie Crawford's Timeline

6 Records

1888
20 Nov 1888
Birth of Bessie Evelyn Crawford in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
1888
20 Nov 1888
Birth of Bessie Evelyn Crawford in Loves Lake, Red River, Louisiana, United States
Loves Lake, Red River, Louisiana, United States
1906
11 Feb 1906
Age 18
Bessie Evelyn Crawford was married in Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana, USA
Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana, USA
1909
11 Feb 1909
Age 21
Bessie Evelyn Crawford was married in Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana, United States
Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana, United States
1987
5 Nov 1987
Age 99
Death of Bessie Evelyn Crawford in Levelland, Hockley, Texas, United States
Levelland, Hockley, Texas, United States
1987
5 Nov 1987
Age 99
Death of Bessie Evelyn Crawford in Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA
Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1888
    Event Place: Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1888
    Event Place: Loves Lake, Red River, Louisiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1906
    Event Place: Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1909
    Event Place: Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1987
    Event Place: Levelland, Hockley, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1987
    Event Place: Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA

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