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Bessie Mae "Bess" Cummins 1900–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1900

Birth Location: Johnson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 30 Jun 1989

Death Location: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA

Father: John Cummins

Mother: Sarah Griffith

Spouse(s): James Hard

Children(s):

The story of Bessie Mae "Bess" Cummins began in 1900 in Johnson, Illinois, USA. In 1950, Bessie Mae "Bess" Cummins resided in Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA. Bessie Mae "Bess" Cummins married James E Hard, and had children including Mary Lou Hard, Sue Hard. Bessie Mae "Bess" Cummins passed away in 1989 in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Mae "Bess" Cummins began in 1900 in Johnson, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1950, Bessie Mae "Bess" Cummins resided in Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA.
  • Bessie Mae "Bess" Cummins married James E Hard, and had children including Mary Lou Hard, Sue Hard.
  • Bessie Mae "Bess" Cummins passed away in 1989 in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Bessie Cummins's Ancestors

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Bessie Cummins
1900–1989
Birth Place: Johnson, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Logan Cummins
1861–1936
Grantsburg, Johnson, Illinois, USA
Sarah (Ann) Griffith
1867–1951
Pope, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Arnett) Cummins
1820–1883
Trimble, Kentucky, USA
Lucy (Ann) Hard
1822–1886
Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lucius Hard
1785–1822
Esther Starks
1799–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ammon Hard
1744–1805
Leuca Thomas
1757–1803

Bessie Cummins's Timeline

3 Records

1900
29 Oct 1900
Birth of Bessie Mae "Bess" Cummins in Johnson, Illinois, USA
Johnson, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 50
Bessie Mae "Bess" Cummins resided here in Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA
Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA
1989
30 Jun 1989
Age 89
Death of Bessie Mae "Bess" Cummins in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1900
    Event Place: Johnson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Metropolis, Massac

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Metropolis, Massac

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1989
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA

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