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Bessie Davis 1889–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1889

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: 7 October 1977

Death Location: Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Davis

Mother: Mary Snell

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Bessie Davis was born in 1889 in Michigan, the child of Benjamin F Davis And Mary Josephine Snell. In 1900, Bessie Davis resided in Dowagiac Ward 1, Cass, Michigan, USA. Bessie Davis passed away in 1977 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Davis was born in 1889 in Michigan, the child of Benjamin F Davis And Mary Josephine Snell.
  • In 1900, Bessie Davis resided in Dowagiac Ward 1, Cass, Michigan, USA.
  • Bessie Davis passed away in 1977 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Bessie Davis's Ancestors

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Bessie Davis
1889–1977
Birth Place: Michigan
Parents
Benjamin F Davis
1857–1946
Norwalk, Huron, Ohio, USA
Mary (Josephine) Snell
1860–1963
Missouri, United States of America
Grandparents
Charles (Smith) Davis
1823–1912
Warwick, Orange County, New York, United States of America
Susan Batchelor
1825–1894
New York
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Jr
1800–1878
Hannah Halley
1800–1876
Batchelor
1789–1843
Ruth Kellogg
1789–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Davis's Timeline

6 Records

1889
19 February 1889
Birth of Bessie Davis in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
1889
Feb 1889
Birth of Bessie Davis in Michigan
Michigan
1900
1900
Age 11
Bessie Davis resided here in Dowagiac Ward 1, Cass, Michigan, USA
Dowagiac Ward 1, Cass, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Bessie Davis resided here in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Bessie Davis resided here in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1977
7 October 1977
Age 88
Death of Bessie Davis in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
Niles, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 February 1889
    Event Place: Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T625_757; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 84

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1889
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dowagiac Ward 1, Cass, Michigan; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0085
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T624_638; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1374651

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dowagiac Ward 1, Cass, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dowagiac Ward 1, Cass, Michigan; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0085

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T624_638; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1374651

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T625_757; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 84

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 October 1977
    Event Place: Niles, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America

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