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Bessie D. Dial 1878–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 November 1878

Birth Location: Greeley, Anderson County, Kansas, United States of America

Death Date: 12 July 1949

Death Location: Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: John Dial

Mother: Eunice Hodgson

Spouse(s): David Wakefield

Children(s): Nancy Wakefield

The story of Bessie D. Dial began in 1878 in Greeley, Anderson County, Kansas, United States of America. Bessie D. Dial married David Russell Wakefield, and had children including Nancy Wilma Wakefield. Bessie D. Dial passed away in 1949 in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie D. Dial began in 1878 in Greeley, Anderson County, Kansas, United States of America.
  • Bessie D. Dial married David Russell Wakefield, and had children including Nancy Wilma Wakefield.
  • Bessie D. Dial passed away in 1949 in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dial
1844–1919
Birth Location: Red Lion, Warren Co., OH, USA
JD
Eunice Hodgson
1845–1883
Birth Location: Randolph County, Indiana, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

David Wakefield
1875–1936
Birth Location: McVeytown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
DW

Children(s)

Nancy Wakefield
1906–1994
Birth Location: –
NW

Bessie Dial's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Dial
1878–1949
Birth Place: Greeley, Anderson County, Kansas, United States of America
Parents
John Byron Dial
1844–1919
Red Lion, Warren Co., OH, USA
Eunice Hodgson
1845–1883
Randolph County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Dial's Descendants

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Bessie (D.) Dial (19 November 1878–12 July 1949) m. David (Russell) Wakefield (12 Feb 1875–16 Jul 1936)
  1. 1. Nancy (Wilma) Wakefield 1906–1994 m. George (William Valentine) Rooke 1894–1981
    1. 1. Thomas (Russell) Rooke 1927–2002 m. Leona (Adell) Kelly 1929–2010

Bessie Dial's Timeline

2 Records

1878
19 November 1878
Birth of Bessie D. Dial in Greeley, Anderson County, Kansas, United States of America
Greeley, Anderson County, Kansas, United States of America
1949
12 July 1949
Age 71
Death of Bessie D. Dial in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, United States of America
Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 November 1878
    Event Place: Greeley, Anderson County, Kansas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 July 1949
    Event Place: Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, United States of America
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