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Bessie Belle Diggs 1882 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1882

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Aug 1946

Death Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA

Father: Willis Diggs

Mother: Cora Harris

Spouse(s): Alfred Brooks

Children(s): Cora Brooks, Lucy Brooks, Robert Brooks, Glenwood Brooks, Raymond Brooks, Virginia Brooks, Ella Brooks, Willie Brooks, John Brooks, Della Brooks, Cordilia Brooks, Julian Brooks, Ethel Brooks, James Brooks, Raymond Brooks

Bessie Belle Diggs was born in 1882 in Virginia, USA, the child of Willis coleman Diggs and Cora L Harris. In 1900, Bessie Belle Diggs resided in South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA. Bessie Belle Diggs married Alfred Walter Brooks, and had children including Cora Brooks, Lucy Brooks, Robert Brooks, Glenwood Glendon Brooks, Raymond Brooks, Virginia Brooks, Ella Florence Eva Brooks, Willie C Brooks, John Jasper Brooks, Della Brooks, Cordilia Brooks, Julian Lester Brooks, Ethel M Brooks, James Robert Brooks, Raymond Glendwood Brooks. Bessie Belle Diggs passed away in 1946 in Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Belle Diggs was born in 1882 in Virginia, USA, the child of Willis coleman Diggs and Cora L Harris.
  • In 1900, Bessie Belle Diggs resided in South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA.
  • Bessie Belle Diggs married Alfred Walter Brooks, and had children including Cora Brooks, Lucy Brooks, Robert Brooks, Glenwood Glendon Brooks, Raymond Brooks, Virginia Brooks, Ella Florence Eva Brooks, Willie C Brooks, John Jasper Brooks, Della Brooks, Cordilia Brooks, Julian Lester Brooks, Ethel M Brooks, James Robert Brooks, Raymond Glendwood Brooks.
  • Bessie Belle Diggs passed away in 1946 in Augusta, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Diggs's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Diggs
1882 – 1946
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Willis coleman Diggs
1844 – 1915
Nelson Co., VA.
Cora (L) Harris
1861 – 1942
Nelson Co., VA.
Grandparents
Daniel (Rice) Diggs
1820 – 1885
Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia, USA
Ursula
1828 – 1901
Virginia
Ben Harris
1834 –
Virginia
Betsey (Cole) Wood
1835 –
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Diggs
1785 – 1860
susan digges
1785 – 1881
William Wood
1816 – 1875
Mary Schooley
1818 – 1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
List Cabell
1727 –
Col. ***
1750 – 1803
List Cabell
1727 –
John Schooley
1769 – 1854
Elizabeth Hough
1777 – 1848

Bessie Diggs's Descendants

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Bessie (Belle) Diggs (May 1882 – 18 Aug 1946) m. Alfred (Walter) Brooks (3 Apr 1877 – 1958)
  1. 1. Cora Brooks (abt 1900 – )
  2. 2. Lucy Brooks (abt 1902 – )
  3. 3. Robert Brooks (abt 1905 – )
  4. 4. Glenwood (Glendon) Brooks (abt 1906 – )
  5. 5. Raymond Brooks (abt 1906 – 1964) m. Rachel Hart (abt 1909 – 1996) m. Eunice Massie m. Eunice Massie
    1. 1. Patricia Brooks ( – 7 Feb 2013) m. Stephen Wright
      1. 1. Allon Wright
    2. 2. raymond Brooks
    3. 3. catherine Brooks
    4. 4. catherine Brooks
  6. 6. Virginia Brooks (abt 1908 – )
  7. 7. Ella (Florence Eva) Brooks (1 Jul 1912 – )
  8. 8. Willie (C) Brooks (abt 1913 – )
  9. 9. John (Jasper) Brooks (23 Dec 1913 – 30 Apr 1950) m. Bernice McCutcheon (12 Jun 1924 – 21 Apr 1991)
  10. 10. Della Brooks (abt 1914 – )
  11. 11. Cordilia Brooks (abt 1917 – )
  12. 12. Julian (Lester) Brooks (14 Sep 1917 – )
    1. 1. Roger (Franklin) Brooks (23 Jan 1947 – 23 Oct 2011)
  13. 13. Ethel (M) Brooks (abt 1921 – )
  14. 14. James (Robert) Brooks (18 Jul 1903 – 14 Dec 1978)
    1. 1. Alice (R) Brooks (abt 1936 – ) m. Delano (B.) McCauley (15 Feb 1934 – 27 Jul 2015)
      1. 1. Vera Weatherred
      2. 2. Delano McCauley
      3. 3. Crawford McCauley
      4. 4. Victoria Hendirex
      5. 5. Jacqueline McCauley
      6. 6. Debra Lopez
  15. 15. Raymond (Glendwood) Brooks (30 Dec 1906 – )
    1. 1. Patricia Brooks ( – 7 Feb 2013)

Bessie Diggs's Timeline

3 Records

1882
May 1882
Birth of Bessie Belle Diggs in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 18
Bessie Belle Diggs resided here in South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1946
18 Aug 1946
Age 64
Death of Bessie Belle Diggs in Augusta, Virginia, USA
Augusta, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1882
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1946
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lyndhurst, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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