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Bessie A. Draper 1895–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1895

Birth Location: Cotton Gin, Texas

Death Date: 6 May 1977

Death Location: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Father: David Sr.

Mother: Mary Smoote

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Bessie A. Draper was born in 1895 in Cotton Gin, Texas, the child of David Wyatt Draper Sr And Mary Elizabeth Smoote. Bessie A. Draper passed away in 1977 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie A. Draper was born in 1895 in Cotton Gin, Texas, the child of David Wyatt Draper Sr And Mary Elizabeth Smoote.
  • Bessie A. Draper passed away in 1977 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Sr.
1861–1931
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
DS
Mary Smoote
1871–1952
Birth Location: Alabama
MS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Draper's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Draper
1895–1977
Birth Place: Cotton Gin, Texas
Parents
David Wyatt Draper Sr.
1861–1931
Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Smoote
1871–1952
Alabama
Grandparents
Weston (James) Draper
1812–
Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Black
1834–1916
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Draper
1784–1850
Mary Stephens
1789–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Draper's Timeline

2 Records

1895
20 Jun 1895
Birth of Bessie A. Draper in Cotton Gin, Texas
Cotton Gin, Texas
1977
6 May 1977
Age 82
Death of Bessie A. Draper in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1895
    Event Place: Cotton Gin, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1977
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
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