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Bessie Leah Edwards 1898–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1898

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 1961

Death Location: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA

Father: Jesse Edwards

Mother: Mollie Crum

Spouse(s): Samuel Dean

Children(s): Susie Dean

Bessie Leah Edwards was born in 1898 in Texas, the child of Jesse Lafayette Edwards And Mollie M Crum. In 1900, Bessie Leah Edwards resided in Justice Precinct 4, Kaufman, Texas, USA. Bessie Leah Edwards married Samuel Sylvester Dean, and had children including Susie M Dean. Bessie Leah Edwards passed away in 1961 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Leah Edwards was born in 1898 in Texas, the child of Jesse Lafayette Edwards And Mollie M Crum.
  • In 1900, Bessie Leah Edwards resided in Justice Precinct 4, Kaufman, Texas, USA.
  • Bessie Leah Edwards married Samuel Sylvester Dean, and had children including Susie M Dean.
  • Bessie Leah Edwards passed away in 1961 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Edwards's Ancestors

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Bessie Edwards
1898–1961
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Jesse Lafayette Edwards
1871–1934
Mississippi
Mollie (M) Crum
1873–1934
Texas
Grandparents
Ellison Edwards
1807–1875
South Carolina
Keziah (Jane) Clayton
1837–1920
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
David Jr
1766–1823
Elizabeth Turner
1771–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Edwards
1740–1790
Joseph TURNER
1744–1805
Mary TOOLE
1740–1795

Bessie Edwards's Descendants

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Bessie (Leah) Edwards (23 Mar 1898–1961) m. Samuel (Sylvester) Dean (1887–1963)
  1. 1. Susie (M) Dean 1920–2000 m. Lonnie (Travis) Melton 1918–2007

Bessie Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1898
23 Mar 1898
Birth of Bessie Leah Edwards in Texas
Texas
1900
1900
Age 2
Bessie Leah Edwards resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Kaufman, Texas, USA
1961
1961
Age 63
Death of Bessie Leah Edwards in California
California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Oklahoma, County Marriages
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Kaufman, Texas; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1241651
    [4] California, Death Index, Date: 1961-09-12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Kaufman, Texas; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1241651

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: California
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] California, Death Index, Date: 1961-09-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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