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Bessie Estelle Edwards 1900–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1900

Birth Location: Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Oct 2005

Death Location: Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, USA

Father: Edgar Edwards

Mother: Ida Bolling

Spouse(s): George Heffner

Children(s):

The story of Bessie Estelle Edwards began in 1900 in Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, USA. In 1900, Bessie Estelle Edwards resided in Stevensburg District (south part), Culpeper, Virgi. Bessie Estelle Edwards married George Adolph Heffner. Bessie Estelle Edwards passed away in 2005 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Estelle Edwards began in 1900 in Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Bessie Estelle Edwards resided in Stevensburg District (south part), Culpeper, Virgi.
  • Bessie Estelle Edwards married George Adolph Heffner.
  • Bessie Estelle Edwards passed away in 2005 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edgar Edwards
1873–1951
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Ida Bolling
1868–1934
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

George Heffner
1901–1955
Birth Location: Montgomery, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Bessie Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Edwards
1900–2005
Birth Place: Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Parents
Edgar Moses Edwards
1873–1951
Tennessee, USA
Ida (Mae) Bolling
1868–1934
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Richard) Edwards
1825–1906
Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth Young
1832–1914
Watertown, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Edwards
1784–1867
Mary Richmond
1790–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Edwards's Timeline

8 Records

1899
20 Sep 1899
Birth of Bessie Estelle Edwards in Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1900
Abt. 1900
Birth of Bessie Estelle Edwards
None
1900
1900
Bessie Estelle Edwards resided here in Stevensburg District (south part), Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Stevensburg District (south part), Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 10
Bessie Estelle Edwards resided here in Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 20
Bessie Estelle Edwards resided here in Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Bessie Estelle Edwards resided here in Alta Vista, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Alta Vista, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
1940
1940
Age 40
Bessie Estelle Edwards resided here in Election District 7 Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Election District 7 Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
2005
17 Oct 2005
Age 105
Death of Bessie Estelle Edwards in Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1899
    Event Place: Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01554; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 16-20
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Bessie Edwards in household of E M Edwards, Stevensburg District (south part), Culpeper, Virginia, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T623, NARA, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1241705.
    [4] Findagrave, Elizabeth Estelle “Bessie” Edwards Heffner 17 Oct 2005

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1900
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Bessie E Edwards in household of E M Edwards, Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 4A, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T624, NARA, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1375639.
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Bessie Edwards in household of Edgar M Edwards, Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, United States; citing sheet 15B, family 284, NARA microfilm publication T625, NARA, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1821883.
    [3] District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950, District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Stevensburg District (south part), Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Bessie Edwards in household of E M Edwards, Stevensburg District (south part), Culpeper, Virginia, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T623, NARA, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1241705.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Bessie E Edwards in household of E M Edwards, Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 4A, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T624, NARA, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1375639.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Bessie Edwards in household of Edgar M Edwards, Stevensburg, Culpeper, Virginia, United States; citing sheet 15B, family 284, NARA microfilm publication T625, NARA, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1821883.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Alta Vista, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01554; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 16-20

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Election District 7 Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01554; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 16-20

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Findagrave, Elizabeth Estelle “Bessie” Edwards Heffner 17 Oct 2005

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 2005
    Event Place: Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Findagrave, Elizabeth Estelle “Bessie” Edwards Heffner 17 Oct 2005
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