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Bessie Louise Ellis 1912–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1912

Birth Location: Bucklin, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 29 Jun 1997

Death Location: America City, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA

Father: Clem Ellis

Mother: Grace Bristow

Spouse(s): Clarence Steele

Children(s): Richard Steele, Walter Steele, Robert Steele, Mary Ellis

Bessie Louise Ellis was born in 1912 in Bucklin, Kansas, USA, the child of Clem Depp Ellis And Grace Freeman Bristow. In 1920, Bessie Louise Ellis resided in Bucklin, Ford, Kansas, USA. In 1925, Bessie Louise Ellis resided in Bucklin, Ford, Kansas, USA. Bessie Louise Ellis married Clarence Richard Steele, and had children including Mary Lee Ellis, Richard Dwayne Steele, Robert Lee Steele, Walter Ellis Steele. Bessie Louise Ellis passed away in 1997 in America City, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Louise Ellis was born in 1912 in Bucklin, Kansas, USA, the child of Clem Depp Ellis And Grace Freeman Bristow.
  • In 1920, Bessie Louise Ellis resided in Bucklin, Ford, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1925, Bessie Louise Ellis resided in Bucklin, Ford, Kansas, USA.
  • Bessie Louise Ellis married Clarence Richard Steele, and had children including Mary Lee Ellis, Richard Dwayne Steele, Robert Lee Steele, Walter Ellis Steele.
  • Bessie Louise Ellis passed away in 1997 in America City, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clem Ellis
1884–1943
Birth Location: Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Grace Bristow
1883–1969
Birth Location: Hicksburg, Appomattox, Virginia, United States
GB

Spouses(s)

Clarence Steele
1912–1981
Birth Location: Morrill, Brown, Kansas, USA
CS

Children(s)

Richard Steele
1934–2006
Birth Location: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
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Walter Steele
1936–1999
Birth Location: Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
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Robert Steele
1937–2005
Birth Location: Denver Denver, Colorado
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Mary Ellis
1940–2013
Birth Location: Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA
ME

Bessie Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Ellis
1912–1997
Birth Place: Bucklin, Kansas, USA
Parents
Clem Depp Ellis
1884–1943
Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grace (Freeman) Bristow
1883–1969
Hicksburg, Appomattox, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George (Thomas) Ellis
1858–1922
Bruce, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Mollie (Drucella) Bacon
1865–1901
Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
James (Benjamin) Bristow
1837–
Walnut Grove Farm, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Nannie (Elizabeth) Rawlings
1840–1918
Orange Ch., VA.
Great-Grandparents
William Ellis
1832–1908
Martha Winn
1835–1912
James Bristow
1814–1866
Leonora Seward
1800–1848
James Rawlings
1809–1882
Ann Cason
1816–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Ellis
1809–1874
Frances Wheeler
1813–1885
Benjamin Bristow
1772–1832
Nancy Saunders
1777–1850
Richard Rawlings
1781–1862
Lucy Herndon
1788–1870
Benjamin Cason
1773–1821
Ann Holladay
1785–1816

Bessie Ellis's Descendants

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Bessie (Louise) Ellis (23 Feb 1912–29 Jun 1997) m. Clarence (Richard) Steele (24 October 1912–4 Sep 1981)
  1. 1. Richard (Dwayne) Steele 1934–2006
  2. 2. Walter (Ellis) Steele 1936–1999
  3. 3. Robert (Lee) Steele 1937–2005
  4. 4. Mary (Lee) Ellis 1940–2013

Bessie Ellis's Timeline

9 Records

1912
23 Feb 1912
Birth of Bessie Louise Ellis in Bucklin, Kansas, USA
Bucklin, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Bessie Louise Ellis resided here in Bucklin, Ford, Kansas, USA
Bucklin, Ford, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 13
Bessie Louise Ellis resided here in Bucklin, Ford, Kansas, USA
Bucklin, Ford, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Bessie Louise Ellis resided here in Bucklin, Ford, Kansas
Bucklin, Ford, Kansas
1935
1935
Age 23
Bessie Louise Ellis resided here in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 28
Bessie Louise Ellis resided here in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
1947
1947
Age 35
Bessie Louise Ellis resided here in Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Bessie Louise Ellis resided here in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
1997
29 Jun 1997
Age 85
Death of Bessie Louise Ellis in Centralia, Nemaha Co., Kansas
Centralia, Nemaha Co., Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1912
    Event Place: Bucklin, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_48; Line: 28
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00486; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 16-105
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bucklin, Ford, Kansas; Roll: T625_532; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 51; Image: 214
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bucklin, Ford, Kansas; Roll: 702; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 577.0; FHL microfilm: 2340437
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Denver, Denver, Colo

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bucklin, Ford, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bucklin, Ford, Kansas; Roll: T625_532; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 51; Image: 214

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Bucklin, Ford, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_48; Line: 28

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bucklin, Ford, Kansas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bucklin, Ford, Kansas; Roll: 702; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 577.0; FHL microfilm: 2340437

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00486; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 16-105

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00486; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 16-105

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Denver, Denver, Colo

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1997
    Event Place: Centralia, Nemaha Co., Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: America City, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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