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Bessie Fern Ellis 1927–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1927

Birth Location: Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 Sep 2016

Death Location: Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Thomas Ellis

Mother: Maude Hansen

Spouse(s): Freeman Hughes

Children(s): Robert Hughes

Bessie Fern Ellis was born in 1927 in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA, the child of Thomas Ellis And Maude Hansen. Bessie Fern Ellis married Freeman Otto Hughes, and had children including Pamela Hughes Hughes, Robert Hughes. Bessie Fern Ellis passed away in 2016 in Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Fern Ellis was born in 1927 in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA, the child of Thomas Ellis And Maude Hansen.
  • Bessie Fern Ellis married Freeman Otto Hughes, and had children including Pamela Hughes Hughes, Robert Hughes.
  • Bessie Fern Ellis passed away in 2016 in Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Bessie Ellis's Ancestors

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Bessie Ellis
1927–2016
Birth Place: Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Parents
Thomas Ellis
–1950
Maude Hansen
1886–
Ethernton Switch, IL
Grandparents
Daniel (Thomas) Ellis
1849–1901
Pomona, Jackson, Illinois, United States
Glaphrey Cook
1850–1925
Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States
Harmon (L) Hanson
1859–1909
Illinois
Delphia ("Della") Stanley
1866–1943
Jackson, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Ellis
1826–1890
Minerva Lindsey
1828–1890
William Cook
1825–1879
Walter Hanson
1838–1863
Nancy Lipe
1839–1912
Mark Jr
1831–1904
JANE MOULTEN
1830–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Ellis
1782–1839
Celia Bryant
1783–1854
Richard Lindsey
1804–1876
Sarah Gordon
1804–1880
Richard COOK
1789–1860
Glaphrey Hall
1791–1860

Bessie Ellis's Descendants

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Bessie (Fern) Ellis (8 Nov 1927–12 Sep 2016) m. Freeman (Otto) Hughes (28 Jan 1926–30 May 1992)
  1. 1. Robert Hughes 1949–1950

Bessie Ellis's Timeline

2 Records

1927
8 Nov 1927
Birth of Bessie Fern Ellis in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA
2016
12 Sep 2016
Age 89
Death of Bessie Fern Ellis in Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America
Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1927
    Event Place: Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 2016
    Event Place: Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America

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