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Bessie Estep 1907–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1907

Birth Location: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 21 Mar 1986

Death Location: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Father: William Elkins

Mother: Mary Elkins

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Bessie Estep was born in 1907 in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States, the child of William James Blackhawk Elkins And Mary Elkins. Bessie Estep passed away in 1986 in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Bessie Estep was born in 1907 in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States, the child of William James Blackhawk Elkins And Mary Elkins.
  • Bessie Estep passed away in 1986 in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

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Bessie Estep's Ancestors

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Bessie Estep
1907–1986
Birth Place: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Parents
William James "Blackhawk" Elkins
1868–1963
Myra, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Mary Elkins
1872–1908
Kentucky
Grandparents
Booker Elkins
1848–1929
Myra, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Christenna Johnson
1847–1944
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Harvey Elkins
1829–1864
Mary Cantrell
1832–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Estep's Timeline

2 Records

1907
19 Jul 1907
Birth of Bessie Estep in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
1986
21 Mar 1986
Age 79
Death of Bessie Estep in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1907
    Event Place: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1986
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

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