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Bessie Deanna Forrester 1920–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1920

Birth Location: Patterson, Greene, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 21 Nov 2004

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois

Father: Lewis Forrester

Mother: Alma Lawson

Spouse(s): George Piper

Children(s): Carolyn Daniels

In 1920, Bessie Deanna Forrester entered the world in Patterson, Greene, Illinois, USA, born to Lewis Marvin Forrester And Alma Myrtle Lawson. Bessie Deanna Forrester married George Edwin Piper, and had children including Carolyn Beatrice Daniels. Bessie Deanna Forrester passed away in 2004 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1920, Bessie Deanna Forrester entered the world in Patterson, Greene, Illinois, USA, born to Lewis Marvin Forrester And Alma Myrtle Lawson.
  • Bessie Deanna Forrester married George Edwin Piper, and had children including Carolyn Beatrice Daniels.
  • Bessie Deanna Forrester passed away in 2004 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Bessie Forrester's Ancestors

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Bessie Forrester
1920–2004
Birth Place: Patterson, Greene, Illinois, USA
Parents
Lewis Marvin Forrester
1881–1968
Greene, Illinois
Alma (Myrtle) Lawson
1886–1959
Scott County Illinois
Grandparents
William (David) Forrester
1849–1891
Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America
Minerva (Caroline) Howard
1853–1919
, Greene, Illinois, USA
Wesley (Henry) Lawson
1865–1892
Illinois, USA
Dora (Ellene) Ralston
1869–1893
Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Forrester
1820–1909
Nancy Forrester
1820–1892
Alexander Howard
1809–1882
Rosanna Johnson
1824–1871
Henry Johnson
1823–1894
Nancy Haney
1824–1867
William Ralston
1832–1888
Sarah Martin
1841–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Forrester
1796–1887
Matilda HODGES
1800–1892
Johnathan Eaton
1795–1828
Blackstone Howard
1775–1853
Susanah Lea
1778–1826
Benjamin Johnson
1797–1873
Asby Farmer
1801–1862
Benjamin ***
1791–1861
Mary Boyd
1799–1872
Alden Haney
1798–1878
Gerretta Harris
1804–1888
James ^
1808–1889
Ramah McNail
1813–1869
Charles Martin
1812–1874
Nancy Maberry
1817–

Bessie Forrester's Descendants

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Bessie (Deanna) Forrester (24 Mar 1920–21 Nov 2004) m. George (Edwin) Piper (30 Jan 1917–27 May 1997)
  1. 1. Carolyn (Beatrice) Daniels 1939–2020 m. Allen Daniels 1932–2016

Bessie Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1920
24 Mar 1920
Birth of Bessie Deanna Forrester in Patterson, Greene, Illinois, USA
Patterson, Greene, Illinois, USA
2004
21 Nov 2004
Age 84
Death of Bessie Deanna Forrester in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Patterson, Greene, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 2004
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois

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