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Bessie Ethel Galloway 1910–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1910

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 30 Dec 1996

Death Location: Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: General Galloway

Mother: Elizza Durham

Spouse(s): Henry Shellman

Children(s): Wilma Shellman, Doris Shellman

The story of Bessie Ethel Galloway began in 1910 in South Carolina, United States. In 1920, Bessie Ethel Galloway resided in Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. In 1930, Bessie Ethel Galloway resided in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA. Bessie Ethel Galloway married Henry Spry Shellman, and had children including Audrey Shellmen, David Wayne Shellman, Doris Evelyn Shellman, Milton Shellmen, Wilma Blanch Shellman. Bessie Ethel Galloway passed away in 1996 in Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Ethel Galloway began in 1910 in South Carolina, United States.
  • In 1920, Bessie Ethel Galloway resided in Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, Bessie Ethel Galloway resided in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.
  • Bessie Ethel Galloway married Henry Spry Shellman, and had children including Audrey Shellmen, David Wayne Shellman, Doris Evelyn Shellman, Milton Shellmen, Wilma Blanch Shellman.
  • Bessie Ethel Galloway passed away in 1996 in Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

General Galloway
1848–1934
Birth Location: Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Elizza Durham
1849–1914
Birth Location: Ocanee, SC
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Spouses(s)

Henry Shellman
1887–1976
Birth Location: Montgomery, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Wilma Shellman
1934–2009
Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina
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Doris Shellman
1928–2013
Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina
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Bessie Galloway's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Galloway
1910–1996
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Parents
General Montgomery Galloway
1848–1934
Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
Elizza Durham
1849–1914
Ocanee, SC
Grandparents
Joseph (Berry) Galloway
1821–1904
Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Martha (Melinda) Hines
1822–1892
Henderson county, North carolina
Francis Durham
1835–1913
South Carolina
Sarah (C.) Durham
1840–1920
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Galloway
1793–1872
Hannah Aiken
1793–1870
Richard Hines
1785–1840
Hannah Hines
1785–1846
Isaac Durham
1798–1879
Frances Johnson
1796–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Galloway
1763–1851
Sarah Essary
1765–1842
Ezekiel Aikens
1760–1828
Sarah McCravey
1760–1840
Fred Hines
1760–

Bessie Galloway's Descendants

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Bessie (Ethel) Galloway (14 Apr 1910–30 Dec 1996) m. Henry (Spry) Shellman (30 Dec 1887–03 Dec 1976)
  1. 1. Wilma (Blanch) Shellman 1934–2009
  2. 2. Doris (Evelyn) Shellman 1928–2013

Bessie Galloway's Timeline

9 Records

1910
14 Apr 1910
Birth of Bessie Ethel Galloway in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 10
Bessie Ethel Galloway resided here in Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Bessie Ethel Galloway resided here in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Bessie Ethel Galloway resided here in Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina
Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 30
Bessie Ethel Galloway resided here in Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 41
Bessie Ethel Galloway resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1960
1960
Age 50
Bessie Ethel Galloway resided here in Belmont; Cramerton; Mount Holly; Stanley, North Carolina, USA
Belmont; Cramerton; Mount Holly; Stanley, North Carolina, USA
1986
1986
Age 76
Bessie Ethel Galloway resided here in Cramerton, NC
Cramerton, NC
1996
30 Dec 1996
Age 86
Death of Bessie Ethel Galloway in Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina, United States of America
Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1910
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02915; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 36-63A
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1706; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 155
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 2341426
    [6] North Carolina Death Collection
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1706; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 155

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 2341426

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02915; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 36-63A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02915; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 36-63A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Belmont; Cramerton; Mount Holly; Stanley, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Cramerton, NC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Collection

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1996
    Event Place: Cramerton, Gaston, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] North Carolina Death Collection
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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