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Bessie Mae Garner 1902 – 1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1902

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 21 May 1995

Death Location: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texa

Father: Newton Garner

Mother: Lily Gardner

Spouse(s): James Swinney

Children(s): William Swinney, Garnette Swinney, Robert Swinney

Bessie Mae Garner was born in 1902 in Mississippi, the child of Newton Lewis Garner and Lily Pearle Gardner. In 1910, Bessie Mae Garner resided in Beat 2, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA. In 1930, Bessie Mae Garner resided in Belton, Bell, Texas, USA. Bessie Mae Garner married James Robert Swinney, and had children including William Albert Swinney, Garnette "Gemmie" Swinney, Robert David Swinney. Bessie Mae Garner passed away in 1995 in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texa.

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Biography

  • Bessie Mae Garner was born in 1902 in Mississippi, the child of Newton Lewis Garner and Lily Pearle Gardner.
  • In 1910, Bessie Mae Garner resided in Beat 2, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1930, Bessie Mae Garner resided in Belton, Bell, Texas, USA.
  • Bessie Mae Garner married James Robert Swinney, and had children including William Albert Swinney, Garnette "Gemmie" Swinney, Robert David Swinney.
  • Bessie Mae Garner passed away in 1995 in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Newton Garner
1862 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Lily Gardner
1873 – 1963
Birth Location: Booneville, Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
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Spouses(s)

James Swinney
1895 – 1981
Birth Location: Oklahoma
JS

Children(s)

William Swinney
1924 –
Birth Location: Texas
WS
Garnette Swinney
1930 – 2011
Birth Location: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
GS
Robert Swinney
1931 – 2008
Birth Location: Killeen
RS

Bessie Garner's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Garner
1902 – 1995
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Newton Lewis Garner
1862 –
Mississippi
Lily (Pearle) Gardner
1873 – 1963
Booneville, Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Garner's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Mae) Garner (5 May 1902 – 21 May 1995) m. James (Robert) Swinney (17 July 1895 – 15 November 1981)
  1. 1. William (Albert) Swinney (abt 1924 – )
  2. 2. Garnette ("Gemmie") Swinney (07 Jan 1930 – 11 Dec 2011)
  3. 3. Robert (David) Swinney (22 Oct 1931 – 25 Jul 2008)

Bessie Garner's Timeline

10 Records

1902
5 May 1902
Birth of Bessie Mae Garner in Mississippi
Mississippi
1910
1910
Age 8
Bessie Mae Garner resided here in Beat 2, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 28
Bessie Mae Garner resided here in Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
Bessie Mae Garner resided here in Rural, Lampasas, Texas
Rural, Lampasas, Texas
1940
1940
Age 38
Bessie Mae Garner resided here in Beat 3, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 49
Bessie Mae Garner resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1956
1956
Age 54
Bessie Mae Garner resided here in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
1993
1993
Age 91
Bessie Mae Garner resided here in Kerrville, TX
Kerrville, TX
1995
21 May 1995
Age 93
Death of Bessie Mae Garner in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texa
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texa
1995
24 May 1995
Age 93
Burial of Bessie Mae Garner in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1902
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02060; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 59-8
    [4] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Belton, Bell, Texas; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342024
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 2, Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: T624_757; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 1374770
    [7] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 2, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 2, Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: T624_757; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 1374770

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Belton, Bell, Texas; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342024

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Lampasas, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02060; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 59-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 3, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02060; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 59-8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

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

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kerrville, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1995
    Event Place: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texa
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 May 1995
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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