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Bessie Samantha Gibson 1889–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 NOV 1889

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina

Death Date: 28 APR 1984

Death Location: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: Benjamin Gibson

Mother: Mary Huskamp

Spouse(s): William Brucke

Children(s): Minnie\\ None, Deedie\\ None, James Brucke, Robert Brucke, Albert Brucke, Julia Brucke, Joe Brucke, Frances Brucke, Jack Sr.

Bessie Samantha Gibson was born in 1889 in Oconee County, South Carolina, the child of Benjamin Franklin Gibson And Mary Louise Huskamp. Bessie Samantha Gibson married William Brucke, and had children including Albert Clifton Brucke, Deedie, Frances Brucke, Jack E Brucke Sr, James T Brucke, Joe Melvin Brucke, Julia M Brucke, Minnie, Robert Jackson Brucke. Bessie Samantha Gibson passed away in 1984 in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Bessie Samantha Gibson was born in 1889 in Oconee County, South Carolina, the child of Benjamin Franklin Gibson And Mary Louise Huskamp.
  • Bessie Samantha Gibson married William Brucke, and had children including Albert Clifton Brucke, Deedie, Frances Brucke, Jack E Brucke Sr, James T Brucke, Joe Melvin Brucke, Julia M Brucke, Minnie, Robert Jackson Brucke.
  • Bessie Samantha Gibson passed away in 1984 in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Gibson
1865–1946
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Mary Huskamp
1865–1932
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

William Brucke
1879–1953
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Children(s)

Minnie\\ None
1908–2001
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Deedie\\ None
1910–1995
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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James Brucke
1932–1936
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Robert Brucke
1920–1973
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Albert Brucke
1915–2006
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Julia Brucke
1917–
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Joe Brucke
1918–2002
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Frances Brucke
1926–
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Jack Sr.
1924–
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Bessie Gibson's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Gibson
1889–1984
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Gibson
1865–1946
Oconee County, South Carolina
Mary (Louise) Huskamp
1865–1932
Oconee County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Robert (W.) Gibson
1845–1887
Nancy (Ann Samantha) O'Kelley
1849–1940
Pickens District, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Gibson
1806–
Mary Alexander
1816–
Benjamin O'Kelley
1823–1915
Ara Knox
1825–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Alexander
1785–1856
Keziah Watson
1785–1844
John Knox
1801–1857
Nancy Norton
1798–1870

Bessie Gibson's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Samantha) Gibson (4 NOV 1889–28 APR 1984) m. William Brucke (14 MAY 1879–14 JUN 1953)
  1. 1. Minnie\\ 1908–2001 m. J. (Marvin) Dodd 1913–1965
    1. 1. Annie (Irene) Dodd 1937–2005 m. Lecil (David) Grant –2005
  2. 2. Deedie\\ 1910–1995 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Addis 1915–1993
  3. 3. James (T.) Brucke 1932–1936
  4. 4. Robert (Jackson) Brucke 1920–1973
  5. 5. Albert (Clifton) Brucke 1915–2006 m. Easter Smith –2002
  6. 6. Julia (M.) Brucke 1917– m. Julian (Thomas) Oakley 1916–1986
    1. 1. James (Dennis) Oakley –2009
  7. 7. Joe (Melvin) Brucke 1918–2002
  8. 8. Frances Brucke 1926– m. Rufus (E.) Cape 1926–1999
  9. 9. Jack (E. Brucke) Sr. 1924– m. Jeanette Addis 1926–1995 m. Ruby Oakley 1927–2014

Bessie Gibson's Timeline

2 Records

1889
4 NOV 1889
Birth of Bessie Samantha Gibson in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina
1984
28 APR 1984
Age 95
Death of Bessie Samantha Gibson in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 NOV 1889
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 APR 1984
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina
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