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Bessie Francis Griffin 1893–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1893

Birth Location: Senica, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 25 Nov 1991

Death Location: Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Joseph Griffin

Mother: Emma Simmonds

Spouse(s): William Fitzgerald

Children(s): Velma ford, La Fitzgerald, Robert Fitzgerald

The story of Bessie Francis Griffin began in 1893 in Senica, Missouri, United States. In 1900, Bessie Francis Griffin resided in Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA. In 1905, Bessie Francis Griffin resided in Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA. Bessie Francis Griffin married William Edmond Fitzgerald, and had children including Carol Fitzgerald, La Versa Fitzgerald, Robert Jean Fitzgerald, Velma Maureen Fitzgerald Ford, William Fitzgerald. Bessie Francis Griffin passed away in 1991 in Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Francis Griffin began in 1893 in Senica, Missouri, United States.
  • In 1900, Bessie Francis Griffin resided in Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1905, Bessie Francis Griffin resided in Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA.
  • Bessie Francis Griffin married William Edmond Fitzgerald, and had children including Carol Fitzgerald, La Versa Fitzgerald, Robert Jean Fitzgerald, Velma Maureen Fitzgerald Ford, William Fitzgerald.
  • Bessie Francis Griffin passed away in 1991 in Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Griffin
1862–1948
Birth Location: Forbes, Holt County, Missouri
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Emma Simmonds
1875–1949
Birth Location: Doniphan County, Kansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Fitzgerald
1891–1969
Birth Location: Reserve, Brown County, Kansas, United States of America
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Children(s)

Velma ford
1913–2004
Birth Location: –
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La Fitzgerald
1920–2010
Birth Location: Nebraska
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Robert Fitzgerald
1926–1995
Birth Location: Crowley, Colorado
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Bessie Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Griffin
1893–1991
Birth Place: Senica, Missouri, United States
Parents
Joseph Griffin
1862–1948
Forbes, Holt County, Missouri
Emma (Lina) Simmonds
1875–1949
Doniphan County, Kansas, USA
Grandparents
Leonard (Lionius Benjamin) Griffin
1833–1911
Missouri, USA
Elizabeth Brownlee
1838–1919
Brooke, Stafford, Virginia, United States
William (Leonard) Simmonds
1828–1889
Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Rosanna Middleton
1842–1916
Ashland, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Griffin
1797–1887
Nancy Lampkins
1808–1861
John Brownlee
1808–1889
John Brownlee
1808–1889
Nicholas Simmonds
1799–1875
Cyrus Middleton
1821–1904
Anna Kesler
1824–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Chisholm Griffith
1759–1833
Frances Terrell
1764–
Daniel Lamkins
1769–1852
Lucinda Young
1770–1818
Walter Brownlee
1785–1874
Unity Hamilton
1787–1860
Walter Brownlee
1785–1874
Unity Hamilton
1787–1860
Lewis Middleton
1797–1860
Lewis Middleton
1797–1860
Kesler
1800–1870

Bessie Griffin's Descendants

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Bessie (Francis) Griffin (25 Jun 1893–25 Nov 1991) m. William (Edmond) Fitzgerald (8 August 1891–25 July 1969)
  1. 1. Velma (Maureen Fitzgerald) ford 1913–2004
  2. 2. La (Versa) Fitzgerald 1920–2010
  3. 3. Robert (Jean) Fitzgerald 1926–1995

Bessie Griffin's Timeline

12 Records

1893
25 Jun 1893
Birth of Bessie Francis Griffin in Senica, Missouri, United States
Senica, Missouri, United States
1900
1900
Age 7
Bessie Francis Griffin resided here in Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
1905
1 Mar 1905
Age 12
Bessie Francis Griffin resided here in Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
Bessie Francis Griffin resided here in Hamlin, Brown, Kansas, USA
Hamlin, Brown, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 27
Bessie Francis Griffin resided here in Jefferson, Richardson, Nebraska, USA
Jefferson, Richardson, Nebraska, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Bessie Francis Griffin resided here in Smith Valley, Smith Valley, Lyon, Nevada, USA
Smith Valley, Smith Valley, Lyon, Nevada, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Bessie Francis Griffin resided here in Mason Valley, Lyon, Nevada
Mason Valley, Lyon, Nevada
1940
1940
Age 47
Bessie Francis Griffin resided here in Mason Valley, Mason Valley, Lyon, Nevada, USA
Mason Valley, Mason Valley, Lyon, Nevada, USA
1950
1950
Age 57
Bessie Francis Griffin resided here in Babbitt, Mineral, Nevada, USA
Babbitt, Mineral, Nevada, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 58
Bessie Francis Griffin resided here in Nevada
Nevada
1959
1959
Age 66
Bessie Francis Griffin resided here in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
1991
25 Nov 1991
Age 98
Death of Bessie Francis Griffin in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1893
    Event Place: Senica, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1905 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1905_44; Line: 13
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mason Valley, Lyon, Nevada; Roll: m-t0627-02279; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 10-5
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jefferson, Richardson, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1000; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 167
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Smith Valley, Lyon, Nevada; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341031
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: 478; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0041
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hamlin, Brown, Kansas; Roll: T624_433; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374446
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Babbitt, Mineral, Nevada; Roll: 3484; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 11-6
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: 478; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0041

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1905 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1905_44; Line: 13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hamlin, Brown, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hamlin, Brown, Kansas; Roll: T624_433; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374446

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jefferson, Richardson, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jefferson, Richardson, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1000; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 167

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Smith Valley, Smith Valley, Lyon, Nevada, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Smith Valley, Lyon, Nevada; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341031

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mason Valley, Lyon, Nevada
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mason Valley, Lyon, Nevada; Roll: m-t0627-02279; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 10-5

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mason Valley, Mason Valley, Lyon, Nevada, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mason Valley, Lyon, Nevada; Roll: m-t0627-02279; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 10-5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Babbitt, Mineral, Nevada, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Babbitt, Mineral, Nevada; Roll: 3484; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 11-6

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Nevada
    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 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1991
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, USA
    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] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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