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Bessie Hamilton 1924–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1924

Birth Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Death Date: 8 Jan 2000

Death Location: San Francisco, California, USA

Father:

Mother: Everlean Drewey

Spouse(s): Robert Sr.

Children(s): Lawrence Sr., Charles Gilmore

In 1924, Bessie Hamilton entered the world in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, born to Jimmie Williams And Everlean Drewey. In 1947, Bessie Hamilton resided in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. In 1950, Bessie Hamilton resided in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Bessie Hamilton married Robert L Hamilton Sr, Rodney Gilmore, and had children including Charles E Gilmore, John Wayne Hamilton, Joyce Lomax, Lawrence Victor Hamilton Sr, Robert L Hamilton Jr. Bessie Hamilton passed away in 2000 in San Francisco, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1924, Bessie Hamilton entered the world in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, born to Jimmie Williams And Everlean Drewey.
  • In 1947, Bessie Hamilton resided in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1950, Bessie Hamilton resided in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
  • Bessie Hamilton married Robert L Hamilton Sr, Rodney Gilmore, and had children including Charles E Gilmore, John Wayne Hamilton, Joyce Lomax, Lawrence Victor Hamilton Sr, Robert L Hamilton Jr.
  • Bessie Hamilton passed away in 2000 in San Francisco, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Hamilton's Ancestors

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Bessie Hamilton
1924–2000
Birth Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Parents
Everlean Drewey
1903–1984
Jackson, East Feliciana, Louisiana, United States
Grandparents
Milton Drewey
1880–
Louisiana, United States
Silvia Drewey
1880–1957
Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
William Drewey
1845–
Louisa Drewey
1851–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Hamilton's Descendants

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Bessie Hamilton (31 Aug 1924–8 Jan 2000) m. Robert (L Hamilton) Sr. (24 Nov 1922–15 Nov 1993)
  1. 1. Lawrence (Victor Hamilton) Sr. 1950–1997 m. Janice Doyle 1951–2020
  2. 2. Charles (E) Gilmore 1939–2018 m. Caroll (Ann) Hodges 1945–1991

Bessie Hamilton's Timeline

5 Records

1924
31 Aug 1924
Birth of Bessie Hamilton in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1947
1947
Age 23
Bessie Hamilton resided here in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Bessie Hamilton resided here in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
1952
1952
Age 28
Bessie Hamilton resided here in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
2000
8 Jan 2000
Age 76
Death of Bessie Hamilton in San Francisco, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1924
    Event Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    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: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Roll: 4206; Page: 12b; Enumeration District: 65-28B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 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: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Roll: 4206; Page: 12b; Enumeration District: 65-28B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 2000
    Event Place: San Francisco, California, USA

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