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Bessie Lee Hawkins 1915–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1915

Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina

Death Date: 23 Apr 1999

Death Location: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Shelley Lucas

Spouse(s): Cain O'Neal, Rev. Blackwell

Children(s):

Bessie Lee Hawkins was born in 1915 in Nash, North Carolina, the child of William Ivory Hawkins Sr And Shelley Locus Lucas. Bessie Lee Hawkins married Cain O Neal, Rev Clarence Blackwell, and had children including Maryjane Blackwell Cardenas, Willie Eatmon. Bessie Lee Hawkins passed away in 1999 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Lee Hawkins was born in 1915 in Nash, North Carolina, the child of William Ivory Hawkins Sr And Shelley Locus Lucas.
  • Bessie Lee Hawkins married Cain O Neal, Rev Clarence Blackwell, and had children including Maryjane Blackwell Cardenas, Willie Eatmon.
  • Bessie Lee Hawkins passed away in 1999 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA.

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Bessie Hawkins's Ancestors

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Bessie Hawkins
1915–1999
Birth Place: Nash, North Carolina
Parents
William Ivory Hawkins Sr.
1892–
Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Shelley (Locus) Lucas
1893–
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Irvin Lucus
1851–1930
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Margarett Brantley
1862–1929
Wilson County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Martin Jr
1818–1887
Eliza Eatman
1827–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin II
1800–1863
Phoebe Wells
1795–1875
Lewis Brantley
1760–1825
Pollie Howard
1776–1820

Bessie Hawkins's Timeline

2 Records

1915
27 Oct 1915
Birth of Bessie Lee Hawkins in Nash, North Carolina
Nash, North Carolina
1999
23 Apr 1999
Age 84
Death of Bessie Lee Hawkins in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1915
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1999
    Event Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA

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