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Bessie Anna Heck 1897–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1897

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 9 Jun 1988

Death Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

Father: Alva Heck

Mother: Laura Stitt

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The story of Bessie Anna Heck began in 1897 in Indiana. In 1900, Bessie Anna Heck resided in Washington, Brown, Indiana, USA. Bessie Anna Heck passed away in 1988 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Anna Heck began in 1897 in Indiana.
  • In 1900, Bessie Anna Heck resided in Washington, Brown, Indiana, USA.
  • Bessie Anna Heck passed away in 1988 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA.

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Bessie Heck's Ancestors

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Bessie Heck
1897–1988
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Alva Ellsworth Heck
1870–1949
Brown County, Indiana, USA
Laura (Sabina) Stitt
1872–1940
Brown Co, Indiana
Grandparents
Jacob Heck
1844–1913
Ohio
Rebecca Evans
1844–1917
Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Heck
1809–1898
Sarah Sill
1815–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Oswald Sill
1774–1849
Mary Rudd
1779–1867

Bessie Heck's Timeline

3 Records

1897
22 Oct 1897
Birth of Bessie Anna Heck in Indiana
Indiana
1900
1900
Age 3
Bessie Anna Heck resided here in Washington, Brown, Indiana, USA
Washington, Brown, Indiana, USA
1988
9 Jun 1988
Age 91
Death of Bessie Anna Heck in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Brown, Indiana; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1240361

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Washington, Brown, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Brown, Indiana; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1240361

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1988
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

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