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Bessie Brunette Hicks 1902–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 January 1902

Birth Location: Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 24 March 1939

Death Location: Phoenix, Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Charles Hicks

Mother: Kittie Fuller

Spouse(s): Michael Jr, Willie McLENDON

Children(s): Michael III, Terrance Cardinell, Louise McLendon, Mary McLendon

Bessie Brunette Hicks was born in 1902 in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Charles Andrew Charley Hicks And Kittie Maude Fuller. In 1910, Bessie Brunette Hicks resided in Phoenix Beat 1, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA. In 1930, Bessie Brunette Hicks resided in Beat 2, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA. Bessie Brunette Hicks married Michael Jerry Cardinell Jr, Willie Carl John Mclendon, and had children including Ilena C Mclendon, Louise Mclendon, Mary Sue Mclendon, Michael Jerry Cardinell Iii, Terrance Hicks Cardinell. Bessie Brunette Hicks passed away in 1939 in Phoenix, Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Brunette Hicks was born in 1902 in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Charles Andrew Charley Hicks And Kittie Maude Fuller.
  • In 1910, Bessie Brunette Hicks resided in Phoenix Beat 1, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1930, Bessie Brunette Hicks resided in Beat 2, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA.
  • Bessie Brunette Hicks married Michael Jerry Cardinell Jr, Willie Carl John Mclendon, and had children including Ilena C Mclendon, Louise Mclendon, Mary Sue Mclendon, Michael Jerry Cardinell Iii, Terrance Hicks Cardinell.
  • Bessie Brunette Hicks passed away in 1939 in Phoenix, Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Hicks's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Hicks
1902–1939
Birth Place: Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
Charles Andrew "Charley" Hicks
1873–1940
Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States of America
Kittie (Maude) Fuller
1882–1966
Webster, Winston County , Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Carter William) Hicks
1851–1920
Kemper County, Mississippi, United States of America
Francis Hicks
1851–1925
Kemper County, Mississippi, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Hicks
1826–1906
Sarah Bozeman
1833–1905
Reuban Gray
1825–1869
Mariah Henson
1821–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hicks
1795–1860
Sarah Hicks
1800–1873
Meade Jr.
1784–1857
Lucy Carroll
1794–1861
John Gray
1792–1871
Diana Mullins
1802–1860
Richard Henson
1793–1865
Frances Henson
1797–1871

Bessie Hicks's Descendants

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Bessie (Brunette) Hicks (22 January 1902–24 March 1939) m. Michael (Jerry Cardinell) Jr (2 Sep 1878–20 Sep 1923) m. Willie (Carl (John)) McLENDON (18 Jul 1899–May 1968)
  1. 1. Michael (Jerry Cardinell) III 1921–1984
  2. 2. Terrance (Hicks) Cardinell 1922–1956
  3. 3. Louise McLendon 1927–2012
  4. 4. Mary (Sue) McLendon 1932–2007

Bessie Hicks's Timeline

4 Records

1902
22 January 1902
Birth of Bessie Brunette Hicks in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America
Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 8
Bessie Brunette Hicks resided here in Phoenix Beat 1, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Phoenix Beat 1, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 28
Bessie Brunette Hicks resided here in Beat 2, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA
1939
24 March 1939
Age 37
Death of Bessie Brunette Hicks in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States of America
Hinds County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 January 1902
    Event Place: Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Humphreys, Mississippi; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340884
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Phoenix Beat 1, Yazoo, Mississippi; Roll: T624_765; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1374778
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Phoenix Beat 1, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Phoenix Beat 1, Yazoo, Mississippi; Roll: T624_765; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1374778

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 2, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Humphreys, Mississippi; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340884

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1939
    Event Place: Hinds County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Phoenix, Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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