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Bessie Higgins 1917–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1917

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 20 FEB 1998

Death Location: Whitwell, Tn, Marion Co

Father: William Higgins

Mother: Malissie Whitecotton

Spouse(s): William Rollins

Children(s): Tony Rollins, Paul Rollins, Bobby Rollins, Macky Rollins, Marvin Rollins

Bessie Higgins was born in 1917 in Tennessee, the child of William Joseph Tobe Higgins And Malissie Whitecotton. Bessie Higgins married William Ash Rollins, and had children including Bobby Lee Rollins, Macky Larry Rollins, Marvin Ash Rollins, Paul Douglas Rollins, Tony Rollins. Bessie Higgins passed away in 1998 in Whitwell, Tn, Marion Co.

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Biography

  • Bessie Higgins was born in 1917 in Tennessee, the child of William Joseph Tobe Higgins And Malissie Whitecotton.
  • Bessie Higgins married William Ash Rollins, and had children including Bobby Lee Rollins, Macky Larry Rollins, Marvin Ash Rollins, Paul Douglas Rollins, Tony Rollins.
  • Bessie Higgins passed away in 1998 in Whitwell, Tn, Marion Co.

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Bessie Higgins's Ancestors

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Bessie Higgins
1917–1998
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
William Joseph Tobe Higgins
1882–1965
Marion, Tennessee, United States
Malissie Whitecotton
1883–1962
Tennessee
Grandparents
James (Henry Polk) Higgins
1843–1905
Hamilton Co Tn
Ocice (Elizabeth) Childers
1851–1900
, , Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Higgins
1820–1870
Nancy Higgins
1822–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Higgins's Descendants

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Bessie Higgins (abt 1917–20 FEB 1998) m. William (Ash) Rollins (14 Jul 1914–Nov 1986)
  1. 1. Tony Rollins 1948–1994
  2. 2. Paul (Douglas) Rollins 1936–1986
  3. 3. Bobby (Lee) Rollins 1935–1985
  4. 4. Macky (Larry) Rollins 1938–1993
  5. 5. Marvin (Ash) Rollins 1940–2008 m. Linda (Lou) Howard 1946–2008

Bessie Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1917
abt 1917
Birth of Bessie Higgins in Tennessee
Tennessee
1998
20 FEB 1998
Age 81
Death of Bessie Higgins in Whitwell, Tn, Marion Co
Whitwell, Tn, Marion Co

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1917
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 FEB 1998
    Event Place: Whitwell, Tn, Marion Co

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