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Bessie Mae Hill 1922–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1922

Birth Location: Asheville, North Carolina

Death Date: 22 Jun 1981

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: Hugh Hill

Mother: Ethel Hill

Spouse(s): James Jr

Children(s): Robert Rippy, Mary Rippy

In 1922, Bessie Mae Hill entered the world in Asheville, North Carolina, born to Hugh Hill And Ethel Hill. Bessie Mae Hill married James William Hobson Jr, and had children including Gail Talley Hobson, Mary Elizabeth Rippy, Robert Lee Rippy. Bessie Mae Hill passed away in 1981 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1922, Bessie Mae Hill entered the world in Asheville, North Carolina, born to Hugh Hill And Ethel Hill.
  • Bessie Mae Hill married James William Hobson Jr, and had children including Gail Talley Hobson, Mary Elizabeth Rippy, Robert Lee Rippy.
  • Bessie Mae Hill passed away in 1981 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Hill's Ancestors

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Bessie Hill
1922–1981
Birth Place: Asheville, North Carolina
Parents
Hugh Hill
1897–1936
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Ethel Hill
1903–1925
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Duncan (Dunk Hill) Mr
1869–1935
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Etta Mitchell) Hill
1872–1933
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Hill's Descendants

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Bessie (Mae) Hill (1 May 1922–22 Jun 1981) m. James (William Hobson) Jr (10 Feb 1922–05 Nov 1979)
  1. 1. Robert (Lee) Rippy 1940–1999
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Rippy 1939–2022

Bessie Hill's Timeline

3 Records

1922
1 May 1922
Birth of Bessie Mae Hill in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
1922
1 May 1922
Birth of Bessie Mae Hill in Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
1981
22 Jun 1981
Age 59
Death of Bessie Mae Hill in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1922
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1922
    Event Place: Asheville, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1981
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

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