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Bessie Alice, or, Allen, SHEFFIELD Horton 1894 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1894

Birth Location: Pratt County, Kansas

Death Date: 28 Jun 1986

Death Location: Boise, Ada, Idaho

Father: Charles Horton

Mother: Achsah Wells

Spouse(s): Frederick Sheffield

Children(s): Bernice Sheffield, Ervol Sheffield, Edgar Sheffield

The story of Bessie Alice or Allen SHEFFIELD Horton began in 1894 in Pratt County, Kansas, with parents Charles Henry "Charlie" Horton and Achsah Jane "Jennie" HORTON Wells. As an adult, Bessie Alice or Allen SHEFFIELD Horton wed Frederick Elisha Sheffield. Their household included Bernice Lovella PALMER Sheffield, Ervol Irl "Shef" Sheffield and Edgar Shirley Sheffield. Bessie Alice or Allen SHEFFIELD Horton's life came to an end in 1986 in Boise, Ada, Idaho.

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Parents

Charles Horton
1862 – 1941
Birth Location: Washington, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA
CH
Achsah Wells
1862 – 1937
Birth Location: Shellsburg, Benton County, Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

Frederick Sheffield
1890 – 1984
Birth Location: Carthage, Miner, South Dakota, USA
FS

Children(s)

Bernice Sheffield
1911 – 1998
Birth Location: Fairview, Major Co., Oklahoma, USA
BS
Ervol Sheffield
1919 – 2005
Birth Location: Fairview, Major Co., Oklahoma, USA
ES
Edgar Sheffield
1921 – 1961
Birth Location: Fairview, Major Co., Oklahoma, USA
ES

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Jul 1894
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Idaho, Death Records, 1890-1966, Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, Social Security Death Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lone Tree, Canyon, Idaho; Roll: m-t0627-00743; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 14-38, Number: 519-54-8834; Issue State: Idaho; Issue Date: 1962, Year: 1920; Census Place: Crowell, Major, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1472; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 154, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pleasant Valley, Canyon, Idaho; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 2340134, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairview, Woods, Oklahoma; Roll: 1343; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0225; FHL microfilm: 1241343, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fairview, Major, Oklahoma; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: ., Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Jul 1894
    Event Place: Pratt County, Kansas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Cleo township (south of Cimarron River) & Fairview Township, Woods, Oklahoma Territory
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairview, Woods, Oklahoma; Roll: 1343; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0225; FHL microfilm: 1241343

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Fairview, Major, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fairview, Major, Oklahoma; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Crowell, Major, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Crowell, Major, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1472; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 154

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Pleasant Valley, Canyon, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pleasant Valley, Canyon, Idaho; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 2340134

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Ada, Idaho
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lone Tree, Canyon, Idaho; Roll: m-t0627-00743; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 14-38

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Lone Tree, Canyon, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lone Tree, Canyon, Idaho; Roll: m-t0627-00743; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 14-38

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1953
    Event Place: Boise, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Jun 1986
    Event Place: Meridian, Ada Idaho, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Social Security Death Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Number: 519-54-8834; Issue State: Idaho; Issue Date: 1962

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Jun 1986
    Event Place: Boise, Ada, Idaho

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cloverdale Memorial Park, Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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