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Bessie Alberta Ingersoll 1914–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1914

Birth Location: Kent County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 18 Mar 1991

Death Location: Sparta, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Forrest Ingersoll

Mother: Marie Hansen

Spouse(s): Vernon Davenport

Children(s): Theodore Davenport, Frederick Davenport

Bessie Alberta Ingersoll was born in 1914 in Kent County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of Forrest Clinton Ingersoll And Marie Christina Christensen Hansen. In 1920, Bessie Alberta Ingersoll resided in Algoma, Kent, Michigan. In 1930, Bessie Alberta Ingersoll resided in Sparta, Kent, Michigan. Bessie Alberta Ingersoll married Vernon William Davenport, and had children including Frederick Forrest Davenport, Theodore James Davenport, Verle Jon Davenport, Vernard Davenport. Bessie Alberta Ingersoll passed away in 1991 in Sparta, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Alberta Ingersoll was born in 1914 in Kent County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of Forrest Clinton Ingersoll And Marie Christina Christensen Hansen.
  • In 1920, Bessie Alberta Ingersoll resided in Algoma, Kent, Michigan.
  • In 1930, Bessie Alberta Ingersoll resided in Sparta, Kent, Michigan.
  • Bessie Alberta Ingersoll married Vernon William Davenport, and had children including Frederick Forrest Davenport, Theodore James Davenport, Verle Jon Davenport, Vernard Davenport.
  • Bessie Alberta Ingersoll passed away in 1991 in Sparta, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Ingersoll's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Ingersoll
1914–1991
Birth Place: Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
Forrest Clinton Ingersoll
1878–1959
Algoma, Kent, Michigan, United States
Marie (Christina Christensen) Hansen
1886–1965
Sears, Osceola, Michigan, United States
Grandparents
Franklin (Clinton) Ingersoll
1856–1932
Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Alice (Naomi) Fonger
1861–1951
Metcalfe Twp., Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Berlin Ingersoll
1821–1907
Mary Scofield
1827–1890
Robert Fonger
1833–1906
Matilda Lewis
1840–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gidney Ingersoll
1799–1872
Sarah Earle
1797–1847
Ralph Fonger
1806–1864
Phoebe Barclay
1800–1885

Bessie Ingersoll's Descendants

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Bessie (Alberta) Ingersoll (11 Jan 1914–18 Mar 1991) m. Vernon (William) Davenport (18 Sep 1908–1998)
  1. 1. Theodore (James) Davenport 1938–2022
  2. 2. Frederick (Forrest) Davenport 1934–2021 m. Yoshiko Ichi 1930–2019

Bessie Ingersoll's Timeline

7 Records

1914
11 Jan 1914
Birth of Bessie Alberta Ingersoll in Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 6
Bessie Alberta Ingersoll resided here in Algoma, Kent, Michigan
Algoma, Kent, Michigan
1930
1930
Age 16
Bessie Alberta Ingersoll resided here in Sparta, Kent, Michigan
Sparta, Kent, Michigan
1935
1935
Age 21
Bessie Alberta Ingersoll resided here in Comstock Park, Kent, Michigan
Comstock Park, Kent, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 26
Bessie Alberta Ingersoll resided here in Alpine Township, Comstock Park, Kent, Michigan, USA
Alpine Township, Comstock Park, Kent, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Bessie Alberta Ingersoll resided here in Kent, Michigan, USA
Kent, Michigan, USA
1991
18 Mar 1991
Age 77
Death of Bessie Alberta Ingersoll in Sparta, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
Sparta, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1914
    Event Place: Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Comstock Park, Kent, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01774; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 41-3
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Algoma, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T625_776; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: .
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sparta, Kent, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Kent, Michigan; Roll: 2855; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 41-6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Algoma, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Algoma, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T625_776; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sparta, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sparta, Kent, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Comstock Park, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Comstock Park, Kent, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01774; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 41-3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Alpine Township, Comstock Park, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Comstock Park, Kent, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01774; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 41-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Kent, Michigan; Roll: 2855; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 41-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1991
    Event Place: Sparta, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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