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Bessie Elizabeth James 1892–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1892

Birth Location: Maryland

Death Date: 1977

Death Location: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: Harry James

Mother: Ella Fraley

Spouse(s): Nelson Pearce

Children(s):

Bessie Elizabeth James was born in 1892 in Maryland, the child of Harry Clinton James And Ella Fraley. In 1900, Bessie Elizabeth James resided in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA. Bessie Elizabeth James married Nelson Pearce. Bessie Elizabeth James passed away in 1977 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Elizabeth James was born in 1892 in Maryland, the child of Harry Clinton James And Ella Fraley.
  • In 1900, Bessie Elizabeth James resided in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
  • Bessie Elizabeth James married Nelson Pearce.
  • Bessie Elizabeth James passed away in 1977 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie James's Ancestors

Self
Bessie James
1892–1977
Birth Place: Maryland
Parents
Harry Clinton James
1867–1948
Maryland
Ella Fraley
1875–1922
Preston, West Virginia
Grandparents
John (Frederick) Fraley
1842–1918
Preston, West Virginia
Sarah (Catherine) Woodward
1844–1888
Maryland
Great-Grandparents
George Fraley
1812–1863
Rachael Amos
1818–1887
Alexander Woodward
1821–1910
Ellen Burall
1817–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Fraley
1786–
Eleanora McHenry
1775–
James Amos
1773–1823
Sarah Swingley
1793–1847
John Woodward
1787–1862
Sarah Albaugh
1789–1848
George Burall
1791–1850
Nancy Mealy
1791–1841

Bessie James's Timeline

9 Records

1891
27 Jan 1891
Birth of Bessie Elizabeth James in Frederick Fr, Maryland
Frederick Fr, Maryland
1892
abt 1892
Birth of Bessie Elizabeth James in Maryland
Maryland
1900
1900
Age 8
Bessie Elizabeth James resided here in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Bessie Elizabeth James resided here in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
Bessie Elizabeth James resided here in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Bessie Elizabeth James resided here in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
Bessie Elizabeth James resided here in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland
1940
1940
Age 48
Bessie Elizabeth James resided here in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1977
1977
Age 85
Death of Bessie Elizabeth James
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1891
    Event Place: Frederick Fr, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01498; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 1-14
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340609
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1240622
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland; Roll: T624_564; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1374577
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1892
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland; Roll: T625_672; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 64

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1240622

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland; Roll: T624_564; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1374577

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland; Roll: T625_672; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 64

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340609

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01498; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 1-14

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01498; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 1-14

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1977
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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