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Bessie Elvina White James 1894–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1894

Birth Location: Walnut, Benton, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 16 March 1972

Death Location: Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Joseph White

Mother: Delila Bailey

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The story of Bessie Elvina White James began in 1894 in Walnut, Benton, Arkansas, United States. Bessie Elvina White James passed away in 1972 in Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Elvina White James began in 1894 in Walnut, Benton, Arkansas, United States.
  • Bessie Elvina White James passed away in 1972 in Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

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Bessie James's Ancestors

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Bessie James
1894–1972
Birth Place: Walnut, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Parents
Joseph Lee White
1862–1922
Alabama
Delila (Faira) Bailey
1867–1898
Arkansas
Grandparents
Thompson Bailey
1813–1895
South Carolina
Elvina (Sallie) Norwood
1826–1907
Franklin, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Bailey
1788–1850
Susanna Allen
1795–1850
Theophilus Norwood
1809–1860
Mary Hightower
1811–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isham Bailey
1755–1835
Martha Mollie
1760–1830
Charles Allen
1765–1845
Sara Wilborn
1772–1845
Samuel Norwood
1777–1839
Elizabeth Underwood
1792–1861
Hightower
1790–

Bessie James's Timeline

2 Records

1894
9 Apr 1894
Birth of Bessie Elvina White James in Walnut, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Walnut, Benton, Arkansas, United States
1972
16 March 1972
Age 78
Death of Bessie Elvina White James in Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1894
    Event Place: Walnut, Benton, Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 1972
    Event Place: Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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