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Bessie James 1923–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1923

Birth Location: Lake County, Florida, USA

Death Date: 1981

Death Location: Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, USA

Father: Johnnie James

Mother: BeHatta Graham

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Bessie James was born in 1923 in Lake County, Florida, USA, the child of Johnnie James And Behatta Graham. Bessie James married Charles Silas Sr, and had children including Charles Silas Jr. Bessie James passed away in 1981 in Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie James was born in 1923 in Lake County, Florida, USA, the child of Johnnie James And Behatta Graham.
  • Bessie James married Charles Silas Sr, and had children including Charles Silas Jr.
  • Bessie James passed away in 1981 in Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, USA.

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Bessie James's Ancestors

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Bessie James
1923–1981
Birth Place: Lake County, Florida, USA
Parents
Johnnie James
1894–
Florida, USA
BeHatta Graham
1899–
Marion County, Florida, USA
Grandparents
Julius Graham
1868–1947
South Carolina, USA
Josephine McCormack
1872–1945
Marion County, FL, U.S
Great-Grandparents
McCormack
1835–1890
Gimmer Devse
1835–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martha Young
1810–1877

Bessie James's Timeline

2 Records

1923
1923
Birth of Bessie James in Lake County, Florida, USA
Lake County, Florida, USA
1981
1981
Age 58
Death of Bessie James in Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, USA
Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Lake County, Florida, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1981
    Event Place: Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, USA

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