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Bessie Ree Jenkins 1887–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1887

Birth Location: Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 23 Nov 1918

Death Location: Bettel, Upshur, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas Jenkins

Mother: Josie Evans

Spouse(s): William Vandergriff

Children(s): Lewis Vandergriff

The story of Bessie Ree Jenkins began in 1887 in Arkansas, USA. Bessie Ree Jenkins married William Alpha Vandergriff, and had children including Lewis Rudolph Vandergriff. Bessie Ree Jenkins passed away in 1918 in Bettel, Upshur, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Ree Jenkins began in 1887 in Arkansas, USA.
  • Bessie Ree Jenkins married William Alpha Vandergriff, and had children including Lewis Rudolph Vandergriff.
  • Bessie Ree Jenkins passed away in 1918 in Bettel, Upshur, Texas, USA.

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Bessie Jenkins's Ancestors

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Bessie Jenkins
1887–1918
Birth Place: Arkansas, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Jenkins
1861–1918
Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
Josie (Emily) Evans
1868–1942
Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Jenkins's Descendants

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Bessie (Ree) Jenkins (27 Apr 1887–23 Nov 1918) m. William (Alpha) Vandergriff (6 April 1883–25 December 1940)
  1. 1. Lewis (Rudolph) Vandergriff 1913–1992 m. Geneva Seawright 1915–2002
    1. 1. Betty (Louise) Vandergriff 1935–1985 m. George (k) Stringham 1928–2009

Bessie Jenkins's Timeline

2 Records

1887
27 Apr 1887
Birth of Bessie Ree Jenkins in Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, USA
1918
23 Nov 1918
Age 31
Death of Bessie Ree Jenkins in Bettel, Upshur, Texas, USA
Bettel, Upshur, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1887
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1918
    Event Place: Bettel, Upshur, Texas, USA

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