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Bessie Lee Johnson 1889 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1889

Birth Location: Mecklenburg Co., Va

Death Date: March 28, 1974

Death Location: Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Johnson

Mother: Mary Langford

Spouse(s): Willie Seymour

Children(s): Bernice Seymour, Leslie Seymour, Mary Seymour, Blanche Seymore, Bessie Seymour, Florence Farthing

The story of Bessie Lee Johnson began in 1889 in Mecklenburg Co., Va. Bessie Lee Johnson married Willie Edward Seymour, and had children including Bernice W Seymour, Leslie E Seymour, Mary Tempie Seymour, Blanche Seymore, Bessie Seymour, Florence Seymour Hogwood Farthing. Bessie Lee Johnson passed away in 1974 in Petersburg, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Lee Johnson began in 1889 in Mecklenburg Co., Va.
  • Bessie Lee Johnson married Willie Edward Seymour, and had children including Bernice W Seymour, Leslie E Seymour, Mary Tempie Seymour, Blanche Seymore, Bessie Seymour, Florence Seymour Hogwood Farthing.
  • Bessie Lee Johnson passed away in 1974 in Petersburg, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Johnson
1889 – 1974
Birth Place: Mecklenburg Co., Va
Parents
Joseph Johnson
1861 – 1919
Mecklenburg
Mary (Lou) Langford
1865 – 1939
Greensville County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Johnson's Descendants

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Bessie (Lee) Johnson (25 Jul 1889 – March 28, 1974) m. Willie (Edward) Seymour (1 Apr 1884 – 28 January 1961)
  1. 1. Bernice (W) Seymour (August 26, 1909 – April 21, 1997) m. James (Portie) Westmoreland (2 Jun 1905 – 14 May 1974)
  2. 2. Leslie (E) Seymour (August 06, 1911 – October 21, 1982) m. Thelma (L) Seymour (abt 1918 – )
  3. 3. Mary (Tempie) Seymour (9 Feb 1913 – 6 Mar 2008)
  4. 4. Blanche Seymore (abt 1915 – 2 Apr 2009)
  5. 5. Bessie Seymour (abt 1915 – )
  6. 6. Florence (Seymour Hogwood) Farthing (31 December 1916 – 27 March 1984) m. Paul (Evans) Rose (29 Aug 1916 – 5 Aug 1986) m. Burley (William) Farthing (20 Sep 1918 – 1 Jul 1990)
    1. 1. Barbara (Olivia) Hogwood (26 Mar 1938 – ) m. Benjamin (Calvin) Potts (abt 1935 – 17 Nov 1990)

Bessie Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1889
25 Jul 1889
Birth of Bessie Lee Johnson in Mecklenburg Co., Va
Mecklenburg Co., Va
1974
March 28, 1974
Age 85
Death of Bessie Lee Johnson in Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Mecklenburg Co., Va

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 28, 1974
    Event Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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