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Bessie Margaret Johnson 1894 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1894

Birth Location: Silver Lake, Shawnee, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 24 Sep 1985

Death Location: Wauchula, Hardee, Florida, USA

Father: Minard Johnson

Mother: Anna Ritenour

Spouse(s): John Williams

Children(s): Roselle Williams

In 1894, Bessie Margaret Johnson entered the world in Silver Lake, Shawnee, Kansas, USA, born to Minard Timothy Johnson and Anna Rose Ritenour. Bessie Margaret Johnson married John Burl Williams, and had children including Roselle Frances Williams. Bessie Margaret Johnson passed away in 1985 in Wauchula, Hardee, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Bessie Margaret Johnson entered the world in Silver Lake, Shawnee, Kansas, USA, born to Minard Timothy Johnson and Anna Rose Ritenour.
  • Bessie Margaret Johnson married John Burl Williams, and had children including Roselle Frances Williams.
  • Bessie Margaret Johnson passed away in 1985 in Wauchula, Hardee, Florida, USA.

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Bessie Johnson's Ancestors

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Bessie Johnson
1894 – 1985
Birth Place: Silver Lake, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Parents
Minard Timothy Johnson
1862 – 1956
Porter, Indiana, USA
Anna (Rose) Ritenour
1865 – 1957
Otis, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
David (Conrad) Ritenour
1830 – 1924
Bryan, Williams, Ohio, USA
Margaret (Alice) Huddleston
1846 – 1915
Dublin, Wayne, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Huddleston
1816 – 1897
Anna Reynolds
1823 – 1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Reynolds
1779 – 1856
Anna Cornell
1786 – 1870

Bessie Johnson's Descendants

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Bessie (Margaret) Johnson (23 Jun 1894 – 24 Sep 1985) m. John (Burl) Williams (1878 – 1951)
  1. 1. Roselle (Frances) Williams (3 Jul 1924 – ) m. Earl (Eugene) Wells (8 Feb 1913 – 12 Apr 1992)

Bessie Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1894
23 Jun 1894
Birth of Bessie Margaret Johnson in Silver Lake, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Silver Lake, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1985
24 Sep 1985
Age 91
Death of Bessie Margaret Johnson in Wauchula, Hardee, Florida, USA
Wauchula, Hardee, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1894
    Event Place: Silver Lake, Shawnee, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1985
    Event Place: Wauchula, Hardee, Florida, USA

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