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Bessie Melissa Johnson 1901–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 August 1901

Birth Location: Stephens County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 6 June 1994

Death Location: Farwell, Parmer County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Ezra Johnson

Mother: Bettie Williams

Spouse(s): Robert Sr, William Sr

Children(s): Robert Jr, James Williams, Rosa Keefer, Susie Keefer, Rosa Williams

The story of Bessie Melissa Johnson began in 1901 in Stephens County, Texas, USA. In 1950, Bessie Melissa Johnson resided in Parmer, Texas, USA. Bessie Melissa Johnson married Robert David Williams Sr, William Miller Keefer Sr, and had children including James Leroy Williams, Peggy Lou Williams, Robert David Williams Jr, Rosa B Keefer, Rosa Darlene Williams, Susie Mae Keefer. Bessie Melissa Johnson passed away in 1994 in Farwell, Parmer County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Melissa Johnson began in 1901 in Stephens County, Texas, USA.
  • In 1950, Bessie Melissa Johnson resided in Parmer, Texas, USA.
  • Bessie Melissa Johnson married Robert David Williams Sr, William Miller Keefer Sr, and had children including James Leroy Williams, Peggy Lou Williams, Robert David Williams Jr, Rosa B Keefer, Rosa Darlene Williams, Susie Mae Keefer.
  • Bessie Melissa Johnson passed away in 1994 in Farwell, Parmer County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Johnson
1901–1994
Birth Place: Stephens County, Texas, USA
Parents
Ezra McDuffey Johnson
1874–1910
Linden, Cass, Texas, USA
Bettie (Mellisa) Williams
1881–1963
Stephens County, Texas
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) Johnson
1841–1911
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
Georgiana Hill
1853–1913
Alabama, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Johnson
1801–1849
Amelia Yates
1817–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Yates
1793–1860
Rebecca Salter
1789–1855

Bessie Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Melissa) Johnson (12 August 1901–6 June 1994) m. Robert (David Williams) Sr (23-Aug-1898–20-Jul-1987) m. William (Miller Keefer) Sr (14-Dec-1898–Jan-1980)
  1. 1. Robert (David Williams) Jr 1926–1999 m. Berdie (Mae) Jackson 1927–1991 m. Doris (Charlene) Shugart 1930–2017
    1. 1. Bettye (LaJune) Burris 1944–2012 m. Clifton (Farrel) Gary 1942–1986
    2. 2. Garry (Lynn) Burris 1949–1996
    3. 3. Wanda (Raye) Burris 1947–2008
  2. 2. James (Leroy) Williams 1939–1997
  3. 3. Rosa (B) Keefer 1917–2009 m. Grady (Hillard Box) * 1907–1982
    1. 1. Cecelia (Lavelle) Box 1942–2018 m. Kenneth (Leon) Keeler 1940–2020
    2. 2. Thomas (Leon) Box 1936–2006
  4. 4. Susie (Mae) Keefer 1919–1992 m. Chester (Clifton) McMillan 1910–1989 m. Charles (Nelson) Callahan 1908–1982
    1. 1. Louis (Dean) McMillan 1936–1996 m. Roberta (Lou) McMillan 1938–1971
  5. 5. Rosa (Darlene) Williams 1947–2004

Bessie Johnson's Timeline

3 Records

1901
12 August 1901
Birth of Bessie Melissa Johnson in Stephens County, Texas, USA
Stephens County, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 49
Bessie Melissa Johnson resided here in Parmer, Texas, USA
Parmer, Texas, USA
1994
6 June 1994
Age 93
Death of Bessie Melissa Johnson in Farwell-Bovina, Parmer, Texas, USA
Farwell-Bovina, Parmer, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 August 1901
    Event Place: Stephens County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Parmer, Texas; Roll: 5357; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 185-2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Parmer, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Parmer, Texas; Roll: 5357; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 185-2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 June 1994
    Event Place: Farwell-Bovina, Parmer, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farwell, Parmer County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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