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Bessie Vance Johnstone 1871–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1871

Birth Location: , Wythe, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1929

Death Location: , Wythe, Virginia, USA

Father: Alfred Johnstone

Mother: Elizabeth Dean

Spouse(s): William Crenshaw

Children(s):

Bessie Vance Johnstone was born in 1871 in , Wythe, Virginia, USA, the child of Alfred Moore Johnstone And Elizabeth Easter Dean. In 1910, Bessie Vance Johnstone resided in Peppers Ferry, Wythe, Virginia. Bessie Vance Johnstone married William Allen Crenshaw. Bessie Vance Johnstone passed away in 1929 in , Wythe, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Vance Johnstone was born in 1871 in , Wythe, Virginia, USA, the child of Alfred Moore Johnstone And Elizabeth Easter Dean.
  • In 1910, Bessie Vance Johnstone resided in Peppers Ferry, Wythe, Virginia.
  • Bessie Vance Johnstone married William Allen Crenshaw.
  • Bessie Vance Johnstone passed away in 1929 in , Wythe, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Johnstone's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Johnstone
1871–1929
Birth Place: , Wythe, Virginia, USA
Parents
Alfred Moore Johnstone
1843–1882
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Easter) Dean
1834–1914
Wythe, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Alfred (Bethell) Johnston
1808–1860
, , North Carolina, USA
Judith Taylor
1815–1860
, , North Carolina, USA
Thomas Dean
1800–
Wythe, Virginia, USA
Nancy Cassell
1809–1841
, Carroll, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Michael Cassell
1775–1852
Elizabeth Simmerman
1774–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Cassell
1750–1816
Rosina Rambacher
1750–1777

Bessie Johnstone's Timeline

5 Records

1871
abt 1871
Birth of Bessie Vance Johnstone in , Wythe, Virginia, USA
, Wythe, Virginia, USA
1898
1898
Age 27
Bessie Vance Johnstone graduated in Marion Female College, Marion, Virginia
Marion Female College, Marion, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 39
Bessie Vance Johnstone resided here in Peppers Ferry, Wythe, Virginia
Peppers Ferry, Wythe, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 49
Bessie Vance Johnstone resided here in Red Creek and Pepper Ferry, Wythe, Virginia
Red Creek and Pepper Ferry, Wythe, Virginia
1929
1929
Age 58
Death of Bessie Vance Johnstone in , Wythe, Virginia, USA
, Wythe, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1871
    Event Place: , Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Red Creek and Pepper Ferry, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: T625_1919; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 354.
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Peppers Ferry, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: T624_1652; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 1084.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Graduation
    Event Date: 1898
    Event Place: Marion Female College, Marion, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Peppers Ferry, Wythe, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Peppers Ferry, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: T624_1652; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 1084.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Red Creek and Pepper Ferry, Wythe, Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Red Creek and Pepper Ferry, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: T625_1919; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 354.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: , Wythe, Virginia, USA

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