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Bessie Arlene Joyner 1907–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1907

Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 Mar 1987

Death Location: Bemis, Madison, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Joyner

Mother: Mary Thomas-Joyner

Spouse(s): Rufus Bridges

Children(s): Brenda Bridges, Bennie Bridges, Troy Bridges, Velma Sisco, Marion Bridges

Bessie Arlene Joyner was born in 1907 in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Henry Joyner And Mary Magdalene Thomas Joyner. In 1950, Bessie Arlene Joyner resided in Bemis, Madison, Tennessee, USA. Bessie Arlene Joyner married Rufus Clay Bridges, and had children including Bennie Ray Bridges, Brenda Eloise Bridges, Marion Frances Bridges, Troy Raymond Bridges, Velma Jean Bridges Sisco. Bessie Arlene Joyner passed away in 1987 in Bemis, Madison, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Arlene Joyner was born in 1907 in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Henry Joyner And Mary Magdalene Thomas Joyner.
  • In 1950, Bessie Arlene Joyner resided in Bemis, Madison, Tennessee, USA.
  • Bessie Arlene Joyner married Rufus Clay Bridges, and had children including Bennie Ray Bridges, Brenda Eloise Bridges, Marion Frances Bridges, Troy Raymond Bridges, Velma Jean Bridges Sisco.
  • Bessie Arlene Joyner passed away in 1987 in Bemis, Madison, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Joyner's Ancestors

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Bessie Joyner
1907–1987
Birth Place: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Henry Joyner
1876–1938
Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Magdalene) Thomas-Joyner
1880–1951
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Moses (Columbus) Joyner
1852–1921
Tennessee
Mary (J.) Spears
1857–1933
Illinois, USA
James (A) Thomas
1859–1892
Carroll, Tennessee, USA
Martha Smothers-Thomas
1855–1943
Benton, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Thomas
1816–1879
Rebecca Singleton
1825–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Miel Thomason
1787–1835
Robert Singleton
1792–1840
Nancy WALL
1799–1870

Bessie Joyner's Descendants

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Bessie (Arlene) Joyner (21 Apr 1907–16 Mar 1987) m. Rufus (Clay) Bridges (01 Mar 1904–26 Apr 1986)
  1. 1. Brenda (Eloise) Bridges 1945–2018
  2. 2. Bennie (Ray) Bridges 1940–2011
  3. 3. Troy (Raymond) Bridges 1937–2016
  4. 4. Velma (Jean Bridges) Sisco 1930–2002
  5. 5. Marion (Frances) Bridges 1927–1993

Bessie Joyner's Timeline

3 Records

1907
21 Apr 1907
Birth of Bessie Arlene Joyner in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Bessie Arlene Joyner resided here in Bemis, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Bemis, Madison, Tennessee, USA
1987
16 Mar 1987
Age 80
Death of Bessie Arlene Joyner in Bemis, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Bemis, Madison, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1907
    Event Place: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bemis, Madison, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bemis, Madison, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1987
    Event Place: Bemis, Madison, Tennessee, USA

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