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Bessie B Keene 1899–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1899

Birth Location: Minnesota

Death Date: Apr 1997

Death Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: William Keene

Mother: Emma Kemp

Spouse(s): Frank Valenta

Children(s): Wallace Valenta

Bessie B Keene was born in 1899 in Minnesota, the child of William Walter Keene And Emma Kemp. In 1935, Bessie B Keene resided in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. In 1940, Bessie B Keene resided in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA. Bessie B Keene married Frank Valenta, and had children including Wallace Ralph Valenta. Bessie B Keene passed away in 1997 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie B Keene was born in 1899 in Minnesota, the child of William Walter Keene And Emma Kemp.
  • In 1935, Bessie B Keene resided in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.
  • In 1940, Bessie B Keene resided in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.
  • Bessie B Keene married Frank Valenta, and had children including Wallace Ralph Valenta.
  • Bessie B Keene passed away in 1997 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Keene's Ancestors

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Bessie Keene
1899–1997
Birth Place: Minnesota
Parents
William Walter Keene
1862–1938
Illinois, United States of America
Emma Kemp
1862–1944
Washington County, Minnesota, United States of America
Grandparents
Daniel (Adams) Kemp
1831–1906
Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States
Martha (Jane Witcher) Kemp
1834–1911
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abel Kemp
1802–1885
Sarah Hagarty
1807–1878
Ephraim Witcher
1800–
Winifred Halley
1802–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Kemp
1766–1814
Hannah Wheeler
1769–

Bessie Keene's Descendants

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Bessie (B) Keene (11 May 1899–Apr 1997) m. Frank Valenta (30 Apr 1901–14 Jul 1972)
  1. 1. Wallace (Ralph) Valenta 1926–2022 m. Carol (Elaine) Erickson 1930–2010 m. Irene (Francis) Claus 1926–2010

Bessie Keene's Timeline

5 Records

1899
11 May 1899
Birth of Bessie B Keene in Minnesota
Minnesota
1935
1935
Age 36
Bessie B Keene resided here in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
1940
1940
Age 41
Bessie B Keene resided here in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
Bessie B Keene resided here in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1997
Apr 1997
Age 98
Death of Bessie B Keene in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1899
    Event Place: Minnesota
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01977; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 89-43
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01977; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 89-43

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01977; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 89-43

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1997
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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