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Bessie Mae Lamb 1907–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1907

Birth Location: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA

Death Date: 11 Nov 1967

Death Location: Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA

Father: Isaac Lamb

Mother: Minnie Bone

Spouse(s): Virgil Mahan

Children(s): Rufus Mahan, Lillion Mahan

Bessie Mae Lamb was born in 1907 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA, the child of Isaac Nathaniel Thannie Lamb And Minnie Mae Bone. In 1910, Bessie Mae Lamb resided in Justice Precinct 8, Callahan, Texas. In 1920, Bessie Mae Lamb resided in Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas. Bessie Mae Lamb married Virgil Rufus Virgil Mahan, and had children including Lillion Maurice Mahan, Rufus Vernon Mahan. Bessie Mae Lamb passed away in 1967 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Mae Lamb was born in 1907 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA, the child of Isaac Nathaniel Thannie Lamb And Minnie Mae Bone.
  • In 1910, Bessie Mae Lamb resided in Justice Precinct 8, Callahan, Texas.
  • In 1920, Bessie Mae Lamb resided in Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas.
  • Bessie Mae Lamb married Virgil Rufus Virgil Mahan, and had children including Lillion Maurice Mahan, Rufus Vernon Mahan.
  • Bessie Mae Lamb passed away in 1967 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Lamb
1884–1968
Birth Location: Cisco, Eastland, Texas, United States
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Minnie Bone
1890–1965
Birth Location: Cisco, Eastland Co., Texas
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Spouses(s)

Virgil Mahan
1898–1971
Birth Location: Texas
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Children(s)

Rufus Mahan
1931–2003
Birth Location: Long Mott,Calhoun,Texas,USA
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Lillion Mahan
1933–2000
Birth Location: Calhoun, Texas
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Bessie Lamb's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Lamb
1907–1967
Birth Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Parents
Isaac Nathaniel "Thannie" Lamb
1884–1968
Cisco, Eastland, Texas, United States
Minnie (Mae) Bone
1890–1965
Cisco, Eastland Co., Texas
Grandparents
Isaac (Jackson) Lamb
1859–1949
Mississippi
Nancy (Jane) Liles
1861–1912
Tennessee
William (Henry) Bone
1856–1925
Hopkins, Texas
Margaret (Ann "Maggie" E) Herring
1869–1951
Waco, TX, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Lamb
1791–1868
Elisabeth Hilton
1822–1899
Lucious Liles
1831–1911
Sarah Leigh
1831–1916
Thomas Bone
1833–1906
Sarah Miller
1840–1918
William Herring
1827–1869
Elizabeth Hill
1837–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bone
1800–1859
Minerva Hickerson
1798–1868
Michael Miller
1815–1880
Elizabeth Hendricks
1818–1897
William Herring
1774–1871
Annie Washington
1804–1855
Joshua Hill
1807–1868
Cynthia McCarty
1818–1873

Bessie Lamb's Descendants

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Bessie (Mae) Lamb (23 May 1907–11 Nov 1967) m. Virgil ((Rufus Virgil)) Mahan (14 Sept. 1898–02 Apr 1971)
  1. 1. Rufus (Vernon) Mahan 1931–2003 m. Nancy (Lee) Henson 1936–2009
  2. 2. Lillion (Maurice) Mahan 1933–2000

Bessie Lamb's Timeline

7 Records

1907
23 May 1907
Birth of Bessie Mae Lamb in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Bessie Mae Lamb resided here in Justice Precinct 8, Callahan, Texas
Justice Precinct 8, Callahan, Texas
1920
1920
Age 13
Bessie Mae Lamb resided here in Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas
Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas
1930
1930
Age 23
Bessie Mae Lamb resided here in Precinct 5, Calhoun, Texas
Precinct 5, Calhoun, Texas
1935
1935
Age 28
Bessie Mae Lamb resided here in Rural, Calhoun, Texas
Rural, Calhoun, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 33
Bessie Mae Lamb resided here in Zavala, Texas, USA
Zavala, Texas, USA
1967
11 Nov 1967
Age 60
Death of Bessie Mae Lamb in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1907
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Zavala, Texas; Roll: T627_4171; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 254-1
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas; Roll: T625_1783; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 620
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Calhoun, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Callahan, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 8, Callahan, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Callahan, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas; Roll: T625_1783; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 620

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Calhoun, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Calhoun, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Calhoun, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Zavala, Texas; Roll: T627_4171; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 254-1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Zavala, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Zavala, Texas; Roll: T627_4171; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 254-1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1967
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
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