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Bessie Mae Lankford 1914–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1914

Birth Location: Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama

Death Date: Oct 1999

Death Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: John -

Mother: Nettie (1)

Spouse(s): Albert -

Children(s): Kathy Huey

The story of Bessie Mae Lankford began in 1914 in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama. In 1920, Bessie Mae Lankford resided in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA. In 1930, Bessie Mae Lankford resided in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA. Bessie Mae Lankford married Albert Glynon Simpson, Charles Samuel Huey, and had children including Kathy Elizabeth Huey. Bessie Mae Lankford passed away in 1999 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Mae Lankford began in 1914 in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama.
  • In 1920, Bessie Mae Lankford resided in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1930, Bessie Mae Lankford resided in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.
  • Bessie Mae Lankford married Albert Glynon Simpson, Charles Samuel Huey, and had children including Kathy Elizabeth Huey.
  • Bessie Mae Lankford passed away in 1999 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John -
1876–1923
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama
J-
Nettie (1)
1886–1939
Birth Location: Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama
N(

Spouses(s)

Albert -
1912–1997
Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
A-

Children(s)

Kathy Huey
1951–2019
Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
KH

Bessie Lankford's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Lankford
1914–1999
Birth Place: Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama
Parents
John McCutchin Lankford -
1876–1923
DeKalb County, Alabama
Nettie (Jane Lankford) (1)
1886–1939
Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama
Grandparents
James (Ludwell Lankford) -
1835–1901
St Clair County, Alabama
Mary (Jane Collins) -
1833–1907
Tennessee
Jefferson (Davis Coker) *Ð₃
1862–1920
DeKalb County, Alabama
Terah (A Edwards) -
1864–1917
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Lewis -D
1795–1877
Rebecca -D-
1801–1879
William ⬥Ð₃
1832–1902
Susannah -
1833–1866
John -
1813–1906
Arnetta -
1829–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henderson ⬥Ð₄
1810–1849
Susan Freeman
1811–1860

Bessie Lankford's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Mae) Lankford (Nov 1914–Oct 1999) m. Albert (Glynon Simpson) - (Dec 1912–Feb 1997)
  1. 1. Kathy (Elizabeth) Huey 1951–2019

Bessie Lankford's Timeline

7 Records

1914
Nov 1914
Birth of Bessie Mae Lankford in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama
Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama
1920
1920
Age 6
Bessie Mae Lankford resided here in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Bessie Mae Lankford resided here in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Bessie Mae Lankford resided here in Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama
Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 26
Bessie Mae Lankford resided here in Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Bessie Mae Lankford resided here in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1999
Oct 1999
Age 85
Death of Bessie Mae Lankford in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1914
    Event Place: Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 25-6
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 2888; Page: 78; Enumeration District: 63-39

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 25-6

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 25-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 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: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 2888; Page: 78; Enumeration District: 63-39

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1999
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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