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Bessie Louise Lee 1904–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 FEB 1904

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina

Death Date: AUG 1983

Death Location: Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: James Lee

Mother: Toccoa Abbott

Spouse(s): James Ray

Children(s):

The story of Bessie Louise Lee began in 1904 in Oconee County, South Carolina. Bessie Louise Lee married James William Ray. Bessie Louise Lee passed away in 1983 in Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Louise Lee began in 1904 in Oconee County, South Carolina.
  • Bessie Louise Lee married James William Ray.
  • Bessie Louise Lee passed away in 1983 in Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Bessie Lee's Ancestors

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Bessie Lee
1904–1983
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
Parents
James Leonard Lee
1875–1946
Oconee County, South Carolina
Toccoa (Georgia) Abbott
1883–1965
Oconee County, South Carolina
Grandparents
William (Henry) Lee
1832–1892
South Carolina
Mary (M.) Graham
1832–1911
Pickens District, South Carolina
John (Wilburn) Abbott
1857–1913
Oconee County, South Carolina
Rachel (Valula) White
1857–1915
Anderson County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1790–
Nancy Wilson
1800–
William Graham
1790–1870
Mary Johnson
1795–1870
Jeptha Abbott
1826–1904
Verity Dowis
1840–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stafford Graham
1757–1833
Elizabeth Berryman
1753–1853
William Abbott
1773–1858
Juda Davis
1786–
John Dowis
1799–1882
Cintha Taylor
–1852

Bessie Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1904
6 FEB 1904
Birth of Bessie Louise Lee in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina
1983
AUG 1983
Age 79
Death of Bessie Louise Lee in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1904
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AUG 1983
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina

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