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Bessie B Lee 1909 – 1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1909

Birth Location: Gloster, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 10 Oct 1999

Death Location: Madera, Madera, California, USA

Father: Henry Lee

Mother: Ida Adams

Spouse(s): Elbert Hall

Children(s): Elbert Hall, Ola Hall

In 1909, Bessie B Lee entered the world in Gloster, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA, born to Henry Robert Lee and Ida Mae Adams. In 1910, Bessie B Lee resided in Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana, USA. In 1920, Bessie B Lee resided in Police Jury Ward 1, De Soto, Louisiana, USA. Bessie B Lee married Elbert Hall, and had children including Elbert Hall, Ola V Hall. Bessie B Lee passed away in 1999 in Madera, Madera, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1909, Bessie B Lee entered the world in Gloster, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA, born to Henry Robert Lee and Ida Mae Adams.
  • In 1910, Bessie B Lee resided in Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1920, Bessie B Lee resided in Police Jury Ward 1, De Soto, Louisiana, USA.
  • Bessie B Lee married Elbert Hall, and had children including Elbert Hall, Ola V Hall.
  • Bessie B Lee passed away in 1999 in Madera, Madera, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Lee
1888 – 1954
Birth Location: Gloster, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA
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Ida Adams
1891 – 1974
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
IA

Spouses(s)

Elbert Hall
1909 – 1966
Birth Location: Grand-Cane, Desoto Parish, Louisiana
EH

Children(s)

Elbert Hall
1935 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
EH
Ola Hall
1937 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
OH

Bessie Lee's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Lee
1909 – 1999
Birth Place: Gloster, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Henry Robert Lee
1888 – 1954
Gloster, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA
Ida (Mae) Adams
1891 – 1974
Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Sam Lee
1858 – 1934
Georgia, USA
Georgia (Anna Wallace or) Jackson
1859 – 1924
(Sodus), Pleasant Hill, Sabine, Louisiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Lee's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (B) Lee (17 Oct 1909 – 10 Oct 1999) m. Elbert Hall (2 Aug 1909 – 22 Jan 1966)
  1. 1. Elbert Hall (abt 1935 – )
  2. 2. Ola (V) Hall (abt 1937 – )

Bessie Lee's Timeline

8 Records

1909
17 Oct 1909
Birth of Bessie B Lee in Gloster, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
Gloster, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Bessie B Lee resided here in Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Bessie B Lee resided here in Police Jury Ward 1, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 1, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Bessie B Lee resided here in Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Bessie B Lee resided here in Rural, DeSoto, Louisiana
Rural, DeSoto, Louisiana
1940
1940
Age 31
Bessie B Lee resided here in Ward 2, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA
Ward 2, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 42
Bessie B Lee resided here in California
California
1999
10 Oct 1999
Age 90
Death of Bessie B Lee in Madera, Madera, California, USA
Madera, Madera, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1909
    Event Place: Gloster, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 1, De Soto, Louisiana; Roll: T625_610; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 100
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340526
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana; Roll: T624_513; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1374526

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 1, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 1, De Soto, Louisiana; Roll: T625_610; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 100

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340526

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, DeSoto, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: DeSoto, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01395; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 16-5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ward 2, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: DeSoto, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01395; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 16-5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1999
    Event Place: Madera, Madera, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Madera, Madera County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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