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Bessie Irene Lee 1940–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1940

Birth Location: Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 5 May 2020

Death Location: Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Delmar Sr

Mother: Eary Chaney

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The story of Bessie Irene Lee began in 1940 in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America. In 1950, Bessie Irene Lee resided in Cincinnati, Tazewell, Illinois, USA. Bessie Irene Lee passed away in 2020 in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Irene Lee began in 1940 in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America.
  • In 1950, Bessie Irene Lee resided in Cincinnati, Tazewell, Illinois, USA.
  • Bessie Irene Lee passed away in 2020 in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Bessie Lee's Ancestors

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Bessie Lee
1940–2020
Birth Place: Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Delmar Leroy Lee Sr
1909–1981
Illinois, United States of America
Eary (Anna) Chaney
1916–1991
Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
John (Edward) Lee
1879–1951
Banner, Fulton County, Illinois
Katie Clifford
1881–1976
Morton, Tazewell Co., Illinois
Edgar (Horace Chaney ,) Sr.
1882–1959
Banner, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Mary (Sybil) Baker
1888–1960
Banner Fulto, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Benjamen Lee
1854–1921
Sarah Garren
1854–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Lee's Timeline

3 Records

1940
13 May 1940
Birth of Bessie Irene Lee in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 10
Bessie Irene Lee resided here in Cincinnati, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Cincinnati, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
2020
5 May 2020
Age 80
Death of Bessie Irene Lee in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1940
    Event Place: Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cincinnati, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: 831; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 90-36B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Tazewell, Illinois, 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: Cincinnati, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: 831; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 90-36B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 2020
    Event Place: Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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