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Bessie May Leonard 1895–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 JUN 1895

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: OCT 1915

Death Location: Sharon United Methodist Church, Greer, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina

Father: Louis Leonard

Mother: Sallie Pearson

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Bessie May Leonard was born in 1895 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of Louis Crowell Leonard And Sallie F Pearson. Bessie May Leonard passed away in 1915 in Sharon United Methodist Church, Greer, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Bessie May Leonard was born in 1895 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of Louis Crowell Leonard And Sallie F Pearson.
  • Bessie May Leonard passed away in 1915 in Sharon United Methodist Church, Greer, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina.

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Bessie Leonard's Ancestors

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Bessie Leonard
1895–1915
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
Louis Crowell Leonard
1868–1959
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Sallie (F.) Pearson
1873–
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Jasper (Newton) Leonard
1846–1894
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Hannah (Elizabeth) Childers
1843–1923
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Calloway Leonard
1824–1894
Amanda Wakefield
1824–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Leonard
1791–1880
Nancy McClain
1788–1859

Bessie Leonard's Timeline

3 Records

1895
26 JUN 1895
Birth of Bessie May Leonard in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1915
17 OCT 1915
Age 20
Death of Bessie May Leonard in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1915
OCT 1915
Age 20
Burial of Bessie May Leonard in Sharon United Methodist Church, Greer, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
Sharon United Methodist Church, Greer, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 JUN 1895
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Descendants of Jonas Leonard & Sarah Lanford Leonard of Virginia &North Carolina & Reidville Township, Spartanburg County, SouthCarolina
    [2] Descendants of Jonas Leonard & Sarah Lanford Leonard of Virginia &North Carolina & Reidville Township, Spartanburg County, SouthCarolina
    [3] Descendants of Jonas Leonard & Sarah Lanford Leonard of Virginia &North Carolina & Reidville Township, Spartanburg County, SouthCarolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 OCT 1915
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Descendants of Jonas Leonard & Sarah Lanford Leonard of Virginia &North Carolina & Reidville Township, Spartanburg County, SouthCarolina
    [2] Descendants of Jonas Leonard & Sarah Lanford Leonard of Virginia &North Carolina & Reidville Township, Spartanburg County, SouthCarolina
    [3] Descendants of Jonas Leonard & Sarah Lanford Leonard of Virginia &North Carolina & Reidville Township, Spartanburg County, SouthCarolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: OCT 1915
    Event Place: Sharon United Methodist Church, Greer, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] The Cemetery Survey for Sharon United Methodist Church near Reidville,Spartanburg Co., SC
    [2] The Cemetery Survey for Sharon United Methodist Church near Reidville,Spartanburg Co., SC, 10
    [3] The Cemetery Survey for Sharon United Methodist Church near Reidville,Spartanburg Co., SC
    [4] The Cemetery Survey for Sharon United Methodist Church near Reidville,Spartanburg Co., SC

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