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Bessie May Lewis 1906–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1906

Birth Location: Kansas, USA

Death Date: 9 July 2003

Death Location: Ulysses, Grant, Kansas, USA

Father: Charles Lewis

Mother: Effie Brock

Spouse(s): Avery Kerr

Children(s):

Bessie May Lewis was born in 1906 in Kansas, USA, the child of Charles Ewing Lewis And Effie Loretta Brock. In 1910, Bessie May Lewis resided in Lakin, Kearny, Kansas, USA. In 1920, Bessie May Lewis resided in Sherman, Grant, Kansas, USA. Bessie May Lewis married Avery Bryant Kerr, George Hale. Bessie May Lewis passed away in 2003 in Ulysses, Grant, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie May Lewis was born in 1906 in Kansas, USA, the child of Charles Ewing Lewis And Effie Loretta Brock.
  • In 1910, Bessie May Lewis resided in Lakin, Kearny, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1920, Bessie May Lewis resided in Sherman, Grant, Kansas, USA.
  • Bessie May Lewis married Avery Bryant Kerr, George Hale.
  • Bessie May Lewis passed away in 2003 in Ulysses, Grant, Kansas, USA.

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Parents

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Children(s)

Bessie Lewis's Ancestors

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Bessie Lewis
1906–2003
Birth Place: Kansas, USA
Parents
Charles Ewing Lewis
1868–1913
Carroll County, Missouri, USA
Effie (Loretta) Brock
1871–1912
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
William (Huston) Lewis
1834–1916
Tennessee
Hannah (May) Plaster
1843–1913
Clark, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1817–1886
Charlotte Davidson
1824–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Plaster
1791–1882
Hannah Massey
1794–1874

Bessie Lewis's Timeline

4 Records

1906
9 May 1906
Birth of Bessie May Lewis in Kansas, USA
Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Bessie May Lewis resided here in Lakin, Kearny, Kansas, USA
Lakin, Kearny, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Bessie May Lewis resided here in Sherman, Grant, Kansas, USA
Sherman, Grant, Kansas, USA
2003
9 July 2003
Age 97
Death of Bessie May Lewis in Ulysses, Grant, Kansas, USA
Ulysses, Grant, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1906
    Event Place: Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sherman, Grant, Kansas; Roll: T625_532; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 65
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lakin, Kearny, Kansas; Roll: T624_441; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374454
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lakin, Kearny, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lakin, Kearny, Kansas; Roll: T624_441; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374454

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sherman, Grant, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sherman, Grant, Kansas; Roll: T625_532; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 65

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 July 2003
    Event Place: Ulysses, Grant, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ulysses, Grant, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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