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Bessie Rankin Lewis 1920–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1920

Birth Location: Mariion County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 28 August 2012

Death Location: Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Sallie Ford

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The story of Bessie Rankin Lewis began in 1920 in Mariion County, Mississippi, USA. Bessie Rankin Lewis passed away in 2012 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Rankin Lewis began in 1920 in Mariion County, Mississippi, USA.
  • Bessie Rankin Lewis passed away in 2012 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Bessie Lewis's Ancestors

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Bessie Lewis
1920–2012
Birth Place: Mariion County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Thomas Swift Lewis Sr
1875–1955
Waterhole, Marion Co., Mississippi
Sallie (Ann) Ford
1881–1927
Balltown, Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Bright) Lewis
1842–1906
Waterhole, Marion County, Mississippi, USA
Margaret (Sumrall) Lewis
1846–1926
Great-Grandparents
Lemuel Lewis
1804–1887
Mary Lewis
1810–1864
William Sumrall
1813–1895
Mary Sumrall
1817–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Berry
1763–1821
Celia Martin
1761–1822
David Sumrall
1767–1853
Sarah Sumrall
1770–1845
Reason Sr
1760–1847
Katherine Usher
1775–1820

Bessie Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1920
23 Apr 1920
Birth of Bessie Rankin Lewis in Mariion County, Mississippi, USA
Mariion County, Mississippi, USA
2012
28 August 2012
Age 92
Death of Bessie Rankin Lewis in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America
Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1920
    Event Place: Mariion County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August 2012
    Event Place: Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America

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