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Bessie Marks 1885–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 J 1885

Birth Location: Vandžiogala, Kaunas, Lithuania, Russia

Death Date: 2 Apr 1967

Death Location: Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: Morris CAPLAN

Mother: Ida CAPLAN

Spouse(s): Maurice Marks

Children(s): Julius MARKS, Bertha LEVINSON, Sylvia BENDIX, Sara Rubenstein, Betty Marks

Bessie Marks was born in 1885 in Vandžiogala, Kaunas, Lithuania, Russia, the child of Morris Movsha Caplan And Ida Chaya Devoira Markus Mikhles Caplan. In 1930, Bessie Marks resided in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. Bessie Marks married Maurice Marks, and had children including Bertha Marks Levinson, Betty Katherine Marks, Julius Marks, Sara Sally Rebecca Marks Rubenstein, Sylvia Marks Bendix. Bessie Marks passed away in 1967 in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Marks was born in 1885 in Vandžiogala, Kaunas, Lithuania, Russia, the child of Morris Movsha Caplan And Ida Chaya Devoira Markus Mikhles Caplan.
  • In 1930, Bessie Marks resided in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Bessie Marks married Maurice Marks, and had children including Bertha Marks Levinson, Betty Katherine Marks, Julius Marks, Sara Sally Rebecca Marks Rubenstein, Sylvia Marks Bendix.
  • Bessie Marks passed away in 1967 in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Bessie Marks's Ancestors

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Bessie Marks
1885–1967
Birth Place: Vandžiogala, Kaunas, Lithuania, Russia
Parents
Morris (Movsha) CAPLAN
1860–
Ida ((Chaya) Devoira MARKUS MIKHLES) CAPLAN
1865–
Russia Lithuania
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Marks's Descendants

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Bessie Marks (21 J 1885–2 Apr 1967) m. Maurice Marks (9 Dec 1884–23 Jan 1966)
  1. 1. Julius MARKS 1911–1997
  2. 2. Bertha (MARKS) LEVINSON 1910–1999
  3. 3. Sylvia (MARKS) BENDIX 1922–2012
  4. 4. Sara ((Sally) Rebecca Marks) Rubenstein 1915–2001 m. Morris (Louis) Rubenstein 1908–1986
    1. 1. Francis (Sandra RUBENSTEIN McGUIRK HARVEY) WARD 1938–2004
    2. 2. Adele Rubenstein 1947–2012
    3. 3. 1940 (Stillborn Twins RUBENSTEIN) (Twins) 1940–1940
  5. 5. Betty (Katherine) Marks 1926–2016

Bessie Marks's Timeline

3 Records

1885
21 J 1885
Birth of Bessie Marks in Vandžiogala, Kaunas, Lithuania, Russia
Vandžiogala, Kaunas, Lithuania, Russia
1930
1930
Age 45
Bessie Marks resided here in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1967
2 Apr 1967
Age 82
Death of Bessie Marks in Los Angeles County, California, USA
Los Angeles County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 J 1885
    Event Place: Vandžiogala, Kaunas, Lithuania, Russia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 2341889
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1904
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 2341889

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 2341889

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1967
    Event Place: Los Angeles County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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