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Bessie Lee Martin 1892–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 NOV 1892

Birth Location: St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 28 NOV 1981

Death Location: Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Father: Benjamin Martin

Mother: Bessie Calvin

Spouse(s): Harry Bottum

Children(s): Ruth Bottum, June Bottum

The story of Bessie Lee Martin began in 1892 in St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA. In 1900, Bessie Lee Martin resided in St Louis, Missouri, USA. Bessie Lee Martin married Harry Leo Bottum, and had children including June Lee Bottum, Ruth Lucile Bottum. Bessie Lee Martin passed away in 1981 in Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Lee Martin began in 1892 in St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1900, Bessie Lee Martin resided in St Louis, Missouri, USA.
  • Bessie Lee Martin married Harry Leo Bottum, and had children including June Lee Bottum, Ruth Lucile Bottum.
  • Bessie Lee Martin passed away in 1981 in Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Martin
1866–1957
Birth Location: Potosi, Washington, Missouri, USA
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Bessie Calvin
1873–1958
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Spouses(s)

Harry Bottum
1889–1961
Birth Location: Prairie du Chien, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA
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Children(s)

Ruth Bottum
1918–2005
Birth Location: Catawissa, Franklin, Missouri, USA
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June Bottum
1916–1991
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA
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Bessie Martin's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Martin
1892–1981
Birth Place: St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Martin
1866–1957
Potosi, Washington, Missouri, USA
Bessie (Florence) Calvin
1873–1958
Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Horace (Washington) Calvin
1840–1887
Boles, Franklin, Missouri, USA
Maria (Lucille) Keatley
1846–1922
Pacific, Franklin, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Horace Calvin
1819–1851
Susannah Steele
1813–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Steele
1781–1867
Barbara Zumwalt
1788–1870

Bessie Martin's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Lee) Martin (19 NOV 1892–28 NOV 1981) m. Harry (Leo) Bottum (11 APR 1889–12 OCT 1961)
  1. 1. Ruth (Lucile) Bottum 1918–2005
  2. 2. June (Lee) Bottum 1916–1991 m. William (F) Oberbeck 1916–2012

Bessie Martin's Timeline

15 Records

1892
19 NOV 1892
Birth of Bessie Lee Martin in St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Missouri, USA
1892
19 NOV 1892
Birth of Bessie Lee Martin in St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 8
Bessie Lee Martin resided here in St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 8
Bessie Lee Martin resided here in St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Bessie Lee Martin resided here in St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Bessie Lee Martin resided here in St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Bessie Lee Martin resided here in St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
1916
1916
Age 24
Bessie Lee Martin resided here in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
1916
1916
Age 24
Bessie Lee Martin resided here in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Bessie Lee Martin resided here in Pacific, Franklin, Missouri, USA
Pacific, Franklin, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
Bessie Lee Martin resided here in Meramec, Jefferson, Missouri, USA
Meramec, Jefferson, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
Bessie Lee Martin resided here in Meramec, Jefferson, Missouri, USA
Meramec, Jefferson, Missouri, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 48
Bessie Lee Martin resided here in Meramec, Jefferson, Missouri, USA
Meramec, Jefferson, Missouri, USA
1981
28 NOV 1981
Age 89
Death of Bessie Lee Martin in Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA
1981
28 NOV 1981
Age 89
Death of Bessie Lee Martin in Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 NOV 1892
    Event Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1930 USA Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pacific, Franklin, Missouri; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Catawissa, Franklin, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 NOV 1981
    Event Place: Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 NOV 1892
    Event Place: St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Catawissa, Franklin, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 NOV 1981
    Event Place: Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pacific, Franklin, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1930 USA Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pacific, Franklin, Missouri; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340922

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Meramec, Jefferson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Meramec, Jefferson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Meramec, Jefferson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree
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