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Bessie Jeannette Martin 1922–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1922

Birth Location: Campbell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 March 2009

Death Location: Gladys, Campbell County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Martin

Mother: Bessie Trent

Spouse(s): John Burks

Children(s):

In 1922, Bessie Jeannette Martin entered the world in Campbell, Virginia, USA, born to John Wesley Martin And Bessie Trent. In 1935, Bessie Jeannette Martin resided in Seneca, Campbell, Virginia. In 1940, Bessie Jeannette Martin resided in Seneca, Campbell, Virginia, USA. Bessie Jeannette Martin married John Thomas Burks. Bessie Jeannette Martin passed away in 2009 in Gladys, Campbell County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1922, Bessie Jeannette Martin entered the world in Campbell, Virginia, USA, born to John Wesley Martin And Bessie Trent.
  • In 1935, Bessie Jeannette Martin resided in Seneca, Campbell, Virginia.
  • In 1940, Bessie Jeannette Martin resided in Seneca, Campbell, Virginia, USA.
  • Bessie Jeannette Martin married John Thomas Burks.
  • Bessie Jeannette Martin passed away in 2009 in Gladys, Campbell County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Martin's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Martin
1922–2009
Birth Place: Campbell, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Wesley Martin
1882–1941
Virginia
Bessie Trent
1891–1967
Virginia
Grandparents
William (Saunders) Martin
1854–1929
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth "Mollie") Trent
1862–1900
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Mary Nichols
1841–1900
Thomas Martin
1835–
William Trent
1836–1900
Joyce Covington
1839–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Nichols
1819–1904

Bessie Martin's Timeline

4 Records

1922
2 May 1922
Birth of Bessie Jeannette Martin in Campbell, Virginia, USA
Campbell, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 13
Bessie Jeannette Martin resided here in Seneca, Campbell, Virginia
Seneca, Campbell, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 18
Bessie Jeannette Martin resided here in Seneca, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Seneca, Campbell, Virginia, USA
2009
5 March 2009
Age 87
Death of Bessie Jeannette Martin in Baltimore City, Maryland, United States of America
Baltimore City, Maryland, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1922
    Event Place: Campbell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Seneca, Campbell, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Seneca, Campbell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 March 2009
    Event Place: Baltimore City, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gladys, Campbell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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