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Bessie Kate Martin 1935–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 December 1935

Birth Location: Leapwood, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 May 2021

Death Location: Bellville, Austin County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Manuel Martin

Mother: Lillian Lucas

Spouse(s): Joe Stanfill, Allen Ellis

Children(s):

Bessie Kate Martin was born in 1935 in Leapwood, Tennessee, USA, the child of Manuel Clarence Martin And Lillian Lucas. In 1940, Bessie Kate Martin resided in Clay, Dunklin, Missouri, United States. Bessie Kate Martin married Allen Arvester Boy Ellis, Joe Arthur Stanfill, and had children including Joetta Stanfill, Paul Lucas Ellis, Teresa Ellis. Bessie Kate Martin passed away in 2021 in Bellville, Austin County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Kate Martin was born in 1935 in Leapwood, Tennessee, USA, the child of Manuel Clarence Martin And Lillian Lucas.
  • In 1940, Bessie Kate Martin resided in Clay, Dunklin, Missouri, United States.
  • Bessie Kate Martin married Allen Arvester Boy Ellis, Joe Arthur Stanfill, and had children including Joetta Stanfill, Paul Lucas Ellis, Teresa Ellis.
  • Bessie Kate Martin passed away in 2021 in Bellville, Austin County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Martin's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Martin
1935–2021
Birth Place: Leapwood, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Manuel Clarence Martin
1905–1990
Millageville, Tennessee, USA
Lillian Lucas
1902–1988
Adamville, Mc Nairy, Tennesse, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Martin
1879–1961
Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Horton
1884–1912
Tennessee, USA
William (W) Lucas
1878–1925
Tennessee, USA
Bessie (Delphia) Wilson
1878–1971
McNairy, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Martin
1852–1932
Martha Scott
1855–1932
William Horton
1858–1937
Sarah Scott
1857–1947
Urah Lucas
1839–1900
Amanda Moore
1856–1944
James Wilson
1844–1923
Euphemia Jones
1848–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Martin
1826–1877
Mary Bryant
1835–1857
Peter Horton
1833–1894
Sarah Ayers
1837–1914
Uriah Lucas
1816–1862
Sarah Coy
1816–1880

Bessie Martin's Timeline

3 Records

1935
4 December 1935
Birth of Bessie Kate Martin in Leapwood, Tennessee, USA
Leapwood, Tennessee, USA
1940
1 April 1940
Age 5
Bessie Kate Martin resided here in Clay, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
Clay, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
2021
1 May 2021
Age 86
Death of Bessie Kate Martin in Emory, Rains County, Texas, United States of America
Emory, Rains County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 December 1935
    Event Place: Leapwood, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll: T627_2104; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 35-6
    [2] Texas Divorce Index, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 April 1940
    Event Place: Clay, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll: T627_2104; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 35-6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 2021
    Event Place: Emory, Rains County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bellville, Austin County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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