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Bessie Alice Seegers McDowell 1893 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 December 1893

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 7 Nov 1943

Death Location: Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Richard Seegers

Mother: Elizabeth Horton

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William McDowell, Shirley Collinsworth

Bessie Alice Seegers McDowell was born in 1893 in South Carolina, United States, the child of Richard Richmond Franklin (Frank) Seegers and Elizabeth Catherine Horton. Bessie Alice Seegers McDowell had children including William Floyd McDowell, Shirley Alice Phillips Collinsworth. Bessie Alice Seegers McDowell passed away in 1943 in Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Alice Seegers McDowell was born in 1893 in South Carolina, United States, the child of Richard Richmond Franklin (Frank) Seegers and Elizabeth Catherine Horton.
  • Bessie Alice Seegers McDowell had children including William Floyd McDowell, Shirley Alice Phillips Collinsworth.
  • Bessie Alice Seegers McDowell passed away in 1943 in Louisiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie McDowell's Ancestors

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Bessie McDowell
1893 – 1943
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Parents
Richard Richmond Franklin (Frank) Seegers
1873 – 1938
South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Catherine) Horton
1874 – 1967
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Aaron) Seegers
1849 – 1944
Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States of America
Emily (Terrell) Seegers
1845 – 1911
Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Charles (Wesley) HORTON
1834 – 1910
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Susannah (Middleton) Horton
1840 – 1900
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richmond Terrell
1797 – 1873
Mary Terrell
1802 – 1887
John Horton
1813 – 1905
Obedience Horton
1816 – 1894
William MIDDLETON
1796 – 1859
Margaret Holley
1816 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richmond Terrell
1755 – 1827
Amos Hough
1760 – 1829
SARAH HOUGH
1763 – 1836
Levi Sowell
1774 – 1850
Gillie King
1781 – 1860

Bessie McDowell's Descendants

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Bessie (Alice Seegers) McDowell (21 December 1893 – 7 Nov 1943)
  1. 1. William (Floyd) McDowell (25 January 1919 – 25 April 1957)
  2. 2. Shirley (Alice Phillips) Collinsworth (16 December 1923 – 14 July 2000)
    1. 1. Buren Phillips

Bessie McDowell's Timeline

3 Records

1893
21 December 1893
Birth of Bessie Alice Seegers McDowell in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1936
15 Nov 1936
Age 43
Death of Bessie Alice Seegers McDowell in Louisiana, United States of America
Louisiana, United States of America
1943
7 Nov 1943
Age 50
Death of Bessie Alice Seegers McDowell in Louisiana, United States of America
Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 December 1893
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1936
    Event Place: Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1943
    Event Place: Louisiana, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sibley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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