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Bessie Lee Lewis Michael 1904–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1904

Birth Location: Madison County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 April 1993

Death Location: Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Father: George Lewis

Mother: Eliza Lewis

Spouse(s): Earl Michael

Children(s): Carl Junior, Mary Michael, Alfred Michael, Ruth Jones, John Michael

Bessie Lee Lewis Michael was born in 1904 in Madison County, North Carolina, USA, the child of George Wilson Lewis And Eliza Jane Lewis. In 1935, Bessie Lee Lewis Michael resided in Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina. In 1940, Bessie Lee Lewis Michael resided in Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA. Bessie Lee Lewis Michael married Earl Rufus Michael, Ralph W Hemsley, and had children including Alfred Daniel Michael, Carl Rufus Michael Junior, John Marshal Michael, Mary Elizabeth Michael, Ruth Ann Michael Jones. Bessie Lee Lewis Michael passed away in 1993 in Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Lee Lewis Michael was born in 1904 in Madison County, North Carolina, USA, the child of George Wilson Lewis And Eliza Jane Lewis.
  • In 1935, Bessie Lee Lewis Michael resided in Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Bessie Lee Lewis Michael resided in Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • Bessie Lee Lewis Michael married Earl Rufus Michael, Ralph W Hemsley, and had children including Alfred Daniel Michael, Carl Rufus Michael Junior, John Marshal Michael, Mary Elizabeth Michael, Ruth Ann Michael Jones.
  • Bessie Lee Lewis Michael passed away in 1993 in Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Michael's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Michael
1904–1993
Birth Place: Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
George Wilson Lewis
1869–1962
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Eliza (Jane) Lewis
1876–1962
North Carolina
Grandparents
Daniel Lewis
1846–1935
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca (A. Coates) Lewis
1848–1935
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Berry Lewis
1809–1880
Talitha Lewis
1813–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Silas Gillespie
1770–1850
Polly Gillespie
1779–1859

Bessie Michael's Descendants

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Bessie (Lee Lewis) Michael (22 May 1904–14 April 1993) m. Earl (Rufus) Michael (17 February 1894–16 August 1962)
  1. 1. Carl (Rufus Michael) Junior 1925–
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Michael 1926–
  3. 3. Alfred (Daniel) Michael 1929–1974
  4. 4. Ruth (Ann Michael) Jones 1931–1992 m. Ray (Madison) Jones 1916–1996
  5. 5. John (Marshal) Michael 1933–1992

Bessie Michael's Timeline

4 Records

1904
22 May 1904
Birth of Bessie Lee Lewis Michael in Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Bessie Lee Lewis Michael resided here in Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina
Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 36
Bessie Lee Lewis Michael resided here in Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1993
14 April 1993
Age 89
Death of Bessie Lee Lewis Michael in Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1904
    Event Place: Madison County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2879; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 11-82
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2879; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 11-82

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2879; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 11-82

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 April 1993
    Event Place: Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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