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Bessie Leona Middleton 1918 – 1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1918

Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 4 May 1990

Death Location: Lynnwood, Snohomish, Washington, USA

Father: Bertram Middleton

Mother: Margaret Robinson

Spouse(s): Oliver Kipling

Children(s): Oliver Kipling, Rudyard Kipling, Donovan Kipling, Donovan Kipling, Carolee Kipling, Carollee Kipling, Margaret Kipling, Mark Kipling

Bessie Leona Middleton was born in 1918 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA, the child of Bertram Leroy Middleton and Margaret Leona "Maggie" Robinson. In 1950, Bessie Leona Middleton resided in , King, Washington, USA. Bessie Leona Middleton married Oliver Gibson Kipling, and had children including Oliver Carlton Kipling, Rudyard Lee Kipling, Donovan Scott Kipling, Donovan S Kipling, Carolee Kipling, Carollee O Kipling, Margaret S Kipling, Mark Allen Rudyard Kipling. Bessie Leona Middleton passed away in 1990 in Lynnwood, Snohomish, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Leona Middleton was born in 1918 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA, the child of Bertram Leroy Middleton and Margaret Leona "Maggie" Robinson.
  • In 1950, Bessie Leona Middleton resided in , King, Washington, USA.
  • Bessie Leona Middleton married Oliver Gibson Kipling, and had children including Oliver Carlton Kipling, Rudyard Lee Kipling, Donovan Scott Kipling, Donovan S Kipling, Carolee Kipling, Carollee O Kipling, Margaret S Kipling, Mark Allen Rudyard Kipling.
  • Bessie Leona Middleton passed away in 1990 in Lynnwood, Snohomish, Washington, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Bessie Middleton's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Middleton
1918 – 1990
Birth Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Parents
Bertram Leroy Middleton
1893 – 1969
Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA
Margaret (Leona "Maggie") Robinson
1892 – 1960
Mayview, Lafayette, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Robert Robinson
1853 – 1924
East Rainton, Durham, England
Adeline Maxwell
1864 – 1953
Knobnoster,,Missouri,USA
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Robinson
1811 – 1864
Mary Forrest
1813 – 1888
Mary Hatfield
1840 – 1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1788 – 1857
Charlotte Bell
1789 – 1846
James HATFIELD
1824 – 1870

Bessie Middleton's Descendants

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Bessie (Leona) Middleton (27 May 1918 – 4 May 1990) m. Oliver (Gibson) Kipling (abt 1913 – 2 May 1987)
  1. 1. Oliver (Carlton) Kipling (29 November 1936 – 16 April 1973) m. Epimenia Montaya (12 Jan 1931 – )
  2. 2. Rudyard (Lee) Kipling (abt 1938 – ) m. La (Verta) Nelson (Abt. 1913 – Aug 2018)
    1. 1. Kelly (Kay) Kipling m. Brian (D) Bartley
      1. 1. Justin (David) Bartley m. Maraiah (Londi) Tenpenny
        1. 1. Bartley (Abt. 2018 – )
        2. 2. Bartley (2021 – )
    2. 2. Kipling
    3. 3. Gaylyn Kipling
    4. 4. Debbie Kipling
  3. 3. Donovan (Scott) Kipling (9 May 1939 – 27 Nov 1997)
  4. 4. Donovan (S) Kipling (abt 1940 – )
  5. 5. Carolee Kipling (1941 – )
  6. 6. Carollee (O) Kipling (abt 1941 – )
  7. 7. Margaret (S) Kipling (abt 1944 – )
  8. 8. Mark (Allen Rudyard) Kipling m. Sandra (Marie) Whitfield
    1. 1. Sarah Kipling

Bessie Middleton's Timeline

3 Records

1918
27 May 1918
Birth of Bessie Leona Middleton in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Bessie Leona Middleton resided here in , King, Washington, USA
, King, Washington, USA
1990
4 May 1990
Age 72
Death of Bessie Leona Middleton in Lynnwood, Snohomish, Washington, USA
Lynnwood, Snohomish, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1918
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , King, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1990
    Event Place: Lynnwood, Snohomish, Washington, USA

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