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Bessie Mae Mills 1908–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1908

Birth Location: Fort Payne Dekalb, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 20 Jul 2004

Death Location: Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA

Father: Charles Mills

Mother: Lula Hester

Spouse(s): James Holcomb, Charles Mcknight

Children(s): Johnny Holcomb, Charles Jr

Bessie Mae Mills was born in 1908 in Fort Payne Dekalb, Alabama, United States, the child of Charles Bartow Mills And Lula Mae Hester. In 1910, Bessie Mae Mills resided in Mills, Taylor, Florida. In 1920, Bessie Mae Mills resided in Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama. Bessie Mae Mills married Charles H Mcknight, James Byrd Holcomb, and had children including Charles Hugh Mcknight Jr, Johnny Jay Bartow Holcomb. Bessie Mae Mills passed away in 2004 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Mae Mills was born in 1908 in Fort Payne Dekalb, Alabama, United States, the child of Charles Bartow Mills And Lula Mae Hester.
  • In 1910, Bessie Mae Mills resided in Mills, Taylor, Florida.
  • In 1920, Bessie Mae Mills resided in Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama.
  • Bessie Mae Mills married Charles H Mcknight, James Byrd Holcomb, and had children including Charles Hugh Mcknight Jr, Johnny Jay Bartow Holcomb.
  • Bessie Mae Mills passed away in 2004 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Mills
1883–1964
Birth Location: Steinhatchee, Taylor County, Florida, United States of America
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Lula Hester
1882–1964
Birth Location: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

James Holcomb
1905–
Birth Location: Dekalb Co., Alabama, USA
JH
Charles Mcknight
1906–
Birth Location: Texas, United States
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Children(s)

Johnny Holcomb
1928–2005
Birth Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama
JH
Charles Jr
1924–2007
Birth Location: New York
CJ

Bessie Mills's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Mills
1908–2004
Birth Place: Fort Payne Dekalb, Alabama, United States
Parents
Charles Bartow Mills
1883–1964
Steinhatchee, Taylor County, Florida, United States of America
Lula (Mae) Hester
1882–1964
Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
William (Edward) Mills
1854–1928
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Catherine) Cockcroft
1857–1939
Defuniak, Walton Florida
William (Howard) Hester
1852–1936
Georgia
Sarah (Catherine) Edwards
1852–1912
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George R-U152
1831–1918
Sarah Horton
1830–1896
Pvt Cockcroft
1834–1863
Nancy Wright
1835–1900
William Hester
1833–1910
Sarah Allen
1832–1909
James Hasty
1825–1905
Sarah Holmes
1829–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cockcroft
1805–1885
Lucinda Culpepper
1810–1878
Moses Wright
1808–1880
Mary Boin
1807–1891
Stephen Hester
1790–1862
Mary Johns
1805–1869
James Allen
1810–
Matilda Bayley
1806–1860

Bessie Mills's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Mae) Mills (11 May 1908–20 Jul 2004) m. James (Byrd) Holcomb (1905–) m. Charles (H) Mcknight (1906–)
  1. 1. Johnny ("Jay" Bartow) Holcomb 1928–2005
  2. 2. Charles (Hugh Mcknight) Jr 1924–2007 m. Janet 1928–2011

Bessie Mills's Timeline

6 Records

1908
11 May 1908
Birth of Bessie Mae Mills in Fort Payne Dekalb, Alabama, United States
Fort Payne Dekalb, Alabama, United States
1910
1910
Age 2
Bessie Mae Mills resided here in Mills, Taylor, Florida
Mills, Taylor, Florida
1920
1920
Age 12
Bessie Mae Mills resided here in Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama
Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama
1935
1935
Age 27
Bessie Mae Mills resided here in Sh, Orange, Florida
Sh, Orange, Florida
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 32
Bessie Mae Mills resided here in Orange, Florida, USA
Orange, Florida, USA
2004
20 Jul 2004
Age 96
Death of Bessie Mae Mills in Deltona, Volusia, Florida, USA
Deltona, Volusia, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1908
    Event Place: Fort Payne Dekalb, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Orange, Florida; Roll: T627_604; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 48-34
    [2] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: ; Issue State: Florida; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 73; Image: .
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mills, Taylor, Florida; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [6] Web: Florida, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Mills, Taylor, Florida
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mills, Taylor, Florida; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 73; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Orange, Florida
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Orange, Florida; Roll: T627_604; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 48-34

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Orange, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Orange, Florida; Roll: T627_604; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 48-34

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Huntington, Sebastian, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 2004
    Event Place: Deltona, Volusia, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: ; Issue State: Florida; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Web: Florida, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Web: Florida, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
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