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Bessie Pearl Nicholson 1926–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1926

Birth Location: Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 22 Sep 2015

Death Location: Mill Run, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Edward Nicholson

Mother: Ida Nicholson

Spouse(s): William Burnsworth

Children(s): Ronald Burnsworth

The story of Bessie Pearl Nicholson began in 1926 in Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1935, Bessie Pearl Nicholson resided in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania. In 1940, Bessie Pearl Nicholson resided in Connellsville, Twp, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsy. Bessie Pearl Nicholson married William Harrison Burnsworth, and had children including Robert Burnsworth, Ronald William Burnsworth. Bessie Pearl Nicholson passed away in 2015 in Mill Run, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Pearl Nicholson began in 1926 in Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1935, Bessie Pearl Nicholson resided in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1940, Bessie Pearl Nicholson resided in Connellsville, Twp, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsy.
  • Bessie Pearl Nicholson married William Harrison Burnsworth, and had children including Robert Burnsworth, Ronald William Burnsworth.
  • Bessie Pearl Nicholson passed away in 2015 in Mill Run, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Nicholson
1926–2015
Birth Place: Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Edward Clark Nicholson
1899–1964
Pennsylvania
Ida (Mae Johnson) Nicholson
1905–1972
Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Frank (Marion Nicholson) Sr
1858–1935
Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Frances) Seighman
1861–1929
Saltlick, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Joseph (T) Johnson
1870–1930
Maryland
Alice Hall
1871–1943
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Nicholson
1828–1913
Mahala Hatfield
1831–1906
Isaac Seighman
1815–1895
Mary Mercy
1835–
Josiah Hall
1827–1906
Jane Thorpe
1830–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Nicholson
1787–1864
Drusilla Nicholson
1796–1869
Elias Jr
1806–1875
Rosanna Vance
1811–1860
George Seighman
1780–1865
Mary Gallentine
1790–
Mary Hall
1782–1865
Joseph Hall
1785–1850
William Thorpe
1796–1865
Jemima Mitchell
1805–1855

Bessie Nicholson's Descendants

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Bessie (Pearl) Nicholson (20 Jul 1926–22 Sep 2015) m. William (Harrison) Burnsworth (27 February 1925–11 Mar 1997)
  1. 1. Ronald (William) Burnsworth 1945–2021

Bessie Nicholson's Timeline

4 Records

1926
20 Jul 1926
Birth of Bessie Pearl Nicholson in Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Bessie Pearl Nicholson resided here in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 14
Bessie Pearl Nicholson resided here in Connellsville, Twp, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Connellsville, Twp, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
2015
22 Sep 2015
Age 89
Death of Bessie Pearl Nicholson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1926
    Event Place: Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Connellsville, Twp, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Connellsville
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 2015
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mill Run, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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