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Bessie Maurine Orr 1907–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 12, 1907

Birth Location: Texas, USA

Death Date: January 26, 1985

Death Location: Texas, USA

Father: Horace Orr

Mother: Minnie Willis

Spouse(s): Herman Sr.

Children(s): Bobby Downey

Bessie Maurine Orr was born in 1907 in Texas, USA, the child of Horace Monroe Orr And Minnie Belle Willis. Bessie Maurine Orr married Herman Ray Downey Sr, and had children including Bobby Harrell Downey. Bessie Maurine Orr passed away in 1985 in Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Maurine Orr was born in 1907 in Texas, USA, the child of Horace Monroe Orr And Minnie Belle Willis.
  • Bessie Maurine Orr married Herman Ray Downey Sr, and had children including Bobby Harrell Downey.
  • Bessie Maurine Orr passed away in 1985 in Texas, USA.

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Bessie Orr's Ancestors

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Bessie Orr
1907–1985
Birth Place: Texas, USA
Parents
Horace Monroe Orr
1880–1950
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Minnie (Belle) Willis
1884–1915
Texas, USA
Grandparents
John (Sanders) Orr
1854–1933
Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Martha ("Mattie" Leatherwood (DNA) line)
1852–1903
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Confirmed
1806–1891
Elizabeth Confirmed
1812–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pvt. 1812
1775–1847
Mary 6GG
1779–1870
Pvt. 1812
1776–1870
Elizabeth 6GG
1774–1841

Bessie Orr's Descendants

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Bessie (Maurine) Orr (December 12, 1907–January 26, 1985) m. Herman (Ray Downey) Sr. (August 18, 1904–October 2, 1976)
  1. 1. Bobby (Harrell) Downey 1928–1949

Bessie Orr's Timeline

2 Records

1907
December 12, 1907
Birth of Bessie Maurine Orr in Texas, USA
Texas, USA
1985
January 26, 1985
Age 78
Death of Bessie Maurine Orr in Texas, USA
Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 12, 1907
    Event Place: Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 26, 1985
    Event Place: Texas, USA

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