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Bessie Lula Melinda "Bess" Osborn 1885–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1885

Birth Location: North Carolina USA

Death Date: Aug. 16, 1958

Death Location: West Jefferson, Ashe Co., North Carolina USA

Father: Robert Osborn

Mother: Nancy Church

Spouse(s): Moses Main

Children(s): Arabell Main

Bessie Lula Melinda "Bess" Osborn was born in 1885 in North Carolina USA, the child of Robert P Osborn And Nancy Matilda Tildy Church. Bessie Lula Melinda "Bess" Osborn married Moses Alloway Mose Main, and had children including Arabell Selena Main. Bessie Lula Melinda "Bess" Osborn passed away in 1958 in West Jefferson, Ashe Co., North Carolina USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Lula Melinda "Bess" Osborn was born in 1885 in North Carolina USA, the child of Robert P Osborn And Nancy Matilda Tildy Church.
  • Bessie Lula Melinda "Bess" Osborn married Moses Alloway Mose Main, and had children including Arabell Selena Main.
  • Bessie Lula Melinda "Bess" Osborn passed away in 1958 in West Jefferson, Ashe Co., North Carolina USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Osborn
1862–
Birth Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA or Washington, VA
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Nancy Church
1849–1952
Birth Location: Upper Division, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
NC

Spouses(s)

Moses Main
1879–1954
Birth Location: North Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
MM

Children(s)

Arabell Main
1920–2012
Birth Location: North Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
AM

Bessie Osborn's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Osborn
1885–1958
Birth Place: North Carolina USA
Parents
Robert P. Osborn
1862–
Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA or Washington, VA
Nancy (Matilda "Tildy") Church
1849–1952
Upper Division, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Osborn's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Lula Melinda "Bess") Osborn (20 Jun 1885–Aug. 16, 1958) m. Moses (Alloway "Mose") Main (15 Mar 1879–04 Oct 1954)
  1. 1. Arabell (Selena) Main 1920–2012 m. Grady (Dewey) Potter 1918–1976
    1. 1. Virginia (Shirley) Potter 1940–2018 m. Max (Darl) Lewis 1925–2016

Bessie Osborn's Timeline

2 Records

1885
20 Jun 1885
Birth of Bessie Lula Melinda "Bess" Osborn in North Carolina USA
North Carolina USA
1958
Aug. 16, 1958
Age 73
Death of Bessie Lula Melinda "Bess" Osborn in West Jefferson, Ashe Co., North Carolina USA
West Jefferson, Ashe Co., North Carolina USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1885
    Event Place: North Carolina USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug. 16, 1958
    Event Place: West Jefferson, Ashe Co., North Carolina USA
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