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Bessie Bell Parsons 1885 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1885

Birth Location: Pomeroy, Meigs, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 26 Jun 1953

Death Location: Cozad, Dawson, Nebraska, USA

Father: Sardine Parsons

Mother: Roxalana Partlow

Spouse(s): Elmer Karr

Children(s): Dorothy Karr, Harold Karr, Ellsworth Karr, Mabel Karr, Gladys Karr, Eugene Karr

1885 marked the beginning of Bessie Bell Parsons's life in Pomeroy, Meigs, Ohio, USA, to parents Sardine Parsons and Roxalana Partlow. Eventually, Bessie Bell Parsons married Elmer Elsworth Karr, and they welcomed Dorothy Karr, Harold Herbert Karr, Ellsworth Elmer Karr, Mabel Karr, Gladys Karr and Eugene Byron Karr. Bessie Bell Parsons passed in 1953 at Cozad, Dawson, Nebraska, USA.

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Parents

Sardine Parsons
1856 – 1937
Birth Location: Chester, Meigs County, Ohio, United States of America
SP
Roxalana Partlow
1866 – 1944
Birth Location: –
RP

Spouses(s)

Elmer Karr
1879 – 1955
Birth Location: Richland City, Benton County, Indiana, USA
EK

Children(s)

Dorothy Karr
1904 –
Birth Location: Nebraska
DK
Harold Karr
1905 – 1991
Birth Location: Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
HK
Ellsworth Karr
1907 – 1968
Birth Location: Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
EK
Mabel Karr
1909 –
Birth Location: Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
MK
Gladys Karr
1914 –
Birth Location: Nebraska
GK
Eugene Karr
1917 – 1997
Birth Location: Dawson County, Nebraska, United States of America
EK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 May 1885
    Event Place: Pomeroy, Meigs, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2341005, Year: 1910; Census Place: German, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T624_842; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1374855

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: German, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: German, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T624_842; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1374855

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Plum Creek, Frontier, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Plum Creek, Frontier, Nebraska; Roll: T625_983; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 71

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2341005

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: McCook, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Jun 1953
    Event Place: Cozad, Dawson, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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