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Bessie Elizabeth Parton 1898–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 October 1898

Birth Location: Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 26 June 1975

Death Location: Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: George Rayfield

Mother: Casandra Moore

Spouse(s): William Parton

Children(s): Roy Parton, Hazel Whaley, Margie Parton, Earl Parton, Claude Sr, Leonard Parton, Oscar Parton, Lela Rickman, Orville Parton, James Parton, Robert Sr

The story of Bessie Elizabeth Parton began in 1898 in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America. In 1935, Bessie Elizabeth Parton resided in Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee. In 1940, Bessie Elizabeth Parton resided in Civile District No 13, Sevier, Tennessee, USA. Bessie Elizabeth Parton married William Walter Parton, and had children including Claude Ray Parton Sr, Earl James Parton, Emriturd Parton, Fred Parton, Hazel Irene Whaley, James Edmond Parton, Lela Christine Rickman, Leonard Gene Parton, Margie Parton, Oradell Parton, Orville Stanley Parton, Oscar Hansel Parton, Robert Lee Parton Sr, Roy Winfred Parton. Bessie Elizabeth Parton passed away in 1975 in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Elizabeth Parton began in 1898 in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • In 1935, Bessie Elizabeth Parton resided in Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Bessie Elizabeth Parton resided in Civile District No 13, Sevier, Tennessee, USA.
  • Bessie Elizabeth Parton married William Walter Parton, and had children including Claude Ray Parton Sr, Earl James Parton, Emriturd Parton, Fred Parton, Hazel Irene Whaley, James Edmond Parton, Lela Christine Rickman, Leonard Gene Parton, Margie Parton, Oradell Parton, Orville Stanley Parton, Oscar Hansel Parton, Robert Lee Parton Sr, Roy Winfred Parton.
  • Bessie Elizabeth Parton passed away in 1975 in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Bessie Parton's Ancestors

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Bessie Parton
1898–1975
Birth Place: Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
George Washington Rayfield
1855–1941
Sevier Co, Tennessee, USA
Casandra (Ann "Cassie") Moore
1860–1935
Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Parton's Descendants

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Bessie (Elizabeth) Parton (26 October 1898–26 June 1975) m. William (Walter) Parton (29 December 1888–16 November 1982)
  1. 1. Roy (Winfred) Parton 1935–1985
  2. 2. Hazel (Irene) Whaley 1923–2004
  3. 3. Margie Parton 1925–1926
  4. 4. Earl (James) Parton 1918–1996
  5. 5. Claude (Ray Parton) Sr 1927–2009
  6. 6. Leonard (Gene) Parton 1931–2010
  7. 7. Oscar (Hansel) Parton 1913–1987
  8. 8. Lela (Christine) Rickman 1929–2006
  9. 9. Orville (Stanley) Parton 1916–2006
  10. 10. James (Edmond) Parton 1942–1942
  11. 11. Robert (Lee Parton) Sr 1921–2000 m. Aves (Lee) Owen 1923–2003 m. Avilee Parton 1924–2003

Bessie Parton's Timeline

4 Records

1898
26 October 1898
Birth of Bessie Elizabeth Parton in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 37
Bessie Elizabeth Parton resided here in Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee
Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 42
Bessie Elizabeth Parton resided here in Civile District No 13, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Civile District No 13, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
1975
26 June 1975
Age 77
Death of Bessie Elizabeth Parton in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 October 1898
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civile District No 13, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 June 1975
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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