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Bessie Viola Peterson 1897–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1897

Birth Location: Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 11 Aug 1973

Death Location: Panola County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Charles Legge

Mother: Igene Harlan

Spouse(s): Einar Peterson

Children(s): Charles Peterson

Bessie Viola Peterson was born in 1897 in Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, USA, the child of Charles William Legge And Igene Gertrude Harlan. Bessie Viola Peterson married Einar Peterson, and had children including Charles E Peterson. Bessie Viola Peterson passed away in 1973 in Panola County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Viola Peterson was born in 1897 in Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, USA, the child of Charles William Legge And Igene Gertrude Harlan.
  • Bessie Viola Peterson married Einar Peterson, and had children including Charles E Peterson.
  • Bessie Viola Peterson passed away in 1973 in Panola County, Mississippi, USA.

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Bessie Peterson's Ancestors

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Bessie Peterson
1897–1973
Birth Place: Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Charles William Legge
1869–1953
Igene (Gertrude) Harlan
1873–1953
Panola County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
William (F.) Harlan
1833–1878
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Adeline) Towles
1847–1938
Lee County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Harlan
1808–1865
Dorcas Smith
1815–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Fleet Smith
1777–1832
Sarah Williams
1772–

Bessie Peterson's Descendants

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Bessie (Viola) Peterson (17 May 1897–11 Aug 1973) m. Einar Peterson (6 Dec 1894–13 Sep 1963)
  1. 1. Charles (E.) Peterson 1939–2018

Bessie Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1897
17 May 1897
Birth of Bessie Viola Peterson in Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, USA
Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, USA
1973
11 Aug 1973
Age 76
Death of Bessie Viola Peterson in Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, USA
Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1897
    Event Place: Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1973
    Event Place: Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Panola County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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