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Bessie L Pitts 1891–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Sep 1891

Birth Location: Friendship, South Carolina

Death Date: 16 October 1984

Death Location: College Park, Georgia

Father: Travis Pitts

Mother: Mary +

Spouse(s): Charles Bowling

Children(s): Mary Bowing, Charles Bowling, Bessie Pitts, Mary Hendricks, Martha Bowling, Charles Jr, Josephine Garland, Betty Smith, John Bowling, Barbara Nimick, Bertha Krajewski

The story of Bessie L Pitts began in 1891 in Friendship, South Carolina. Bessie L Pitts married Charles Cassell Bowling, and had children including Barbara Ann Bowling Nayfack Nimick, Bertha Maye Bowling Krajewski, Bessie L Pitts, Betty Ruth Bowling Smith, Charles Cassell Bowling Jr, Charles Caswell Bowling, John Burke Bowling, Josephine Bowling Garland, Martha Lenore Bowling, Mary Bowing, Mary Nancy Bowling Hendricks. Bessie L Pitts passed away in 1984 in College Park, Georgia.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie L Pitts began in 1891 in Friendship, South Carolina.
  • Bessie L Pitts married Charles Cassell Bowling, and had children including Barbara Ann Bowling Nayfack Nimick, Bertha Maye Bowling Krajewski, Bessie L Pitts, Betty Ruth Bowling Smith, Charles Cassell Bowling Jr, Charles Caswell Bowling, John Burke Bowling, Josephine Bowling Garland, Martha Lenore Bowling, Mary Bowing, Mary Nancy Bowling Hendricks.
  • Bessie L Pitts passed away in 1984 in College Park, Georgia.

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Bessie Pitts's Ancestors

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Bessie Pitts
1891–1984
Birth Place: Friendship, South Carolina
Parents
Travis Rutherford Pitts
1862–1934
Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ella Hellams) +
1867–1944
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Edwin (Leroy) Pitts
1818–1882
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Catherine (Harris) Boyd
1824–1909
Laurens, South Carolina, USA
William (M) Hellams
1846–1911
Laurens, South Carolina
Nancy (Lou) Vaughn
1850–1926
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
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Bessie Pitts's Descendants

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Bessie (L) Pitts (07 Sep 1891–16 October 1984) m. Charles (Cassell) Bowling (10 Jan 1877–12 Aug 1960)
  1. 1. Mary Bowing 1916–2001 m. Chester (Arthur) Arrowood 1893–1980 m. Anthony (John) Visek 1918–1998
    1. 1. Ida Arrowood 1932– m. Rollin (Rufus) Rice 1923–1999 m. Gordon Anstutz 1929–1983
      1. 1. Constance (Lorraine) Rice 1949–1984
      2. 2. Dennis (Gordon) Anstutz 1949–1998 m. Mary (Jane Hull) anstutz 1950–2021
    2. 2. Charles (A) Arrowood 1932–1953
    3. 3. Edith (Cathern) McCone 1935–1995
    4. 4. James Arrowood 1938–1992
  2. 2. Charles (Caswell) Bowling 1877–1960
  3. 3. Bessie (L) Pitts 1891–1984
  4. 4. Mary (Nancy Bowling) Hendricks 1910–1992
  5. 5. Martha (Lenore) Bowling 1912–1922
  6. 6. Charles (Cassell Bowling) Jr 1915–1999
  7. 7. Josephine (Bowling) Garland 1918–2005
  8. 8. Betty (Ruth Bowling) Smith 1921–2012
  9. 9. John (Burke) Bowling 1924–1988
  10. 10. Barbara (Ann Bowling Nayfack) Nimick 1926–2004
  11. 11. Bertha (Maye Bowling) Krajewski 1929–1965

Bessie Pitts's Timeline

2 Records

1891
07 Sep 1891
Birth of Bessie L Pitts in Friendship, South Carolina
Friendship, South Carolina
1984
16 October 1984
Age 93
Death of Bessie L Pitts in College Park, Georgia
College Park, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1891
    Event Place: Friendship, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 October 1984
    Event Place: College Park, Georgia

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