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Bessie Lee Pool 1905–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1905

Birth Location: Covington, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 4 Jan 1980

Death Location: Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA

Father: James Pool

Mother: Evalena Smithson

Spouse(s): Morgan Sawyer

Children(s): Dorothy Sawyer, Presley Sawyer, Margarete Henson, Catherine Sawyer

In 1905, Bessie Lee Pool entered the world in Covington, Tennessee, USA, born to James Robert Pool And Evalena Smithson. Bessie Lee Pool married Morgan Lee Sawyer, and had children including Catherine Lee Sawyer, Dorothy May Sawyer, Margarete Marie Henson, Presley Emmitt Sawyer. Bessie Lee Pool passed away in 1980 in Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Bessie Lee Pool entered the world in Covington, Tennessee, USA, born to James Robert Pool And Evalena Smithson.
  • Bessie Lee Pool married Morgan Lee Sawyer, and had children including Catherine Lee Sawyer, Dorothy May Sawyer, Margarete Marie Henson, Presley Emmitt Sawyer.
  • Bessie Lee Pool passed away in 1980 in Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Pool
1878–1915
Birth Location: Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
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Evalena Smithson
1884–1924
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Morgan Sawyer
1892–1970
Birth Location: Tatumville, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Dorothy Sawyer
1928–1998
Birth Location: Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
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Presley Sawyer
1931–1991
Birth Location: Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
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Margarete Henson
1933–2012
Birth Location: Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
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Catherine Sawyer
1936–2005
Birth Location: Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
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Bessie Pool's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Pool
1905–1980
Birth Place: Covington, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Robert Pool
1878–1915
Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
Evalena Smithson
1884–1924
Tennessee
Grandparents
John (William) Pool
1853–
Tennessee
Sarah (Ann) Myers
1844–1926
Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
James (M.) Smithson
1846–1880
Alabama, USA
Susan (Francis) York
1850–1910
Lawerence, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Pool
1825–1897
MaryAnn Williams
1835–1897
Daniel Myers
1819–1860
Martha Hartsfield
1824–
Benjamin Smithson
1820–1897
Mary Massey
1826–1868
James York
1824–1880
Mary Deweese
1824–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Smithson
1794–1867
Rhoda Worthington
1803–1848
James Massey
1782–1857
Mary Nation
1794–1875

Bessie Pool's Descendants

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Bessie (Lee) Pool (29 Jun 1905–4 Jan 1980) m. Morgan (Lee) Sawyer (2 Nov 1892–10/29/1970)
  1. 1. Dorothy (May) Sawyer 1928–1998 m. Billy (Mac) Caudle 1929–2004
    1. 1. Billy (Gaylon) Caudle 1947–2018
    2. 2. Stephen (Richard) Caudle 1950–2016
  2. 2. Presley (Emmitt) Sawyer 1931–1991
  3. 3. Margarete (Marie) Henson 1933–2012
  4. 4. Catherine (Lee) Sawyer 1936–2005

Bessie Pool's Timeline

2 Records

1905
29 Jun 1905
Birth of Bessie Lee Pool in Covington, Tennessee, USA
Covington, Tennessee, USA
1980
4 Jan 1980
Age 75
Death of Bessie Lee Pool in Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Covington, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1980
    Event Place: Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
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