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Bessie Thelma Powell 1899–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1899

Birth Location: Burnham, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1991

Death Location: McAlevys Fort, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Perry Powell

Mother: Elizabeth Evans

Spouse(s): Chester Wilson

Children(s): Paul Wilson, Clyde Wilson, Albert Wilson, Donald Wilson, Mabel Wilson

The story of Bessie Thelma Powell began in 1899 in Burnham, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1935, Bessie Thelma Powell established residence. In 1940, Bessie Thelma Powell resided in Jackson, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA. Bessie Thelma Powell married Chester Stewart Wilson, and had children including Albert P Wilson, Clyde Freeman Wilson, Dale J Wilson, Donald S Wilson, Gamet A Wilson, Mabel Irene Wilson, Mabel J Wilson, Paul Richard Wilson. Bessie Thelma Powell passed away in 1991 in McAlevys Fort, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Thelma Powell began in 1899 in Burnham, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • In 1935, Bessie Thelma Powell established residence.
  • In 1940, Bessie Thelma Powell resided in Jackson, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Bessie Thelma Powell married Chester Stewart Wilson, and had children including Albert P Wilson, Clyde Freeman Wilson, Dale J Wilson, Donald S Wilson, Gamet A Wilson, Mabel Irene Wilson, Mabel J Wilson, Paul Richard Wilson.
  • Bessie Thelma Powell passed away in 1991 in McAlevys Fort, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Bessie Powell's Ancestors

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Bessie Powell
1899–1991
Birth Place: Burnham, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Perry Moore Powell
1870–1958
McAlevys Fort, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Evans
1872–1900
Saxony, Germany
Grandparents
Samuel (Stringham) Powell
1825–1890
Jackson, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha (Price) Davies
1833–1923
Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Powell's Descendants

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Bessie (Thelma) Powell (4 Dec 1899–1991) m. Chester (Stewart) Wilson (24 Apr 1896–10-26-1966)
  1. 1. Paul (Richard) Wilson 1923–2012
  2. 2. Clyde (Freeman) Wilson 1925–2019
  3. 3. Albert (P) Wilson 1927–2010
  4. 4. Donald (S) Wilson 1930–1999
  5. 5. Mabel (Irene) Wilson 1936–1945

Bessie Powell's Timeline

4 Records

1899
4 Dec 1899
Birth of Bessie Thelma Powell in Burnham, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
Burnham, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
1935
1935
Age 36
Bessie Thelma Powell resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 41
Bessie Thelma Powell resided here in Jackson, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Jackson, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
1991
1991
Age 92
Death of Bessie Thelma Powell in Lewistown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
Lewistown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1899
    Event Place: Burnham, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03514; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 31-25
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03514; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 31-25

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jackson, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03514; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 31-25

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Lewistown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McAlevys Fort, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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