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Bessie Bell Powers 1905–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 JUN 1905

Birth Location: Northwest, Norfolk, Virginia

Death Date: 12 AUG 1987

Death Location: Currituck, North Carolina

Father: Cornelius Powers

Mother: Amanda Pherson

Spouse(s): Orion Evans

Children(s): Evans None, Roy Sr.

The story of Bessie Bell Powers began in 1905 in Northwest, Norfolk, Virginia. In 1910, Bessie Bell Powers resided in Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina, United States. Bessie Bell Powers married Orion Lennox Evans, and had children including Evans, Roy G Evans Sr. Bessie Bell Powers passed away in 1987 in Currituck, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Bell Powers began in 1905 in Northwest, Norfolk, Virginia.
  • In 1910, Bessie Bell Powers resided in Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina, United States.
  • Bessie Bell Powers married Orion Lennox Evans, and had children including Evans, Roy G Evans Sr.
  • Bessie Bell Powers passed away in 1987 in Currituck, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Powers's Ancestors

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Bessie Powers
1905–1987
Birth Place: Northwest, Norfolk, Virginia
Parents
Cornelius Powers
1866–1923
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Amanda (Alice Mc) Pherson
1872–1952
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Qillian (Lawson) Powers
1842–1906
Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Cordelia Culpepper
1845–1925
Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Powers's Descendants

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Bessie (Bell) Powers (6 JUN 1905–12 AUG 1987) m. Orion (Lennox) Evans (26 MAY 1907–12 DEC 1967)
  1. 1. Evans 1943–1943
  2. 2. Roy (G. Evans) Sr. –2008

Bessie Powers's Timeline

5 Records

1905
6 JUN 1905
Birth of Bessie Bell Powers in Northwest, Norfolk, Virginia
Northwest, Norfolk, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 5
Bessie Bell Powers resided here in Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
1987
15 AUG 1987
Age 82
Burial of Bessie Bell Powers in Currituck, North Carolina
Currituck, North Carolina
1987
12 AUG 1987
Age 82
Death of Bessie Bell Powers
None
1987
12 AUG 1987
Age 82
Bessie Bell Powers resided here in Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina
Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1905
    Event Place: Northwest, Norfolk, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Bessie B Powers in household of Canelius E Powers, "United States Census, 1910"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Bessie Powers Evans, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 AUG 1987
    Event Place: Currituck, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1987
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, Bessie Powers Evans, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1987
    Event Place: Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina

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