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Bessie Clara Presley 1898–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 JAN 1898

Birth Location: Weatherford, Parker Co., TX

Death Date: 28 OCT 1991

Death Location: Quanah, Hardeman Co., TX

Father: John Presley

Mother: Fannie Smart

Spouse(s): Harvard Mcbrayer, Jack Sasseene

Children(s):

In 1898, Bessie Clara Presley entered the world in Weatherford, Parker Co., TX, born to John Carroll Presley And Fannie Adelia Smart. Bessie Clara Presley married Harvard Oscar Mcbrayer, Jack Estus Sasseene. Bessie Clara Presley passed away in 1991 in Quanah, Hardeman Co., TX.

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Biography

  • In 1898, Bessie Clara Presley entered the world in Weatherford, Parker Co., TX, born to John Carroll Presley And Fannie Adelia Smart.
  • Bessie Clara Presley married Harvard Oscar Mcbrayer, Jack Estus Sasseene.
  • Bessie Clara Presley passed away in 1991 in Quanah, Hardeman Co., TX.

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Bessie Presley's Ancestors

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Bessie Presley
1898–1991
Birth Place: Weatherford, Parker Co., TX
Parents
John Carroll Presley
1861–1951
Leake Co., MS
Fannie (Adelia) Smart
1861–1939
Holly Springs, Marshall Co., TX
Grandparents
David (Levi) Smart
1832–1919
, , TN
Dorcas (Tranquilla) Taber
1842–1928
of Marshall Co., MS
Great-Grandparents
William Smart
1784–
Jamima
1786–
John Taber
1813–
Nancy Gibson
1818–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Taber
1790–1819
Anne Stovall
1792–
John Gibson
1774–1838
Nancy Orr
1782–1823

Bessie Presley's Timeline

2 Records

1898
5 JAN 1898
Birth of Bessie Clara Presley in Weatherford, Parker Co., TX
Weatherford, Parker Co., TX
1991
28 OCT 1991
Age 93
Death of Bessie Clara Presley in Quanah, Hardeman Co., TX
Quanah, Hardeman Co., TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 JAN 1898
    Event Place: Weatherford, Parker Co., TX

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 OCT 1991
    Event Place: Quanah, Hardeman Co., TX

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