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Bessie Edith Ramsey 1911–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 FEB 1911

Birth Location: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 5 Oct 1989

Death Location: Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Ramsey

Mother: Cynthia Stowers

Spouse(s): Albert Richards

Children(s): James Richards, Robert Richards

Bessie Edith Ramsey was born in 1911 in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Perry Ramsey And Cynthia Ann Stowers. In 1920, Bessie Edith Ramsey resided in Civil District 4, Fentress, Tennessee, USA. In 1930, Bessie Edith Ramsey resided in District 4, Fentress, Tennessee, USA. Bessie Edith Ramsey married Albert Harlin Richards, and had children including Bernice Richards, Brenda Richards, Hazel C Richards, James Michael Mike Richards, Kay Mcelhone, Pauline Richards, Robert Gene Richards, Troy Dean Richards. Bessie Edith Ramsey passed away in 1989 in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Edith Ramsey was born in 1911 in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Perry Ramsey And Cynthia Ann Stowers.
  • In 1920, Bessie Edith Ramsey resided in Civil District 4, Fentress, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1930, Bessie Edith Ramsey resided in District 4, Fentress, Tennessee, USA.
  • Bessie Edith Ramsey married Albert Harlin Richards, and had children including Bernice Richards, Brenda Richards, Hazel C Richards, James Michael Mike Richards, Kay Mcelhone, Pauline Richards, Robert Gene Richards, Troy Dean Richards.
  • Bessie Edith Ramsey passed away in 1989 in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Ramsey's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Ramsey
1911–1989
Birth Place: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Perry Ramsey
1884–1954
Banner Springs, Fentress County, Tennessee, United States of America
Cynthia (Ann) Stowers
1891–1945
Morgan County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (Alvin) Ramsey
1859–1940
Fentress, USA
Mary (Ann) Atkinson
1862–1935
Fentress, Tennessee
John (William) Stowers
1849–1932
Loudon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Jensy (Emeline) Brown
1851–1910
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Ramsey
1821–1899
Amanda (Turner)
1822–1888
Francis *
1841–1926
Lucinda Young
1843–1926
Fielding Jr
1799–1858
Malinda Moats
1824–1913
James Brown
1826–1880
Sarah Anderson
1824–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ramsey
1773–1841
Catherine Gray
1778–1850
James Turner
1798–1860
Jane Hood
1799–
Lewis Atkinson
1808–1890
Rachel Wilson
1811–1878
John Sr
1807–1879
Louisa Buck
1809–1865
Fielding Stowers
1799–1872
Catherine Bussey
1797–1880
Christopher Moats
1805–1886
Sarah Tallent
1799–1880
Thomas Brown
1803–1880
Lewis Anderson
1783–1860
Sarah Nobles
1785–1870

Bessie Ramsey's Descendants

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Bessie (Edith) Ramsey (6 FEB 1911–5 Oct 1989) m. Albert (Harlin) Richards (20 Feb 1906–8 Aug 1996)
  1. 1. James (Michael "Mike") Richards 1948–2015
  2. 2. Robert ('Gene') Richards 1937–2002

Bessie Ramsey's Timeline

8 Records

1911
6 FEB 1911
Birth of Bessie Edith Ramsey in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Bessie Edith Ramsey resided here in Civil District 4, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 4, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 19
Bessie Edith Ramsey resided here in District 4, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
District 4, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Bessie Edith Ramsey resided here in Sh, Cumberland, Tennessee
Sh, Cumberland, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 29
Bessie Edith Ramsey resided here in Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 40
Bessie Edith Ramsey resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1953
1953
Age 42
Bessie Edith Ramsey resided here in Muncie, Indiana, USA
Muncie, Indiana, USA
1989
5 Oct 1989
Age 78
Death of Bessie Edith Ramsey in Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Kokomo, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1911
    Event Place: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3883; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 18-9
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1739; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 20
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1989; Roll: 15
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: 2247; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341981
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Muncie Evening Press; Publication Date: 6 Oct 1989; Publication Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA; ,0.40107206,0.46160844,0.587474&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 4, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1739; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 20

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 4, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: 2247; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341981

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Cumberland, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3883; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 18-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3883; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 18-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kokomo
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Muncie Evening Press; Publication Date: 6 Oct 1989; Publication Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA; ,0.40107206,0.46160844,0.587474&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1989
    Event Place: Kokomo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1989; Roll: 15
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Muncie Evening Press; Publication Date: 6 Oct 1989; Publication Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA; ,0.40107206,0.46160844,0.587474&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Muncie Evening Press; Publication Date: 6 Oct 1989; Publication Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA; ,0.40107206,0.46160844,0.587474&xid=3355

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