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Bessie Reeves 1917–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 November 1917

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 26 August 1964

Death Location: Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: William Jarrell

Mother: Mary Miley

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Bessie Reeves was born in 1917 in Louisiana, the child of William Wiley Buck Jarrell And Mary Miley. In 1920, Bessie Reeves resided in Police Jury Ward 5, Washington, Louisiana, USA. Bessie Reeves passed away in 1964 in Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Reeves was born in 1917 in Louisiana, the child of William Wiley Buck Jarrell And Mary Miley.
  • In 1920, Bessie Reeves resided in Police Jury Ward 5, Washington, Louisiana, USA.
  • Bessie Reeves passed away in 1964 in Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Bessie Reeves's Ancestors

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Bessie Reeves
1917–1964
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
William "Wiley" "Buck" Jarrell
1880–1966
Washington, Louisiana, USA
Mary Miley
1884–1965
Louisiana
Grandparents
Williams ((Bill)) Jarrell
1848–1912
Louisiana, USA
Elizabeth (M. (Eliza)) Jones
1854–1911
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Jarrell
1826–
Casandra McCain
1824–1899
Wiley Jones
1815–
Eliza Breland
1824–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jarrell
1780–1853
Mary Jarrell
1798–1860
Edward McCain
1787–1850
Mary Bennett
1790–1832
George Jones
1785–1857
Jane Richardson
1788–1865
John Breland
1794–1875
Liney Rodgers
1798–1835

Bessie Reeves's Timeline

3 Records

1917
8 November 1917
Birth of Bessie Reeves in Louisiana
Louisiana
1920
1920
Age 3
Bessie Reeves resided here in Police Jury Ward 5, Washington, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 5, Washington, Louisiana, USA
1964
26 August 1964
Age 47
Death of Bessie Reeves
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 November 1917
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: T625_635; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 144
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 5, Washington, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: T625_635; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 144

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 August 1964
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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