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Bessie N (of Major) Reid 1893–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1893

Birth Location: Suffolk, Virginia

Death Date: 1 Apr 1940

Death Location: Suffolk, Virginia, USA

Father: Major Reid

Mother: Mary Boone

Spouse(s): Richard Skeeter

Children(s): Princess Skeeter, Ernest Skeeter, Thelma Skeeter, Ruby Skeeter, William Skeeter

Bessie N (of Major) Reid was born in 1893 in Suffolk, Virginia, the child of Major John Reid And Mary L Of Neverson Boone. Bessie N (of Major) Reid married Richard Floyd Skeeter, and had children including Ernest Skeeter, Princess Maddie Madelyn Skeeter, Ruby Mccoy Skeeter, Thelma V Skeeter, William F Skeeter. Bessie N (of Major) Reid passed away in 1940 in Suffolk, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie N (of Major) Reid was born in 1893 in Suffolk, Virginia, the child of Major John Reid And Mary L Of Neverson Boone.
  • Bessie N (of Major) Reid married Richard Floyd Skeeter, and had children including Ernest Skeeter, Princess Maddie Madelyn Skeeter, Ruby Mccoy Skeeter, Thelma V Skeeter, William F Skeeter.
  • Bessie N (of Major) Reid passed away in 1940 in Suffolk, Virginia, USA.

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Bessie Reid's Ancestors

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Bessie Reid
1893–1940
Birth Place: Suffolk, Virginia
Parents
Major John Reid
1866–
Virginia
Mary (L (of Neverson)) Boone
1875–
Nansemond, Virginia
Grandparents
Jeremiah (or Jerry) Reid
1822–
Nansemond City, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Holland
1826–1891
Nansemond City, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Read
1802–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Reid's Descendants

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Bessie (N (of Major)) Reid (12 Feb 1893–1 Apr 1940) m. Richard (Floyd) Skeeter (10 Jun 1887–17 Dec 1944)
  1. 1. Princess (Maddie Madelyn) Skeeter 1910–1999 m. Carter Ward 1921–
  2. 2. Ernest Skeeter 1912–1975
  3. 3. Thelma (V) Skeeter 1914–1946
  4. 4. Ruby (Mccoy) Skeeter 1908–1977
  5. 5. William (F) Skeeter 1921–

Bessie Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1893
12 Feb 1893
Birth of Bessie N (of Major) Reid in Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk, Virginia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 47
Death of Bessie N (of Major) Reid in Suffolk, Virginia, USA
Suffolk, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1893
    Event Place: Suffolk, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Suffolk, Virginia, USA

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