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Bessie Cornelia Reid 1909–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1909

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 Oct 1967

Death Location: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Reid

Mother: Sarah Cantrell

Spouse(s): Van Mowery

Children(s): Phillip Mowery

Bessie Cornelia Reid was born in 1909 in Oconee County, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Miles Reid And Sarah Jane Cantrell. In 1910, Bessie Cornelia Reid resided in Keowee, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. In 1935, Bessie Cornelia Reid resided in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina. Bessie Cornelia Reid married Van Buren Mowery, and had children including Phillip Van Mowery. Bessie Cornelia Reid passed away in 1967 in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Cornelia Reid was born in 1909 in Oconee County, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Miles Reid And Sarah Jane Cantrell.
  • In 1910, Bessie Cornelia Reid resided in Keowee, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, Bessie Cornelia Reid resided in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina.
  • Bessie Cornelia Reid married Van Buren Mowery, and had children including Phillip Van Mowery.
  • Bessie Cornelia Reid passed away in 1967 in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Reid
1867–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Cantrell
1875–1963
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
SC

Spouses(s)

Van Mowery
1908–1965
Birth Location: Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
VM

Children(s)

Phillip Mowery
1934–2001
Birth Location: High Point, North Carolina
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Bessie Reid's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Reid
1909–1967
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Miles Reid
1867–
South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Jane) Cantrell
1875–1963
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (B.) Reed
1846–1926
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (M.) Reed
1835–
South Carolina
Moses (Staten) Cantrell
1843–1922
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Margaret (Emalissa) Hudson
1855–1915
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Cantrell
1809–1879
Mary Alexander
1809–1880
William Hudson
1816–1868
Margaret Black
1827–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Micajah Alexander
1784–1877
Elizabeth Lewis
1783–1840
William Hudson
1784–1866
Margaret Alexander
1790–1860
John Black
1795–1860
Nancy McClanahan
1797–1865

Bessie Reid's Descendants

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Bessie (Cornelia) Reid (16 Jul 1909–6 Oct 1967) m. Van (Buren) Mowery (1 Nov 1908–14 Feb 1965)
  1. 1. Phillip (Van) Mowery 1934–2001

Bessie Reid's Timeline

7 Records

1909
16 Jul 1909
Birth of Bessie Cornelia Reid in Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Bessie Cornelia Reid resided here in Keowee, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Keowee, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Bessie Cornelia Reid resided here in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina
High Point, Guilford, North Carolina
1937
1937
Age 28
Bessie Cornelia Reid resided here in High Point, North Carolina, USA
High Point, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 31
Bessie Cornelia Reid resided here in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Bessie Cornelia Reid resided here in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1967
6 Oct 1967
Age 58
Death of Bessie Cornelia Reid in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1909
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Keowee, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02921; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 41-96

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: High Point, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 266

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: High Point, Guilford

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1967
    Event Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
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