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Bessie Mae Richardson 1898 – 1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1898

Birth Location: Parke, Indiana, USA

Death Date: Oct 1980

Death Location: Rockville, Parke, Indiana, USA

Father: Augustus Richardson

Mother: Rachel Mershon

Spouse(s): Charles Kelsheimer

Children(s): Irene Kelsheimer, Homer Kelsheimer, Sidney Kelsheimer

The story of Bessie Mae Richardson began in 1898 in Parke, Indiana, USA. Bessie Mae Richardson married Charles Everett Kelsheimer, and had children including Irene M Kelsheimer, Homer E Kelsheimer, Sidney Marie Kelsheimer. Bessie Mae Richardson passed away in 1980 in Rockville, Parke, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Mae Richardson began in 1898 in Parke, Indiana, USA.
  • Bessie Mae Richardson married Charles Everett Kelsheimer, and had children including Irene M Kelsheimer, Homer E Kelsheimer, Sidney Marie Kelsheimer.
  • Bessie Mae Richardson passed away in 1980 in Rockville, Parke, Indiana, USA.

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Bessie Richardson's Ancestors

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Bessie Richardson
1898 – 1980
Birth Place: Parke, Indiana, USA
Parents
Augustus Richardson
1872 – 1931
Indiana, USA
Rachel Mershon
1871 – 1940
Union, Parke, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (Noble) Mershon
1843 – 1926
Parke, Indiana, USA
Margaret Martin
1845 – 1910
Parke, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Mershon
1803 – 1844
Elvina Patterson
1827 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Mershon
1780 – 1838
Effie Hamilton
1782 – 1844

Bessie Richardson's Descendants

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Bessie (Mae) Richardson (24 Jun 1898 – Oct 1980) m. Charles (Everett) Kelsheimer (3 Jun 1888 – 13 Mar 1955)
  1. 1. Irene (M) Kelsheimer (18 Jan 1918 – 14 Dec 1989) m. William (Leighton) Birch (5 May 1915 – 31 Dec 1980)
  2. 2. Homer (E) Kelsheimer (12 Apr 1920 – Jun 1973)
  3. 3. Sidney (Marie) Kelsheimer (6 Jan 1925 – Nov 1977)

Bessie Richardson's Timeline

2 Records

1898
24 Jun 1898
Birth of Bessie Mae Richardson in Parke, Indiana, USA
Parke, Indiana, USA
1980
Oct 1980
Age 82
Death of Bessie Mae Richardson in Rockville, Parke, Indiana, USA
Rockville, Parke, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1898
    Event Place: Parke, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1980
    Event Place: Rockville, Parke, Indiana, USA

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