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Bessie Eloise Ross 1923–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 July 1923

Birth Location: Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 16 August 2004

Death Location: Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Fred Ross

Mother: Anna Johnson

Spouse(s): William Blankenship

Children(s): Gary Blankenship

The story of Bessie Eloise Ross began in 1923 in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA. In 1930, Bessie Eloise Ross resided in Aid, Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA. Bessie Eloise Ross married William Melvin Blankenship, and had children including Gary Lee Blankenship. Bessie Eloise Ross passed away in 2004 in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Eloise Ross began in 1923 in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1930, Bessie Eloise Ross resided in Aid, Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA.
  • Bessie Eloise Ross married William Melvin Blankenship, and had children including Gary Lee Blankenship.
  • Bessie Eloise Ross passed away in 2004 in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Ross's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Ross
1923–2004
Birth Place: Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Parents
Fred Ephraim Ross
1904–1981
Wayne, West Virginia, United States
Anna (Belle) Johnson
1904–1982
Virginia
Grandparents
Boid Ross
1879–1907
West Virginia
Mary (Jane) Queen
1884–1954
Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States
Elisha (Preston) Johnson
1877–1946
Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
Mollie (May) Lester
1884–1958
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Ross
1848–1911
Rebecca Ross
1854–1922
Fullen Queen
1866–1927
Dolly Maynard
1867–1949
Elisha Johnson
1833–1909
Christiner Green
1834–1892
John Lester
1850–1925
Ellen Cecil
1858–1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Maynard
1843–1936
Francis Lycans
1853–1918

Bessie Ross's Descendants

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Bessie (Eloise) Ross (19 July 1923–16 August 2004) m. William (Melvin) Blankenship (19 Jul 1916–4 March 1986)
  1. 1. Gary (Lee) Blankenship 1940–2007

Bessie Ross's Timeline

3 Records

1923
19 July 1923
Birth of Bessie Eloise Ross in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 7
Bessie Eloise Ross resided here in Aid, Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Aid, Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
2004
16 August 2004
Age 81
Death of Bessie Eloise Ross in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1923
    Event Place: Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Aid, Lawrence, Ohio; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2341561
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Aid, Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Aid, Lawrence, Ohio; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2341561

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 2004
    Event Place: Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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