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Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush 1891–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1891

Birth Location: Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 9 November 1918

Death Location: Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: James [Rusk]

Mother: Luella Walters

Spouse(s): Henry Settles, Robert Fannan

Children(s): Hazel Settles, Loretta Settles, Henry Settles, Harley Settles, Hattie Fannan, John Fannan, Charles Fannan, Thelma Fannan, Sigel Fannan, Robert Sr, Grace Fannan, Nellie Fannan, Stella Fannan, Mary Fannan, Johnny Fannon

Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush was born in 1891 in Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of James Woodfield Rush Rusk And Luella Katherine Walters. In 1900, Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush resided in Joplin Ward 3, Jasper, Missouri, USA. Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush married Henry H Settles, Robert Lee Fannan, and had children including Charles Albert Fannan, Grace Bell Fannan, Harley Alyn Settles, Hattie Nadine Fannan, Hazel Marie Settles, Henry Franklin Settles, John William Fannan, Johnny Fannon, Loretta Bell Settles, Mary Kathryn Fannan, Nellie Louise Fannan, Robert Louis Fannan Sr, Sigel Thomas Fannan, Stella Luella Fannan, Thelma Virginia Fannan. Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush passed away in 1918 in Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush was born in 1891 in Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of James Woodfield Rush Rusk And Luella Katherine Walters.
  • In 1900, Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush resided in Joplin Ward 3, Jasper, Missouri, USA.
  • Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush married Henry H Settles, Robert Lee Fannan, and had children including Charles Albert Fannan, Grace Bell Fannan, Harley Alyn Settles, Hattie Nadine Fannan, Hazel Marie Settles, Henry Franklin Settles, John William Fannan, Johnny Fannon, Loretta Bell Settles, Mary Kathryn Fannan, Nellie Louise Fannan, Robert Louis Fannan Sr, Sigel Thomas Fannan, Stella Luella Fannan, Thelma Virginia Fannan.
  • Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush passed away in 1918 in Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James [Rusk]
1858–1927
Birth Location: Harrison County, Indiana, United States of America
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Luella Walters
1856–1903
Birth Location: Ohio
LW

Spouses(s)

Henry Settles
1882–1956
Birth Location: Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, USA
HS
Robert Fannan
1882–1929
Birth Location: Turner Station, Greene, Missouri, USA
RF

Children(s)

Hazel Settles
1930–1997
Birth Location: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
HS
Loretta Settles
1927–1998
Birth Location: Joplin, Missouri
LS
Henry Settles
1910–1914
Birth Location: Versailles, Morgan, Missouri, United States
HS
Harley Settles
1932–1994
Birth Location: Fort Scoutt, Kansas
HS
Hattie Fannan
1917–1989
Birth Location: Missouri
HF
John Fannan
1921–1983
Birth Location: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
JF
Charles Fannan
1919–1991
Birth Location: Joplin, Jasper Co. MO
CF
Thelma Fannan
1915–1941
Birth Location: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri
TF
Sigel Fannan
1911–1975
Birth Location: Chitwood, Jasper, Missouri, United States
SF
Robert Sr
1907–1981
Birth Location: Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
RS
Grace Fannan
1909–1935
Birth Location: Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States/ Supulpa, Oklahoma
GF
Nellie Fannan
1923–1980
Birth Location: Joplin Jasper, Missouri, USA
NF
Stella Fannan
1913–1914
Birth Location: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
SF
Mary Fannan
1925–2006
Birth Location: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
MF
Johnny Fannon
1922–
Birth Location: Missouri
JF

Bessie Rush's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Rush
1891–1918
Birth Place: Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
James Woodfield Rush [Rusk]
1858–1927
Harrison County, Indiana, United States of America
Luella (Katherine) Walters
1856–1903
Ohio
Grandparents
Alfonzo Rush
1818–1890
Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
Caroline Bell
1823–1889
Belmont, Ohio, United States
Amos Walters
1828–1927
Germantown, Washington, Ohio, USA
Martha ((mary) Ann) McPeek
1832–1860
Liberty, Washington, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
Simeon Rush
1797–1881
Juliet White
1801–1883
David Bell
1794–1873
Elizabeth Wright
1794–1862
William Walters
1802–1888
Elizabeth Schriver
1804–1889
Daniel McPeek
1806–1885
Elizabeth Smith
1812–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Rush
1777–1820
William White
1767–1820
Mary White
1770–1830
Alexander Bell
1778–1844
Sallie Felder
1775–

Bessie Rush's Descendants

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Bessie (Beatrice (Bell)) Rush (24 Jun 1891–9 November 1918) m. Henry (H) Settles (28 Jul 1882–7 Aug 1956) m. Robert (Lee) Fannan (28 May 1882–19 Apr 1929)
  1. 1. Hazel (Marie) Settles 1930–1997 m. Leon (Jack) Crane 1921–1998
    1. 1. Ronnie (Leon) Crane 1949–1966
  2. 2. Loretta (Bell) Settles 1927–1998 m. James (Westley) Adrian 1932–1997
  3. 3. Henry (Franklin) Settles 1910–1914
  4. 4. Harley (Alyn) Settles 1932–1994
  5. 5. Hattie (Nadine) Fannan 1917–1989 m. Oscar (Leslie) Duncan 1908–
  6. 6. John (William) Fannan 1921–1983
  7. 7. Charles (Albert) Fannan 1919–1991
  8. 8. Thelma (Virginia) Fannan 1915–1941
  9. 9. Sigel (Thomas) Fannan 1911–1975
  10. 10. Robert (Louis Fannan) Sr 1907–1981
  11. 11. Grace (Bell) Fannan 1909–1935
  12. 12. Nellie (Louise) Fannan 1923–1980
  13. 13. Stella (Luella) Fannan 1913–1914
  14. 14. Mary (Kathryn) Fannan 1925–2006
  15. 15. Johnny Fannon 1922–

Bessie Rush's Timeline

16 Records

1891
1891
Birth of Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush in Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America
Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America
1891
24 Jun 1891
Birth of Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush in Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America
Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 9
Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush resided here in Joplin Ward 3, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Joplin Ward 3, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 19
Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush resided here in Osage, Morgan, Missouri, USA
Osage, Morgan, Missouri, USA
1918
9 November 1918
Age 27
Death of Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush in Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America
Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 29
Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush resided here in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 39
Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush resided here in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1937
1937
Age 46
Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush resided here in Joplin, Missouri, USA
Joplin, Missouri, USA
1940
1940
Age 49
Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush resided here in Joplin, Missouri, USA
Joplin, Missouri, USA
1942
1942
Age 51
Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush resided here in Joplin, Missouri, USA
Joplin, Missouri, USA
1946
1946
Age 55
Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush resided here in Joplin, Missouri, USA
Joplin, Missouri, USA
1947
1947
Age 56
Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush resided here in Joplin, Missouri, USA
Joplin, Missouri, USA
1949
1949
Age 58
Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush resided here in Joplin, Missouri, USA
Joplin, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 59
Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush resided here in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1951
1951
Age 60
Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush resided here in Joplin, Missouri, USA
Joplin, Missouri, USA
1952
4 Nov 1952
Age 61
Death of Bessie Beatrice (Bell) Rush in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1891
    Event Place: Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Joplin Ward 3, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Osage, Morgan, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Joplin, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Joplin, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Joplin, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Joplin, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Joplin, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Joplin, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Joplin, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1952
    Event Place: Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 November 1918
    Event Place: Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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