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Bessie Russell 1911–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1911

Birth Location: O'kean, Randolph County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 22 Jun 1989

Death Location: Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: John Russell

Mother: Dollie Higgs

Spouse(s): Ammon Broadaway

Children(s): Vera Broadaway, Vernon Broadaway

The story of Bessie Russell began in 1911 in O'kean, Randolph County, Arkansas, USA. In 1935, Bessie Russell resided in Rural, Craighead, Arkansas. In 1940, Bessie Russell resided in Willis, Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA. Bessie Russell married Ammon Lee Broadaway, and had children including Not Sure Which Broadaway, Ralph Edward Broadaway, Velma Lou Broadaway, Venita Lucille Broadaway, Vera Lorretta Broadaway, Vernon Lee Broadaway, Virginia Lois Broadaway. Bessie Russell passed away in 1989 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Russell began in 1911 in O'kean, Randolph County, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Bessie Russell resided in Rural, Craighead, Arkansas.
  • In 1940, Bessie Russell resided in Willis, Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA.
  • Bessie Russell married Ammon Lee Broadaway, and had children including Not Sure Which Broadaway, Ralph Edward Broadaway, Velma Lou Broadaway, Venita Lucille Broadaway, Vera Lorretta Broadaway, Vernon Lee Broadaway, Virginia Lois Broadaway.
  • Bessie Russell passed away in 1989 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Russell's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Russell
1911–1989
Birth Place: O'kean, Randolph County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
John Pinkney Russell
1862–1924
Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Dollie (Ruth) Higgs
1891–1974
Oil Trough, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Farmer) Russell
1820–1880
Tennessee
Arzella (Elizabeth) Jackson
1837–
Illinois, USA
Samuel (Lee) Higgs
1849–1896
Tennessee, United States of America
Almira (Pearl) Jearl
1855–1896
Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Russell
1780–1854
Sarah Griffin
1796–1880
LeRoy Jackson
1794–1860
Sarah Donoho
1789–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Donoho
1767–1820
Elizabeth Lowry
1765–1800

Bessie Russell's Descendants

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Bessie Russell (6 Feb 1911–22 Jun 1989) m. Ammon (Lee) Broadaway (9 Dec 1903–6 February 1954)
  1. 1. Vera (Lorretta) Broadaway 1940–2019
  2. 2. Vernon (Lee) Broadaway 1932–2012 m. Hedwig (Frieda Luise) Mewius 1921–

Bessie Russell's Timeline

5 Records

1911
6 Feb 1911
Birth of Bessie Russell in O'kean, Randolph County, Arkansas, USA
O'kean, Randolph County, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Bessie Russell resided here in Rural, Craighead, Arkansas
Rural, Craighead, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 29
Bessie Russell resided here in Willis, Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
Willis, Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Bessie Russell resided here in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
1989
22 Jun 1989
Age 78
Death of Bessie Russell in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1911
    Event Place: O'kean, Randolph County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00162; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 56-26
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas; Roll: 81; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 16-51

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Craighead, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00162; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 56-26

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Willis, Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00162; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 56-26

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas; Roll: 81; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 16-51

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1989
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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