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Bessie M Russell 1920–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1920

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 9 Mar 2001

Death Location: Akron, Summit County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Clarence Russell

Mother: Melvina Pirkle

Spouse(s): Milton Owens

Children(s): Selva Owens, Elwyn Owens

Bessie M Russell was born in 1920 in Alabama, the child of Clarence Alvin Russell And Melvina Pirkle. In 1930, Bessie M Russell resided in Willow Spring, Cullman, Alabama, USA. Bessie M Russell married Milton Freeman Owens, and had children including Elwyn Byron Bud Owens, Quillan Ray Owens, Selva Deen Owens, Solena Mae Owens, Sonia L Owens. Bessie M Russell passed away in 2001 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie M Russell was born in 1920 in Alabama, the child of Clarence Alvin Russell And Melvina Pirkle.
  • In 1930, Bessie M Russell resided in Willow Spring, Cullman, Alabama, USA.
  • Bessie M Russell married Milton Freeman Owens, and had children including Elwyn Byron Bud Owens, Quillan Ray Owens, Selva Deen Owens, Solena Mae Owens, Sonia L Owens.
  • Bessie M Russell passed away in 2001 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Bessie Russell's Ancestors

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Bessie Russell
1920–2001
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Clarence Alvin Russell
1892–1961
Alabama
Melvina Pirkle
1891–1979
Alabama
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Russell's Descendants

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Bessie (M) Russell (abt 1920–9 Mar 2001) m. Milton (Freeman) Owens (19 Dec 1908–14 Oct 1960)
  1. 1. Selva (Deen) Owens 1940–1983
  2. 2. Elwyn (Byron 'Bud') Owens 1942–2009

Bessie Russell's Timeline

6 Records

1920
11 Mar 1920
Birth of Bessie M Russell in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA
1920
abt 1920
Birth of Bessie M Russell in Alabama
Alabama
1930
1930
Age 10
Bessie M Russell resided here in Willow Spring, Cullman, Alabama, USA
Willow Spring, Cullman, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Bessie M Russell resided here in Rural, Cullman, Alabama
Rural, Cullman, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 20
Bessie M Russell resided here in Civil District No 8, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
Civil District No 8, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
2001
9 Mar 2001
Age 81
Death of Bessie M Russell in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA
Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03912; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 50-16
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Alabama, County Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1920
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Willow Spring, Cullman, Alabama; Roll: 11; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2339746

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Willow Spring, Cullman, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Willow Spring, Cullman, Alabama; Roll: 11; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2339746

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Cullman, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03912; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 50-16

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District No 8, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03912; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 50-16

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 2001
    Event Place: Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Akron, Summit County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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