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Bessie Leona Saunders 1907–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 October 1907

Birth Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 10 July 1949

Death Location: New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Cora Oliver

Spouse(s): Joseph Allen

Children(s):

Bessie Leona Saunders was born in 1907 in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Holman Saunders Jr And Cora Lee Oliver. In 1910, Bessie Leona Saunders resided in Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Bessie Leona Saunders resided in Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA. Bessie Leona Saunders married Joseph Burton Allen. Bessie Leona Saunders passed away in 1949 in New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Leona Saunders was born in 1907 in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Holman Saunders Jr And Cora Lee Oliver.
  • In 1910, Bessie Leona Saunders resided in Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Bessie Leona Saunders resided in Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA.
  • Bessie Leona Saunders married Joseph Burton Allen.
  • Bessie Leona Saunders passed away in 1949 in New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr.
1885–1927
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JJ
Cora Oliver
1884–1964
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
CO

Spouses(s)

Joseph Allen
1910–1959
Birth Location: Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
JA

Children(s)

Bessie Saunders's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Saunders
1907–1949
Birth Place: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Holman Saunders Jr.
1885–1927
Virginia, USA
Cora (Lee) Oliver
1884–1964
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Holman Saunders) Sr
1853–1934
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Maria (A) Payne
1853–1930
Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
John (R) Oliver
1850–1920
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Joanna (A) Sharp
1859–1934
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Sr
1821–1917
Hasseltine Shepherd
1835–1896
William Payne
1806–1890
Sarah Herring
1810–1885
Martha North
1807–1891
George Sharpe
1828–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Saunders
1790–1865
Sarah Snead
1791–1863
Holman Shepherd
1811–1883
Jane
1812–1862
Richard Payne
1776–1858
Judith Anderson
1775–1862
Benjamin Herring
1772–1838
Nancy Hill
1779–1833
Lucy Hobson
1763–1846
Thomas Sharpe
1793–1874
Mary Mann
1801–1865

Bessie Saunders's Timeline

6 Records

1907
10 October 1907
Birth of Bessie Leona Saunders in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 3
Bessie Leona Saunders resided here in Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Bessie Leona Saunders resided here in Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Bessie Leona Saunders resided here in Seaford, Sussex, Delaware
Seaford, Sussex, Delaware
1940
1940
Age 33
Bessie Leona Saunders resided here in Seaford, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Seaford, Sussex, Delaware, USA
1949
10 July 1949
Age 42
Death of Bessie Leona Saunders in Phoebus, Hampton City, Virginia, United States of America
Phoebus, Hampton City, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 October 1907
    Event Place: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia; Roll: T625_1883; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 69
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Seaford, Sussex, Delaware; Roll: m-t0627-00547; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 3-13
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia; Roll: T624_1623; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1375636

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia; Roll: T624_1623; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1375636

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia; Roll: T625_1883; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 69

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Seaford, Sussex, Delaware
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Seaford, Sussex, Delaware; Roll: m-t0627-00547; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 3-13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Seaford, Sussex, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Seaford, Sussex, Delaware; Roll: m-t0627-00547; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 3-13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1949
    Event Place: Phoebus, Hampton City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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