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Bessie Emmaline Smith 1890 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1890

Birth Location: Macon County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1958

Death Location: Latham, Logan, Illinois, USA

Father: Benjamin Smith

Mother: Elizabeth Barr

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The story of Bessie Emmaline Smith began in 1890 in Macon County, Illinois, USA. Bessie Emmaline Smith passed away in 1958 in Latham, Logan, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Emmaline Smith began in 1890 in Macon County, Illinois, USA.
  • Bessie Emmaline Smith passed away in 1958 in Latham, Logan, Illinois, USA.

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Bessie Smith's Ancestors

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Bessie Smith
1890 – 1958
Birth Place: Macon County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Smith
1835 – 1905
Brooks County, Virginia
Elizabeth (Bessie C) Barr
1834 – 1884
Kentucky
Grandparents
William (Garrison) Smith
1790 – 1857
Metal, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Susannah (Lucy Ann) Kridler
1796 – 1875
,,Maryland,USA
William Barr
1804 – 1856
Dunbar Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Middleton
1813 – 1841
Monongalia Co., Virginia [now West Virginia], USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Smith
1758 – 1853
Frederick Kreidler
1770 – 1865
Elizabeth Kreidler
1776 – 1863
Elizabeth Gibson
1777 – 1821
Benjamin Middleton
1741 – 1831
Elizabeth Taylor
1741 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Smith
1727 – 1787
Catherine Wallace
1731 – 1811
Johann Kreidler
1743 – 1820
John (Weidner)
1758 – 1846
Catharina Volckman
1760 – 1830
William Gibson
1754 – 1844
Margaret Gibson
1755 – 1844
Timothy Middleton
1707 – 1813
Emily Borton
1718 – 1813

Bessie Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1890
22 Aug 1890
Birth of Bessie Emmaline Smith in Macon County, Illinois, USA
Macon County, Illinois, USA
1958
12 Feb 1958
Age 68
Death of Bessie Emmaline Smith in Latham, Logan, Illinois, USA
Latham, Logan, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1890
    Event Place: Macon County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1958
    Event Place: Latham, Logan, Illinois, USA

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