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Bessie M Smith 1905 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1905

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 14 Apr 1977

Death Location: Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma USA

Father: Jefferson Smith

Mother: Ola McClendon

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Bessie M Smith was born in 1905 in Texas, the child of Jefferson L Smith and Ola May McClendon. In 1920, Bessie M Smith resided in Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA. Bessie M Smith passed away in 1977 in Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie M Smith was born in 1905 in Texas, the child of Jefferson L Smith and Ola May McClendon.
  • In 1920, Bessie M Smith resided in Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Bessie M Smith passed away in 1977 in Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma USA.

Immediate Family

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Bessie Smith's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Smith
1905 – 1977
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Jefferson L Smith
1879 – 1927
Texas
Ola (May) McClendon
1896 – 1983
Texas
Grandparents
John (L.) Smith
1843 – 1910
Texas
Martha (J) Smith
1845 – 1934
Mississippi
Charlie (Edward) Thomas
1875 – 1937
Texas
Amanda (Dora) Blair
1877 – 1907
Alvarado, Johnson, Texas
Great-Grandparents
Charles Smith
1801 – 1901
Lethea Mosely
1802 – 1870
Levi Houston
1810 – 1860
Martha Hazeltine
1812 – 1880
J. Thomas
1847 – 1934
Fannie Bims
1842 – 1882
Albert Blair
1823 – 1893
Sarah Cupp
1836 – 1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Unk Bims
John Blair
1800 – 1853
Clarissa Leech
1801 – 1861

Bessie Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1905
abt 1905
Birth of Bessie M Smith in Texas
Texas
1920
1920
Age 15
Bessie M Smith resided here in Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
1977
14 Apr 1977
Age 72
Death of Bessie M Smith in Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma USA
Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1905
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1480; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 60

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1480; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 60

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1977
    Event Place: Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma USA

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