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Bessie Smith 1911 – 2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 DEC 1911

Birth Location: Dunnellon, Citrus, Florida, USA

Death Date: 18 NOV 2001

Death Location: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States of America

Father: Arthur Smith

Mother: Pennie Driggers

Spouse(s): Antonio Bernardo

Children(s): Charles Bernardo, Dolores Bernardo, James Bernardo

Bessie Smith was born in 1911 in Dunnellon, Citrus, Florida, USA, the child of Arthur Middleton Smith and Pennie Lavinia Driggers. Bessie Smith later married Antonio Bernardo, and together they raised children including Charles A Bernardo, Dolores Bernardo and James Everett Bernardo. In 2001, Bessie Smith passed away in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States of America.

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Parents

Arthur Smith
1885 – 1918
Birth Location: lives in Dunnellon FL
AS
Pennie Driggers
1889 – 1966
Birth Location: Florida, USA
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Spouses(s)

Antonio Bernardo
1908 – 1979
Birth Location: Tampa, Florida, USA
AB

Children(s)

Charles Bernardo
1936 – 2018
Birth Location: Tampa,florida
CB
Dolores Bernardo
1940 –
Birth Location: –
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James Bernardo
Birth Location: –
JB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 DEC 1911
    Event Place: Dunnellon, Citrus, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Florida, State Census, 1867-1945, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: T627_590; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 29-24

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1931
    Event Place: Tampa, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Florida
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Florida, State Census, 1867-1945, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: T627_590; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 29-24

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1936
    Event Place: Tampa,florida

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: T627_590; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 29-24

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 NOV 2001
    Event Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States of America
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