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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. In 1931, Bessie Smith resided in Tampa, Florida, USA. In 1935, Bessie Smith resided in Hillsborough, Florida. Bessie Smith married Antonio Bernardo, and had children including Charles A Bernardo, Dolores Bernardo, James Everett Bernardo. Bessie Smith passed away in 2001 in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Smith was born in 1911 in Dunnellon, Citrus, Florida, USA, the child of Arthur Middleton Smith and Pennie Lavinia Driggers.
  • In 1931, Bessie Smith resided in Tampa, Florida, USA.
  • In 1935, Bessie Smith resided in Hillsborough, Florida.
  • Bessie Smith married Antonio Bernardo, and had children including Charles A Bernardo, Dolores Bernardo, James Everett Bernardo.
  • Bessie Smith passed away in 2001 in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Smith
1885 – 1918
Birth Location: lives in Dunnellon FL
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Pennie Driggers
1889 – 1966
Birth Location: Florida, USA
PD

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

Bessie Smith's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Smith
1911 – 2001
Birth Place: Dunnellon, Citrus, Florida, USA
Parents
Arthur Middleton Smith
1885 – 1918
lives in Dunnellon FL
Pennie (Lavinia) Driggers
1889 – 1966
Florida, USA
Grandparents
James (Jesse) Smith
1852 – 1913
Franklin, Georgia
Mary (L) Smith
1852 – 1920
Florida
Jonas (Thomas) Driggors
1854 – 1927
Levy, Florida, United States
Caroline Driggers
1858 – 1927
Florida
Great-Grandparents
James Smith
1814 – 1890
Elizabeth LNU
1822 –
Sarah Futch
1826 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
LNU Williams
Solomon Futch
1767 – 1836
Sarah Davis
1792 – 1837

Bessie Smith's Descendants

1.
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Bessie Smith (24 DEC 1911 – 18 NOV 2001) m. Antonio Bernardo (10-5-1908 – 24 Dec 1979)
  1. 1. Charles (A) Bernardo (28 Nov 1936 – 21 Jan 2018) m. Jane (Phyllis) Rosenau (17 Oct 1936 – )
    1. 1. Charles (Anthony) Bernardo (April 28, 1957 – ) m. Suzanne (M) Pietrzyk (1-19-63 – ) m. IVANA KOCHANOVA (21 Jan 1977 – ) m. LESIA ARTIUKH (22 Jan 1983 – ) m. Natalia Orlova (11-13-1969 – ) m. Anna Zaytseva (8-25-1973 – )
      1. 1. Anthony Bernardo (8-27-1989 – )
      2. 2. Andrew Bernardo (7-1-1991 – )
      3. 3. Sean Bernardo (8-24-1992 – )
      4. 4. VLADYSLAV STUKALSKYI (24/06/2012 – )
      5. 5. VIKTORIIA STUKALSKYA (26 Sep 2013 – )
      6. 6. ANASTASIA ZAYTSEVA (22 Jan 1999 – )
      7. 7. KSENIA KONDRATIEVA (01/06/1988 – )
    2. 2. Karen Bernardo (4-4-1959 – )
    3. 3. Steven (M) Bernardo (30 Jun 1972 – )
    4. 4. Lisa (D) Bernardo (15 Feb 1976 – )
    5. 5. Troy Bernardo (12-10-1973 – )
  2. 2. Dolores Bernardo (1940 – )
  3. 3. James (Everett) Bernardo m. Cynthia (Jeanette) Smith

Bessie Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1911
24 DEC 1911
Birth of Bessie Smith in Dunnellon, Citrus, Florida, USA
Dunnellon, Citrus, Florida, USA
1931
1931
Age 20
Bessie Smith resided here in Tampa, Florida, USA
Tampa, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Bessie Smith resided here in Hillsborough, Florida
Hillsborough, Florida
1936
1936
Age 25
Bessie Smith resided here in Tampa,florida
Tampa,florida
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 29
Bessie Smith resided here in Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Hillsborough, Florida, USA
2001
18 NOV 2001
Age 90
Death of Bessie Smith in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States of America
Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 DEC 1911
    Event Place: Dunnellon, Citrus, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida, State Census, 1867-1945
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: T627_590; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 29-24

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida, State Census, 1867-1945
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: T627_590; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 29-24

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

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 Date: 18 NOV 2001
    Event Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States of America
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