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Bessie Hays Spencer 1898–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1898

Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1978

Death Location: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Wiley Spencer

Mother: Roxanne Phipps

Spouse(s): Bradley Davis

Children(s):

The story of Bessie Hays Spencer began in 1898 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. In 1900, Bessie Hays Spencer resided in Walnut Hill Township, Ashe, North Carolina. In 1910, Bessie Hays Spencer resided in Wilson, Grayson, Virginia. Bessie Hays Spencer married Bradley Bryan Davis. Bessie Hays Spencer passed away in 1978 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Hays Spencer began in 1898 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1900, Bessie Hays Spencer resided in Walnut Hill Township, Ashe, North Carolina.
  • In 1910, Bessie Hays Spencer resided in Wilson, Grayson, Virginia.
  • Bessie Hays Spencer married Bradley Bryan Davis.
  • Bessie Hays Spencer passed away in 1978 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Bessie Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Spencer
1898–1978
Birth Place: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Wiley Thomas Spencer
1868–1945
Grayson, Virginia, United States
Roxanne (E Annie) Phipps
1879–1959
Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (F) Phipps
1838–1892
Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca Plummer
1834–1880
Rowland, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ahart Phipps
1813–1897
Mary Hash
1813–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Spencer's Timeline

4 Records

1898
Oct 1898
Birth of Bessie Hays Spencer in Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 2
Bessie Hays Spencer resided here in Walnut Hill Township, Ashe, North Carolina
Walnut Hill Township, Ashe, North Carolina
1910
1910
Age 12
Bessie Hays Spencer resided here in Wilson, Grayson, Virginia
Wilson, Grayson, Virginia
1978
1978
Age 80
Death of Bessie Hays Spencer
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1898
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: T623_1182; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 18.
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilson, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [3] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Walnut Hill Township, Ashe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: T623_1182; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 18.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wilson, Grayson, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilson, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1978
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

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