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Bessie B. Spencer 1910–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1910

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 20 Dec 1982

Death Location: Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana, USA

Father: Albert Gillum

Mother: Lourana Holbrooks

Spouse(s): Kelly Taulbee, Mervin Spencer

Children(s): Laura Haynes, Edwina Spencer

Bessie B. Spencer was born in 1910 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Albert Gillum And Lourana Cathrine Holbrooks. Bessie B. Spencer married Kelly Taulbee, Mervin Eugene Spencer, and had children including Edwina V Spencer, Laura Emma Haynes. Bessie B. Spencer passed away in 1982 in Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie B. Spencer was born in 1910 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Albert Gillum And Lourana Cathrine Holbrooks.
  • Bessie B. Spencer married Kelly Taulbee, Mervin Eugene Spencer, and had children including Edwina V Spencer, Laura Emma Haynes.
  • Bessie B. Spencer passed away in 1982 in Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert Gillum
1865–1936
Birth Location: Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
AG
Lourana Holbrooks
1875–1949
Birth Location: Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
LH

Spouses(s)

Kelly Taulbee
1909–1983
Birth Location: Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
KT
Mervin Spencer
1908–1970
Birth Location: Breathitt, Kentucky
MS

Children(s)

Laura Haynes
1935–2011
Birth Location: Taulbee, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
LH
Edwina Spencer
1940–2001
Birth Location: Jackson, Kentucky
ES

Bessie Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Spencer
1910–1982
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Albert Gillum
1865–1936
Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Lourana (Cathrine) Holbrooks
1875–1949
Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William Gillum
1820–1905
Scott, Virginia, USA
Susan (Barnett) Gillum
1826–1906
Scott, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Gilliam
1787–1850
Nancy Madden
1794–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Spencer's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (B.) Spencer (1910–20 Dec 1982) m. Kelly Taulbee (20 Apr 1909–01 Oct 1983) m. Mervin (Eugene) Spencer (8 May 1908–20 Jun 1970)
  1. 1. Laura (Emma) Haynes 1935–2011 m. Jesse Haynes 1923–2002
  2. 2. Edwina (V) Spencer 1940–2001

Bessie Spencer's Timeline

10 Records

1909
06 Sep 1909
Birth of Bessie B. Spencer in Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
1909
06 Sep 1909
Birth of Bessie B. Spencer in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Birth of Bessie B. Spencer in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Bessie B. Spencer resided here in Taulbee, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Taulbee, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Bessie B. Spencer resided here in Precinct 14, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 14, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Bessie B. Spencer resided here in Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
1940
1940
Age 30
Bessie B. Spencer resided here in Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Bessie B. Spencer resided here in Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
1972
25 Dec 1972
Age 62
Death of Bessie B. Spencer in Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
1982
20 Dec 1982
Age 72
Death of Bessie B. Spencer in Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana, USA
Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Sep 1909
    Event Place: Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Sep 1909
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01285; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 13-2
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: 658; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 13-5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Taulbee, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Precinct 14, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Precinct 14, Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: T625_559; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 45

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01285; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 13-2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01285; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 13-2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: 658; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 13-5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1972
    Event Place: Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1982
    Event Place: Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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