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Bessie Steele 1894–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 APR 1894

Birth Location: Moores Creek, Kentucky

Death Date: 11 JUL 1964

Death Location: Madison County, Kentucky

Father: James Steele

Mother: Sophie Peters

Spouse(s): Robert Davis

Children(s): Sophia Davis

Bessie Steele was born in 1894 in Moores Creek, Kentucky, the child of James Henry Steele And Sophie Peters. Bessie Steele married Robert Lincoln Davis, and had children including Sophia Dean Davis. Bessie Steele passed away in 1964 in Madison County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Bessie Steele was born in 1894 in Moores Creek, Kentucky, the child of James Henry Steele And Sophie Peters.
  • Bessie Steele married Robert Lincoln Davis, and had children including Sophia Dean Davis.
  • Bessie Steele passed away in 1964 in Madison County, Kentucky.

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Bessie Steele's Ancestors

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Bessie Steele
1894–1964
Birth Place: Moores Creek, Kentucky
Parents
James Henry Steele
1849–1923
Whitley County, Kentucky
Sophie Peters
1865–1941
Jackson County, Kentucky
Grandparents
Jonas (James) Steele
1815–1863
Whitley County, Kentucky
Elizabeth Grubb
1820–1888
Virginia, USA
John (M.) Peters
1849–1924
Island Creek, Owsley, Kentucky
Mary (Jane) Sandlin
1845–1924
Clay, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Henry Peters
1806–1882
Margaret Woods
1820–1895
John Sandlin
1824–1904
Martha Ponder
1822–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Steele's Descendants

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Bessie Steele (30 APR 1894–11 JUL 1964) m. Robert (Lincoln) Davis (5 JAN 1887–21 SEP 1968)
  1. 1. Sophia (Dean) Davis 1920–1983 m. Cedric (Duncan) Berry 1909–1979
    1. 1. Wilma (Lea) Davis 1946–2023

Bessie Steele's Timeline

2 Records

1894
30 APR 1894
Birth of Bessie Steele in Moores Creek, Kentucky
Moores Creek, Kentucky
1964
11 JUL 1964
Age 70
Death of Bessie Steele in Madison County, Kentucky
Madison County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 APR 1894
    Event Place: Moores Creek, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JUL 1964
    Event Place: Madison County, Kentucky

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