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Bessie M Stevens 1887–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 August 1887

Birth Location: Plainville, Rooks, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 28 February 1980

Death Location: Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA

Father: David Stevens

Mother: Florence Kinkaid

Spouse(s): John Jr

Children(s): William Wardwell, Ruth Wardwell, Eugene Wardwell, Viola Wardwell, Wilbur Wardwell, Florence Wardwell, Annie Wardwell, Devon Wardwell, Clarence Wardwell, Calvin Wardwell, Bessie Wardwell

The story of Bessie M Stevens began in 1887 in Plainville, Rooks, Kansas, USA. Bessie M Stevens married John Wilbur Wardwell Jr, and had children including Annie May Wardwell, Bessie Elizabeth Wardwell, Calvin Nelson Wardwell, Clarence Harvel Wardwell, Devon Earnest Wardwell, Eugene Debs Victor Wardwell, Florence Lucinda Wardwell, Ruth Frances Wardwell, Viola Mable Wardwell, Wilbur Lawrence Wardwell, William Wardwell. Bessie M Stevens passed away in 1980 in Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie M Stevens began in 1887 in Plainville, Rooks, Kansas, USA.
  • Bessie M Stevens married John Wilbur Wardwell Jr, and had children including Annie May Wardwell, Bessie Elizabeth Wardwell, Calvin Nelson Wardwell, Clarence Harvel Wardwell, Devon Earnest Wardwell, Eugene Debs Victor Wardwell, Florence Lucinda Wardwell, Ruth Frances Wardwell, Viola Mable Wardwell, Wilbur Lawrence Wardwell, William Wardwell.
  • Bessie M Stevens passed away in 1980 in Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Stevens
1854–1937
Birth Location: Exline, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
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Florence Kinkaid
1858–1891
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Jr
1878–1974
Birth Location: Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

William Wardwell
1906–1906
Birth Location: Wynnewood, Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
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Ruth Wardwell
1907–2001
Birth Location: Wynnewood, Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
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Eugene Wardwell
1909–1968
Birth Location: Wynnewood, Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
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Viola Wardwell
1911–2000
Birth Location: Wynnewood, Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
VW
Wilbur Wardwell
1914–1987
Birth Location: Wynnewood, Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
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Florence Wardwell
1916–2007
Birth Location: Wynnewood, Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
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Annie Wardwell
1919–2009
Birth Location: Mountainair, Torrance, New Mexico, USA
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Devon Wardwell
1921–1992
Birth Location: Mountainair, Torrance, New Mexico, USA
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Clarence Wardwell
1924–2010
Birth Location: Mountainair, Torrance, New Mexico, USA
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Calvin Wardwell
1926–1928
Birth Location: Erick, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
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Bessie Wardwell
1930–1941
Birth Location: Erick, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
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Bessie Stevens's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Stevens
1887–1980
Birth Place: Plainville, Rooks, Kansas, USA
Parents
David Stevens
1854–1937
Exline, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Florence (Lucinda) Kinkaid
1858–1891
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Stevens's Descendants

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Bessie (M) Stevens (14 August 1887–28 February 1980) m. John (Wilbur Wardwell) Jr (30 June 1878–11 November 1974)
  1. 1. William Wardwell 1906–1906
  2. 2. Ruth (Frances) Wardwell 1907–2001
  3. 3. Eugene (Debs Victor) Wardwell 1909–1968
  4. 4. Viola (Mable) Wardwell 1911–2000
  5. 5. Wilbur (Lawrence) Wardwell 1914–1987
  6. 6. Florence (Lucinda) Wardwell 1916–2007
  7. 7. Annie (May) Wardwell 1919–2009
  8. 8. Devon (Earnest) Wardwell 1921–1992
  9. 9. Clarence (Harvel) Wardwell 1924–2010
  10. 10. Calvin (Nelson) Wardwell 1926–1928
  11. 11. Bessie (Elizabeth) Wardwell 1930–1941

Bessie Stevens's Timeline

2 Records

1887
14 August 1887
Birth of Bessie M Stevens in Plainville, Rooks, Kansas, USA
Plainville, Rooks, Kansas, USA
1980
28 February 1980
Age 93
Death of Bessie M Stevens in Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 August 1887
    Event Place: Plainville, Rooks, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1980
    Event Place: Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
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