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Bessie Lee Stewart 1886–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1886

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 Nov 1975

Death Location: Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Father: John Stewart

Mother: China Iddings

Spouse(s): Ira Sr.

Children(s): Emma Neal, Nora Neal, Beatrice Neal, Irene Neal, Rose Neal, Lula Neal, Ira Jr, Raymond Neal

The story of Bessie Lee Stewart began in 1886 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA. Bessie Lee Stewart married Ira Garfield Neal Sr, and had children including Beatrice V Neal, Emma Neal, Ira Garfield Neal Jr, Irene Alois Neal, Lula E Neal, Nora Lee Neal, Raymond Joseph Neal, Rose Mae Neal. Bessie Lee Stewart passed away in 1975 in Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Lee Stewart began in 1886 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA.
  • Bessie Lee Stewart married Ira Garfield Neal Sr, and had children including Beatrice V Neal, Emma Neal, Ira Garfield Neal Jr, Irene Alois Neal, Lula E Neal, Nora Lee Neal, Raymond Joseph Neal, Rose Mae Neal.
  • Bessie Lee Stewart passed away in 1975 in Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Stewart's Ancestors

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Bessie Stewart
1886–1975
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Washington Stewart
1853–
Virginia, USA
China (E) Iddings
1856–1932
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
C (R) Iddings
1815–1890
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth CONNOR
1814–1896
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry III
1789–1840
Lydia WILSON
1799–1864
Jonathan Sr.
1775–1853
Sarah REED
1775–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Edings
1761–1854
Abigail RICHARDSON
1760–1845
Peter WILSON
1772–1856
Rhoda HATHAWAY
1774–1840
Daniel CONNER
1736–1814
Mary HAMBLETT
1740–1810
Cornelious Need
1751–1811
Sarah HOUGH
1752–1793

Bessie Stewart's Descendants

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Bessie (Lee) Stewart (28 Sep 1886–11 Nov 1975) m. Ira (Garfield Neal) Sr. (1858–)
  1. 1. Emma Neal 1908–1920
  2. 2. Nora (Lee) Neal 1905–1996
  3. 3. Beatrice (V) Neal 1909–1931
  4. 4. Irene (Alois) Neal 1911–1986
  5. 5. Rose (Mae) Neal 1913–1979
  6. 6. Lula (E) Neal 1916–1987 m. Charles (Roessler) LeCompte 1917–2000
  7. 7. Ira (Garfield Neal) Jr 1924–1948
  8. 8. Raymond (Joseph) Neal 1925–2008

Bessie Stewart's Timeline

2 Records

1886
28 Sep 1886
Birth of Bessie Lee Stewart in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
1975
11 Nov 1975
Age 89
Death of Bessie Lee Stewart in Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1886
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1975
    Event Place: Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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