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Bessie Lee Davis Stillwell 1904–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1904

Birth Location: Reidsville, Rockingham County, NC, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 19 September 1993

Death Location: Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Walter Davis

Mother: Lena Davis

Spouse(s): John Stillwell

Children(s): Harrell Stillwell, Clarence Stillwell, Clyde Stillwell, Daniel Stillwell

The story of Bessie Lee Davis Stillwell began in 1904 in Reidsville, Rockingham County, NC, North Carolina, USA. In 1950, Bessie Lee Davis Stillwell resided in Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA. Bessie Lee Davis Stillwell married John Henry Stillwell, and had children including Clarence Louis Stillwell, Clyde Walter Stillwell, Daniel Arthur Stillwell, Harrell Ray Stillwell. Bessie Lee Davis Stillwell passed away in 1993 in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Lee Davis Stillwell began in 1904 in Reidsville, Rockingham County, NC, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1950, Bessie Lee Davis Stillwell resided in Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.
  • Bessie Lee Davis Stillwell married John Henry Stillwell, and had children including Clarence Louis Stillwell, Clyde Walter Stillwell, Daniel Arthur Stillwell, Harrell Ray Stillwell.
  • Bessie Lee Davis Stillwell passed away in 1993 in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Bessie Stillwell's Ancestors

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Bessie Stillwell
1904–1993
Birth Place: Reidsville, Rockingham County, NC, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Walter Jackson Davis
1880–1948
Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lena (Estelle Gregg) Davis
1882–1971
McDowell County, NC, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Whitman) Davis
1852–1937
Rutherford County, NC, North Carolina, USA
Carrie (Anne Blanton) Davis
1870–1940
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Davis
1815–1903
Narcissa Davis
1820–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Sr
1790–1868
Sarah Hamrick
1802–1850

Bessie Stillwell's Descendants

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Bessie (Lee Davis) Stillwell (2 January 1904–19 September 1993) m. John (Henry) Stillwell (6 August 1904–1 December 1985)
  1. 1. Harrell (Ray) Stillwell 1930–2002
  2. 2. Clarence (Louis) Stillwell 1932–2004
  3. 3. Clyde (Walter) Stillwell 1938–1987
  4. 4. Daniel (Arthur) Stillwell 1936–2015

Bessie Stillwell's Timeline

3 Records

1904
2 January 1904
Birth of Bessie Lee Davis Stillwell in Reidsville, Rockingham County, NC, North Carolina, USA
Reidsville, Rockingham County, NC, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
Bessie Lee Davis Stillwell resided here in Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
1993
19 September 1993
Age 89
Death of Bessie Lee Davis Stillwell in Mooresville, Iredell County, NC, North Carolina, USA
Mooresville, Iredell County, NC, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1904
    Event Place: Reidsville, Rockingham County, NC, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, 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: Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina; Roll: 6265; Page: 37; Enumeration District: 13-12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina
    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: Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina; Roll: 6265; Page: 37; Enumeration District: 13-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 September 1993
    Event Place: Mooresville, Iredell County, NC, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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