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Bessie Maude Sweeney 1908–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1908

Birth Location: Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: Apr 1983

Death Location: Oran, Scott, Missouri, USA

Father: James Sweeney

Mother: Elmetta Price

Spouse(s): Wallace Holman

Children(s): Cecil Sr.

Bessie Maude Sweeney was born in 1908 in Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois, USA, the child of James Calvin Sweeney And Elmetta P Nancy Price. In 1910, Bessie Maude Sweeney resided in Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Bessie Maude Sweeney resided in Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA. Bessie Maude Sweeney married Wallace Lawson Holman, and had children including Cecil Luther Holman Sr, Jean Holman Neighbors, Joseph Youngman Holman, Judy Holman Ford, Wallace Glen Holman. Bessie Maude Sweeney passed away in 1983 in Oran, Scott, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Maude Sweeney was born in 1908 in Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois, USA, the child of James Calvin Sweeney And Elmetta P Nancy Price.
  • In 1910, Bessie Maude Sweeney resided in Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Bessie Maude Sweeney resided in Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA.
  • Bessie Maude Sweeney married Wallace Lawson Holman, and had children including Cecil Luther Holman Sr, Jean Holman Neighbors, Joseph Youngman Holman, Judy Holman Ford, Wallace Glen Holman.
  • Bessie Maude Sweeney passed away in 1983 in Oran, Scott, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sweeney
1868–1944
Birth Location: Emmet Township, McDonough, Illinois, USA
JS
Elmetta Price
1866–1948
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
EP

Spouses(s)

Wallace Holman
1912–1985
Birth Location: Polk County, Arkansas, USA
WH

Children(s)

Cecil Sr.
1935–2007
Birth Location: Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, USA
CS

Bessie Sweeney's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Sweeney
1908–1983
Birth Place: Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Calvin Sweeney
1868–1944
Emmet Township, McDonough, Illinois, USA
Elmetta (P "Nancy") Price
1866–1948
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
John (Merritt) Sweeney
1842–1903
Kentucky, USA
Eletha (J) Sweeney
1840–1920
Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Sweeney's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Maude) Sweeney (25 Apr 1908–Apr 1983) m. Wallace (Lawson) Holman (November 28, 1912–Apr 1985)
  1. 1. Cecil (Luther Holman) Sr. 1935–2007 m. Ruth (Ellen) Goehman 1943–1999

Bessie Sweeney's Timeline

8 Records

1908
25 Apr 1908
Birth of Bessie Maude Sweeney in Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois, USA
Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
Bessie Maude Sweeney resided here in Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA
Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Bessie Maude Sweeney resided here in Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA
Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Bessie Maude Sweeney resided here in Blandinsville, Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA
Blandinsville, Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Bessie Maude Sweeney resided here in Rural, McDonough County, Illinois, USA
Rural, McDonough County, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 32
Bessie Maude Sweeney resided here in Tennessee Twp, Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois, USA
Tennessee Twp, Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois, USA
1963
1963-1964
Age 55
Bessie Maude Sweeney resided here in Missouri
Missouri
1983
Apr 1983
Age 75
Death of Bessie Maude Sweeney in Oran, Scott, Missouri, USA
Oran, Scott, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1908
    Event Place: Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: T624_305; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1374318

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: T625_385; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 44

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Blandinsville, Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340267

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, McDonough County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00839; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 55-36

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Tennessee Twp, Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00839; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 55-36

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963-1964
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1983
    Event Place: Oran, Scott, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
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