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Bessie Lee Thomas 1896–1980 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 5 February 1896
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
Death Date: 12 March 1980
Death Location: Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America
Father: James Thomas
Mother: Sarah Waldrop
Spouse(s): Mercer Jones
Children(s): Frances Jones, Myrtice Jones, Margaret Jones, Cora Jones, Nettie Jones
The story of Bessie Lee Thomas began in 1896 in Georgia, USA. In 1900, Bessie Lee Thomas resided in Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, USA. In 1920, Bessie Lee Thomas resided in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA. Bessie Lee Thomas married Mercer Franklin Jones, and had children including Cora Beatrice Jones, Frances E Jones, Margaret C Jones, Myrtice Leona Jones, Nettie Ruth Jones, Raymond F Jones. Bessie Lee Thomas passed away in 1980 in Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America.
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Biography
- The story of Bessie Lee Thomas began in 1896 in Georgia, USA.
- In 1900, Bessie Lee Thomas resided in Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, USA.
- In 1920, Bessie Lee Thomas resided in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA.
- Bessie Lee Thomas married Mercer Franklin Jones, and had children including Cora Beatrice Jones, Frances E Jones, Margaret C Jones, Myrtice Leona Jones, Nettie Ruth Jones, Raymond F Jones.
- Bessie Lee Thomas passed away in 1980 in Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America.
Immediate Family
Parents
James Thomas
1859–1911
Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America
JT
Sarah Waldrop
1859–1945
Birth Location: Lithonia, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
SW
Spouses(s)
Mercer Jones
1891–1955
Birth Location: Georgia
MJ
Children(s)
Frances Jones
1914–2002
Birth Location: Atlanta, Georgia
FJ
Myrtice Jones
1916–2010
Birth Location: Georgia
MJ
Margaret Jones
1919–2003
Birth Location: Atlanta, Georgia
MJ
Cora Jones
1922–1998
Birth Location: Georgia
CJ
Nettie Jones
1924–1925
Birth Location: GA.
NJ
Bessie Thomas's Ancestors
Self
Bessie Thomas
1896–1980
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
James A. Thomas
1859–1911
Georgia, United States of America
Sarah (Josephine) Waldrop
1859–1945
Lithonia, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (S) Waldrop
1826–1864
Mary (Jane) New
1831–
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Waldrop
1775–1827
Bethelinda Davenport
1784–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Davenport
1754–1816
Martha Ridgill
1754–1784
Bessie Thomas's Descendants
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Bessie (Lee) Thomas
(5 February 1896–12 March 1980)
m. Mercer (Franklin) Jones (28 October 1891–1 February 1955)
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1. Frances (E) Jones 1914–2002
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2. Myrtice (Leona) Jones 1916–2010 m. Edward (Wallace Lee) Jr 1911–1957
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3. Margaret (C) Jones 1919–2003 m. Ernest (William) Bramlett 1917–1976
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4. Cora (Beatrice) Jones 1922–1998
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5. Nettie (Ruth) Jones 1924–1925
Bessie Thomas's Timeline
9 Records
1896
5 February 1896
Birth of Bessie Lee Thomas in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 4
Bessie Lee Thomas resided here in Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 24
Bessie Lee Thomas resided here in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Bessie Lee Thomas resided here in Atlanta, Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
Bessie Lee Thomas resided here in Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia
Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 44
Bessie Lee Thomas resided here in , Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
, Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
Bessie Lee Thomas resided here in Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
1965
1965
Age 69
Bessie Lee Thomas resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1980
12 March 1980
Age 84
Death of Bessie Lee Thomas
None
1896
5 February 1896
Birth of Bessie Lee Thomas in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 4
Bessie Lee Thomas resided here in Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 24
Bessie Lee Thomas resided here in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Bessie Lee Thomas resided here in Atlanta, Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
Bessie Lee Thomas resided here in Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia
Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 44
Bessie Lee Thomas resided here in , Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
, Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
Bessie Lee Thomas resided here in Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
1965
1965
Age 69
Bessie Lee Thomas resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1980
12 March 1980
Age 84
Death of Bessie Lee Thomas
None
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 5 February 1896
Event Place: Georgia, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[2] 1900 United States Federal Census
[3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia; Roll: T625_249; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 31
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Atlanta, Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340087
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: , Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Atlanta, DeKalb, Geo
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1965
Event Place: Georgia
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 9
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 13 Mar 1980
Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 13 Mar 1980 - Page 63, Obituary for M. F. JONES 13 Mar 1980
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Atlanta, Dekalb, Georgia
Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Atlanta, DeKalb, Geo
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 12 March 1980
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 5 February 1896
Event Place: Georgia, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[2] 1900 United States Federal Census
[3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia; Roll: T625_249; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 31
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Atlanta, Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340087
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: , Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Atlanta, DeKalb, Geo
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1965
Event Place: Georgia
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 9
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 13 Mar 1980
Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 13 Mar 1980 - Page 63, Obituary for M. F. JONES 13 Mar 1980
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Atlanta, Dekalb, Georgia
Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Atlanta, DeKalb, Geo
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 12 March 1980
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current