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Bessie Lee Thompson 1889 – 1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 November 1889

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 31 Aug 1966

Death Location: West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA

Father: Joseph Thompson

Mother: Alice Kirk

Spouse(s): Newton Denton, Isom Turnbow

Children(s): Louise Moffit, Beulah Bradford, Minnie Dailey, Vera Branch, Joe Turnbow, Homer Turnbow, Billy Turnbow

The story of Bessie Lee Thompson began in 1889 in Tennessee, USA. Bessie Lee Thompson married Newton Denton, Isom Turnbow, and had children including Louise Marilla Denton Moffit, Beulah May Denton Bradford, Minnie Ruth Turnbow Dailey, Vera Garner Turnbow Branch, Joe Lewis Turnbow, Homer Earl Turnbow, Billy Gene Turnbow. Bessie Lee Thompson passed away in 1966 in West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Lee Thompson began in 1889 in Tennessee, USA.
  • Bessie Lee Thompson married Newton Denton, Isom Turnbow, and had children including Louise Marilla Denton Moffit, Beulah May Denton Bradford, Minnie Ruth Turnbow Dailey, Vera Garner Turnbow Branch, Joe Lewis Turnbow, Homer Earl Turnbow, Billy Gene Turnbow.
  • Bessie Lee Thompson passed away in 1966 in West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA.

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Bessie Thompson's Ancestors

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Bessie Thompson
1889 – 1966
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joseph "Joey" Yarbro Thompson
1868 – 1961
Perry, Tennessee
Alice (Lee) Kirk
1872 – 1895
Perry, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Wiley "Willie") Thompson
1826 – 1885
, Hickman, TN, US (Later Perry Co.)
Rebecca (Ann "Becky" Randel) Thompson
1830 – 1912
Cedar Creek, Perry, TN, US
James (Akin) Kirk
1829 – 1896
Maury, Tennessee, USA
Lucinda (Tennessee) Grimmett
1831 – 1908
Maury, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Thompson
1796 – 1869
Sally Wiley
1800 – 1873
Amos Randel
1799 – 1882
Rebecca Randel
1798 – 1869
Peter Kirk
1809 – 1873
Elizabeth Locke
1806 – 1901
William Grimmett
1792 – 1884
Elizabeth Fulton
1791 – 1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Thompson
1770 – 1850
Nancy Gordon
1779 – 1850
Robert Wiley
1756 – 1824
Sarah Hargrave
1757 – 1830
Moses Randel
1776 – 1865
Rebecca Baker
1769 – 1855
Peter Finn
1751 – 1841
Mary Wheeler
1750 – 1838
John Kirk
1787 – 1850
Catherine Akin
1787 – 1833
Walter Lock
1775 – 1851
Sally Locke
1787 – 1807
Josiah Grimmett
1765 – 1837
Mary McCrory
1770 – 1860

Bessie Thompson's Descendants

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Bessie (Lee) Thompson (29 November 1889 – 31 Aug 1966) m. Newton Denton (1885 – ) m. Isom Turnbow (6 Oct 1898 or 1892 – 31 Jan 1932)
  1. 1. Louise (Marilla Denton) Moffit (23 SEP 1910 or abt 1912 – 11 November 1973)
  2. 2. Beulah (May Denton) Bradford (08 FEB 1912 or abt 1913 – 3 July 2002)
  3. 3. Minnie (Ruth Turnbow) Dailey (2 Jan 1918 – 6 Jun 1989)
  4. 4. Vera (Garner Turnbow) Branch (04 Jan 1920 – 07 July 1977)
  5. 5. Joe (Lewis) Turnbow (8 Jan 1925 – 27 Dec 2009)
  6. 6. Homer (Earl) Turnbow (29 Aug 1927 – 23 Mar 1937)
  7. 7. Billy (Gene) Turnbow (26 Aug 1931 – 10 Jul 2004)

Bessie Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1889
29 November 1889
Birth of Bessie Lee Thompson in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1966
31 Aug 1966
Age 77
Death of Bessie Lee Thompson in West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA
West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 November 1889
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1966
    Event Place: West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA

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