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Bessie Cordelia Thurston 1887–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1887

Birth Location: Shelbyville, Indiana

Death Date: 13 Jan 1959

Death Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: Joshua Sr.

Mother: Henrietta Toothman

Spouse(s): Luther Anderson

Children(s): Eden Anderson

Bessie Cordelia Thurston was born in 1887 in Shelbyville, Indiana, the child of Joshua Wellington Thurston Sr And Henrietta Etta Toothman. Bessie Cordelia Thurston married Luther Anderson, and had children including Eden Lemuel Anderson. Bessie Cordelia Thurston passed away in 1959 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Cordelia Thurston was born in 1887 in Shelbyville, Indiana, the child of Joshua Wellington Thurston Sr And Henrietta Etta Toothman.
  • Bessie Cordelia Thurston married Luther Anderson, and had children including Eden Lemuel Anderson.
  • Bessie Cordelia Thurston passed away in 1959 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Bessie Thurston's Ancestors

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Bessie Thurston
1887–1959
Birth Place: Shelbyville, Indiana
Parents
Joshua Wellington THURSTON Sr.
1866–1951
Indiana
Henrietta (“Etta”) Toothman
1866–1906
Indiana, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Thurston's Descendants

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Bessie (Cordelia) Thurston (9 Oct 1887–13 Jan 1959) m. Luther Anderson (10 Dec 1883–17 Mar 1956)
  1. 1. Eden (Lemuel) Anderson 1919–1988

Bessie Thurston's Timeline

2 Records

1887
9 Oct 1887
Birth of Bessie Cordelia Thurston in Shelbyville, Indiana
Shelbyville, Indiana
1959
13 Jan 1959
Age 72
Death of Bessie Cordelia Thurston in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1887
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1959
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

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