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Bessie May Underwood 1902–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1902

Birth Location: Wayne County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 12 Oct 1996

Death Location: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA

Father: Leander UNDERWOOD

Mother: Sarah McCollister

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In 1902, Bessie May Underwood entered the world in Wayne County, Mississippi, USA, born to Leander Remark Lee Underwood And Sarah Jane Mccollister. Bessie May Underwood passed away in 1996 in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1902, Bessie May Underwood entered the world in Wayne County, Mississippi, USA, born to Leander Remark Lee Underwood And Sarah Jane Mccollister.
  • Bessie May Underwood passed away in 1996 in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA.

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Bessie Underwood's Ancestors

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Bessie Underwood
1902–1996
Birth Place: Wayne County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Leander Remark “Lee” UNDERWOOD
1876–1957
Lowndes, Wayne County, Missouri, USA
Sarah (Jane) McCollister
1877–1976
Lowndes, Wayne, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
John (Montezuma) Underwood
1851–1942
Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
Henrietta Huggins
1854–1935
Tennessee, USA
James (Washington) McCollister
1840–1894
Missouri, USA
Nancy (Jane) Cozart
1846–1916
Missouri City, Fort Bend County, Texas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Ferney Underwood
1827–1860
Tabitha Huggins
1830–1911
Iverson Huggins
1816–1870
Harriette Clary
1820–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Underwood
1794–1860
Mary Arnold
1800–1876
Jacob Huggins
1794–1865
Susanna Ward
1794–1875
Jacob Huggins
1794–1865
Susanna Ward
1794–1875

Bessie Underwood's Timeline

2 Records

1902
25 Sep 1902
Birth of Bessie May Underwood in Wayne County, Mississippi, USA
Wayne County, Mississippi, USA
1996
12 Oct 1996
Age 94
Death of Bessie May Underwood in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1902
    Event Place: Wayne County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1996
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA

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