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Bessie Ferne Wade 1894 – 1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1894

Birth Location: Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1973

Death Location: McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA

Father: William Wade

Mother: Susan Wiseman

Spouse(s): James Curl

Children(s): Leah Curl, William Curl, Dorothy Curl, James Curl, Ronald Curl

1894 marked the beginning of Bessie Ferne Wade's life in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, USA, to parents William Robert Wade and Susan Ann Wiseman. Eventually, Bessie Ferne Wade married James Everette Curl, and they welcomed Leah Ann Curl, William Wade Curl, Dorothy Jean Curl, James Raymond Curl and Ronald Dean "Ronnie" Curl. Bessie Ferne Wade passed in 1973 at McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA.

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Parents

William Wade
1846 – 1921
Birth Location: Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
WW
Susan Wiseman
1851 – 1930
Birth Location: Seneca County, Ohio, United States of America
SW

Spouses(s)

James Curl
1892 – 1980
Birth Location: Wellman, Washington, Iowa, USA
JC

Children(s)

Leah Curl
1913 – 1982
Birth Location: Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, USA
LC
William Curl
1915 – 1975
Birth Location: Iowa, United States of America
WC
Dorothy Curl
1917 – 1998
Birth Location: Wellman, Washington, Iowa, USA
DC
James Curl
1922 – 1922
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
JC
Ronald Curl
1934 – 2005
Birth Location: Iowa Co., Iowa, USA
RC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9 Oct 1894
    Event Place: Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999, Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Marengo, Iowa, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 25 May 1931
    Event Place: McAllen, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, McAllen Daily Press; Publication Date: 25/ May/ 1931; Publication Place: McAllen, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Feb 1973
    Event Place: McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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