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Bessie Walker 1899–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1899

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 28 Jun 1967

Death Location: Mccomas, West Virginia

Father: Rowan Walker

Mother: Mattie Walker

Spouse(s): Frank Wilburn, Dixie Barie

Children(s): Charles Wilburn

In 1899, Bessie Walker entered the world in North Carolina, born to Rowan Levi Walker And Mattie C Walker. In 1930, Bessie Walker resided in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA. In 1935, Bessie Walker resided in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia. Bessie Walker married Dixie Barie, Frank Wilburn, and had children including Charles Frank Wilburn, Virgie Wilburn, Willie Lee Wilburn. Bessie Walker passed away in 1967 in Mccomas, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1899, Bessie Walker entered the world in North Carolina, born to Rowan Levi Walker And Mattie C Walker.
  • In 1930, Bessie Walker resided in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Bessie Walker resided in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia.
  • Bessie Walker married Dixie Barie, Frank Wilburn, and had children including Charles Frank Wilburn, Virgie Wilburn, Willie Lee Wilburn.
  • Bessie Walker passed away in 1967 in Mccomas, West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rowan Walker
1869–1929
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Mattie Walker
1874–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Frank Wilburn
1902–
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Dixie Barie
1888–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Charles Wilburn
1925–1989
Birth Location: Beckley Rale, West Virginia
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Bessie Walker's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Walker
1899–1967
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Rowan Levi Walker
1869–1929
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Mattie (C) Walker
1874–
North Carolina
Grandparents
William (Counts) Walker
1847–1915
Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Marinda ("Renda" Candice) Gentry
1847–1924
North Carolina, United States
Aaron (R) Truitt
1853–1914
Trap Hill, Wilkes County, NORTH CAROLINA
Great-Grandparents
William Walker
1807–1879
Eliza Mcdaniel
1808–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Walker's Descendants

1.
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Bessie Walker (abt 1899–28 Jun 1967) m. Frank Wilburn (1902–) m. Dixie Barie (abt 1888–)
  1. 1. Charles (Frank) Wilburn 1925–1989

Bessie Walker's Timeline

7 Records

1899
abt 1899
Birth of Bessie Walker in North Carolina
North Carolina
1930
1930
Age 31
Bessie Walker resided here in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Bessie Walker resided here in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia
Rock, Mercer, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 41
Bessie Walker resided here in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
Bessie Walker resided here in McComas, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
McComas, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
1967
25 Jun 1967
Age 68
Death of Bessie Walker in Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Mercer, West Virginia, United States
1967
28 Jun 1967
Age 68
Burial of Bessie Walker in Mccomas, West Virginia
Mccomas, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1899
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04429; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 28-52
    [2] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Page: 49A; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2342279
    [4] North Carolina, Marriage Index, Data Source: North Carolina State Archives
    [5] 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: McComas, Mercer, Wes

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Page: 49A; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2342279

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04429; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 28-52

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04429; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 28-52

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: McComas, Mercer, West Virginia, 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: McComas, Mercer, Wes

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Montcalm, Mercer, West Virginia
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1967
    Event Place: Mercer, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1967
    Event Place: Mccomas, West Virginia
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
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