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Bessie Jewel Walker 1899 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1899

Birth Location: Texas, USA

Death Date: 5 OCT 1986

Death Location: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Lawrence Walker

Mother: Ora Farmer

Spouse(s): Walter Lowell, Harry Sullivan

Children(s): L. Sullivan, Infant Sullivan

In 1899, Bessie Jewel Walker entered the world in Texas, USA, born to Lawrence Lorenzo Dell Walker and Ora Minter Farmer. Years later, Bessie Jewel Walker married Walter Sharp Lowell and Harry Richard Sullivan, and the couple became parents to L. J. Sullivan and Infant Sullivan. Bessie Jewel Walker died in 1986 in Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA.

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Parents

Lawrence Walker
1877 – 1918
Birth Location: Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA
LW
Ora Farmer
1881 – 1938
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
OF

Spouses(s)

Walter Lowell
1915 – 1977
Birth Location: Cordell, Washita County, Oklahoma, USA
WL
Harry Sullivan
1897 – 1968
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
HS

Children(s)

L. Sullivan
1920 – 1920
Birth Location: Cordell, Washita County, Oklahoma, USA
LS
Infant Sullivan
1920 – 1920
Birth Location: –
IS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 APR 1899
    Event Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees, Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995, Public Member Trees, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03290; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 20-14A, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1489; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 186, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sentinel, Washita, Oklahoma; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2341672, Year: 1900; Census Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas; Roll: 1660; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0051, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1277; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 0260; FHL microfilm: 1375290, Custer Courier; Publication Date: 21/ Mar/ 1918; Publication Place: Custer City, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.46442384, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: 2502; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 75-7, Database online., Database online., Database online., Database online., Year: 1910; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1277; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0260; FHL microfilm: 1375290, accessed 12 Dec 2022), entry for Bessie Jewel Walker, person ID L8NX-4V5., Year: 1900; Census Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas; Roll: 1660; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1241660

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cordell, Washita County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, accessed 12 Dec 2022), entry for Bessie Jewel Walker, person ID L8NX-4V5.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: FORESTBURG, MONTAGUE, TEXAS
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas; Roll: T623_1660; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 51.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: 73620, Arapaho, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03290; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 20-14A, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1489; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 186, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sentinel, Washita, Oklahoma; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2341672, Year: 1900; Census Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas; Roll: 1660; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0051, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1277; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 0260; FHL microfilm: 1375290, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: 2502; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 75-7

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas; Roll: 1660; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0051, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1277; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 0260; FHL microfilm: 1375290

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 OCT 1986
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees, Public Member Trees, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Database online., Database online., Database online., accessed 12 Dec 2022), entry for Bessie Jewel Walker, person ID L8NX-4V5.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1951
    Event Place: California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1951
    Event Place: California, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: BEF 1951
    Event Place: California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cordell
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry Family Trees, Year: 1900; Census Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas; Roll: 1660; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0051, Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas; Roll: T623_1660; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 51.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry Family Trees, Year: 1900; Census Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas; Roll: 1660; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0051, Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas; Roll: T623_1660; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 51.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Cordell, Washita County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1277; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 0260; FHL microfilm: 1375290

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1277; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 0260; FHL microfilm: 1375290

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Cordell, Washita County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1489; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 186

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1489; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 186

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: SENTINEL, WASHITA, OKLAHOMA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Sentinel, Sentinel, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sentinel, Washita, Oklahoma; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2341672

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Sentinel, Sentinel, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sentinel, Washita, Oklahoma; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2341672

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Sentinel, Washita County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Sentinel, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Clinton, Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03290; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 20-14A

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Clinton, Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03290; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 20-14A

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03290; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 20-14A

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: 2502; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 75-7

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: 2502; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 75-7

    Genealogy Event 37
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 OCT 1986
    Event Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 38
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 OCT 1986
    Event Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 39
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 OCT 1986
    Event Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 40
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Forestburg town, Montague, Texas
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 41
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Forestburg, Montague County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 42
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 43
    Event Type: Birth
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas; Roll: T623_1660; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 51.

    Genealogy Event 44
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: APR 1899
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 45
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1899
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 46
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: APR 1899
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 47
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1899
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

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