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Bessie Putney Walker 1906 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1906

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 21 Apr 1981

Death Location: Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA

Father: Hamilton *

Mother: Bettie Putney

Spouse(s): Byron Tolleson

Children(s): Don Tolleson

In 1906, Bessie Putney Walker entered the world in Texas, born to Hamilton Glen Walker * and Bettie S. Putney. In 1935, Bessie Putney Walker resided in Houston, Harris, Texas. In 1940, Bessie Putney Walker resided in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA. Bessie Putney Walker married Byron Hall Tolleson, and had children including Don Sullivan Tolleson. Bessie Putney Walker passed away in 1981 in Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1906, Bessie Putney Walker entered the world in Texas, born to Hamilton Glen Walker * and Bettie S. Putney.
  • In 1935, Bessie Putney Walker resided in Houston, Harris, Texas.
  • In 1940, Bessie Putney Walker resided in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.
  • Bessie Putney Walker married Byron Hall Tolleson, and had children including Don Sullivan Tolleson.
  • Bessie Putney Walker passed away in 1981 in Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Walker's Ancestors

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Bessie Walker
1906 – 1981
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Hamilton Glen Walker *
1871 – 1956
Valhermosa Springs, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Bettie (S.) Putney
1873 – 1923
Texas
Grandparents
James (Lewis Walker) *
1836 – 1879
Petel Lean, Scott, Arkansas, United States
Sarah (Ophelia Grizzard) *
1848 – 1880
, , Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sylvanus *
1802 – 1847
Emaline Lewis
1809 – 1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Walker
1742 – 1817
Elizabeth Walker
1778 – 1856

Bessie Walker's Descendants

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Bessie (Putney) Walker (19 Aug 1906 – 21 Apr 1981) m. Byron (Hall) Tolleson (26 January 1896 – 12 May 1965)
  1. 1. Don (Sullivan) Tolleson (23 Aug 1941 – 31 Jul 2006) m. Suzanne Klaer (abt 1946 – )

Bessie Walker's Timeline

4 Records

1906
19 Aug 1906
Birth of Bessie Putney Walker in Texas
Texas
1935
1935
Age 29
Bessie Putney Walker resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas
Houston, Harris, Texas
1940
1940
Age 34
Bessie Putney Walker resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1981
21 Apr 1981
Age 75
Death of Bessie Putney Walker in Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA
Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1906
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04196; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 258-173
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04196; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 258-173

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04196; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 258-173

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1981
    Event Place: Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

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