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Bessie Belle Wallis 1891 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1891

Birth Location: Erin, Houston, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 12 Oct 1958

Death Location: 328 West First Street, Sandwich, De Kalb, Illinois, USA

Father: Robert Wallis

Mother: Mattie Wallis

Spouse(s): Garfield Bernhart, Florous Torrey

Children(s): Sarah Bernhart, Agnes Bernhardt, Constance Bernhardt

In 1891, Bessie Belle Wallis entered the world in Erin, Houston, Tennessee, USA, born to Robert Ambrose "Mate" Wallis and Mattie Wilson (Lowry) Wallis. Bessie Belle Wallis married Garfield A Bernhart, Florous Edgar Torrey, and had children including Sarah Louise Bernhart, Agnes Lola Bernhardt, Constance June Bernhardt. Bessie Belle Wallis passed away in 1958 in 328 West First Street, Sandwich, De Kalb, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1891, Bessie Belle Wallis entered the world in Erin, Houston, Tennessee, USA, born to Robert Ambrose "Mate" Wallis and Mattie Wilson (Lowry) Wallis.
  • Bessie Belle Wallis married Garfield A Bernhart, Florous Edgar Torrey, and had children including Sarah Louise Bernhart, Agnes Lola Bernhardt, Constance June Bernhardt.
  • Bessie Belle Wallis passed away in 1958 in 328 West First Street, Sandwich, De Kalb, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Wallis
1866 – 1951
Birth Location: Erin, Houston, Tennessee
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Mattie Wallis
1873 – 1941
Birth Location: Erin, Houston, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Garfield Bernhart
1881 – 1938
Birth Location: Sandwich, De Kalb, Illinois, USA
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Florous Torrey
1880 – 1962
Birth Location: Somonauk, De Kalb, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Bernhart
1911 – 2007
Birth Location: Sandwich, DeKalb Illinois USA
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Agnes Bernhardt
1913 – 2008
Birth Location: Sandwich, DeKalb Illinois USA
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Constance Bernhardt
1920 – 2001
Birth Location: Sanwich, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
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Bessie Wallis's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Wallis
1891 – 1958
Birth Place: Erin, Houston, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Robert Ambrose "Mate" Wallis
1866 – 1951
Erin, Houston, Tennessee
Mattie (Wilson (Lowry)) Wallis
1873 – 1941
Erin, Houston, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Ambrose (Bernard) Wallis
1838 – 1921
Shorne, North Aylesford, Kent, England
Nancy (Cordelia Belle Rushing Jackson) Wallis
1841 – 1901
Stewart Co, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Wallis
1807 – 1882
Isabella Thorpe
1814 – 1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Wallis
1762 – 1843
Sarah KENNISS
1780 – 1871
Richard Thorpe
1790 – 1854
Elizabeth Luck
1786 –

Bessie Wallis's Descendants

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Bessie (Belle) Wallis (21 Jun 1891 – 12 Oct 1958) m. Garfield (A) Bernhart (31 Apr 1881 – 14 Mar 1938) m. Florous (Edgar) Torrey (02 Oct 1880 – 19 Mar 1962)
  1. 1. Sarah (Louise) Bernhart (30 Apr 1911 – 8 May 2007)
  2. 2. Agnes (Lola) Bernhardt (1 Jul 1913 – 10 December 2008)
  3. 3. Constance (June) Bernhardt (12 Mar 1920 – 29 Mar 2001)

Bessie Wallis's Timeline

2 Records

1891
21 Jun 1891
Birth of Bessie Belle Wallis in Erin, Houston, Tennessee, USA
Erin, Houston, Tennessee, USA
1958
12 Oct 1958
Age 67
Death of Bessie Belle Wallis in 328 West First Street, Sandwich, De Kalb, Illinois, USA
328 West First Street, Sandwich, De Kalb, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1891
    Event Place: Erin, Houston, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1958
    Event Place: 328 West First Street, Sandwich, De Kalb, Illinois, USA
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