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Bessie Ray West 1889 – 1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1889

Birth Location: Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 29 Apr 1961

Death Location: Cass, Texas, USA

Father: Marion West

Mother: Mary Pummel

Spouse(s): Harry McGeath

Children(s): Mary McGeath

Bessie Ray West was born in Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA in 1889, to Marion West and Mary Ann Pummel. Later in life, Bessie Ray West married Harry Smith McGeath; among their children were Mary Irene McGeath. Bessie Ray West died in Cass, Texas, USA, 1961.

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Parents

Marion West
1854 – 1920
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
MW
Mary Pummel
1856 – 1920
Birth Location: Highland, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Harry McGeath
1882 – 1964
Birth Location: Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Mary McGeath
1908 – 2007
Birth Location: –
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Oct 1889
    Event Place: Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Apr 1961
    Event Place: Cass, Texas, USA
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