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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 1889 in Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA, the child of Marion West and Mary Ann Pummel. Bessie Ray West married Harry Smith McGeath, and had children including Mary Irene McGeath. Bessie Ray West passed away in 1961 in Cass, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Ray West was born in 1889 in Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA, the child of Marion West and Mary Ann Pummel.
  • Bessie Ray West married Harry Smith McGeath, and had children including Mary Irene McGeath.
  • Bessie Ray West passed away in 1961 in Cass, Texas, USA.

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Bessie West's Ancestors

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Bessie West
1889 – 1961
Birth Place: Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA
Parents
Marion West
1854 – 1920
Ohio, USA
Mary (Ann) Pummel
1856 – 1920
Highland, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
David (J) Pummel
1826 – 1907
Highland, Ohio, USA
Susan Reed
1834 – 1902
Highland, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Pummel
1783 – 1832
Barbara Knisley
1788 – 1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Pummel
1754 – 1817
Margaret Jones
1757 – 1823
Jacob Knisley
1743 – 1830

Bessie West's Descendants

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Bessie (Ray) West (16 Oct 1889 – 29 Apr 1961) m. Harry (Smith) McGeath (31 Jul 1882 – 2 Jun 1964)
  1. 1. Mary (Irene) McGeath (30 Nov 1908 – 29 Nov 2007) m. William (Horace) Newman (18 Dec 1898 – 11 Aug 1986)
    1. 1. William (Harry) Newman (21 Mar 1925 – )

Bessie West's Timeline

2 Records

1889
16 Oct 1889
Birth of Bessie Ray West in Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA
Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA
1961
29 Apr 1961
Age 72
Death of Bessie Ray West in Cass, Texas, USA
Cass, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1889
    Event Place: Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA

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

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