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Bessie Mae, Valentine West 1896 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1896

Birth Location: Sinking Waters, Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Aug 1985

Death Location: Welch, McDowell, West Virginia, USA

Father: Harvey West

Mother: Sarah Asbury

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Bessie Mae Valentine West was born in 1896 in Sinking Waters, Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia, USA, the child of Harvey George West and Sarah Margaret Asbury. In 1985, Bessie Mae Valentine West passed away in Welch, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.

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Harvey West
1853 – 1932
Birth Location: Thompson Valley, Tazewell County, VA, USA
HW
Sarah Asbury
1864 – 1921
Birth Location: Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
SA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 29 May 1896
    Event Place: Sinking Waters, Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0100

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0100

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Aug 1985
    Event Place: Welch, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
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