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Bessie Katherine West 1897 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 December 1897

Birth Location: Marion County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 January 1953

Death Location: Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Marion West

Mother: Olive Cool

Spouse(s): Lawrence Sandy

Children(s): Patty Sandy

Bessie Katherine West was born in Marion County, West Virginia, USA in 1897, to Marion W West and Olive Frances Cool. Later in life, Bessie Katherine West married Lawrence Sandy; among their children were Patty Jean Sandy. Bessie Katherine West died in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA, 1953.

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Parents

Marion West
1872 – 1933
Birth Location: Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
MW
Olive Cool
1878 – 1945
Birth Location: Newburg, Preston, West Virginia, United States
OC

Spouses(s)

Lawrence Sandy
Birth Location: –
LS

Children(s)

Patty Sandy
Birth Location: –
PS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 December 1897
    Event Place: Marion County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 January 1953
    Event Place: Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 7 Jan 1953
    Event Place: Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA
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