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Bessie Irene Whitaker 1904–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 January 1904

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 22 Sep 1984

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Father: Branch Whitaker

Mother: Mae Slone

Spouse(s): Walter Wells

Children(s): Elizabeth Wells

The story of Bessie Irene Whitaker began in 1904 in Kentucky, United States. Bessie Irene Whitaker married Walter Everett Wells, and had children including Elizabeth Betty Sue Wells. Bessie Irene Whitaker passed away in 1984 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Irene Whitaker began in 1904 in Kentucky, United States.
  • Bessie Irene Whitaker married Walter Everett Wells, and had children including Elizabeth Betty Sue Wells.
  • Bessie Irene Whitaker passed away in 1984 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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Bessie Whitaker's Ancestors

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Bessie Whitaker
1904–1984
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Branch Whitaker
1885–1956
Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Mae Slone
1889–1975
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
William (C.) Whitaker
1828–1908
Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Serilda ("Amanda") Fletcher
1855–1942
Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Fletcher
1821–1879
Susanah Gilbert
1826–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gilbert
1785–1870
Susanna Ballard
1793–1870

Bessie Whitaker's Descendants

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Bessie (Irene) Whitaker (27 January 1904–22 Sep 1984) m. Walter (Everett) Wells (19 March 1905–5 October 1970)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betty Sue") Wells 1935–2016 m. Robert (W.) Palmer 1932–2000

Bessie Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1904
27 January 1904
Birth of Bessie Irene Whitaker in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1984
22 Sep 1984
Age 80
Death of Bessie Irene Whitaker in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 January 1904
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1984
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

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