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Bessie Irene Whitaker 1907–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1907

Birth Location: Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky

Death Date: 22 Sep 1984

Death Location: Lexington Fayette Kentucky

Father: Branch Whitaker

Mother: Mae Slone

Spouse(s): Walter Wells

Children(s): Betty Wells

Bessie Irene Whitaker was born in 1907 in Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, the child of Branch Whitaker And Mae Slone. Bessie Irene Whitaker married Walter Everett Wells, and had children including Betty Sue Wells. Bessie Irene Whitaker passed away in 1984 in Lexington Fayette Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Bessie Irene Whitaker was born in 1907 in Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, the child of Branch Whitaker And Mae Slone.
  • Bessie Irene Whitaker married Walter Everett Wells, and had children including Betty Sue Wells.
  • Bessie Irene Whitaker passed away in 1984 in Lexington Fayette Kentucky.

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Bessie Whitaker's Ancestors

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Bessie Whitaker
1907–1984
Birth Place: Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky
Parents
Branch Whitaker
1884–1956
KY, USA
Mae Slone
1885–1975
Kentucky
Grandparents
Wiley SLONE
1850–1923
Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Amanda Bradley
1850–1939
Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Greenville SLONE
1820–1901
Elizabeth Prater
1825–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Prater
1790–1856
Elizabeth Salisbury
1790–1855

Bessie Whitaker's Descendants

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Bessie (Irene) Whitaker (27 Jan 1907–22 Sep 1984) m. Walter (Everett) Wells (19 March 1905–5 October 1970)
  1. 1. Betty (Sue) Wells 1935–2016

Bessie Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1907
27 Jan 1907
Birth of Bessie Irene Whitaker in Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky
Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky
1984
22 Sep 1984
Age 77
Death of Bessie Irene Whitaker in Lexington Fayette Kentucky
Lexington Fayette Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1907
    Event Place: Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky

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

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