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Bessie Whitehead 1908–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1908

Birth Location: Pike, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 14 Nov 1983

Death Location: Cocoa Beach, Brevard, Florida, USA

Father: John Whitehead

Mother: Lula Rose

Spouse(s): William Hayes

Children(s): Billy Hayes

Bessie Whitehead was born in 1908 in Pike, Alabama, United States, the child of John William Whitehead And Lula Dove Rose. In 1935, Bessie Whitehead resided in Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama. In 1940, Bessie Whitehead resided in Beat 17, Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama, USA. Bessie Whitehead married William Hayes, and had children including Ann Hayes, Billy Howell Hayes, Cynthia Hayes, Don Hayes, Jean Hayes, Roderick Hayes. Bessie Whitehead passed away in 1983 in Cocoa Beach, Brevard, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Whitehead was born in 1908 in Pike, Alabama, United States, the child of John William Whitehead And Lula Dove Rose.
  • In 1935, Bessie Whitehead resided in Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama.
  • In 1940, Bessie Whitehead resided in Beat 17, Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama, USA.
  • Bessie Whitehead married William Hayes, and had children including Ann Hayes, Billy Howell Hayes, Cynthia Hayes, Don Hayes, Jean Hayes, Roderick Hayes.
  • Bessie Whitehead passed away in 1983 in Cocoa Beach, Brevard, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Whitehead
1908–1983
Birth Place: Pike, Alabama, United States
Parents
John William Whitehead
1884–1959
Alabama
Lula (Dove) Rose
1885–1977
Pike county, Alabama
Grandparents
John (J. "King") Whitehead
1855–1904
Mantua, Greene, Alabama, USA
Mary (Emma) Davis
1869–1927
Pike County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Whitehead
1820–1870
Sarah Gibson
1822–1892
William Davis
1844–1910
Dorcus Davis
1839–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Davis
1787–1862
Elizabeth Gardner
1809–1900
Thomas McDonald
1823–
Nancy Coskrey
1802–1879

Bessie Whitehead's Descendants

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Bessie Whitehead (27 Jul 1908–14 Nov 1983) m. William Hayes (abt 1910–1994)
  1. 1. Billy (Howell) Hayes 1929–1998

Bessie Whitehead's Timeline

4 Records

1908
27 Jul 1908
Birth of Bessie Whitehead in Pike, Alabama, United States
Pike, Alabama, United States
1935
1935
Age 27
Bessie Whitehead resided here in Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama
Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 32
Bessie Whitehead resided here in Beat 17, Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama, USA
Beat 17, Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama, USA
1983
14 Nov 1983
Age 75
Death of Bessie Whitehead in Cocoa Beach, Brevard, Florida, USA
Cocoa Beach, Brevard, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1908
    Event Place: Pike, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Florida Today; Publication Date: 15 Nov 1983; Publication Place: Cocoa, Florida, USA; ,0.16290617,0.6038101,0.34289026&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00016; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 16-24

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 17, Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00016; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 16-24

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Olive St
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Florida Today; Publication Date: 15 Nov 1983; Publication Place: Cocoa, Florida, USA; ,0.16290617,0.6038101,0.34289026&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1983
    Event Place: Cocoa Beach, Brevard, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Florida Today; Publication Date: 15 Nov 1983; Publication Place: Cocoa, Florida, USA; ,0.16290617,0.6038101,0.34289026&xid=3355

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