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Bessie Lee Wilder 1931–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1931

Birth Location: Calvary, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 21 Aug 2017

Death Location: Pinewood, South Carolina

Father: Paul Sr

Mother: Dovie Wilder

Spouse(s): Thomas Sr.

Children(s): Sarah Thorne

In 1931, Bessie Lee Wilder entered the world in Calvary, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA, born to Paul Wilder Sr And Dovie Wilder. Bessie Lee Wilder married Thomas Ragin Sr, and had children including Henry Ragin, Robert Ragin Sr, Sarah Louise Thorne, Thomas Ragin Jr. Bessie Lee Wilder passed away in 2017 in Pinewood, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1931, Bessie Lee Wilder entered the world in Calvary, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA, born to Paul Wilder Sr And Dovie Wilder.
  • Bessie Lee Wilder married Thomas Ragin Sr, and had children including Henry Ragin, Robert Ragin Sr, Sarah Louise Thorne, Thomas Ragin Jr.
  • Bessie Lee Wilder passed away in 2017 in Pinewood, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Wilder's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Wilder
1931–2017
Birth Place: Calvary, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Paul Wilder Sr
1877–1948
Calvary, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
Dovie Wilder
1891–1978
Calvary, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Pingle
1849–
South Carolina
Emma Pringle
1853–
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Wilder's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Lee) Wilder (1931–21 Aug 2017) m. Thomas (Ragin) Sr. (abt 1929–30 Mar 1979)
  1. 1. Sarah (Louise) Thorne 1950–2009 m. Ronald (W.) Thorne 1950–1998

Bessie Wilder's Timeline

7 Records

1931
abt 1931
Birth of Bessie Lee Wilder in South Carolina
South Carolina
1931
1931
Birth of Bessie Lee Wilder in Calvary, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
Calvary, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
1933
23 Jan 1933
Age 2
Birth of Bessie Lee Wilder in Calvary, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
Calvary, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 4
Bessie Lee Wilder resided here in Rural, Sumter, South Carolina
Rural, Sumter, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 9
Bessie Lee Wilder resided here in Privateer township, Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Privateer township, Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 19
Bessie Lee Wilder resided here in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
2017
21 Aug 2017
Age 86
Death of Bessie Lee Wilder in New York
New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1933
    Event Place: Calvary, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03841; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 43-12
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: 2987; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 43-37

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1931
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fulton, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: 2986; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 43-7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Calvary, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 1 Nov 2019; Publication Place: USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Sumter, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03841; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 43-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Privateer township, Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03841; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 43-12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: 2987; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 43-37
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fulton, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: 2986; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 43-7

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Summter, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fulton, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: 2986; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 43-7

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 2017
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 1 Nov 2019; Publication Place: USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pinewood, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 1 Nov 2019; Publication Place: USA

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