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Bessie Velva Wilkins 1918–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 September 1918

Birth Location: Eden, Graham County, Arizona, United States of America

Death Date: 22 January 2012

Death Location: South Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Alroy Wilkins

Mother: Phebe Hancock

Spouse(s): Jack Layton

Children(s): Bessie Layton

Bessie Velva Wilkins was born in 1918 in Eden, Graham County, Arizona, United States of America, the child of Alroy Alexander Wilkins And Phebe Caroline Hancock. Bessie Velva Wilkins married Jack Layton, and had children including Bessie Laree Layton, Karen Louise Layton. Bessie Velva Wilkins passed away in 2012 in South Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Velva Wilkins was born in 1918 in Eden, Graham County, Arizona, United States of America, the child of Alroy Alexander Wilkins And Phebe Caroline Hancock.
  • Bessie Velva Wilkins married Jack Layton, and had children including Bessie Laree Layton, Karen Louise Layton.
  • Bessie Velva Wilkins passed away in 2012 in South Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Wilkins's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Wilkins
1918–2012
Birth Place: Eden, Graham County, Arizona, United States of America
Parents
Alroy Alexander Wilkins
1876–1939
Mona, Juab County, Utah, United States of America
Phebe (Caroline) Hancock
1876–1923
Long Valley Junction, Kane County, Utah, United States of America
Grandparents
Alexander Wilkins
1854–1893
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory
Charlotte (York) Carter
1856–1943
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Elijah Hancock
1844–1929
Hancock, Illinois, USA
Eliza (Caroline) Rudd
1850–1895
Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Wilkins
1835–1902
Alice Barney
1835–1916
Roxena Carter
1830–1919
Roxena Carter
1830–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Wilkins's Descendants

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Bessie (Velva) Wilkins (2 September 1918–22 January 2012) m. Jack Layton (1919–2017)
  1. 1. Bessie (Laree) Layton 1940–1983 m. David (Ralph) Raty 1937–1999

Bessie Wilkins's Timeline

2 Records

1918
2 September 1918
Birth of Bessie Velva Wilkins in Eden, Graham County, Arizona, United States of America
Eden, Graham County, Arizona, United States of America
2012
22 January 2012
Age 94
Death of Bessie Velva Wilkins in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States of America
Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1918
    Event Place: Eden, Graham County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Utah
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 2012
    Event Place: Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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