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Bessie Willis 1886–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1886

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: Feb 1976

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William 1850

Mother: Joycie 1860

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Bessie Willis was born in 1886 in Alabama, the child of William Mallory Willis 1850 And Joycie Modenia Perry 1860. In 1900, Bessie Willis resided in Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, USA. Bessie Willis passed away in 1976 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Willis was born in 1886 in Alabama, the child of William Mallory Willis 1850 And Joycie Modenia Perry 1860.
  • In 1900, Bessie Willis resided in Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, USA.
  • Bessie Willis passed away in 1976 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America.

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Bessie Willis's Ancestors

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Bessie Willis
1886–1976
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
William Mallory Willis 1850
1850–1925
Lowndes, Mississippi, USA
Joycie (Modenia Perry) 1860
1860–1939
Brooksville, Nouxbee County, Mississippi
Grandparents
5 (William Ramon Willis) 1818
1818–1855
Georgia, USA
5 (Narsissus Virginia Borders) 1828
1828–1850
Minish, Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Alfred (Malcolm) Perry
1828–1910
North Carolina, United States
Sarah (L) Bumgarner
1825–1890
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
6 1790
1790–1856
6 1790
1790–1821
6 1797
1797–1893
6 1803
1803–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
7 1765
1765–1813
Keziah Willis
1775–1852
7 1776
1776–1857
7 1773
1773–1855
7 1764
1764–1828
7 1765
1765–1836

Bessie Willis's Timeline

3 Records

1886
16 Jun 1886
Birth of Bessie Willis in Alabama
Alabama
1900
1900
Age 14
Bessie Willis resided here in Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, USA
Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, USA
1976
Feb 1976
Age 90
Death of Bessie Willis in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama; Roll: 29; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1240029

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama; Roll: 29; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1240029

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1976
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America

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