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Bessie Willis 1894–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1894

Birth Location: Estill County Kentucky

Death Date: 26 Apr 1981

Death Location: Hamilton, Butler County Ohio

Father: Merrill Willis

Mother: Rosetta Barker

Spouse(s): Robert Isaacs

Children(s): Everett Issacs, Eudell Isaacs, Irene Isaacs, Lorraine Isaacs

Bessie Willis was born in 1894 in Estill County Kentucky, the child of Merrill John Buck Willis And Rosetta Barker. In 1950, Bessie Willis resided in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, USA. Bessie Willis married Robert Isaacs, and had children including Eudell Isaacs, Everett Issacs, Irene Isaacs, Lorraine Isaacs. Bessie Willis passed away in 1981 in Hamilton, Butler County Ohio.

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Biography

  • Bessie Willis was born in 1894 in Estill County Kentucky, the child of Merrill John Buck Willis And Rosetta Barker.
  • In 1950, Bessie Willis resided in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, USA.
  • Bessie Willis married Robert Isaacs, and had children including Eudell Isaacs, Everett Issacs, Irene Isaacs, Lorraine Isaacs.
  • Bessie Willis passed away in 1981 in Hamilton, Butler County Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Willis's Ancestors

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Bessie Willis
1894–1981
Birth Place: Estill County Kentucky
Parents
Merrill John Buck Willis
1856–1930
Madison, Kentucky, USA
Rosetta Barker
1866–1946
Estill, Kentucky
Grandparents
William (A) Willis
1834–1905
Estill County, Kentucky, USA
Emily Skinner
1839–1900
Kentucky, USA
Abraham (Gum) Barker
1836–1916
Estill County, Kentucky, USA
Eliza (J) Warford
1837–1932
Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
McKenzie 🧬
1799–1866
Mary Logsdon
1799–1865
Medad Skinner
1803–1880
Nancy Powell
1815–1857
William Barker
1808–1886
Sally Gum
1816–1854
Joel Warford
1801–1852
Nancy Scrivner
1803–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William DNA
1772–1849
Margaret Allenbaugh
1780–1856
Abraham DNA
1789–1838
Susannah Philpot
1795–1850

Bessie Willis's Descendants

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Bessie Willis (15 Mar 1894–26 Apr 1981) m. Robert Isaacs (abt 1889–24 Jul 1964)
  1. 1. Everett Issacs 1913–2002 m. Dorothy Roach 1913–1974
    1. 1. Loretta Robertson 1938–2013 m. Donald (Franklin) Robertson 1938–2006
    2. 2. Leveda Issacs 1940–2018
    3. 3. Kenneth (Eldon) Isaacs 1936–2001
  2. 2. Eudell Isaacs 1926–2012
  3. 3. Irene Isaacs 1921–2000
  4. 4. Lorraine Isaacs 1924–1997

Bessie Willis's Timeline

3 Records

1894
15 Mar 1894
Birth of Bessie Willis in Estill County Kentucky
Estill County Kentucky
1950
1950
Age 56
Bessie Willis resided here in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, USA
Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, USA
1981
26 Apr 1981
Age 87
Death of Bessie Willis in Hamilton, Butler County Ohio
Hamilton, Butler County Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1894
    Event Place: Estill County Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [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: Hamilton, Butler, Ohio; Roll: 4373; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 96-89

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, USA
    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: Hamilton, Butler, Ohio; Roll: 4373; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 96-89

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1981
    Event Place: Hamilton, Butler County Ohio

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