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Bessie Blanche Willis 1931–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 March 1931

Birth Location: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 9 October 1996

Death Location: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Clarence (Geren)

Mother: Melva (Pierce)

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Bessie Blanche Willis was born in 1931 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of Clarence C Pierce Geren And Melva May Geren Pierce. Bessie Blanche Willis passed away in 1996 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Blanche Willis was born in 1931 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of Clarence C Pierce Geren And Melva May Geren Pierce.
  • Bessie Blanche Willis passed away in 1996 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Bessie Willis's Ancestors

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Bessie Willis
1931–1996
Birth Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
Clarence C Pierce (Geren)
1891–1978
Climax Twp, Kalamazoo Co., MI
Melva (May Geren) (Pierce)
1898–1956
Brown Twp, Paulding Co. OH
Grandparents
Eli (Elton Pierce) (Selbee)
1870–1957
Climax, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Mariam ("Mame" Constance Selbee) Cummings
1868–1926
Climax, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Duvall Geren
1849–1912
Ohio, United States of America
LaVernia Stayton
1865–1918
OH
Great-Grandparents
Louisa Hunt
1841–1907
NEWTON **
1828–1904
Elizabeth Harrison
1836–1906
James Geren
1802–
Charles Stayton\Staton\Staten
1837–1918
Rhua\Rhue Poole\Pool
1838–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Woolsey
1802–1879
Charles SELBEE
1773–1865
Alexander Sr
1811–1887
Elizabeth Roe
1813–1887
Easter Hill
1775–1842
John Geren
1770–1842
GEORGE STATON
1812–1895
Sarah\Sallie Glass
1815–1859
Timothy Poole\Pool
1816–1853
Delila\Lila Pindall\Pendle\Pindell
1816–1882

Bessie Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1931
8 March 1931
Birth of Bessie Blanche Willis in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
1996
9 October 1996
Age 65
Death of Bessie Blanche Willis in Allegan County, Michigan, United States of America
Allegan County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 March 1931
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 October 1996
    Event Place: Allegan County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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