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Bessie Wise 1895–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 September 1895

Birth Location: Louisiana, United States of America

Death Date: 10 March 1987

Death Location: Bernice, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: James Pierce

Mother: Ella Maxwell

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The story of Bessie Wise began in 1895 in Louisiana, United States of America. Bessie Wise passed away in 1987 in Bernice, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Wise began in 1895 in Louisiana, United States of America.
  • Bessie Wise passed away in 1987 in Bernice, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Bessie Wise's Ancestors

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Bessie Wise
1895–1987
Birth Place: Louisiana, United States of America
Parents
James Cader Pierce
1862–1939
Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Ella (Eudora) Maxwell
1866–1897
La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Pemberton) Maxwell
1830–1902
Petal, Forest, Mississippi
Pamelia (Angeline) Cooper
1836–1883
Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Maxwell
1789–1843
Mildred Harvey
1800–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Jr.
1742–1837
Mary Pemberton
1744–1827
Joel Harvey
1764–1836
Nancy Clayton
1766–1850

Bessie Wise's Timeline

2 Records

1895
14 September 1895
Birth of Bessie Wise in Louisiana, United States of America
Louisiana, United States of America
1987
10 March 1987
Age 92
Death of Bessie Wise in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 September 1895
    Event Place: Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1987
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bernice, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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