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Bessie Bell Zimmerman 1892–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1892

Birth Location: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 7 Dec 1972

Death Location: Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Roland Zimmerman

Mother: Sarah Bacon

Spouse(s): Remer Huffine

Children(s): Richard Huffine, Claude Huffine, Iliff Huffine, Manuel Huffine, Flora Huffine, Ernest Huffine

Bessie Bell Zimmerman was born in 1892 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Roland G Zimmerman And Sarah Ann Bacon. In 1900, Bessie Bell Zimmerman resided in Civil District 25, Carter, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Bessie Bell Zimmerman resided in Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee, USA. Bessie Bell Zimmerman married Remer Gentry Huffine, and had children including Claude Lee Huffine, Ernest Gentry Huffine, Flora Jewell Huffine, Iliff Bessie Huffine, Manuel Huffine, Richard Horace Huffine. Bessie Bell Zimmerman passed away in 1972 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Bell Zimmerman was born in 1892 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Roland G Zimmerman And Sarah Ann Bacon.
  • In 1900, Bessie Bell Zimmerman resided in Civil District 25, Carter, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Bessie Bell Zimmerman resided in Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee, USA.
  • Bessie Bell Zimmerman married Remer Gentry Huffine, and had children including Claude Lee Huffine, Ernest Gentry Huffine, Flora Jewell Huffine, Iliff Bessie Huffine, Manuel Huffine, Richard Horace Huffine.
  • Bessie Bell Zimmerman passed away in 1972 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roland Zimmerman
1857–1914
Birth Location: Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Bacon
1857–1936
Birth Location: Washington Co., Tennessee
SB

Spouses(s)

Remer Huffine
1890–1976
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
RH

Children(s)

Richard Huffine
1921–2001
Birth Location: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
RH
Claude Huffine
1924–1944
Birth Location: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
CH
Iliff Huffine
1919–2014
Birth Location: Jonesboro, Washington, TN
IH
Manuel Huffine
1915–1933
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington, TN
MH
Flora Huffine
1916–2011
Birth Location: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
FH
Ernest Huffine
1930–2005
Birth Location: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Bessie Zimmerman's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Zimmerman
1892–1972
Birth Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Roland G. Zimmerman
1857–1914
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Ann) Bacon
1857–1936
Washington Co., Tennessee
Grandparents
Samuel Zimmerman
1809–1890
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Ann) Hamilton
1818–1870
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Charles Bacon
1832–1860
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Riggs
1833–1899
Washington, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Bacon
1805–1869
Jane Bacon
1810–1856
William Riggs
1814–1886
Lucretia Peoples
1813–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bacon
1765–1850
Magdalena Neumann
1775–1846
Johnathan Bacon
1790–1861
Rachael Jackson
1792–1845

Bessie Zimmerman's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Bell) Zimmerman (25 Mar 1892–7 Dec 1972) m. Remer (Gentry) Huffine (6 May 1890–31 May 1976)
  1. 1. Richard (Horace) Huffine 1921–2001
  2. 2. Claude (Lee) Huffine 1924–1944
  3. 3. Iliff (Bessie) Huffine 1919–2014
  4. 4. Manuel Huffine 1915–1933
  5. 5. Flora (Jewell) Huffine 1916–2011
  6. 6. Ernest (Gentry) Huffine 1930–2005

Bessie Zimmerman's Timeline

9 Records

1892
25 Mar 1892
Birth of Bessie Bell Zimmerman in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 8
Bessie Bell Zimmerman resided here in Civil District 25, Carter, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 25, Carter, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Bessie Bell Zimmerman resided here in Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
Bessie Bell Zimmerman resided here in Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Bessie Bell Zimmerman resided here in District 8, District 8, Washington, Tennessee, USA
District 8, District 8, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
Bessie Bell Zimmerman resided here in Washington, Tennessee
Washington, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 48
Bessie Bell Zimmerman resided here in 8th Civil District, Washington, Tennessee, USA
8th Civil District, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
Bessie Bell Zimmerman resided here in Washington, Tennessee, USA
Washington, Tennessee, USA
1972
7 Dec 1972
Age 80
Death of Bessie Bell Zimmerman in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1892
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03944; Page: 37B; Enumeration District: 90-8
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1769; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 200
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 25, Carter, Tennessee; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1241560
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1524; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0196; FHL microfilm: 1375537
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Johnson City Press-Chronicle; Publication Date: 8 Dec 1972; Publication Place: Johnson City, Tennessee, USA; ,0.10284771,0.74483854,0.21425152&xid=
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Washington, Tennessee; Roll: 4347; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 90-11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 25, Carter, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 25, Carter, Tennessee; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1241560

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1524; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0196; FHL microfilm: 1375537

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1769; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 200

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 8, District 8, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 8, Washington, Tennessee; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342017

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Washington, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03944; Page: 37B; Enumeration District: 90-8

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 8th Civil District, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03944; Page: 37B; Enumeration District: 90-8

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Washington, Tennessee, 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: Washington, Tennessee; Roll: 4347; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 90-11

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rt 3 Jonesboro
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Johnson City Press-Chronicle; Publication Date: 8 Dec 1972; Publication Place: Johnson City, Tennessee, USA; ,0.10284771,0.74483854,0.21425152&xid=

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Washington, Tennessee
    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: Washington, Tennessee; Roll: 4347; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 90-11

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1972
    Event Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Johnson City Press-Chronicle; Publication Date: 8 Dec 1972; Publication Place: Johnson City, Tennessee, USA; ,0.10284771,0.74483854,0.21425152&xid=

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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