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Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James 1896–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1896

Birth Location: Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, USA

Death Date: 2 Oct 1971

Death Location: Taft, Kern County, California, United States of America

Father: William Harris

Mother: Lillie Harris

Spouse(s): Robert James

Children(s): Garland James, Robert James, Patsy Old, Helen Carson, Eva Reece, Thelma Pridgen, Raymond James, Houston James, Twin James

Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James was born in 1896 in Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, USA, the child of William Anderson Smith Harris And Lillie Alice Harris. Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James married Robert Claude Hanna James, and had children including Eva Idell Harris James Reece, Garland Harris Jim James, Glen Roy James, Helen Fay Harris James Davis Carson, Houston Dale Harris James, Patsy Nell Harris James Old, Raymond Curtis Harris James, Robert Maynard James, Thelma Hope Harris James Marshall Pridgen, Twin Sons Harris James, Ward Alton James. Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James passed away in 1971 in Taft, Kern County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James was born in 1896 in Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, USA, the child of William Anderson Smith Harris And Lillie Alice Harris.
  • Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James married Robert Claude Hanna James, and had children including Eva Idell Harris James Reece, Garland Harris Jim James, Glen Roy James, Helen Fay Harris James Davis Carson, Houston Dale Harris James, Patsy Nell Harris James Old, Raymond Curtis Harris James, Robert Maynard James, Thelma Hope Harris James Marshall Pridgen, Twin Sons Harris James, Ward Alton James.
  • Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James passed away in 1971 in Taft, Kern County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bettie James's Ancestors

Self
Bettie James
1896–1971
Birth Place: Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, USA
Parents
William Anderson Smith Harris
1875–1960
Montgomery, Montgomery, Texas, USA
Lillie (Alice) Harris
1878–1971
Callahan County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (Hiram Castellow) Harris
1846–1937
Henry County, Georgia
Mary (Ann Arminda (Mindy) Copeland (SMITH)) Harris
1843–1928
Rankin County, Mississippi, USA
William (Henry) Nessmith
1842–1858
Van Buren, Iowa, USA
Elizabeth (J) Nessmith
1850–1922
Milam County, Texas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Henry Nesmith
1794–1870
Margaret Nesmith
1804–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Nesmith
1761–1800
Nancy Johnson
1766–1850
Casper Hessian
1751–1837
Barbara Weaver
1769–1833

Bettie James's Descendants

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Bettie (May Nessmith (HARRIS)) James (9 May 1896–2 Oct 1971) m. Robert (Claude Hanna) James (20 Oct 1895–27 Sep 1940)
  1. 1. Garland (Harris "Jim") James 1922–1998 m. Joyce (Edna (PROBERT)) James 1921–1984
  2. 2. Robert (Maynard) James 1924–2002
  3. 3. Patsy (Nell Harris (JAMES)) Old 1927–1967
  4. 4. Helen (Fay Harris (JAMES) Davis \) Carson 1930–2012
  5. 5. Eva (Idell Harris (JAMES)) Reece 1917–1973
  6. 6. Thelma (Hope Harris James Marshall) Pridgen 1918–1984
  7. 7. Raymond (Curtis Harris) James 1915–1920
  8. 8. Houston (Dale Harris) James 1928–1929
  9. 9. Twin (Sons Harris) James 1934–1934

Bettie James's Timeline

13 Records

1896
9 May 1896
Birth of Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James in Cottenwood, Callahan, Texas, USA
Cottenwood, Callahan, Texas, USA
1896
9 May 1896
Birth of Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James in Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, USA
Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, USA
1896
9 May 1896
Birth of Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James in Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, USA
Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, USA
1896
9 May 1896
Birth of Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James in Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, USA
Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 4
Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Callahan, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Callahan, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James resided here in Jayton, Kent, Texas, USA
Jayton, Kent, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 24
Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James resided here in Spur, Dickens, Texas, USA
Spur, Dickens, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James resided here in Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Dickens, Texas, USA
Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Dickens, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James resided here in Rural, Dickens, Texas
Rural, Dickens, Texas
1940
1940
Age 44
Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James resided here in Commissioners Precinct 1, Hale, Texas, USA
Commissioners Precinct 1, Hale, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James resided here in Taft, Kern, California, USA
Taft, Kern, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 55
Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James resided here in Texas
Texas
1971
2 Oct 1971
Age 75
Death of Bettie May Nessmith (HARRIS) James in Taft, Kern, California, USA
Taft, Kern, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1896
    Event Place: Cottenwood, Callahan, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1896
    Event Place: Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1896
    Event Place: Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1896
    Event Place: Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Callahan, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Callahan, Texas; Roll: 1617; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1241617

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jayton, Kent, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jayton, Kent, Texas; Roll: T624_1570; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1375583

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Spur, Dickens, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Dickens, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Dickens, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Commissioners Precinct 1, Hale, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Taft, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Taft, Kern, Californ

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1971
    Event Place: Taft, Kern, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taft, Kern County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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