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Betty Jean "Bet" Bales 1928–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Oct 1928

Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee

Death Date: 04 Dec 1997

Death Location: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Lerleane Forgety

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The story of Betty Jean "Bet" Bales began in 1928 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee. Betty Jean "Bet" Bales passed away in 1997 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Betty Jean "Bet" Bales began in 1928 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee.
  • Betty Jean "Bet" Bales passed away in 1997 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Betty Bales's Ancestors

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Betty Bales
1928–1997
Birth Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee
Parents
William Franklin Bales Sr.
1891–1957
Chestnut Hill, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Lerleane Forgety
1903–1984
Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee
Grandparents
John (Alexander) Bales
1858–1914
Greene County, Tennessee
Sarah (Elizabeth) Templin
1863–1949
Parrotsville, Cocke Co., TN
William ("Will") Forgety
1879–1947
Hawkins County, Tennessee
Mallie (Elizabeth) Underwood
1885–1931
Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Bales
1831–1902
Sarah Shields
1832–1884
James Templin
1825–1900
Rebecca Shrader
1828–
James Forgety
1850–1921
Sarah Manuel
1860–
James Underwood
1857–1930
Matilda Lee
1865–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Bales
1804–1870
Patience Phillips
1814–1870
William Shields
1802–1886
Mary Mathews
1802–1847
Jacob Templin
1797–1864
Nancy Murrell
1798–1877
Christopher Schrader
1776–1871
Mary Webb
1789–1871
Bartholomew Forgaty
1831–
Virginia Bateman
1829–
Gabriel Manuel
1830–1939
Rosamond Hanks
1832–1885
William Underwood
1827–1905
Martha Price
1825–1900
Lewis Lee
1833–1919
Mary Richardson
1832–

Betty Bales's Timeline

2 Records

1928
08 Oct 1928
Birth of Betty Jean "Bet" Bales in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee
1997
04 Dec 1997
Age 69
Death of Betty Jean "Bet" Bales in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Oct 1928
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1997
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

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