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Dora Elizabeth Talley 1869–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1869

Birth Location: Arkansas City, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 26 Dec 1946

Death Location: Valley Spring, Llano County, Texas, USA

Father: Francis Talley

Mother: Mary Banks

Spouse(s): James Sessoms

Children(s): Ina Sessom, Henry Sessom, Austin Sessom, Marion Sessom, Della Sessom, John Sessom, Edna Sessom, Myrtle Sessom, Madie Sessom, Sadie Sessom, Lydia Sessom, Daymon Sessom

Dora Elizabeth Talley was born in 1869 in Arkansas City, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA, the child of Francis Marion Talley And Mary Ann Banks. Dora Elizabeth Talley married James Ellis Sessoms, and had children including Austin Elmer Sessom, Daymon Gustav Pip Sessom, Della Otelia Sessom, Edna Melinda Sessom, Henry Walter Sessom, Ina Sessom, John Ellis Sessom, Lydia Liddie Mae Sessom, Madie Sessom, Marion Michael Sessom, Myrtle Francis Sessom, Sadie C Sessom. Dora Elizabeth Talley passed away in 1946 in Valley Spring, Llano County, Texas, USA.

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  • Dora Elizabeth Talley was born in 1869 in Arkansas City, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA, the child of Francis Marion Talley And Mary Ann Banks.
  • Dora Elizabeth Talley married James Ellis Sessoms, and had children including Austin Elmer Sessom, Daymon Gustav Pip Sessom, Della Otelia Sessom, Edna Melinda Sessom, Henry Walter Sessom, Ina Sessom, John Ellis Sessom, Lydia Liddie Mae Sessom, Madie Sessom, Marion Michael Sessom, Myrtle Francis Sessom, Sadie C Sessom.
  • Dora Elizabeth Talley passed away in 1946 in Valley Spring, Llano County, Texas, USA.

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Dora Talley's Ancestors

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Dora Talley
1869–1946
Birth Place: Arkansas City, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Francis Marion Talley
1834–1918
Wayne, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Banks
1833–1904
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James Talley
1808–1879
Bladenboro, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Tally) Martin
1811–1891
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Talley
1767–1837
Mary McDaniel
1770–1845
Nathaniel Martin
1755–1841
Frances Turner
1765–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Talley
1736–1815
Jane *
1745–1816
John McDaniel
1744–1817
Mary Ely
1748–1780
Benjamin MARTIN
1734–1754
Arabella MORGAN
1730–1774
Henry Turner
1721–1809
Nancy Kimbrough
1739–1843

Dora Talley's Descendants

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Dora (Elizabeth) Talley (Jun 1869–26 Dec 1946) m. James (Ellis) Sessoms (Apr 1855–1913)
  1. 1. Ina Sessom 1895–1972
  2. 2. Henry (Walter) Sessom 1875–1947
  3. 3. Austin (Elmer) Sessom 1886–1918
  4. 4. Marion (Michael) Sessom 1889–1974
  5. 5. Della (Otelia) Sessom 1890–1968
  6. 6. John (Ellis) Sessom 1892–1960
  7. 7. Edna (Melinda) Sessom 1895–1972
  8. 8. Myrtle (Francis) Sessom 1897–1980
  9. 9. Madie Sessom 1901–1904
  10. 10. Sadie (C) Sessom 1901–1936 m. Jean (Durwood) AVERY 1901–1985
    1. 1. Juanita (Lois) Avery 1924–2004
    2. 2. Margarete (Jean) Avery 1922–2007
    3. 3. Helen (Elizabeth) Avery 1926–2011 m. Charles (E) Timberlake 1919–
    4. 4. Durward (Dean) Avery 1929–2014
  11. 11. Lydia ((Liddie) Mae) Sessom 1906–1992 m. Clive (Speegle) Dunaway 1899–1941 m. Arden (Howell) Brame 1905–1969 m. Fred (Elihue) Newsom 1893–1973
    1. 1. Kenneth (Beverly) Dunaway 1932–1994 m. Kathryn (Clay) Welch –1984
    2. 2. James (Howard) Dunaway 1929–1967
    3. 3. Arden (Howell Brame) Jr. 1926–2018 m. Mary (L) Brame 1931–2021
  12. 12. Daymon (Gustav "Pip") Sessom 1909–1984

Dora Talley's Timeline

2 Records

1869
Jun 1869
Birth of Dora Elizabeth Talley in Arkansas City, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
Arkansas City, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
1946
26 Dec 1946
Age 77
Death of Dora Elizabeth Talley in Valley Spring, Llano County, Texas, USA
Valley Spring, Llano County, Texas, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1869
    Event Place: Arkansas City, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Valley Spring, Llano County, Texas, USA

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