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Frances Bessie Clark 1926–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1926

Birth Location: Crumpler, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 31 Aug 2019

Death Location: Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Homer Rorrer

Mother: Bertha Cockran

Spouse(s): David Clark, Earl Denton

Children(s): Johnny Clark

Frances Bessie Clark was born in 1926 in Crumpler, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Homer David Rorrer And Bertha Rebecca Cockran. In 1935, Frances Bessie Clark resided in North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia. In 1940, Frances Bessie Clark resided in North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. Frances Bessie Clark married David Crockett Clark, Earl Cleveland Denton, and had children including Connie Sue Clark, Johnny David Clark. Frances Bessie Clark passed away in 2019 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Frances Bessie Clark was born in 1926 in Crumpler, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Homer David Rorrer And Bertha Rebecca Cockran.
  • In 1935, Frances Bessie Clark resided in North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia.
  • In 1940, Frances Bessie Clark resided in North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • Frances Bessie Clark married David Crockett Clark, Earl Cleveland Denton, and had children including Connie Sue Clark, Johnny David Clark.
  • Frances Bessie Clark passed away in 2019 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Frances Clark's Ancestors

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Frances Clark
1926–2019
Birth Place: Crumpler, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Homer David Rorrer
1897–1992
Patrick, Virginia, USA
Bertha (Rebecca) Cockran
1903–1974
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Clark's Descendants

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Frances (Bessie) Clark (8 Dec 1926–31 Aug 2019) m. David (Crockett) Clark (2 May 1925–22 May 1983) m. Earl (Cleveland) Denton (abt 1914–)
  1. 1. Johnny (David) Clark 1946–2000

Frances Clark's Timeline

5 Records

1926
8 Dec 1926
Birth of Frances Bessie Clark in Crumpler, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Crumpler, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 9
Frances Bessie Clark resided here in North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia
North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 14
Frances Bessie Clark resided here in North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Frances Bessie Clark resided here in Crumpler, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Crumpler, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
2019
31 Aug 2019
Age 93
Death of Frances Bessie Clark in Bristol, Bristol City, Virginia, United States of America
Bristol, Bristol City, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Crumpler, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04423; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-53
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 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: Crumpler, McDowell

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04423; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-53

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04423; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-53

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Crumpler, McDowell, West Virginia, 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: Crumpler, McDowell

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Crumpler, McDowell, West Virginia
    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: Crumpler, McDowell

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 2019
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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