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Margaret Elizabeth "Bessie" Johnson Worley 1880–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1880

Birth Location: Big Pine, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 2 April 1929

Death Location: Big Pine, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Henry Johnson

Mother: Catherine Johnson

Spouse(s): Reagan Worley

Children(s): Hansard Worley, Erma Worley, Blanche Farmer, Matthew Worley, Hansard Worly, Matthew Worley

The story of Margaret Elizabeth "Bessie" Johnson Worley began in 1880 in Big Pine, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America. Margaret Elizabeth "Bessie" Johnson Worley married Reagan Worley, and had children including Blanche Worley Farmer, Erma Worley, Hansard Worley, Hansard Worly, Matthew Tyson Worley. Margaret Elizabeth "Bessie" Johnson Worley passed away in 1929 in Big Pine, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Elizabeth "Bessie" Johnson Worley began in 1880 in Big Pine, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • Margaret Elizabeth "Bessie" Johnson Worley married Reagan Worley, and had children including Blanche Worley Farmer, Erma Worley, Hansard Worley, Hansard Worly, Matthew Tyson Worley.
  • Margaret Elizabeth "Bessie" Johnson Worley passed away in 1929 in Big Pine, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Worley's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Worley
1880–1929
Birth Place: Big Pine, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Henry Clay Johnson
1851–1936
Greenville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Catherine (Louise Sawyer) Johnson
1853–1930
Madison, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Marion) Sawyer
1822–1870
Big Pine Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA
Rachel (Davis) Sawyer
1824–1859
Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Worley's Descendants

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Margaret (Elizabeth "Bessie" Johnson) Worley (4 August 1880–2 April 1929) m. Reagan Worley (03 Feb 1881–06 Aug 1956)
  1. 1. Hansard Worley 1909–1983
  2. 2. Erma Worley 1915–1916
  3. 3. Blanche (Worley) Farmer 1907–2005 m. Andrew (Jackson) Farmer 1902–1989
    1. 1. Mckay Farmer 1928–2012
    2. 2. Bernard Farmer 1931–2004
    3. 3. Manson Farmer 1932–2004
  4. 4. Matthew (Tyson) Worley 1903–1970
  5. 5. Hansard Worly 1909–1983 m. Bevie (Price) Worley 1908–1990
  6. 6. Matthew (Tyson) Worley 1903–1970 m. Lilly (or Lillie Waldrop or Waldroupe) Worley 1903–1986

Margaret Worley's Timeline

2 Records

1880
4 August 1880
Birth of Margaret Elizabeth "Bessie" Johnson Worley in Big Pine, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
Big Pine, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
1929
2 April 1929
Age 49
Death of Margaret Elizabeth "Bessie" Johnson Worley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 August 1880
    Event Place: Big Pine, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1929
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Pine, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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