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Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys 1878–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1878

Birth Location: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 2 Oct 1941

Death Location: Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Keys

Mother: Sarah Douglass

Spouse(s): Horace Gresham

Children(s): Hazel Gresham, Pearl Gresham, Mabel Gresham, Mildred Gresham, Horace Jr, Ruth Gresham

The story of Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys began in 1878 in Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA. In 1880, Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys resided in District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA. Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys married Horace Maynard Gresham, and had children including Hazel B Gresham, Horace Maynard Gresham Jr, Mabel E Gresham, Mildred Kate Gresham, Pearl Mary Gresham, Ruth Douglass Gresham. Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys passed away in 1941 in Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys began in 1878 in Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys resided in District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA.
  • Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys married Horace Maynard Gresham, and had children including Hazel B Gresham, Horace Maynard Gresham Jr, Mabel E Gresham, Mildred Kate Gresham, Pearl Mary Gresham, Ruth Douglass Gresham.
  • Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys passed away in 1941 in Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Keys
1852–1923
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
JK
Sarah Douglass
1854–1924
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee
SD

Spouses(s)

Horace Gresham
1872–1912
Birth Location: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
HG

Children(s)

Hazel Gresham
1898–1964
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee
HG
Pearl Gresham
1897–
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
PG
Mabel Gresham
1900–1974
Birth Location: Washington, Tennessee, USA
MG
Mildred Gresham
1904–1966
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States
MG
Horace Jr
1909–1975
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
HJ
Ruth Gresham
1911–1996
Birth Location: Tennessee
RG

Mary Keys's Ancestors

Self
Mary Keys
1878–1941
Birth Place: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Alexander Keys
1852–1923
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie") Douglass
1854–1924
Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee
Grandparents
James (Miller) Keys
1823–1905
Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
Mary (Jane) Swanay
1829–1906
Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
Elbert (S.) Douglass
1828–1910
Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
Mary (F.) Bacon
1827–1899
Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Douglass
1791–1882
Elizabeth Bacon
1800–1838
Thomas Bacon
1793–1871
Sarah Barren
1805–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Douglass
1764–1842
Elizabeth Ford
1764–1815
Charles Bacon
1763–1822
Eva Neumann
1770–1850
James Bacon
1765–1850
Magdalena Neumann
1775–1846
George Barron
1776–1863
Phoebe Jobe
1777–1858

Mary Keys's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Bess "Bessie") Keys (2 Mar 1878–2 Oct 1941) m. Horace (Maynard) Gresham (4 Jul 1872–aft 1912)
  1. 1. Hazel (B) Gresham 1898–1964 m. Raleigh (D Bacon) Sr. 1888–1960
    1. 1. Raleigh (D. Bacon) Jr. 1920–1998 m. Edith (Ruth) Walker 1925–2011
      1. 1. Mark (Allen) Bacon 1949–1949
    2. 2. Robert (Allen) Bacon 1923–2009 m. Mildred (Elizabeth) Beal 1923–2000
  2. 2. Pearl (Mary) Gresham 1897–
  3. 3. Mabel (E) Gresham 1900–1974 m. Ernest (Porter) Fleenor 1895–1987
    1. 1. Sarah (Margaret) Fleenor 1926–2001
    2. 2. Ernest (Leroy) Fleenor 1930–2016
    3. 3. Joseph (M) Fleenor 1923–1987
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Fleenor 1920–1988
    5. 5. Cdr (James Gresham "Jim" Fleenor) USNR 1933–2014
  4. 4. Mildred (Kate) Gresham 1904–1966 m. Carl (Ferdinand Allen) Sr. 1898–
    1. 1. Carl (Ferdinand Allen) Jr 1932–2014 m. Patricia Mitchell 1941–2020
  5. 5. Horace (Maynard Gresham) Jr 1909–1975 m. Trulah (Evelyn) Marshall 1913–1990
    1. 1. Peter (Michael) Gresham 1942–2017
    2. 2. Horace (Maynard Gresham) III 1939–2016
  6. 6. Ruth (Douglass) Gresham 1911–1996 m. Benjamin (Fitzpatrick) Baldwin 1896–1975
    1. 1. Maynard (Gresham) Baldwin 1933–2000
    2. 2. Benjamin (Fitzpatrick Baldwin) Jr 1932–1984

Mary Keys's Timeline

7 Records

1878
2 Mar 1878
Birth of Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys in Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1878
2 Mar 1878
Birth of Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys in Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 2
Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys resided here in District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 22
Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys resided here in Civil District 12, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 42
Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys resided here in Civil District 12, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1941
2 Oct 1941
Age 63
Death of Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee
1941
2 Oct 1941
Age 63
Death of Mary Bess "Bessie" Keys in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1878
    Event Place: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1878
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1941
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1941
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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