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Sallie Mae Bender 1918–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1918

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 12 Oct 2018

Death Location: Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Shelby Bender

Mother: Lilly Coleman

Spouse(s): Earnest Thigpen

Children(s): Hattie Thigpen, Frank Thigpen

In 1918, Sallie Mae Bender entered the world in Alabama, USA, born to Shelby Bender And Lilly Belle Coleman. In 1930, Sallie Mae Bender resided in Oldtown, Dallas, Alabama, USA. In 1935, Sallie Mae Bender resided in Wyndham, Lowndes, Alabama. Sallie Mae Bender married Earnest Mudder Thigpen, and had children including Agnes Patricia Thigpen, Anna Clara Thigpen, Bessie Pearl Thigpen, Celia Thigpen, Cora Lee Thigpen, Frank Thigpen, Fred Thigpen, Hattie Lee Thigpen. Sallie Mae Bender passed away in 2018 in Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1918, Sallie Mae Bender entered the world in Alabama, USA, born to Shelby Bender And Lilly Belle Coleman.
  • In 1930, Sallie Mae Bender resided in Oldtown, Dallas, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1935, Sallie Mae Bender resided in Wyndham, Lowndes, Alabama.
  • Sallie Mae Bender married Earnest Mudder Thigpen, and had children including Agnes Patricia Thigpen, Anna Clara Thigpen, Bessie Pearl Thigpen, Celia Thigpen, Cora Lee Thigpen, Frank Thigpen, Fred Thigpen, Hattie Lee Thigpen.
  • Sallie Mae Bender passed away in 2018 in Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Shelby Bender
1890–1958
Birth Location: Alabama
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Lilly Coleman
1893–1993
Birth Location: Lawrence CO, Alabama
LC

Spouses(s)

Earnest Thigpen
1912–1989
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Hattie Thigpen
1936–1964
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Frank Thigpen
1940–2021
Birth Location: Fostoria, Ala.
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Sallie Bender's Ancestors

Self
Sallie Bender
1918–2018
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Shelby Bender
1890–1958
Alabama
Lilly (Belle) Coleman
1893–1993
Lawrence CO, Alabama
Grandparents
Sandy Bender
1870–1950
Alabama
Sallie Rives
1872–
Alabama
Mason Colman
1876–1938
Alabama, USA
Mary Howard
1868–
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Mit Bender
1848–1923
Matilda Sullivan
1852–1936
Watson Rives
1825–
Lizzie Tucker
1856–1929
Lun Howard
1840–
Sarah Gray
1840–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sandy Sullivan
1802–1880
Aggie Pierce
1814–
Taylor Gordon
1830–
Lucy Gordon
1829–
Lucy John
1810–

Sallie Bender's Descendants

1.
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Sallie (Mae) Bender (30 Mar 1918–12 Oct 2018) m. Earnest ("Mudder") Thigpen (20 Sep 1912–28 Mar 1989)
  1. 1. Hattie (Lee) Thigpen 1936–1964 m. Johnnie (Clyde) Moorer 1936–1979
  2. 2. Frank Thigpen 1940–2021 m. Barbara Campbell 1941–2016

Sallie Bender's Timeline

8 Records

1918
30 Mar 1918
Birth of Sallie Mae Bender in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Sallie Mae Bender resided here in Oldtown, Dallas, Alabama, USA
Oldtown, Dallas, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Sallie Mae Bender resided here in Wyndham, Lowndes, Alabama
Wyndham, Lowndes, Alabama
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 22
Sallie Mae Bender resided here in Wyndham, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Wyndham, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Sallie Mae Bender resided here in Farmersville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Farmersville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
1995
1995
Age 77
Sallie Mae Bender resided here in Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, AL
2000
2000
Age 82
Sallie Mae Bender resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
2018
12 Oct 2018
Age 100
Death of Sallie Mae Bender in Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA
Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wyndham, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: T627_54; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 43-23
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oldtown, Dallas, Alabama; Roll: 14; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 339.0; FHL microfilm: 2339749

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Oldtown, Dallas, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oldtown, Dallas, Alabama; Roll: 14; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 339.0; FHL microfilm: 2339749

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wyndham, Lowndes, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wyndham, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: T627_54; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 43-23

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Wyndham, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wyndham, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: T627_54; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 43-23

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Farmersville, Lowndes, Alabama, 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: Farmersville, Lownde

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995
    Event Place: Birmingham, AL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2000
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 2018
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Death Index
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