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Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell 1918–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1918

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 31 Oct 1979

Death Location: Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA

Father: James ESSMAN

Mother: Mittie Essman

Spouse(s): Floyd EARLEY, Willie BELL

Children(s):

The story of Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell began in 1918 in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. In 1920, Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell resided in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1930, Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell resided in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell married Floyd Earley, Willie Eugene Bell. Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell passed away in 1979 in Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell began in 1918 in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell resided in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1930, Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell resided in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell married Floyd Earley, Willie Eugene Bell.
  • Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell passed away in 1979 in Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James ESSMAN
1884–1939
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
JE
Mittie Essman
1893–1944
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
ME

Spouses(s)

Floyd EARLEY
1915–
Birth Location: –
FE
Willie BELL
1909–1997
Birth Location: Lee County, Alabama, USA
WB

Children(s)

Thelma Bell's Ancestors

Self
Thelma Bell
1918–1979
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Monroe ESSMAN
1884–1939
Alabama, USA
Mittie (Jane FRANKLIN) Essman
1893–1944
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Charles (E) ESSMAN
1848–1909
Shelby County, Alabama, USA
Susan (Sudie TYLER) Essman
1850–1895
Coosa County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Enoch TYLER
1810–
Comfort Tyler
1807–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Lewis
1768–1847
Ellen Lewis
1780–1855

Thelma Bell's Timeline

7 Records

1918
8 Apr 1918
Birth of Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell resided here in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell resided here in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell resided here in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 22
Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell resided here in Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA
Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell resided here in Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA
Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA
1979
31 Oct 1979
Age 61
Death of Thelma ESSMAN Early Bell
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Auburn, Lee, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00052; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 41-21
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Auburn, Lee, Alabama; Roll: 226; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 41-34

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Auburn, Lee, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00052; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 41-21

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Auburn, Lee, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00052; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 41-21

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Auburn, Lee, Alabama; Roll: 226; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 41-34

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1979
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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