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| Name | Bessie Butler [1, 2, 3, 4] | ||||
| Born | 7 Dec 1889
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| Gender | Female | ||||
| Race | Black [5] | ||||
| Race | Colored [1] | ||||
| Name | Bessie Davis [5] | ||||
| Name | Jessee Davis [5] | ||||
| Residence | 1920
1212 Wallace street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[5]
– Age: 30; Occupation: Labor; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 79; Industry: Steel Co; IsEmployed: Wage or Salary; LanguageSpoken: English; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife | ||||
| Residence | 1930
1100 Grape Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[3]
– Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Lodger | ||||
| Died | 15 Dec 1935
119 Cowden Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Buried |
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| Person ID | I12486
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | George Butler b. Feb 1835, Loudoun, Virginia, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Martha Brotton b. 1857, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F4103
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| Family | Jesse Davis b. 2 Sep 1897, Iowa, USA | |
| Married | 8 Jan 1918
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |
| Family ID | F4104
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