Bessie Irene ConnorAge: 73 years1904–1977
- Name
- Bessie Irene Connor
- Given names
- Bessie Irene
- Surname
- Connor
 Birth | September 25, 1904 36 29 |
 Birth of a brother | James Ira Connor October 19, 1909 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | April 25, 1910 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Jane “Sallie” Reid March 13, 1915 (Age 10 years) |
 Occupation | School Teacher |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 11 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 12 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 13 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 25 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a mother | Alice Dowell Purcell November 20, 1949 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a father | John Ira Connor March 13, 1950 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | James Ira Connor July 30, 1960 (Age 55 years) Cause: Self inflicted gunshot wound - Suicide |
| Death of a half-brother | Zoie Fred Connor May 21, 1964 (Age 59 years) Cause: Cardiac Arrest |
| Death of a half-sister | Merle Connor July 2, 1967 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a half-brother | Paul H Connor March 31, 1976 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | November 11, 1977 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lee Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Ira Connor Birth: April 13, 1868 20 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 13, 1950 — Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana, United States |
| mother |
Alice Dowell Purcell Birth: January 26, 1875 — Black Hawk, Carroll, Mississippi, United States Death: November 20, 1949 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1902 — |
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3 years herself |
Bessie Irene Connor Birth: September 25, 1904 36 29 — Texas, United States Death: November 11, 1977 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
James Ira Connor Birth: October 19, 1909 41 34 — Texas, United States Death: July 30, 1960 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States |
| Father’s family with Sarah E Tatum |
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John Ira Connor Birth: April 13, 1868 20 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 13, 1950 — Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana, United States |
| step-mother |
Sarah E Tatum Birth: 1867 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 22, 1898 — Warren, Columbia, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: February 22, 1891 — Lafayette, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Paul H Connor Birth: September 10, 1893 25 26 — Waldo, Columbia, Arkansas, United States Death: March 31, 1976 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States |
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2 months half-sister |
Merle Connor Birth: November 17, 1893 25 26 — Cotton Belt, Greene, Arkansas, United States Death: July 2, 1967 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Zoie Fred Connor Birth: December 12, 1895 27 28 — Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States Death: May 21, 1964 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
Bessie Irene Connor has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents Oscar Grant Gillmore + Carrie Eugenea Connor
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Ira Connor - Household
Marion, Texas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Ira Connor - Household
Winnsboro, Franklin, Texas
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