Bessie Ellen SexsonAge: 53 years1887–1941
- Name
- Bessie Ellen Sexson
- Given names
- Bessie Ellen
- Surname
- Sexson
- Married name
- Bessie Ellen Hatfill
 Birth | July 13, 1887 38 30 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Lemuel Boone Sexson December 25, 1893 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 11, 1900 (Age 12 years) |
 Marriage | Martin Sylvester “Vess” Hatfill — View this family about 1903 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” Acuff March 8, 1906 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lurania Ann Lake August 8, 1906 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Chrisopher Hatfill September 1906 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a son | Chrisopher Hatfill January 1, 1907 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Rosa Hatfill July 3, 1912 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Rosa Hatfill July 3, 1912 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Rolland Ira Hatfill August 12, 1913 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a father | Winfield Scott Sexson October 22, 1914 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 42 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 10, 1930 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Roland Sylvester “Sonny” Hatfill October 31, 1933 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Thomas Earl “Tom” Hatfill October 31, 1935 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Samuel Eugene Hatfill June 27, 1938 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a husband | Martin Sylvester “Vess” Hatfill March 9, 1940 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Franklin DeLano Hatfill August 4, 1940 (Age 53 years) |
 Death | March 7, 1941 (Age 53 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Dodge Grove Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Winfield Scott Sexson Birth: February 20, 1849 27 23 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: October 22, 1914 — Coles, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Lurania Ann Lake Birth: January 17, 1857 — Illinois, United States Death: August 8, 1906 — Matton, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: about 1878 — Illinois, United States |
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8 years elder brother |
Oscar Wallace Sexson Birth: August 29, 1885 36 28 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: August 7, 1947 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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22 months herself |
Bessie Ellen Sexson Birth: July 13, 1887 38 30 — Casey, Clark, Illinois, United States Death: March 7, 1941 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Martin Sylvester “Vess” Hatfill |
| husband |
Martin Sylvester “Vess” Hatfill Birth: September 11, 1876 25 23 — Farmersburg, Sullivan, Indiana, United States Death: March 9, 1940 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Bessie Ellen Sexson Birth: July 13, 1887 38 30 — Casey, Clark, Illinois, United States Death: March 7, 1941 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: about 1903 — |
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4 years son |
Chrisopher Hatfill Birth: September 1906 29 19 — Illinois, United States Death: January 1, 1907 — Jackson, Effingham, Illinois, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Rosa Hatfill Birth: July 3, 1912 35 24 — Jackson, Effingham, Illinois, United States Death: July 3, 1912 — Jackson, Effingham, Illinois, United States |
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13 months son |
Rolland Ira Hatfill Birth: August 12, 1913 36 26 — Bluff City, Massac, Illinois, United States Death: November 7, 1957 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States |
Bessie Ellen Sexson has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Winfield Scott Sexson - Household
Woodbury, Cumberland, Illinois
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Martin Sylvester “Vess” Hatfill - Household
Railroad Street St. Elmo, Fayette, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Martin Sylvester “Vess” Hatfill - Household
Avena, Fayette, Illinois
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