Bessie Lee TilleyAge: 74 years1903–1978
- Name
- Bessie Lee Tilley
- Given names
- Bessie Lee
- Surname
- Tilley
 Birth | June 7, 1903 28 27 |
 Birth of a brother | Elias Dotson Tilley April 25, 1905 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Freed Altamont Tilley February 20, 1907 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Essie D Tilley May 20, 1908 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Henry Tilley October 11, 1913 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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 13, 1920 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 26 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 |
| Death of a mother | Elbert Elizabeth Davis December 1, 1939 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 father | James Lewis Tilley May 12, 1946 (Age 42 years) Associate: James Henry Tilley
Associate: Emaline McGehee
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| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 | Elias Dotson Tilley May 8, 1967 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Naomie Frances Tilley August 11, 1968 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 | April 2, 1978 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lamar Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Lewis Tilley Birth: November 22, 1874 40 37 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: May 12, 1946 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Elbert Elizabeth Davis Birth: May 13, 1876 — Yell, Arkansas, United States Death: December 1, 1939 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 10, 1899 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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15 months elder brother |
James Ninion Tilley Birth: March 19, 1901 26 24 — Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States Death: December 1983 — Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years herself |
Bessie Lee Tilley Birth: June 7, 1903 28 27 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 2, 1978 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Elias Dotson Tilley Birth: April 25, 1905 30 28 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 8, 1967 — Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Freed Altamont Tilley Birth: February 20, 1907 32 30 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: May 16, 1988 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States |
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15 months younger sister |
Essie D Tilley Birth: May 20, 1908 33 32 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 22, 1992 — Elma, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States |
| Father’s family with Corol Dora Bizzell |
| father |
James Lewis Tilley Birth: November 22, 1874 40 37 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: May 12, 1946 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Corol Dora Bizzell Birth: March 7, 1875 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: November 18, 1898 — Solgohachia, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: June 11, 1893 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Naomie Frances Tilley Birth: August 19, 1895 20 20 — Arkansas, United States Death: August 11, 1968 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Infant Tilley Birth: November 16, 1898 23 23 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: November 17, 1898 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Tilley - Household
ED 3 Gregory, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Tilley - Household
ED 3 Gregory, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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