The Shemwell Family

Bessie Elizabeth JenkinsAge: 38 years18891927

Name
Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins
Given names
Bessie Elizabeth
Surname
Jenkins
Married name
Bessie Elizabeth Dicken
Married name
Bessie Elizabeth Bruce
Birth March 15, 1889 20
Marriage of a parentMarion RayLauretta Jane KeelinView this family
September 19, 1894 (Age 5 years)
Death of a motherLauretta Jane Keelin
June 26, 1895 (Age 6 years)

Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Laswell
December 26, 1900 (Age 11 years)
MarriageDewitt E DickenView this family
1906 (Age 16 years)

Birth of a son
#1Lawrence H Dicken
August 28, 1907 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge William Keelin
August 8, 1908 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2Loren Virgil Dicken
January 17, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Census May 9, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3Christeen C Dicken
about 1914 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4Vada Lorene Dicken
April 25, 1918 (Age 29 years)
Census January 16, 1920 (Age 30 years)
Death of a husbandDewitt E Dicken
February 15, 1920 (Age 30 years)
Death December 23, 1927 (Age 38 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Dickens Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 11, 1885Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States
11 months
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
14 months
herself
Mother’s family with Marion Ray - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: September 19, 1894Illinois, United States
half-brother
Family with Dewitt E Dicken - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: 1906
9 years
daughter
Christeen C Dicken
Birth: about 1914 28 24Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Death:
-6 years
son
Lawrence H Dicken
Birth: August 28, 1907 22 18Arkansas, United States
Death: March 8, 1994Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan, United States
2 years
son
Loren Virgil Dicken
Birth: January 17, 1910 24 20Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 27, 1948Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
8 years
daughter
Vada Lorene Dicken
Birth: April 25, 1918 32 29Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 5, 1969Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Family with James Taylor Bruce - View this family
husband
herself
daughter
Private
Dewitt E Dicken + Phoebe House - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Phoebe House
Birth: May 15, 1885Illinois, United States
Death: May 31, 1947Rector, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: June 22, 1901
1 year
step-daughter
Odus Belle Dicken
Birth: July 1, 1902 17 17Sikeston, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Death: June 20, 1991Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins has 7 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (7)

Parents Hugh Francis Keelin + Ava Cleveland
3Private
4Private
5Private
6Private
7Private
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Dewitt E Dicken - Household

Nelson, Clay, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Dicken, Dewitt EheadMW24M24MOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Dicken, BessiewifeFW21M1422ILILIL
Dicken, LawrencesonMW2SARMOIL
Dicken, LorensonMW2mSARMOIL

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Dewitt E Dicken - Household

Nelson, Clay, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Dicken, Dewitt EheadMW35MMOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Dicken, Bessie EwifeFW30MILILIL
Dicken, Lawrence HsonMW12SARMOIL
Dicken, Loren VsonMW9SARMOIL
Dicken, Christeen CdaughterFW6SARMOIL
Dicken, LorinedaughterFW1-8mSARMOIL