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Bessie Lee Newell

Bessie Lee Newell[1]

Female 1888 - 1971  (~ 82 years)

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  • Name Bessie Lee Newell  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Birth Dec 1888  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 31 January 1971  Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I390180486952  Cole Durand
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2022 

    Father Stephen Newell,   b. Feb 1857, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1913, Riverton, Sangamon, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Mother Lorena Belle "Dorie" Stark,   b. 23 Feb 1867, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1944, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 9 July 1885  Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F2123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James "Jimmie"J Fortner,   b. 8 July 1890, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1965, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. Theresa Marie Fortner,   b. 22 January 1909, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 November 2008, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years)
     2. Avis Lorine Fortner Hartley,   b. Abt 1912, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1975, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years)
     3. James S. Fortner,   b. 2 Oct 1913, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1988, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     4. John "Johnny" W Fortner,   b. Abt 1916, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Robert Lee Fortner,   b. Abt 1919, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1989, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years)
     6. Virgil Fortner,   b. 8 February 1921, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 November 1994 (Age 73 years)
     7. Jesse Fortner
     8. Jean Fortner
     9. Helen L Fortner Murphy,   b. Abt 1926, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Bessie "Missy" Fortner Sennings,   b. 30 Jul 1928, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1959, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
     11. Richard Fortner
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F3964  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1464016336] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S1464301541] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 558; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340293.

    3. [S1464303719] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00885; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 84-41A.

    4. [S1464013345] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    5. [S1464295787] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    6. [S1464301500] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Springfield Ward 3, Sangamon, Illinois; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1240343.