Bessie was born on 8 July 1900 in Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Marriage
Bessie married St. Patrick Merlin Cummings on 16 March 1920 in Sedgwick, Lawrence County, Arkansas.[8] They were the parents of four children, 1 son and 3 daughters.
In the 1910 census, Bessie was enumerated in her father's household in District 5, Marshall County, Kentucky.[9]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Samuel Ivey
M
42
Married
Head
Farmer
Kentucky
Emma E Ivey
F
30
Married
Wife
Arkansas
Rebecca E Ivey
F
12
Single
Daughter
Kentucky
Pearl Ivey
F
10
Single
Daughter
Kentucky
Bessie L Ivey
F
9
Single
Daughter
Kentucky
Fredie W Ivey
M
6
Single
Son
Kentucky
Samuel A Ivey
M
4
Single
Son
Kentucky
In the 1920 census, Bessie was enumerated in her father's household in Sedgwick, Lawrence County, Arkansas.[10]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Samuel Ivy
M
50
Married
Head
Laborer
Arkansas
Emma Ivy
F
41
Married
Wife
Alabama
Rebecca Ivy
F
21
Single
Daughter
Laborer
Arkansas
Pearl Ivy
F
18
Single
Daughter
Laborer
Arkansas
Bessie Ivy
F
17
Single
Daughter
Laborer
Arkansas
Fred Ivy
M
14
Single
Son
Laborer
Arkansas
Samuel Ivy
M
12
Single
Son
Arkansas
Charles Ivy
M
8
Single
Son
Arkansas
Lucy Ivy
F
4
Single
Daughter
Arkansas
Boyd Ivy
M
0
Single
Son
Arkansas
Anna Ivy
F
0
Single
Daughter
Arkansas
In the 1930 census, Bessie was enumerated in her father's household in Willis Township, Poinsett County, Arkansas.[11]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Sam Ivey
M
53
Married
Head
Farmer
Kentucky
Emma Ivey
F
44
Married
Wife
Kentucky
Bessie Cummins
F
26
Widowed
Daughter
Kentucky
Fred Ivey
M
22
Single
Son
Farmer
Kentucky
Charlie Ivey
M
18
Single
Son
Farmer
Kentucky
Annie Ivey
F
11
Single
Daughter
Arkansas
Hazel L Cummins
F
9
Single
Granddaughter
Arkansas
Lily May Cummins
F
7
Single
Granddaughter
Arkansas
Luther Cummins
M
5
Single
Grandson
Arkansas
Flossie Cummins
F
0
Single
Granddaughter
Arkansas
In the 1940 census, Bessie was enumerated in her husband's household in Cache Township, Greene County, Arkansas.[12]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Thomas Bosley
M
34
Married
Head
WPA Laborer
Arkansas
Bessie Bosley
F
34
Married
Wife
Arkansas
Hasthel Bosley
F
18
Single
Daughter
Arkansas
Lillie M Bosley
F
15
Single
Daughter
Arkansas
Flossie Bosley
F
10
Single
Daughter
Arkansas
Luther Bosley
M
5
Single
Son
Arkansas
Vilet Bosley
F
4
Single
Daughter
Arkansas
In the 1950 census, Bessie was enumerated as head of household in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri.[13]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Bessie L Bosley
F
48
Widowed
Head
Kentucky
Violet L Bosley
F
14
Never married
Daughter
Arkansas
Death & Legacy
Bessie died on 10 March 2003 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.[14][15]
Burial
Bessie is buried in the Grant Memorial Park in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.[16]
Sources
↑ Grant County Indiana Vital Records, Grant County Indiana Health Department online [1], accessed 22 January 2010.
↑ Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana., Bessie L. Bosley, 3-10-2003, Grant County, Indiana.
↑ Marion Public Library Genealogy Database, Marion Indiana Public Library online [2], accessed 8 January 2010.
↑ Lawrence Co., AR Marriage Records, Book G., p. 3.
↑ Samuel Ivey household, 1910 U.S. census, Marshall County, Kentucky, population schedule, Dist. 5, ED 145, SD 1, sheet 11, dwelling 207, family 209, National Archives micropublication T624, roll 491.
↑ Samuel Ivy household, 1920 U.S. census, Lawrence County, Arkansas, population schedule, Sedgwick, ED 83, SD 2, sheet 1, dwelling 11, family 12, National Archives micropublication T625, roll 69.
↑ Sam Ivey household, 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Willis Township, Poinsett County, Arkansas, USA, ED 56-24, SD 5, sheet 2A, dwelling 31, family 32; National Archives micropublication T626.
↑ Lawrence Co., AR Marriage Records, Book G., p. 3.
↑ * 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census" Year: 1910; Census Place: District 5, Marshall, Kentucky; Roll: T624_491; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1374504 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #182980718 (accessed 14 November 2023) Bessie L Ivey (9), single daughter, in household of Samuel Ivey (42) in District 5, Marshall, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.
↑ * 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census" Year: 1920; Census Place: Sedgwick, Lawrence, Arkansas; Roll: T625_69; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 83 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #3166409 (accessed 14 November 2023) Bessie Ivy (17), single daughter, Laborer, in household of Samuel Ivy (50) in Sedgwick, Lawrence, Arkansas. Born in Arkansas.
↑ * 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Willis, Poinsett, Arkansas; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2339823 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #85900453 (accessed 14 November 2023) Bessie Cummins (26), widowed daughter, in household of Sam Ivey (53) in Willis, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA. Born in Kentucky.
↑ * 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census" Year: 1940; Census Place: Cache, Greene, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00139; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 28-5 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #100009686 (accessed 14 November 2023) Bessie Bosley (34), wife, in household of Thomas Bosley (34) in Cache, Greene, Arkansas. Born in Arkansas.
↑ * 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census" National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: 2569; Page: 32; Enumeration District: 12-39 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #142576142 (accessed 14 November 2023) Bessie L Bosley (48), widowed head of household in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA. Born in Kentucky.
↑ Grant County Indiana Vital Records, Grant County Indiana Health Department online [3], accessed 22 January 2010.
↑ Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.
, Bessie L. Bosley, 3-10-2003, Grant County, Indiana.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7267598/bessie-l-bosley: accessed 19 April 2023), memorial page for Bessie L Ivey Bosley (8 Jul 1900–10 Mar 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7267598, citing Grant Memorial Park, Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Lynn Stoops Chapel (contributor 47411618).
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