Bessie L. (Peeler) Arrington (1892 - 1961)

Born 31 Jul 1892 in Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Biography

Bessie L Peeler was enumerated as daughter of the head of household in ED 13 Beat 5 Center, Attala County, Mississippi for the June 19, United States Census, 1900. She was noted as born July 1891 in Mississippi and single. Also included in the household are head Isaac J Peeler, wife Elvira Peeler, daughter Grace H Peeler, son William C Peeler, son Horace C Peeler, son Edward E Peeler and daughter Clara E Peeler as seen in an image of the original census.^[1]

Bessie Peeler was enumerated as sister-in-law of the head of household at 165 Columbia Street, Hattiesburg Ward 1, Forrest County, Mississippi for the April 30, United States Census, 1910. She was noted as born 1892 in Mississippi and single as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are head (Robert N.) Steadman, wife Janie Steadman, son Garland Steadman, daughter Claire Steadman, daughter Gwendolyn Steadman, son Harold Steadman, daughter Evelyn Steadman, sister-in-law Grace Peeler and boarder Bell Clark.^[2]

Bessie Arrington was enumerated as wife of the head of household at Center, Attala County, Mississippi for the January 19, United States Census, 1920. She was noted as born 1892 in Mississippi and married as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are head Arther D Arrington, son Laurance D Arrington and son Duncan B Arrington.^[3]

Bessie L Arrington was enumerated as wife of the head of household at Beat 4, Forrest County, Mississippi for the May 2, United States Census, 1930. She was noted as born 1892 in Mississippi and married. She was first married at the age of twenty-two as seen in an image of the original census. Also included in the household are head Arthur D Arrington, son Lawrence D Arrington, son Duncan V Arrington, son Robert E Arrington, son Billie H Arrington and son Sammy C Arrington.^[4]

On April 1, 1935, Bessie Arrington lived at Beat 4, Forrest County, Mississippi.^[5]

Bessie Arrington was enumerated as wife of the head of household at Beat 4, Forrest County, Mississippi for the May 10, United States Census, 1940. She was noted as born 1892 in Mississippi and married as seen in this image of the original census. Also included in the household are head Arthur P Arrington, son Lawrence D Arrington, son Duncan B Arrington, son Robert E Arrington, son Billie H Arrington, son Sammy C Arrington and son Ernest C Arrington.^[5]

As listed in the Find A Grave Index,^[6] Bessie Peeler Arrington is buried at Dixie United Methodist Church Cemetery in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9X8-CPK : accessed 08 Aug 2014), Bessie L Peeler in household of Isaac J Peeler, Beat 5 Center, Attala, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 13A, family 223, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240800.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MP8Z-641 : accessed 08 Aug 2014), Bessie Peeler in household of Steadman, Hattiesburg Ward 1, Forrest, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11, sheet 32A, family 505, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374752.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNRV-ZWN : 14 December 2015), Bessie Arrington in household of Arther D Arrington, Center, Attala, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 15B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,869.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMBR-YXH : 8 December 2015), Bessie L Arrington in entry for Arthur D Arrington, 1930. District ED 13 Sheet Number and Letter 15B Household ID 305 Line Number 93 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number T626 Affiliate Film Number 1145 GS Film Number 2340880 Digital Folder Number 004951396 Image Number 00581.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYG8-2DL : accessed 31 October 2016), Bessie Arrington in household of Arthur P Arrington, Beat 4, Forrest, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-24A, sheet 5B, family 84, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2021.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2W-8NMJ : 11 July 2016), Bessie Peeler Arrington, 1961; Burial, Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, United States of America, Dixie United Methodist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 65253802.
7. ↑ Find A Grave website

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