"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3NG-1YM : accessed 8 July 2021), Bessie E Ragsdale in household of John J Ragsdale, Militia District 812, Strange, Franklin, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31, sheet 3A, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,197.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLVJ-Y8H : accessed 8 July 2021), Bessie E Ragsdale in household of John J Ragsdale, Washington Militia District 284, Banks, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 1B, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 171; FHL microfilm 1,374,184.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS1N-TR2 : accessed 8 July 2021), Bessie Philyaw in household of Arthur Philyaw, Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 2A, line 6, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 547; FHL microfilm 2,340,282.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWC5-MJ7 : 8 January 2021), Bessie Philyew in household of Arthur Philyew, North Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 72-6, sheet 13A, line 32, family 260, 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 864.
Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/63908048/bessie-e-philyaw : accessed 08 July 2021), memorial page for Bessie E Philyaw (4 Oct 1896–30 Apr 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63908048, citing Chillicothe City Cemetery, Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Stephen Cantrell (contributor 48212706) .
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