Born in Trace Fork, Putnam County, West Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Orville Lewis Johnson
and Martha (Easter) Johnson
Sister of
Dora Ellen (Johnson) Phelps, Albert Lee Johnson, [private sister (1920s - unknown)] [half], Ruby Catherine (Johnson) Cottrell [half], [private sister (1920s - 2010s)] [half], Mary L Johnson and [private brother (1920s - unknown)] [half]
Wife of
Wayne Theodore Phelps
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 86
in South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
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| Created 2 Feb 2015
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Biography
- Name
- Bessie Marie Johnson [1]
- Birth
- 1918 Nov 14, Trace Fork, Putnam County, West Virginia [1]
- Marriage
- 1935 Dec 29, home of bride, Hurricane, Putnam County, West Virginia, by Rev Homer W Curry.[2]
- Husband : Wayne Theodore Phelps
- Wife : Bessie Marie Johnson
- Residence
1920, Curry District, Putnam County, West Virginia. [3] 1930, Curry District, Putnam County, West Virginia. [4] [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ancestry.com: 1930 United States Federal Census Publication. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,; Census Place: Curry, Putnam, West Virginia; Roll: 2552; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 507.0; FHL microfilm: 2342286
- Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter.
- ↑ Marriage License 246-1935, p 446. Image accessed 2015 Oct 6.
- 1935 Dec 29, home of bride, Hurricane, Putnam, by Rev Homer W Curry. Husband: Wayne Theodore Phelps, born 1914 in Putnum, resides in Hurricane, parents Worlie Phelps & Della Mitchell. Wife: Bessie Marie Johnson, born 1918 in Putnam, resides in Hurricane, parents Orville Johnson & Madeline Easter. Informants: Wayne Phelps in person, and Mr & Mrs Orville Johnson in writing.
- ↑ US Federal Census: 1920 Population Schedule, dist 105, family 48, p 3A.
- ↑ US Federal Census: 1930 Population Schedule, dist 6, family 65, p 4A.
- Johnson-33026 was created by Joelene Ammoscato through the import of popular 2.ged on Jan 28, 2015.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bessie by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bessie by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
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Rejected matches › Bessie Virginia (Johnson) Fisher (1920-2003) › › Marie Johnston (abt.1919-) › Elizabeth J Philp (1907-)
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