Born in West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Lewis William Dayton Lilly
and Sarah E (Ellison) Lilly
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Arthur Karnes
— married
23 Aug 1905 in Mercer, West Virginia
Died
at age 55
in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
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Biography
Bessie was born in 1882. She was the daughter of Lewis Lilly and Sarah Ellison. She passed away in 1938.
Mercer Co., WV, Marriage Record:William A. Karnes, age 26, single, BP as Mercer Co., WV, res. as Mercer Co., WV,
Children
- Nellie Eliza Karnes Smith 1907–1991
- Charles G Karnes 1906–1968
- William Paul Karnes 1909–1978
- Carey Kay Karnes 1912–1964
- Sarah Elizabeth Karnes 1913–1967
- Zona Lillian Karnes 1915–Deceased
- Dayton Floyd Karnes 1917–1971
- J Fred Karnes 1921–Deceased
Sources
Bessie Pearl Lilly Karnes BIRTH 29 Jul 1882 West Virginia, USA DEATH 20 Jan 1938 (aged 55) Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Resthaven Memorial Park, Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID Find A Grave: Memorial #77522272 Has a photo of gravestone.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Lynn (Massie) Skeen 
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Tom Mooney :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch 26cd836d [compare], Ancestry member teddycat
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~0.78%
Maxine (Pack) Bragg :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H536758 [compare]
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