Bessie Pearl (Lowrey) Monroe (1898 - 1974)

Born 25 Feb 1898 in Alvord, Wise, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jessie Jake Monroe Sr — married 22 Feb 1920 in Decatur, Wise, Texas, United States

Died 27 Mar 1974 at age 76 in Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, United States

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Biography

Bessie was born in 1898. She passed away in 1974. She was the daughter of John Alva Lowrey (1857–1945) and Sarah Frances "Fanny" Bryan (1860–1938).

Birth: She was born on 25 February 1898 in Alvord, Texas. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Marriage: She married Jessie Jake Monroe Sr (1897-1976) on 22 February 1922 in Decatur, Texas. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Children: They had five children:

Beulah Mae (1921–2011)

Geneva B (1922–2016)

Sara Louise (1924–2014)

Elsie Virginia (Monroe) Sampler

Jessie Jake Monroe Jr (1930-2019)

Death: She died on 27 March 1974 in Bridgeport, Texas. ^[8]

Burial: She is buried in New Harp Cemetery, New Harp, Texas. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35B-5XK : 14 January 2022), Bessie P Lowrey in entry for John A Lowrey, 1900.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2QS-PDK : accessed 16 May 2022), Bessie Lawrey in household of John Lawrey, Justice Precinct 2, Wise, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 250, sheet 12B, family 244, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1600; FHL microfilm 1,375,613.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC95-S37 : 3 February 2021), Bessie P Lowrey in entry for John A Lowrey, 1920.
4. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1H-BY9Y : 23 February 2021), J J Monroe and Bessie Pearl Lowrey, 22 Feb 1920; citing Marriage, citing Wise, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,844,806.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H2TJ-S2M : accessed 16 May 2022), Bessie P Monroe in household of Jessie J Monroe, Precinct 2, Wise, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 1B, line 55, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2406; FHL microfilm 2,342,140.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4SD-XVK : 10 January 2021), Bessie Monroe in household of Jake J Monroe, Justice Precinct 3, Montague, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 169-6, sheet 7A, line 14, family 122, 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 4108.
7. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Montague, Texas; Roll: 1612; Sheet Number: 2; Enumeration District: 169-8 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/192886112:62308?ssrc=pt&tid=55421087&pid=432381015242
8. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K38H-ZDX : 20 February 2021), Bessie Pearl Monroe, 27 Mar 1974; citing certificate number 30470, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,192.
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKM-VYB4 : 20 May 2020), Bessie Pearl Lowrey Monroe, 1974; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28295524/bessie-pearl-monroe.