Bettie R (Miles) Pressley (1907 - 1962)

Born 20 Jun 1907 in Lake, Florida, United States

Died 6 Nov 1962 at age 55 in Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, United States

Biography

Bessie R (Miles) Pressley is a part of US Black heritage.

Betsie was born in 1907. She was the daughter of John Sr. Miles and Diana Wright. She passed away in 1962.

Mulatto

1910, US, Federal Census - Name: Betty Miles Age in 1910: 3 Birth Date: 1907 [1907] Birthplace: Florida Home in 1910: Cassia, Lake, Florida, USA Race: Mulatto Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father's Name: John Miles Father's Birthplace: Georgia Mother's Name: Dinah Miles Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship John Miles 30 Head Dinah Miles 30 Wife Willie Miles 8 Son Henry Miles 6 Son Jimmie Miles 4 Son Betty Miles 3 Daughter Humphrey Miles 0 Son

1920, US, Federal Census - Name: Betrie Miles [Bettie Miles] Age: 12 Birth Year: abt 1908 Birthplace: Florida Home in 1920: Avon Park, De Soto, Florida Residence Date: 1920 Race: Black Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father's Name: John Miles Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Name: Diana Miles Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: None Attended School: No Able to Write: No Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship John Miles 37 Head Diana Miles 30 Wife William Miles 17 Son Henry Miles 15 Son Jimmy Miles 14 Son Betrie Miles 12 Daughter Umphrey Miles 10 Son Isabel Miles 6 Daughter Eliza May Miles 4 Daughter Sarah Miles 3 Daughter Mary R Miles 1 Daughter

1926, Marriage 2 - Name: Bessie Treadwell Gender: Female Marriage Date: 16 Nov 1926 Marriage Place: Highlands, Florida, USA Spouse: Robert James Wilson

NameBessie TreadwellGenderFemaleAge21Birth Date1905Marriage Date16 Nov 1926Marriage PlaceHighlands, Florida, USASpouseRobert James Wilson

Name: Bessie Treadwell Gender: Female Age: 21 Birth Date: abt 1905 Marriage Date: 12 Nov 1926 Marriage Place: Highlands, Florida, USA Spouse: Robert James Wilson

1930, US, Federal Census - Name: Bessie Wilson Birth Year: abt 1908 Gender: Female Race: Negro (Black) Age in 1930: 22 Birthplace: Florida Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Homemaker?: Yes Home in 1930: Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, USA Map of Home: Avon Park, Highlands, Florida Street Address: Washington Street Ward of City: Precinct 1a House Number: 939 Dwelling Number: 89 Family Number: 91 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Florida Mother's Birthplace: Florida Able to Speak English: Yes Household Members Age Relationship Robert Wilson 24 Head Bessie Wilson 22 Wife Rose M Wilson 3 Daughter Wilma L Wilson 1 Daughter Gladys Treadwell 6 Niece Lee F Watch 16 Roomer

1935, US, Florida State Census - Name Bessie Wilson Age26 Gender Female Race Negro (Black)Birth Place Florida Est. Birth Year1909Relationship to Head Wife Spouse Name Robert Wilson Census year1935LocalityPrecinct 1ACountyHighlandsPage93Line7Archive Series #S5, Roll 12Household members Name Robert WilsonAge29NameBessie WilsonAge26NameGladys TreadwellAge10NameMarie WilsonAge8NameWilma WilsonAge6NameRuby WilsonAge4NameRobert Wilson JrAge3NameBeauty May WilsonAge0

1940, US, Federal Census - Name: Bessie Wilson Respondent: Yes Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1908 Gender: Female Race: Negro (Black) Birthplace: Florida Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Home in 1940: Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida Map of Home in 1940: Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida Street: North Eleventh Street House Number: 323 Inferred Residence in 1935: Avon Park, Florida Residence in 1935: Avon Park, Florida Sheet Number: 21A Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: No Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship Robert Wilson 35 Head Bessie Wilson 32 Wife Rose M Wilson 13 Daughter Wilma Lee Wilson 11 Daughter Ruby Lee Wilson 9 Daughter Robert Wilson Jr 8 Son Beauty Mae Wilson 5 Daughter Bloneva Wilson 1 Daughter Roxy E Wilson 0 Daughter 1940, Military - spouse - Name: Bessie Wilson Gender: Female Relationship to Draftee: Wife Household Members Age Relationship Robert James Wilson (has one eye) 35 Self (Head) Bessie Wilson Wife

1948, Marriage 3 - Name Bessie Wilson Gender Female Age 40 Birth Date 1908 Marriage Date 29 Jan 1948 Marriage Place Highlands, Florida, USA Spouse Robert Presley

Name Bessie Wilson Marriage Date1948Marriage Place Highlands, Florida, USA Spouse Robert Presley Certificate2437Volume1160 Source Florida Department of Health

Death - Name: Bessie Pressley Gender: Female Race: Black Death Date: Nov 1962 Death Place: Highlands, Florida, United States

Burial - Name Bessie R. Pressley Gender Female Birth Date20 Jun 1907Death Date6 Nov 1962Death Place Highlands County, Florida, United States of America Cemetery Lakeside Historical Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida, United States of America Has Bio? Yes URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68519033/bessie-r.-pressley

Death of Child - Name Bessie Pressley Gender Female Spouse Robert Pressley Child Catherine Pressley

Sources

• 1910, US, Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Cassia, Lake, Florida; Roll: T624_163; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374176 Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
• 1920, US, Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Avon Park, De Soto, Florida; Roll: T625_217; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 23. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
• 1930, US, Federal Census: Year: 1930; Census Place: Avon Park, Highlands, Florida; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340053. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. 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, 2,667 rolls.
• 1940, US, Federal Census: Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00616; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 56-7. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
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• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 - James
• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 - Rose