"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQS-RHM : accessed 19 July 2022), Bessie Montgomery in household of Roberto Montgomery, Turner, Murray, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 209, sheet 1B, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1263; FHL microfilm 1,375,276.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCWW-QMH : accessed 19 July 2022), Bissie Pickens in household of J A Pickens, Victor, McClain, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 14A, line 6, family 132, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1912; FHL microfilm 2,341,646.
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23483539/bessie-young-pickens : accessed 19 July 2022), memorial page for Bessie Young Montgomery Pickens (6 Jan 1904–27 Jul 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23483539, citing Green Hill Cemetery, Davis, Murray County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by J&G Sanders (contributor 46870497) .
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKWP-KPSC : accessed 19 July 2022), Bessie Montgomery Young Pickens in entry for Robert W Pickens, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 12 Mar 1996; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Daily Oklahoman, The, born-digital text.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5S5-253 : 10 January 2021), Bessie Pickens, 27 Jul 1997; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK2D-BNVK : accessed 19 July 2022), Bessie Montgomery in entry for Mary E Tennison, Texas, United States, 16 Apr 2007; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Fort Worth Star-Telegram, born-digital text.
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