Robert James Sessoms (1847 - 1899)

Born 28 Nov 1847 in Bladen, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Helen S (Byrd) Sessoms — married 9 Mar 1871 in Robeson, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Nov 1899 at age 51 in Bladenboro Township, Bladen, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Robert James SESSOMS ^[1] was born 28 Nov 1847 in Bladen, North Carolina, United States. He is the son of Robert Sessoms and Sarah Smith.

Robert married ^[2] Helen S BYRD 09 Mar 1871 in Robeson, North Carolina, United States.

He passed away 16 Nov 1899 in Bladenboro Township, Bladen, North Carolina, United States.

Children:

• Robert Lee "Bunk" Sessoms (1875 - 1959)
• Susan Jane Sessoms Sanderson (1877 - 1937)
• Helen Peral Sessoms Edwards (1880 - 1920)
• Ethel Victoria Sessoms Hester (1883 - 1945)
• William Clyde Sessoms (1892 - 1921)
• Charles Byrd Sessoms (1893 - 1963)
• Carrie Sessoms Lewis (1898 - 1966)

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3H8-JQW : 17 July 2017), Robert Sissoms in entry for Frank Sissoms, 03 May 1914; citing Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, reference fn 34 cn 285, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,877,778.
2. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ3-B549 : 22 December 2016), Robert J Sessoms and Helen S Byrd, 09 Mar 1871; citing Robeson, North Carolina, United States, p. 12, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 554,596.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B7-SN6 : 12 April 2016), Robert J Sissoms in household of Robert Sissoms, Bladen county, Bladen, North Carolina, United States; citing family 236, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• United States Census, 1860, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDL-WN1
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8B-ZQN : 12 April 2016), Robert J Sessoms in household of Robert M Sessoms, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 10, family 79, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,656.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKX-HZQZ : 13 December 2015), Robert James Sessoms, 1899; Burial, Bladenboro, Bladen, North Carolina, United States of America, Hickory Grove Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 42910037, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Acknowledgments

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