Bessie Mae Denton^{[1, 2]}

1915 - 2002  (87 years)

• Name	Bessie Mae Denton
  Born	11 Mar 1915	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Bryant
  Census	1930	District 5, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 5, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	9 Dec 2002	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5, 6]
  Buried	11 Dec 2002	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I181701	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Dale Milburn Hartsell,   b. 26 Nov 1890, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Mar 1968, Fresno County, California  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Lucy Jane Bryant,   b. Abt 1893, Tennessee
  Family ID	F68826	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	James Garland Whitson,   b. 12 Feb 1907, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Dec 1989, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years)
  Married	17 Jul 1930
  Children	1. Everette Wiley Whitson,   b. 31 Aug 1931,   d. 17 Jul 1933  (Age 1 years) + 2. Barbara June "Bobbie" Whitson,   b. 1 Jun 1933,   d. 24 Jun 2016, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)   3. Nina Lee Whitson,   b. 25 Sep 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Apr 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 1 years) + 4. William Joseph "Bill" Whitson,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Feb 2016  (Age ~ 78 years) + 5. Daniel David Whitson,   b. Abt 1940, Tennessee  (Age ~ 84 years) + 6. Judith Carolyn Whitson + 7. Linda Lucille Whitson
  Family ID	F68825	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Mar 1915 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 9 Dec 2002 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 11 Dec 2002 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 281. [S124] Brown Funeral Home, Newport, Tennessee, (http://www.newportfunerals.com), 18 Feb 2016. William J. "Bill" Whitson obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name Bessie Denton Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place District 05, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 15 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Birth Year (Estimated) 1915 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 2 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Charlie Denton Head M 47 Tennessee Lucy Denton Wife F 37 Tennessee Bessie Denton Daughter F 15 Tennessee Ronald Denton Son M 20 Tennessee Nannie B Denton Daughter-in-law F 20 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name Bessie Whitson Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 5, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 25 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Relationship to Head of Household Wife Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1915 Last Place of Residence Same House HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Garland Whitson Head M 33 Tennessee Bessie Whitson Wife F 25 Tennessee Barbara Jean Whitson Daughter F 6 Billy Joe Whitson Son M 2 David H Whitson Son M 0 Katie Hicks Lodger F 28 Tennessee [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 10 Dec 2002. Bessie Mae Whitson, March 11, 1915-December 9, 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Garland Whitson, and her infant children, Nina and Everett Whitson. She is survived by her children: Edith Baxter and husband, Charles, of Oak Ridge; Barbara Hall and husband, Eugene, of Newport; Bill Whitson and wife, Betty, of Newport; Dan Whitson and wife, Mary, of Seymour, TN; Judy Wade and husband, John, of Seymour, TN; and Linda Whitson, of Newport; grandchildren: Chris Hall, Debbie Erby, Sharon Brewer, Tim Hall, Russell Whitson, Scharla Kennedy, Robert Hall, John Wade, Gina Hilditch, Alice Long, Joel Wade, and Holly Jenkins; twenty one great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; special cousin, Clifford Bryant, and half-sister, Loraine Smith, of Santee, California; and numerous other family members and friends who were touched by her genuine love during her life. Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Craig Ward and Rev. Robert Walker officiating. Burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2002 in Union Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church, Building Fund, 234 Lincoln Avenue, Newport, TN 37821 or the American Diabetes Association, 4205 Hillsboro Ave. Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37215. Manes Funeral Home in charge. [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # WHITSON BESSIE M 12-09-2002 / 87 KNOX COCKE / TN WIDOW F WHITE 54333 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 49135173).