Bessie Mae Simerly^[1]

1888 - 1933  (44 years)

• Name	Bessie Mae Simerly
  Born	12 Dec 1888	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Jan 1933	Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	19 Jan 1933	Miser Cemetery
  Person ID	I229782	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Solomon "Sol" Simerly,   b. 31 Dec 1847, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Jan 1921  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary Drake,   b. Tennessee
  Married	24 Nov 1870	Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F133083	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Mike Purkey,   b. 24 Aug 1881, Tennessee ,   d. 23 May 1971, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 89 years)
  Children	1. Lonnie Eugene Purkey,   b. 26 Oct 1907, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Jan 1985  (Age 77 years) + 2. Thomas Owen Purkey,   b. 26 Jan 1909, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jun 1984  (Age 75 years) + 3. Clyde Edgar Purkey,   b. 26 Jun 1911, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Dec 1995  (Age 84 years)   4. Mary Lucille Purkey,   b. 7 Jun 1913,   d. 28 Apr 1992  (Age 78 years) + 5. Virgil Lee Purkey,   b. 11 Jun 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Feb 1967  (Age 51 years) + 6. Marvin Leroy Purkey,   b. 18 Aug 1917, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Nov 1980  (Age 63 years) + 7. Fred N. Purkey,   b. 16 Nov 1919,   d. 31 Aug 2000, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years) + 8. Ralph E. Purkey,   b. 11 Aug 1921,   d. Nov 1970  (Age 49 years) + 9. Cecil J. Purkey,   b. 1 Jun 1923,   d. 27 May 1998  (Age 74 years)   10. Anna Mae Purkey,   b. 19 Nov 1924,   d. 9 Mar 2008, Maryville Health Care, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)   11. Vondell Purkey,   d. Bef 9 Mar 2008   12. Kenneth Purkey
  Family ID	F87978	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Dec 1888 - Tennessee Died - 18 Jan 1933 - Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S84] E-Mail, Linda Purkey Stevens [lindasoftn@aol.com], 9 Feb 2008. [S87] Death Certificate. name: Mrs Mike Purkey event: Death event date: 18 Jan 1933 event place: Blount Co., Tennessee gender: Female marital status: Married race or color: White age: 46 estimated birth year: 1887 birth date: birthplace: Tenn. spouse: father: Sol Simerly father's birthplace: Tenn. mother: Mary Drake mother's birthplace: Tenn. occupation: Housework street address: residence: Louisville R.D. cemetery: Miser burial place: burial date: 19 Jan 1933 informant: additional relatives: digital folder number: 4184140 image number: 2432 film number: 1876797 volume/page/certificate number: cn 2413 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Solomon Simerly Spouse's Name: Mary E. Drake Event Date: 24 Nov 1870 Event Place: Blount County, Tennessee