Bessie Jane Griffey^[1]

1899 - 1942  (43 years)

• Name	Bessie Jane Griffey
  Born	1 Feb 1899	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1920	Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	8 Sep 1942	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	10 Sep 1942	Pollard Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I230935	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Joseph Abraham Griffey,   b. 3 May 1871, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Nov 1948, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Malissa Belle Pollard,   b. 16 Jan 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Sep 1917, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 43 years)
  Married	Abt 1895
  Family ID	F88425	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Feb 1899 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Knox County, Tennessee Died - 8 Sep 1942 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 10 Sep 1942 - Pollard Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 3 May 2003. Estelee Griffey "Essie" McCammon obituary [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Bessie Griffey Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 149 Civil District 14, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: Jun 1898 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (Standardized): White Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Years Married: Estimated Marriage Year: Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Page: 4 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 68 Reference Number: 13 Film Number: 1241596 Digital Folder Number: 004118730 Image Number: 00233 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Joseph A Griffey M 29 Tennessee Wife Belle Griffey F 25 Tennessee Daughter Jinnie Griffey F 4 Tennessee Son John Griffey M 3 Tennessee Daughter Bessie Griffey F 2 Tennessee Son Wallace Griffey M 0 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Bessie J Griffey Residence: , Knox, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1900 Age: 20 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821750 Digital Folder Number: 4390409 Image Number: 00961 Sheet Number: 6 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Joseph Griffey M 48y Tennessee DAU Jennie Griffey F 23y Tennessee DAU Bessie J Griffey F 20y Tennessee SON Wallace Griffey M 19y Tennessee DAU Josie B Griffey F 18y Tennessee SON Fred A Griffey M 16y Tennessee DAU Felora E Griffey F 14y Tennessee SON Roy T Griffey M 12y Tennessee DAU Leona Griffey F 10y Tennessee DAU Inez E Griffey F 8y Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Bessie Jane Griffey Event: Death Event Date: 08 Sep 1942 Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Race or Color: White Age: 43 Estimated Birth Year: Birth Date: 01 Feb 1899 Birthplace: Sevier Co., Tenn Spouse: Father: J. A. Griffey Father's Birthplace: Cocke Co., Tenn Mother: Malessa B. Pollard Mother's Birthplace: Sevier Co., Tenn Occupation: At Home Street Address: 302 Denwiddie St Residence: Knoxville, Knox, Tenn Cemetery: Pollards Burial Place: Knoxville Burial Date: 10 Sep 1942 Informant: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 4184479 Image Number: 1627 Film Number: 1876914 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 18915 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 54.