Bessie
Rosa Lee
Dunson
formerly Hollingsworth
Born in Georgia, United States
Daughter of Frank W Hollingsworth
and Annie E (Davis) Hollingsworth
Sister of
Beadie Adeline (Hollingsworth) Lynch
Wife of
Joe Dunson
— married
[date unknown] in Georgia, United States
Mother of
Connell Bradford Dunson and Etta Louise (Dunson) Bing
Died
at age 93
in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Sep 2023
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Biography
Bessie (Hollingsworth) Dunson is a part of US Black heritage.
This profile is part of the Hollingsworth Name Study.
Bessie Rosa Lee Hollingsworth was born on August 29, 1900 in Georgia, United States, daughter of Frank W Hollingsworth (~1868–1921) and Annie E Davis (~1879–1907).
In the 1910 census Bessie (age 9) was the daughter of Frank Hollingsworth in Glenloch, Heard, Georgia, United States.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Frank Hollingsworth | M | 41 | Married | Head | Farmer | Georgia |
| Lou Ella Hollingsworth | F | 29 | Married | Wife | Farm Laborer | Georgia |
| Beadie Hollingsworth | F | 11 | Single | Daughter | Farm Laborer | Georgia |
| Bessie Hollingsworth | F | 9 | Single | Daughter | Georgia | |
| Johnie B Hollingsworth | F | 6 | Single | Daughter | Georgia | |
| Theodore Hollingsworth | M | 4 | Single | Son | Georgia | |
| Emerson M Hollingsworth | M | 0 | Single | Son | Georgia |
In the 1920 census Bessie (age 18) was the wife of Joe Dunson in Glenloch, Heard, Georgia.[2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joe Dunson | M | 22 | Married | Head | Farmer | Georgia |
| Bessie Dunson | F | 18 | Married | Wife | None | Georgia |
| Carnel Dunson | M | 1 | Single | Son | None | Georgia |
In the 1930 census Bessie (age 29) was the wife of Joe D Dunson in State Highway No. I, Glenloch, Heard, Georgia, United States.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joe D Dunson | M | 32 | Married | Head | Farmer | Georgia |
| Bessie Dunson | F | 29 | Married | Wife | Georgia | |
| Cornel B Dunson | M | 12 | Single | Son | Georgia | |
| Louise Dunson | F | 8 | Single | Daughter | Georgia | |
| Josephine D Dunson | F | 7 | Single | Daughter | Georgia | |
| Christine Dunson | F | 5 | Single | Daughter | Georgia | |
| Edward Dunson | M | 3 | Single | Son | Georgia | |
| Annie Dorothy Dunson | F | 2 | Single | Daughter | Georgia | |
| Helen Marion Dunson | F | 0 | Single | Daughter | Georgia |
In the 1940 census Bessie (age 39) was the wife of Joe Dunson in Glenloch, Heard, Georgia.[4]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joe Dunson | M | 42 | Married | Head | Farming | Georgia |
| Bessie Dunson | F | 39 | Married | Wife | Georgia | |
| Carnell Dunson | M | 22 | Single | Son | Georgia | |
| Louise Dunson | F | 18 | Single | Daughter | Georgia | |
| Josephine Dunson | F | 17 | Single | Daughter | Georgia | |
| Annie C Dunson | F | 15 | Single | Daughter | Georgia | |
| Edward Dunson | M | 13 | Single | Son | Georgia | |
| Irma Dunson | F | 12 | Single | Daughter | Georgia | |
| Marion Dunson | F | 10 | Single | Daughter | Georgia | |
| Albert Dunson | M | 7 | Single | Son | Georgia | |
| Vivian B Dunson | F | 5 | Single | Daughter | ||
| Walter J Dunson | M | 4 | Single | Son | ||
| Gladys R Dunson | F | 1 | Single | Daughter |
In the 1950 census Bessie (age 49) was the wife of Joe Dunson in Glenloch, Heard, Georgia, United States.[5]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joe Dunson | M | 53 | Married | Head | Farmer | Georgia |
| Bessie O Dunson | F | 49 | Married | Wife | Georgia | |
| Vivian Dunson | F | 15 | Never married | Daughter | Georgia | |
| Walter J Dunson | M | 14 | Never married | Son | Georgia | |
| Gladis Dunson | F | 11 | Never married | Daughter | Georgia | |
| Jacquiline Dunson | F | 8 | Never married | Daughter | Georgia |
Bessie died on June 15, 1994 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States, aged 93.[6][7][8][9]
Sources
- ↑
1910 Census:
"1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Glenloch, Heard, Georgia; Roll: T624_194; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1374207
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #147220131 (accessed 7 September 2023)
Bessie Hollingsworth (9), single daughter, in household of Frank Hollingsworth (41) in Glenloch, Heard, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia. - ↑
1920 Census:
"1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Glenloch, Heard, Georgia; Roll: T625_262; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 67
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #4592988 (accessed 7 September 2023)
Bessie Dunson (18), wife, in household of Joe Dunson (22) in Glenloch, Heard, Georgia. Born in Georgia. - ↑
1930 Census:
"1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Glenloch, Heard, Georgia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340104
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #22548121 (accessed 7 September 2023)
Bessie Dunson (29), wife, in household of Joe D Dunson (32) in State Highway No. I, Glenloch, Heard, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia. - ↑
1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Glenloch, Heard, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00684; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 74-14
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #56993092 (accessed 7 September 2023)
Bessie Dunson (39), wife, in household of Joe Dunson (42) in Glenloch, Heard, Georgia. Born in Georgia. - ↑
1950 Census:
"1950 United States Federal Census"
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Glenloch, Heard, Georgia; Roll: 4663; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 74-14
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #127560051 (accessed 7 September 2023)
Bessie O Dunson (49), wife, in household of Joe Dunson (53) in Glenloch, Heard, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia. - ↑
Death of son Joseph Dunson:
"Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940"
Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2562 #75103932 (accessed 7 September 2023)
Bessie Holingsworth in death record for son Joseph Dunson 22 Jun 1920, wife of Joe Dunson, in Heard, Georgia, USA. - ↑
Death:
"Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018"
Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
Ancestry Record 5763 #1943774 (accessed 7 September 2023)
Bessie Rosa Lee Dunson death 13 Jun 1994 (born 29 Aug 1900), daughter of Hollingsworth & Davis, in Dayton, Montgomery, USA. - ↑
Obituary:
"U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
Dayton Daily News; Publication Date: 16 Jun 1994; Publication Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/408017204/?article=66e50e25-2a05-4be2-a880-dea438b86cd4&focus=0.44675395,0.12591521,0.55085135,0.49869233&xid=3355
Ancestry Record 61843 #605100302 (accessed 7 September 2023)
Name: Bessie Rosa Lee Dunson; Gender: Female; Death Age: 93; Birth Date: abt 1901; Birth Place: Franklin, GA.; Residence Place: Dayton; Death Date: 13 Jun 1994; Obituary Date: 16 Jun 1994; Obituary Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA; Newspaper Title: Dayton Daily News; Child: Louise Bing Josephone Long Annie Wood Dorothy Hicks Helen Phillips Vivian Walton Gladys R. Allen Jacqueline Dunson Edward Dunson Albert; Siblings: Johnnie Thomas Rhomell Wyatt Corrie Battle Robert Hollingsworth Theodore Hollingsworth. - ↑
Death:
"U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
Ancestry Record 3693 #16894923 (accessed 7 September 2023)
Bessie R Dunson death 15 Jun 1994 (born 29 Aug 1900) residing at 45417, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.
- "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/3079445/person/6015356406/hints : accessed 7 September 2023), profile for Bessie Hollingsworth.
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