Born in Boardman, Mahoning, Ohio
Ancestors 
Daughter of Wilbur Cotton Simon
and Anna Salome (Harding) Simon
Sister of
Clyde Harding Simon, Emma Winifred (Simon) Gibson, Horace Williamson Simon and Alma Elizabeth (Simon) Weber
Wife of
Royal Ellis Corkins
— married
14 Sep 1934 (to 14 Feb 1979) in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio
Descendants 
Mother of
Jerry Corkins
Died
at age 91
in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Apr 2016
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Biography
Bessie was born April 3,1894. in Boardman, Mahoning County, Ohio. The daughter of Wilbur Simon and Anna Harding. She died April 9 1985, in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. She is buried at Bedford Cemetary, Bedford, Calhoun County, Michigan.
Sources
- Certificate of Birth. Probate Court of Mahoning County, Ohio. Case no. 11334 Doc 14. Page 14
- United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Boardman, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: T623_1300; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 44. Birth date: Apr 1894 Birth place: Ohio Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Poland Village (Part), Mahoning, Ohio
- United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Boardman, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: 76, Birth date: 1894 Birth place: Ohio Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Boardman, Mahoning, Ohio
- United States Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Boardman, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: T625_1412; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 105; Image: Birth date: 1894 Birth place: Ohio Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Boardman, Mahoning, Ohio
- United States Federal Census: Year: 1930; Census Place: Boardman, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: 1841; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 397.0. Birth date: abt 1895 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Boardman, Mahoning, Ohio
- United States Federal Census : Year: 1940; Census Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T627_1735; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 13-22. Birth date: abt 1894 Birth place: Ohio Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States
- United States Federal Census : Year: 1950; Name:Bessie G Corkins
Age 56, Birth Date: abt 1894, Gender: Female, Race: White, Birth Place: Ohio, Marital Status: Married, Relation to Head of House: Wife, Residence Date: 1950, Home in 1950: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Street Name Post Ave, House Number: 87, Household members Name Age Roy E Corkins 49 Bessie G Corkins 56 Gerald S Corkins 13
- First hand knowledge from son: Gerald Corkins
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
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100.00%
Jerry Corkins 
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gscorkins
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~3.12%
Greg Simon :
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~0.78%
Leanna Elder :
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AncestryDNA
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