Bessie May (Tidwell) Strayhorn (1908 - 2001)

Born 2 Mar 1908 in Riverside County, California, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Feb 2001 at age 92 in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Bessie May Tidwell was born March 2, 1908 to Elisha Tidwell and Mary Maddox in Riverside County, California.^[1]

She married Wesley Moreau Strayhorn on July 12, 1927 in Los Angeles, California.^[2]

She died, at the age of 92, on February 17, 2001 in Whittier, California.^[3] She is buried at the Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVL2-819 : accessed 28 June 2022), Bessie Tidwell in household of Thomas Tidwell, Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 80, sheet 1A, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 91; FHL microfilm 1,374,104.
2. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8J3-SMV : 9 March 2021), W Moreau Strayhorn and Bessie M Tidwell, 12 Jul 1927; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,704.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V32R-YX3 : 11 January 2021), Bessie M Strayhorn, 17 Feb 2001; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79711177/bessie-may-strayhorn : accessed 28 June 2022), memorial page for Bessie May Tidwell Strayhorn (2 Mar 1908–17 Feb 2001), Find A Grave: Memorial #79711177 citing Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by BJW (contributor 47094611) .

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHS-65Z : 31 January 2021), Bessie M Tidwell in entry for Elisha T Tidwell, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC8J-HPT : accessed 28 June 2022), Bessie M Strayhorn in household of Wesley M Strayhorn, Montebello, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1167, sheet 12A, line 1, family 302, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 167; FHL microfilm 2,339,902.
• "1940 United States Federal Census", Year: 1940; Census Place: Montebello, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00238; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 19-400, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #71312597 (accessed 28 June 2022), Bessie Strayhorn (32), wife, in household of Wesley Strayhorn (34) in Montebello, Los Angeles, California. Born in California.
• "1950 United States Federal Census", United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Whittier, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 3599; Sheet Number: 34; Enumeration District: 19-1932, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #264738739 (accessed 28 June 2022), Bessie M Strayhorn (42), wife, in household of Wesley M Strayhorn (44) in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA. Born in California.
• Family Search Profile for Bessie May Tidwell