Individual Details

Bessie West

(Mar 1885 - 26 Dec 1943)



Bessie and Charles had children: Guy Fredrick, Bennie Joe, Charles Lucas, and Gladys who married Tony Henry (This does NOT agree at all with the following census records... however, the 1920 census is missing which might add to the list.) History in Headstones, the Crawford Co cemetery book states that buried in Stevenson-West Cemetery are Guy Fredrick Presley, Bennie Joe Presley, Charles Lucas Presley and an infant daughter - children of Charles and Bessie Presley.

1910 Census. Van Buren, Crawford, AR, Hh 217
Charles F. Presley, 26, married once for 5 years
Bessie, wife, 25, 2 children, neither living

There is an Arkansas record for Charles Presley, Jr. age 7, who died in Fort Smith, 22 Dec 1921, son of C. F. Presley and Bessie West, and buried in Crawford County.

1930 Census. Braden, LeFlore Co, OK, Hh 125
Charles F. Presley, 46, married at 22 - family all born in AR, farmer
Bessie, wife, 45, married at 21
James C., son, 18
Mable C., dau, 15
Ema L., dau, 12.
Mary R., dau, 10
Lafayet Presley, boarder, 61, widowed

1940 Census. PawPaw Twp, Sequoyah Co, OK, Hh 78
In 1935 they lived in LeFlore County
C. F. Presley, 56, farm operator
Bessie, wife, 55
Mary, dau, 20
James A., so, 18
Pauline, dau-in-law, 26

Events

BirthMar 1885Arkansas
Marriage25 Jun 1905Crawford County, Arkansas - Charles Frederick Presley
Death26 Dec 1943Sebastian County, Arkansas

Families

SpouseCharles Frederick Presley (1883 - 1946)
ChildLiving
ChildCharles Presley Jr. (1914 - 1921)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildMary Rebecca Presley (1919 - 2014)
FatherRev. John Quincy West (1843 - 1908)
MotherMary E. Campbell (1843 - 1921)
SiblingMary E. West (1869 - 1884)
SiblingJames William West (1870 - 1926)
SiblingLouella West (1874 - 1874)
SiblingNettie West (1875 - )
SiblingFlorence Isabel West (1877 - 1951)
SiblingNora West (1879 - 1880)
SiblingEtta West (1880 - 1951)
SiblingNannie West (1883 - )
SiblingFannie West (1887 - 1969)

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