Individual Details

Bessie Mildred Blackston

(16 Feb 1927 - 4 Feb 2005)

Events

Birth16 Feb 1927Walker County, Alabama
Census-shared18 Apr 1930(Bertie Bruner) Walker County, Alabama
Census-shared18 Apr 1940(Bertie Bruner) Pleasant Field, Walker County, Alabama
Marriage3 Aug 1944Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama - John Ben Sawyer
Death4 Feb 2005Jasper, Walker County, Alabama
Obituary6 Feb 2005Jasper, Walker County, Alabama

Families

SpouseJohn Ben Sawyer (1921 - )
ChildRobert Wayne Sawyer (1946 - 1991)
ChildLiving
FatherOra Oscar Blackston (1895 - 1928)
MotherBertie Bruner (1897 - 1999)
SiblingGwendolyn Mary Blackston (1921 - 2020)
SiblingWalter James "Bud" Blackston (1922 - 1950)
SiblingJ. C. Blackston (1924 - 1950)
SiblingMilford Blackston (1927 - 1927)
SiblingOra Melva Blackston (1929 - 2013)

Notes

Census-shared

Bertie Blackston head F 31 Alabama - Farmer
Guindaline Blackston Daughter F 9 Alabama
Bud Blackston Son M 7 Alabama
J C Blackston Son M 5 Alabama
Mildred Blackston Daughter F 3 1/12 Alabama
Ora M Blackston Daughter F 1 6/12 Alabama
Henia Brener Mother F 57 Alabama
Currie Brener Sister F 20 Alabama - Labor, farm

Census-shared

Bertie Blackston Mother F 41 Alabama
Gwindelene Blackston Daughter F 19 Alabama
Walter J Blackston Son M 17 Alabama
J C Blackston Son M 15 Alabama
Mildred Blackston Daughter F 13 Alabama
Melva Blackston Daughter F 11 Alabama
Don Blackston son M 2 Alabama

Marriage

John Ben Sawyer
Sex Male
Age 22
Birth Year (Estimated) 1922
Father's Name Willie Parmer Sawyer
Mother's Name Delia Winnett
Spouse's Name Bessie Mildred Blackston
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1925
Spouse's Father's Name Ora Blackston
Spouse's Mother's Name Birtie Bruner
Marriage Date 03 Aug 1944
Marriage Place Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Event Type Marriage

Death

Bessie M Sawyer
State Alabama
Last Place of Residence Jasper, Walker, Alabama
Previous Residence Postal Code 35501
Age 78
Birth Date 16 Feb 1927
Death Date 04 Feb 2005

Obituary

Mrs Bessie Mildred Blackston Sawyer
Sex Female
Age 77
Event Date 06 Feb 2005
Event Place Jasper, Alabama, United States
Event Type Obituary
Residence Date 04 Feb 2005
Residence Place Jasper, Alabama
Death Date 04 Feb 2005
Birth Year (Estimated) 1928
Newspaper Daily Mountain Eagle
Mrs Bessie Mildred Blackston Sawyer's Parents and Siblings:
Ora Blackston, Father
J C Blackston, Brother
Gwen Moore, Sister
Don Woods, Brother
Milton Blackston, Brother
Melva Jacks, Sister
Bud Blackston, Brother
Mrs Bessie Mildred Blackston Sawyer's Spouses and Children:
John Sawyer, Husband
Wayne Sawyer, Son
Shanna Sherer, Daughter
Mrs Bessie Mildred Blackston Sawyer's Extended Family:
Stephanie Gallacher, Granddaughter
Paul Sherer, Son-in-law
Zora Woods, Sister-in-law
John Sawyer, Grandson
Tyler Sawyer, Grandson
Mandy Sherer, Granddaughter

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