~ Texas Birth Index- 1909
~Bessie Irene Mendenhall- My 6th cousin, 4x removed
Bessie was born on 20 Apr 1909 in Clay County, Texas to Jesse "Jess" Mendenhall (1871-1946) and Maude Hinton (1869-1941). She was the youngest of 4 children: Her siblings were Jesse Opal, Zack, and Claude Albert.
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| Pictured above is Bessie's Texas Birth Certificate |
Bessie married Barney Otto Cox on December 30, 1930 in Walters, Oklahoma. He was the son of John Clement Cox (1871-1926) and Mary Ida Upton (1875-1950). Barney was a laborer. In 1940, he was in roofing and at the time of his death, he was a die finisher at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation. Together, Bessie and Barney had 2 daughters- Rubie and Dixie.
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| Barney and Bessie |
Bessie died on October 6, 1962 in San Jose, California at the age of 53. She is buried in the Springtown Cemetery in San Jose.
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| Barney & Bessie's gravestone at Springtown Cemetery This picture was taken from Findagrave.com...it makes me wonder how old the picture is if she died in 1962 and her death isn't reflected on the marker yet... |
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