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Female Bessie Lee Jenkins Click to view Bessie Lee Jenkins in the family tree

Bessie Lee was born on September 3rd, 1889 in Kanawha Co., WV.1   Bessie Lee's father was George Washington Jenkins and her mother was Martha Ann Lynn.  Her paternal grandparents were Thomas Robert Jenkins and Martha Booker Fore. She had four brothers and seven sisters, named Walter Tinsley, Thomas L., Theophilus Elijah, George Washington, Stacie Eugene, Ora Belle, Paulina A, Martha Jane, Mary Ann, Sara and Minnie Florence.  She is the youngest of the twelve children.


Bessie Lee's family with Oscar Thaxton

‌Bessie Lee and Oscar were married in a religious ceremony on August 31st, 1913 in Kanawha Co., WV.1   They had a daughter named Dana Lee.

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