Bessie Jewel SCHELL/SHELL married first a cousin Lee Roy Smith on July 1, 1911, in Hunt County, TX. Bessie and Lee Roy had one child who died at the age of 16 months. They were divorced shortly after their marriage.
Bessie Jewel (Schell) Smith married William Ira Bearden on September 9, 1916, in Cooper, Delta County, TX.
Bessie and Ira had ten children:
1. Roscoe Melton Bearden
2. Bertha Irene Bearden Keller
3. Cora Alice Bearden Collier Hunter
4. Dorothy Modell Bearden Davis Rhodes
6. Ona Mae Bearden Jones
7. Opal Louise Bearden Lewis
8. Hazel Edna Bearden Pierce
9. E. K. Bearden
10. Valda Doreen Bearden Backman Krejci
At the death of Ira and the urging of her children, Bessie sold her farm and all of its equipment and moved into Ardmore where she worked as a practical nurse until 1978.
On 4 Sept., 1958, Bessie Jewel (Schell) (Smith) Bearden married a William Glover Presley, who died in 1962.
Bessie Jewel (Schell) Smith married William Ira Bearden on September 9, 1916, in Cooper, Delta County, TX.
Bessie and Ira had ten children:
1. Roscoe Melton Bearden
2. Bertha Irene Bearden Keller
3. Cora Alice Bearden Collier Hunter
4. Dorothy Modell Bearden Davis Rhodes
6. Ona Mae Bearden Jones
7. Opal Louise Bearden Lewis
8. Hazel Edna Bearden Pierce
9. E. K. Bearden
10. Valda Doreen Bearden Backman Krejci
At the death of Ira and the urging of her children, Bessie sold her farm and all of its equipment and moved into Ardmore where she worked as a practical nurse until 1978.
On 4 Sept., 1958, Bessie Jewel (Schell) (Smith) Bearden married a William Glover Presley, who died in 1962.
Bessie Jewel SCHELL/SHELL married first a cousin Lee Roy Smith on July 1, 1911, in Hunt County, TX. Bessie and Lee Roy had one child who died at the age of 16 months. They were divorced shortly after their marriage.
Bessie Jewel (Schell) Smith married William Ira Bearden on September 9, 1916, in Cooper, Delta County, TX.
Bessie and Ira had ten children:
1. Roscoe Melton Bearden
2. Bertha Irene Bearden Keller
3. Cora Alice Bearden Collier Hunter
4. Dorothy Modell Bearden Davis Rhodes
6. Ona Mae Bearden Jones
7. Opal Louise Bearden Lewis
8. Hazel Edna Bearden Pierce
9. E. K. Bearden
10. Valda Doreen Bearden Backman Krejci
At the death of Ira and the urging of her children, Bessie sold her farm and all of its equipment and moved into Ardmore where she worked as a practical nurse until 1978.
On 4 Sept., 1958, Bessie Jewel (Schell) (Smith) Bearden married a William Glover Presley, who died in 1962.
Bessie Jewel (Schell) Smith married William Ira Bearden on September 9, 1916, in Cooper, Delta County, TX.
Bessie and Ira had ten children:
1. Roscoe Melton Bearden
2. Bertha Irene Bearden Keller
3. Cora Alice Bearden Collier Hunter
4. Dorothy Modell Bearden Davis Rhodes
6. Ona Mae Bearden Jones
7. Opal Louise Bearden Lewis
8. Hazel Edna Bearden Pierce
9. E. K. Bearden
10. Valda Doreen Bearden Backman Krejci
At the death of Ira and the urging of her children, Bessie sold her farm and all of its equipment and moved into Ardmore where she worked as a practical nurse until 1978.
On 4 Sept., 1958, Bessie Jewel (Schell) (Smith) Bearden married a William Glover Presley, who died in 1962.
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