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Bessie Tom <I>Nettles</I> Bray

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Bessie Tom Nettles Bray

Birth
Louisiana, USA
Death
3 Nov 1941 (aged 49)
Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial
Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec M Plot 201
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First marriage: 6 Feb 1913 in Navarro County, TX to Roy Beavers ended in divorce. Second marriage: 18 Nov 1922 in Hill County, TX to John Terrance Bray. Daughter of Theodore Nettles (1862-?) and Edith Frances Hearne (1868-?). Parents died sometime after the 1910 census. Her siblings are living in an orphanage in the 1920 census. Sister to Bettie Lou Nettles Beavers William.

Bessie Tom Nettles b. 14 Jan 1892 in Louisiana; d. 3 Nov 1941 in Harris County, Texas; burial: South Park Cemetery, Brazoria County, Texas. (Daughter of Theodore Nettles 1862-abt 1912 & Edith Frances “Frankie” Hearne 1868-abt 1913) Notes: Bessie Tom Nettles divorced Leroy Lyle Beavers. Her second husband was John Terrance Bray b. 4 Jun 1884 in Colorado; d. 26 Mar 1962 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; burial: Rosewood Park Cemetery, Houston, Texas. Bessie Tom Nettles Beavers and John Terrance Bray were married 18 Nov 1922 in Hill County, Texas. They had two daughters by this marriage: Catherine Frances Bray 1923-2000 and Sibble (Syble) Jeanette Bray Dinkfield1924-1997. John Terrance Bray was employed as a meat cutter and also served in WW I Montana 23rd Engineers.
Occupation: Housewife
Residences: (US Federal Census)
1900: Texas, Kaufman County, Justice Precinct 7
1910: Texas, Kaufman County, Tolosa
1920: Texas, Denton County, Denton Ward 1
1930: Texas, Caldwell County, Luling
1940: not found
Divorce with Leroy Lyle Beavers: abt 1921
First marriage: 6 Feb 1913 in Navarro County, TX to Roy Beavers ended in divorce. Second marriage: 18 Nov 1922 in Hill County, TX to John Terrance Bray. Daughter of Theodore Nettles (1862-?) and Edith Frances Hearne (1868-?). Parents died sometime after the 1910 census. Her siblings are living in an orphanage in the 1920 census. Sister to Bettie Lou Nettles Beavers William.

Bessie Tom Nettles b. 14 Jan 1892 in Louisiana; d. 3 Nov 1941 in Harris County, Texas; burial: South Park Cemetery, Brazoria County, Texas. (Daughter of Theodore Nettles 1862-abt 1912 & Edith Frances “Frankie” Hearne 1868-abt 1913) Notes: Bessie Tom Nettles divorced Leroy Lyle Beavers. Her second husband was John Terrance Bray b. 4 Jun 1884 in Colorado; d. 26 Mar 1962 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; burial: Rosewood Park Cemetery, Houston, Texas. Bessie Tom Nettles Beavers and John Terrance Bray were married 18 Nov 1922 in Hill County, Texas. They had two daughters by this marriage: Catherine Frances Bray 1923-2000 and Sibble (Syble) Jeanette Bray Dinkfield1924-1997. John Terrance Bray was employed as a meat cutter and also served in WW I Montana 23rd Engineers.
Occupation: Housewife
Residences: (US Federal Census)
1900: Texas, Kaufman County, Justice Precinct 7
1910: Texas, Kaufman County, Tolosa
1920: Texas, Denton County, Denton Ward 1
1930: Texas, Caldwell County, Luling
1940: not found
Divorce with Leroy Lyle Beavers: abt 1921

Gravesite Details

Buried in unmarked grave. No marker.



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  • Created by: Phyllis
  • Added: May 3, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36679944/bessie_tom-bray: accessed ), memorial page for Bessie Tom Nettles Bray (14 Jan 1892–3 Nov 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36679944, citing South Park Cemetery, Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Phyllis (contributor 47027326).