Bessie Mabell Heath

Brief Life History of Bessie Mabell

When Bessie Mabell Heath was born on 22 May 1892, in Mississippi, United States, her father, John Michael Heath, was 34 and her mother, Bettie Gant, was 21. She married Benjamin Franklin Ferguson on 16 August 1908, in Carroll, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi, United States in 1900. She died on 18 March 1928, in Tate, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Independence, Tate, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Franklin Ferguson
1885–1970
Bessie Mabell Heath
1892–1928
Marriage: 16 August 1908
Ellie Lucille Ferguson
1920–1976
Gladys Ruth Ferguson
1922–2012
Benjamin Lawrence Ferguson
1925–1999

Sources (9)

  • Bessie M Heath in household of John M Heath, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Bessie Heath Ferguson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Bessie Heath in entry for B F Ferguson, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived ‘(on the) heath’ (Middle English he(a)th, Old English hǣth) or else a habitational name from any of numerous places called with this word. The same word also denoted heather, the characteristic plant of heathland areas. This surname has also been established in Dublin, Ireland, since the late 16th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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