John Bess

Male 1840 - 1893  (53 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Bess was born on 8 May 1840 in (Warren County) Tennessee (son of Eli Bess and Leah Florence Killian); died on 5 Aug 1893 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Centerhill Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee.

    John married Temperance Ann "Tempie" Williams on 9 Aug 1867 in Warren County, Tennessee. Temperance (daughter of William Williams, Jr. and Mary Barnes) was born on 5 Jun 1848 in Tennessee; died on 5 Dec 1933 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried on 7 Dec 1933 in Centerhill Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Mary Ann Bess was born on 1 May 1868 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 25 Apr 1956 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Centerhill Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee.
    2. Laura Jane Bess was born on 3 Dec 1873 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 19 Oct 1947 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried on 20 Oct 1947 in Centerhill Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee.
    3. Suella Bess was born on 9 Jun 1878 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 18 Oct 1974; was buried in Centerhill Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee.
    4. Margrett Leear Bess was born in 0___ 1881 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died in 0___ 1959 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    5. Grover Cleveland "Cleveland" Bess was born on 7 Sep 1884 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 26 Mar 1964 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Centerhill Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Eli Bess was born in 0___ 1815 in (Spartanburg County) South Carolina (son of John Bess and Lucinda Kimberlin); died after 1880 in Warren County, Tennessee.

    Eli married Leah Florence Killian in 0___ 1833 in Warren County, Tennessee. Leah (daughter of Daniel Killian and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Bost) was born in 0___ 1816 in North Carolina; died before 1880 in Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Leah Florence Killian was born in 0___ 1816 in North Carolina (daughter of Daniel Killian and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Bost); died before 1880 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Mary Bess was born in 0___ 1833 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    2. Nancy Bess was born in 0___ 1836 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    3. Robert B. Bess was born in 0___ 1838 in Warren County, Tennessee; died in 0___ 1876 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Centerhill Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee.
    4. 1. John Bess was born on 8 May 1840 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 5 Aug 1893 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Centerhill Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee.
    5. Daniel Killian Bess was born in 0___ 1842 in Warren County, Tennessee; died before 1866.
    6. Alice Bess was born in 0___ 1843 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    7. J. Wiley Bess was born in 0___ 1845 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Bess Cemetery, Beersheba Springs, Grundy County, Tennessee.
    8. Sarah J. Bess was born in 0___ 1847 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    9. Martha Bess was born in 0___ 1849 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    10. Lucas Bess was born in 0___ 1850 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    11. Medley Caroline Bess was born in 0___ 1851 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    12. Cara Bess was born in 0___ 1853 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    13. Euphenia Bess was born in 0___ 1854 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    14. Rufus Dock Bess was born in 0___ 1856 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 16 Jun 1906.
    15. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Bess was born on 10 Mar 1857 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 27 Mar 1933 in Altamont, Grundy County, Tennessee; was buried in Bess Cemetery, Beersheba Springs, Grundy County, Tennessee.
    16. Cora J. Bess was born in 0___ 1859 in Warren County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Bess was born in ~1783 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

    John married Lucinda Kimberlin(Spartanburg County, South Carolina). Lucinda was born in 1780 in (Spartanburg County, South Carolina); died in 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Lucinda Kimberlin was born in 1780 in (Spartanburg County, South Carolina); died in 1850.
    Children:
    1. Basil Bess was born in 0___ 1804 in (Spartanburg County) South Carolina; died in 0___ 1881 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Hill Graveyard, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Eli Bess was born in 0___ 1815 in (Spartanburg County) South Carolina; died after 1880 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    3. John Bess was born on 14 Mar 1815 in (Spartanburg County) South Carolina; died on 21 Feb 1876 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Centerhill Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee.
    4. Rose Ann Bess was born in 0___ 1815 in North Carolina; died in 0___ 1851 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    5. Wiley R. Bess was born on 14 Mar 1817 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 11 Apr 1883 in Dye, Montague County, Texas; was buried in Dye Mound Cemetery, Montague County, Texas.

  3. 6.  Daniel Killian was born in 0___ 1790 in Lincoln County, North Carolina; died in 0___ 1876 in DeKalb County, Alabama; was buried in Portersville, DeKalb County, Alabama.

    Daniel married Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Bost in ~ 1807. Mary was born in 0___ 1792 in North Carolina; died in 0___ 1874 in DeKalb County, Alabama; was buried in Portersville, DeKalb County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Bost was born in 0___ 1792 in North Carolina; died in 0___ 1874 in DeKalb County, Alabama; was buried in Portersville, DeKalb County, Alabama.
    Children:
    1. 3. Leah Florence Killian was born in 0___ 1816 in North Carolina; died before 1880 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    2. Ambrose H. Killian was born on 4 Apr 1814 in North Carolina; died on 10 Mar 1891 in Grundy County, Tennessee.