Bissey, Velma Blanche

1905 - 1998  (93 years)

• Name	Bissey, Velma Blanche
  Birth	16 May 1905	Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Township), page 1a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	BISS.V001
  _FGRAVE	19223559
  Death	24 Oct 1998	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 4]
  Burial	Zif Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Henderson, Velma B. and Eugene M.
  Person ID	I16936	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Herdes - Minard Joseph Herdes and Mary Ann Minard Descendants, Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Bissey, George Harter,   b. 21 Feb 1867, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Oct 1950 (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Fulkerson, Alice F. 'Allie',   b. 11 Sep 1870, Clay County, Illinois d. 18 Aug 1914 (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	1889  [5, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 21 years and 10 months - She was ~ 18 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F1299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henderson, Eugene Melvin,   b. 16 Feb 1906, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Jul 1978, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1924  [1, 8]
  Age at Marriage	She was 19 years and 6 months - He was 18 years and 9 months.
  Children	1. Henderson, A.P.   2. Henderson, Elmo Eugene,   b. Nov 1931   d. Nov 1931 (Age 0 years)   3. Henderson, Catharine Louise,   b. Nov 1932   d. Jan 1933 (Age 0 years)   4. Henderson, M.R. + 5. Henderson, Richard 'Ray',   b. 1 Apr 1939, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 29 Apr 2007, Swansea, St. Clair, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F7554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 May 1905 - Wayne County, Illinois Death - 24 Oct 1998 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Zif Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4095] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Henderson, Velma B. and Eugene M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19223559/velma-b.-henderson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16069] 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Township), page 1a (Reliability: 3). [S823] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 5A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00616&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S4097] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Henderson, Richard "Ray", 68, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19234304), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4107] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bissey, George H. and Alice F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24054271/george-h-bissey), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4108] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Alice F. Fulkerson, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=121&GScid=105163&GRid=24054280&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S824] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Bedford Township, Wayne County, Illinois, Page: 7b, (http://interactive.ancestry.com/7602/004113809_00561?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%) (Reliability: 2). [S4096] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 1, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-00769-00087?ssrc=&backlabel=Return) (Reliability: 3).