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Bessie Byrd Felton 1928 - 2002

Bessie Lee (Byrd) Felton of Dallas, Dallas County, TX was born on September 15, 1928, and had siblings Vertie Alexander and Lily Mae Johnson. She was the parent of Billie Byrd. She married Henry "Chicken" Felton. Bessie Felton died at age 74 years old on December 12, 2002 in Dallas.

Bessie Lee (Byrd) Felton

Dallas, Dallas County, TX 75211

September 15, 1928

December 12, 2002

Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States

Female

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Bessie Lee (Byrd) Felton's History: 1928 - circa 2002

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Bessie was know throughout her neighborhood in South Dallas as Sweet. That was the kind of woman she was a very kind heart sweet woman who welcomed all and turned down no one. She was a wonderful cook that had everyone raving over her special dish she called "More". Though she did not have any children of her own she was like a mother to everyone she came in contact with.
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1928

Birthday

September 15, 1928

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Ethnicity & Family History

African American
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2002

Death

December 12, 2002

Death date

Stroke

Cause of death

Dallas, Dallas County, Texas United States
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Bessie Byrd Felton lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.

The average age of a Byrd family member is 70.

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In 1928, in the year that Bessie Byrd Felton was born, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.

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In 1931, by the time she was just 3 years old, on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.

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Bessie Byrd's Family Tree & Friends

Bessie Byrd's Family Tree

Parent

Lily Mae Johnson

Bessie Byrd Felton Sep 15, 1928 - Dec 12, 2002

Partner

Sibling

Child

Vertie Alexander

Children

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