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Bessie Davis 1886 - 1969

Bessie Davis of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on July 16, 1886, and died at age 82 years old in January 1969.

Bessie Davis
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Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60621
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July 16, 1886
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In 1886, in the year that Bessie Davis was born, on January 5th, Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson's book the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was published. Immediately popular, the paperback book was sold for $1 in the U.S. - almost $25 today. Stevenson's stepson said that he wrote the first draft in under 3 days.
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In 1923, at the age of 37 years old, Bessie was alive when Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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Davis, Malissa Jame Haynes, Ursula (Born Jun 10, 1842) Jackson, Melissa (Born Apr 1, 1894) Davis, Juanita (Born Sep 30, 1914) Davis, Charlotte (Born Nov 6, 1951) Davis, Sarah (Born Jan 7, 1850) Turner, Anna (Born Oct 14, 1895) Swearingen, Twila (Born May 28, 1901) Davis, W. (Born 1877) Davis, Maggie (Born 1878)
Davis, Harriet (Born Jan 29, 1875) Poister, Fannie  (Born Aug 31, 1874) Davis, Mary Catherine (Born Mar 20, 1838) Davis, Eoline (Born Dec 18, 1881) Holcomb, Sarah (Born 1835) Davis), Clara (Born 1863) Davis, Daniel Davis, Margaret (Born May 16, 1847) Davis, Caleb (Born May 8, 1842) Davis, Thomas (Born Feb 3, 1884)
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