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1. | Bessie Ellen Smith was born about 1889 in Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA. Bessie married James William Burruss in 1918 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. James (son of Jordan W Burruss and Mary Jane Bailey) was born on 9 Jul 1886 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Mar 1931 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: Husband Unknown Van Vactor. Husband was born about 1885; died on 12 Sep 1912. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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