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Mattie Elizabeth “Bessie” Martin

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Mattie Elizabeth “Bessie” Martin

Birth
Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Death
12 Aug 1954 (aged 49)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Her grave marker has last name as Martin.

Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909

Name: Bessie Martin
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1904
Birth Place: Overbey, Hickman
Father: Jasper Newt Martin
Mother: Docia Barnhill

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Name: Bessie Martin Bagwell
Event:Death Shot by ex husband Elijah Bagwell
Event Date: 12 Aug 1954
Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Divorced
Age: 49
Estimated Birth Year: 1905
Father: Jeffrey Newt Martin
Mother: Docier Barnhill
Occupation: Sales Clerk Kress 5 & 10 Store
Cemetery: Mt Hope
Burial Place: Franklin, Williamson Co
Informant: Maze Mangrum Sr 2704 Grandview Ave. Nashville, Tn

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Bessie was first married to Maze Mangrum 9 Dec 1923 in Tennessee, They divorced early 1950's.
Of this union three children were born:
Maze Zebia Mangrum
Thomas Freeman Mangrum
Carmen Franklin Mangrum

Bessie then married Elijah Bagwell about 1954, they divorced Summer of 1954. They did not have any children.
After Bessie and Elijah divorced, he confronted Bessie in front of her work place (Kress 5 & 10 Store), shot and killed Bessie and then turned the gun and shot himself in the head.
Her grave marker has last name as Martin.

Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909

Name: Bessie Martin
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1904
Birth Place: Overbey, Hickman
Father: Jasper Newt Martin
Mother: Docia Barnhill

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Name: Bessie Martin Bagwell
Event:Death Shot by ex husband Elijah Bagwell
Event Date: 12 Aug 1954
Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Divorced
Age: 49
Estimated Birth Year: 1905
Father: Jeffrey Newt Martin
Mother: Docier Barnhill
Occupation: Sales Clerk Kress 5 & 10 Store
Cemetery: Mt Hope
Burial Place: Franklin, Williamson Co
Informant: Maze Mangrum Sr 2704 Grandview Ave. Nashville, Tn

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Bessie was first married to Maze Mangrum 9 Dec 1923 in Tennessee, They divorced early 1950's.
Of this union three children were born:
Maze Zebia Mangrum
Thomas Freeman Mangrum
Carmen Franklin Mangrum

Bessie then married Elijah Bagwell about 1954, they divorced Summer of 1954. They did not have any children.
After Bessie and Elijah divorced, he confronted Bessie in front of her work place (Kress 5 & 10 Store), shot and killed Bessie and then turned the gun and shot himself in the head.

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  • Created by: BB
  • Added: Feb 25, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85692430/mattie_elizabeth-martin: accessed ), memorial page for Mattie Elizabeth “Bessie” Martin (21 Aug 1904–12 Aug 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85692430, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by BB (contributor 47395133).