Shook, Bessie Rosalie

Surname Shook
Given Name Bessie Rosalie
Gender Female
Born 28-FEB-1889 in Red River County, Texas
Died 14-JAN-1946 in Robertson County, Texas (Certificate 04648)
Buried Boone Prairie Church Cemetery, Robertson County, Texas
Father William Henry "Hal" SHOOK (01-SEP-1840 - 23-APR-1925)
Mother Margaret Ann "Maggie" SHIELDS (30-JUL-1849 - 01-AUG-1915)

Family Line

Bessie Rosalie Shook-> William Henry "Hal" Shook (f)-> William B. Shook (gf)-> John Shook (g-gf)-> William Shook (i) (gg-gf)-> Hermanus Shook (ggg-gf).

Marriage

18-JUL-1912 in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas to James Thad COLLINS; born; 07-JAN-1887 in Hackneyville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama; died: 18-JUL-1961 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; father: William Avery COLLINS; mother: Jacqlin BURGESS; buried: Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Jacsonville, Duval County, Florida.

Children

  • Emmitt Martin COLLINS; born: 05-NOV-1917 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; died: 15-SEP-1959 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida; married: Rose Denton STEEL; buried: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
  • Lena Mae COLLINS; born: 09-JUL-1920 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; died: 27-MAY-1964 in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California; married: Wonley GRAY; married: Robert FLEMING; buried: Pacific Crest Cemetery, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California
  • Clarence Nathan COLLINS; born: 27-JAN-1923 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; died: 10-MAR-1999 in Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California; married: 28-APR-1946 in Statonville, Echols County, Georgia to Edith Artie TUCKER; married: 04-MAR-1961 in Los Angeles County, California to Ruby RUESON; married: 1983 to Matilda GONZALEZ; buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California; SSN: 265-18-9869; Last residence: Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California.

Notes

Bessie Shook was the daughter of William Henry Shook and Margaret Ann Shields Shook. She married James Thad Collins on July 18, 1912, in Ennis, Ellis Co., Texas. Together they had 6 children, 3 infants who died in infancy, and Emmitt Martin, Lena Mae, and Clarence Nathan Collins.

Bessie and her family relocated to Florida and lived there for many years. She was diagnosed with a terminal illness, and her husband brought her back to Texas to live with her sister until her death. She is buried beside her infants who died.

-- findagrave.com


1 1900 United States Census->Texas->Milam County->Baileyville->District 69->Image 3/20 (Ancestry.com) Image ...

Name Age Sex Race Relation Marital Status Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Occupation
Shook, W. S. 73 Male White Head Married North Carolina Georgia Georgia Farmer
Shook, Maggie 48 Female White Wife Married Tennessee North Carolina Tennessee  
Shook, Tom 26 Male White Son Single Texas North Carolina Tennessee  
Shook, S. E. 15 Female White Daughter Single Texas North Carolina Tennessee Farm-laborer
Shook, Pearly 13 Female White Daughter Single Texas North Carolina Tennessee Farm-laborer
Shook, Bessie 11 Female White Daughter Single Texas North Carolina Tennessee  
Shook, Jessie 8 Male White Son Single Texas North Carolina Tennessee  

2 1910 United States Census->Texas->Ellis County->Ennis Ward 3->District 135->Image 5/36 (Ancestry.com) Image ...

Name Age Sex Race Relation Marital Status Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Occupation
Shook, Henry S. 86 Male White Head Married Tennessee Tennessee England  
Shook, Margie 55 Female White Wife Married Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee  
Shook, Bessie 18 Female White Daughter Single Texas Tennessee Tennessee  
Shook, Jessie 15 Male White Son Single Texas Tennessee Tennessee Laborer

3 1920 United States Census->Florida->Duval County->Hollywood->District 82->Image 6/46 (Ancestry.com) Image ...

Name Age Sex Race Relation Marital Status Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Occupation Industry
Collins, James T. 33 Male White Head Married Alabama Alabama Alabama Engineer Ship yard
Shook, Bessie 18 Female White Daughter Single Texas Alabama Alabama    
Collins, Emmett M. 2 Male White Single Single Florida Alabama Texas    

4 1946 Texas Death Index (Certificate 04648) (Ancestry.com -- no image)

5 1946 Texas Death Certificate 04648 (Ancestry.com) Image ...