Bessie P. Parker

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      Sex: F

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: Abt 1887 - , , Virginia, United States
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children

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1. *Roland Banks Hudson
       Marriage: 24 Sep 1910 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
       Children:
                1. Mary Anna Hudson
                2. Roland Banks Hudson Jr.
                3. Dorothy Parker Hudson {FGID: 124405137}
                4. John William Hudson
                5. James Douglas Hudson

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Notes

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General:

Per U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Publication Title: Bluefield, West Virginia, City Directory, 1917
Name:Roland B Hudson
Gender:Male
Residence Year: 1917
Street address: 91 Bland residence and business
Residence Place: Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
Occupation:Grocer
Spouse:Bessie P Hudson

Per U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Publication Title: Bluefield, West Virginia, City Directory, 1919
Name:Roland B Hudson (Sanitary Grocery)
Gender:Male
Residence Year:1919
Street address:135 Adams
Residence Place:Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
Spouse:Bessie P Hudson

Per 1920 US Census 1/22/1920 135 Adams St, Bluefield City, Mercer, West Virginia
Rowland B. Hudson is the 33 year old white male head of household, who owns his home free of mortgage. Born in Georgia, his father in Georgia, his mother in Alabama, He is self employed as a merchant in his retail grocery. His wife is 32 year old Bessie P. Hudson who was born in Virginia, her father in North Carolina, her mother in Virginia. They have 2 children, both born in West Virginia and attending school: 6 year old daughter, Mary A. Hudson; and 4 year old son, Rowland B. Hudson.

Per 1930 US Census 4/14/1930 2302 Bland St. Bluefield City, Mercer, West Virginia
Roland B. Hudson is the 44 year old white male head of household, who owns his home valued at $10,000 and a radio set. Born in Georgia as were his parents, he is proprietor of a retail grocery and is not a veteran. He is married to 43 year old Bessie Hudson who was born in Virginia as were her parents. When they first married Roland was 27 and Bessie was 26. They have 5 children, all born in West Virginia and attending school: 16 year old daughter Mary Ann Hudson; 15 year old son Roland Hudson Jr; 13 year old daughter Dorothy P. Hudson; 11 year old son John W. Hudson; and 8 year old son James D. Hudson. Also living with the family is 71 year old mother-in-law Annie S. Parker, a widow. Annie was born in Virginia, her father in Georgia, her mother in Virginia. When Annie first married she was 25.

Per 1940 US Census 4/12/1940 2310 So Blank, Beaver Pond Twshp, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia
Roland B. Hudson is the 54 year old white male head of household, who owns his home valued at $12,000. Roland was born in Georgia, his father in Kentucky, his mother in Georgia. He and the entire family lived in this same house in 1935. Roland, who finished 4 years of high school, is the owner of a retail grocery store and worked 78 hours the last week of March. In 52 weeks of work in 1939 he did not earn wages but had other income over $50. His wife, 53 year old Bessie Hudson, was born in Virginia, finished 4 years of high school, and is the respondent for this survey. They have 4 children living at home, all born in West Virginia: 22 year old daughter Dorothy Hudson, 4 years high school, does home housework; 21 year old son John Hudson, 4 years of high school, works as a clerk in a retail grocery store, 78 hours the last week of March, and earned $718 in 52 weeks work in 1939; 18 year old son Douglas Hudson, 4 years of high school, 78 hours the last week of March, earned $480 in 26 weeks work in 1939; and 9 year old son Lynn Hudson, attends schhol and has finished 3rd grade.

Marriage Notes (Roland Banks Hudson)

Per Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920
Name:Roland B. Hudson
Age:25 Gender:Male Birth Year: abt 1885
Marriage Type:Marriage
Marriage Date:24 Sep 1910
Marriage Place:Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name:Bessie P. Parker
Spouse Age:23 Spouse Gender:Female
FHL Film Number:1030485