According to Bessie Madana Cline Isom's death certificate, she was born March 7, 1890* (see #1 under 1900/1910 Census) in Independence, Grayson Co., VA, to [Wm.] Riley Cline and Rachel Alice / Alice Rachel Smith. Bessie (the 3rd child of 9) and her siblings' birthdates changed with one another throughout the years. Bessie's actual birthdate is 5 October 1887.
The 1900 Census, Rissie, my grandmother's, history, and family members help provide a much more accurate birthdates for these siblings.
Bessie lived in Princeton, outskirts of Bluefield, Mercer Co., WV. Her daughter, Mrs. W.R. Payne [Ella Mae Cline Payne], provided family information as the informant on death certificate. Bessie died in the Memorial Hospital November 10, 1954 and was interred in Monte Vista Cemetery, Bluefield, WV.
Parents:
William Riley Clyne (Cline) Nov 1855 - 1931
Rachel Alice Smith 1867/1870 - 1940
Siblings:
1- Etta J. Isom actual birth 10 Apr 1884 - headstone 10 Apr 1882 - 7 Jun 1952
2- Effie B. Isom actual 17 Mar 1887 - headstone 10 Oct 1886 - 10 Apr 1975
3- Bessie Madana Isom actual 5 Oct 1887 - headstone 5 Mar 1890 - 10 Nov 1954
4- Edgar James / James Edgar actual 1 Dec 1889 - headstone 1 Jun 1992 - 20 Jan 1976
5- Rissa Belle Houk actual 18 Mar 1892 - headstone 18 Dec 1892 - 20 Mar 1969
6- Floyd W. actual Dec 1895 -- marker 1900 - 27 May 1917 - VA State Epileptic Colony
provided 1900 birth year for Floyd's marker at its facility.
7- Boyd Cline [left VA for OH, changed his name to Rolf[Ralph] Green and birthdate]
actual birthdate 6 Dec 1889 -- headstone 6 Mar 1905 - 2 Jun 1945
8- Loyd/Lloyd 5 Mar 1902 - 12 Mar 1977
9- Claude Robert 14 Nov 1908 - 20 Mar 1969
1900/1910 Census/Family
(1) Bessie birth 7 Oct 1897
[WV death record b: 7 Mar 1890 & on headstone]
(2) Edgar's birth 1 Dec 1889
[WV death record b: 1 Jun 1892]
(3) Rissa's birth 18 Mar 1892
[WV death record b: 18 Dec 1892 & on headstone]
Emmett was a farmer in Grayson County and relocated to McDowell County, WV. He and Bessie operated a fruit and vegetable market at Jr. Poca, WV. Bessie was a housewife and Emmett was also a minister, Pentecostal Church of God.
Bessie and Emmett had the following children:
Lilly [Lillie] Cleo Isom 1907 ~
* Lena Belle Stroupe 20 Jan 1910 ~ 13 Dec 2010
* Sarah Leona McCormick Jul 1912 ~ 21 Aug 1967
James Harmon 1914
* Ella Mae Payne-Jones 11 Sep 1916 ~ 16 Dec 1992
Mamie [Maymie] Lee Chapman 1918 ~
* Paul Luther 2 Aug 1920 ~ 3 Mar 1984
* Are buried at Monte Vista Cemetery, Bluefield.
RESEARCHING.......
There is a link on the internet and research organizations of a headstone for William Riley Cline, Alice Rachel Cline's and Della Cline. This headstone is NOT William Riley, Alice Rachel Cline and Della Cline of Grayson Co. VA.\
William Riley, Bessie's father, ONLY married one time to Alice Rachel/ Rachel Alice Smith. He died in 1931, and Alice died Dec 1940. Riley and Alice did have a grddau with the name Della, the daughter of Lloyd and Lillie Byrd Cline.
Researching...
The 1900 Census, Rissie, my grandmother's, history, and family members help provide a much more accurate birthdates for these siblings.
Bessie lived in Princeton, outskirts of Bluefield, Mercer Co., WV. Her daughter, Mrs. W.R. Payne [Ella Mae Cline Payne], provided family information as the informant on death certificate. Bessie died in the Memorial Hospital November 10, 1954 and was interred in Monte Vista Cemetery, Bluefield, WV.
Parents:
William Riley Clyne (Cline) Nov 1855 - 1931
Rachel Alice Smith 1867/1870 - 1940
Siblings:
1- Etta J. Isom actual birth 10 Apr 1884 - headstone 10 Apr 1882 - 7 Jun 1952
2- Effie B. Isom actual 17 Mar 1887 - headstone 10 Oct 1886 - 10 Apr 1975
3- Bessie Madana Isom actual 5 Oct 1887 - headstone 5 Mar 1890 - 10 Nov 1954
4- Edgar James / James Edgar actual 1 Dec 1889 - headstone 1 Jun 1992 - 20 Jan 1976
5- Rissa Belle Houk actual 18 Mar 1892 - headstone 18 Dec 1892 - 20 Mar 1969
6- Floyd W. actual Dec 1895 -- marker 1900 - 27 May 1917 - VA State Epileptic Colony
provided 1900 birth year for Floyd's marker at its facility.
7- Boyd Cline [left VA for OH, changed his name to Rolf[Ralph] Green and birthdate]
actual birthdate 6 Dec 1889 -- headstone 6 Mar 1905 - 2 Jun 1945
8- Loyd/Lloyd 5 Mar 1902 - 12 Mar 1977
9- Claude Robert 14 Nov 1908 - 20 Mar 1969
1900/1910 Census/Family
(1) Bessie birth 7 Oct 1897
[WV death record b: 7 Mar 1890 & on headstone]
(2) Edgar's birth 1 Dec 1889
[WV death record b: 1 Jun 1892]
(3) Rissa's birth 18 Mar 1892
[WV death record b: 18 Dec 1892 & on headstone]
Emmett was a farmer in Grayson County and relocated to McDowell County, WV. He and Bessie operated a fruit and vegetable market at Jr. Poca, WV. Bessie was a housewife and Emmett was also a minister, Pentecostal Church of God.
Bessie and Emmett had the following children:
Lilly [Lillie] Cleo Isom 1907 ~
* Lena Belle Stroupe 20 Jan 1910 ~ 13 Dec 2010
* Sarah Leona McCormick Jul 1912 ~ 21 Aug 1967
James Harmon 1914
* Ella Mae Payne-Jones 11 Sep 1916 ~ 16 Dec 1992
Mamie [Maymie] Lee Chapman 1918 ~
* Paul Luther 2 Aug 1920 ~ 3 Mar 1984
* Are buried at Monte Vista Cemetery, Bluefield.
RESEARCHING.......
There is a link on the internet and research organizations of a headstone for William Riley Cline, Alice Rachel Cline's and Della Cline. This headstone is NOT William Riley, Alice Rachel Cline and Della Cline of Grayson Co. VA.\
William Riley, Bessie's father, ONLY married one time to Alice Rachel/ Rachel Alice Smith. He died in 1931, and Alice died Dec 1940. Riley and Alice did have a grddau with the name Della, the daughter of Lloyd and Lillie Byrd Cline.
Researching...
According to Bessie Madana Cline Isom's death certificate, she was born March 7, 1890* (see #1 under 1900/1910 Census) in Independence, Grayson Co., VA, to [Wm.] Riley Cline and Rachel Alice / Alice Rachel Smith. Bessie (the 3rd child of 9) and her siblings' birthdates changed with one another throughout the years. Bessie's actual birthdate is 5 October 1887.
The 1900 Census, Rissie, my grandmother's, history, and family members help provide a much more accurate birthdates for these siblings.
Bessie lived in Princeton, outskirts of Bluefield, Mercer Co., WV. Her daughter, Mrs. W.R. Payne [Ella Mae Cline Payne], provided family information as the informant on death certificate. Bessie died in the Memorial Hospital November 10, 1954 and was interred in Monte Vista Cemetery, Bluefield, WV.
Parents:
William Riley Clyne (Cline) Nov 1855 - 1931
Rachel Alice Smith 1867/1870 - 1940
Siblings:
1- Etta J. Isom actual birth 10 Apr 1884 - headstone 10 Apr 1882 - 7 Jun 1952
2- Effie B. Isom actual 17 Mar 1887 - headstone 10 Oct 1886 - 10 Apr 1975
3- Bessie Madana Isom actual 5 Oct 1887 - headstone 5 Mar 1890 - 10 Nov 1954
4- Edgar James / James Edgar actual 1 Dec 1889 - headstone 1 Jun 1992 - 20 Jan 1976
5- Rissa Belle Houk actual 18 Mar 1892 - headstone 18 Dec 1892 - 20 Mar 1969
6- Floyd W. actual Dec 1895 -- marker 1900 - 27 May 1917 - VA State Epileptic Colony
provided 1900 birth year for Floyd's marker at its facility.
7- Boyd Cline [left VA for OH, changed his name to Rolf[Ralph] Green and birthdate]
actual birthdate 6 Dec 1889 -- headstone 6 Mar 1905 - 2 Jun 1945
8- Loyd/Lloyd 5 Mar 1902 - 12 Mar 1977
9- Claude Robert 14 Nov 1908 - 20 Mar 1969
1900/1910 Census/Family
(1) Bessie birth 7 Oct 1897
[WV death record b: 7 Mar 1890 & on headstone]
(2) Edgar's birth 1 Dec 1889
[WV death record b: 1 Jun 1892]
(3) Rissa's birth 18 Mar 1892
[WV death record b: 18 Dec 1892 & on headstone]
Emmett was a farmer in Grayson County and relocated to McDowell County, WV. He and Bessie operated a fruit and vegetable market at Jr. Poca, WV. Bessie was a housewife and Emmett was also a minister, Pentecostal Church of God.
Bessie and Emmett had the following children:
Lilly [Lillie] Cleo Isom 1907 ~
* Lena Belle Stroupe 20 Jan 1910 ~ 13 Dec 2010
* Sarah Leona McCormick Jul 1912 ~ 21 Aug 1967
James Harmon 1914
* Ella Mae Payne-Jones 11 Sep 1916 ~ 16 Dec 1992
Mamie [Maymie] Lee Chapman 1918 ~
* Paul Luther 2 Aug 1920 ~ 3 Mar 1984
* Are buried at Monte Vista Cemetery, Bluefield.
RESEARCHING.......
There is a link on the internet and research organizations of a headstone for William Riley Cline, Alice Rachel Cline's and Della Cline. This headstone is NOT William Riley, Alice Rachel Cline and Della Cline of Grayson Co. VA.\
William Riley, Bessie's father, ONLY married one time to Alice Rachel/ Rachel Alice Smith. He died in 1931, and Alice died Dec 1940. Riley and Alice did have a grddau with the name Della, the daughter of Lloyd and Lillie Byrd Cline.
Researching...
The 1900 Census, Rissie, my grandmother's, history, and family members help provide a much more accurate birthdates for these siblings.
Bessie lived in Princeton, outskirts of Bluefield, Mercer Co., WV. Her daughter, Mrs. W.R. Payne [Ella Mae Cline Payne], provided family information as the informant on death certificate. Bessie died in the Memorial Hospital November 10, 1954 and was interred in Monte Vista Cemetery, Bluefield, WV.
Parents:
William Riley Clyne (Cline) Nov 1855 - 1931
Rachel Alice Smith 1867/1870 - 1940
Siblings:
1- Etta J. Isom actual birth 10 Apr 1884 - headstone 10 Apr 1882 - 7 Jun 1952
2- Effie B. Isom actual 17 Mar 1887 - headstone 10 Oct 1886 - 10 Apr 1975
3- Bessie Madana Isom actual 5 Oct 1887 - headstone 5 Mar 1890 - 10 Nov 1954
4- Edgar James / James Edgar actual 1 Dec 1889 - headstone 1 Jun 1992 - 20 Jan 1976
5- Rissa Belle Houk actual 18 Mar 1892 - headstone 18 Dec 1892 - 20 Mar 1969
6- Floyd W. actual Dec 1895 -- marker 1900 - 27 May 1917 - VA State Epileptic Colony
provided 1900 birth year for Floyd's marker at its facility.
7- Boyd Cline [left VA for OH, changed his name to Rolf[Ralph] Green and birthdate]
actual birthdate 6 Dec 1889 -- headstone 6 Mar 1905 - 2 Jun 1945
8- Loyd/Lloyd 5 Mar 1902 - 12 Mar 1977
9- Claude Robert 14 Nov 1908 - 20 Mar 1969
1900/1910 Census/Family
(1) Bessie birth 7 Oct 1897
[WV death record b: 7 Mar 1890 & on headstone]
(2) Edgar's birth 1 Dec 1889
[WV death record b: 1 Jun 1892]
(3) Rissa's birth 18 Mar 1892
[WV death record b: 18 Dec 1892 & on headstone]
Emmett was a farmer in Grayson County and relocated to McDowell County, WV. He and Bessie operated a fruit and vegetable market at Jr. Poca, WV. Bessie was a housewife and Emmett was also a minister, Pentecostal Church of God.
Bessie and Emmett had the following children:
Lilly [Lillie] Cleo Isom 1907 ~
* Lena Belle Stroupe 20 Jan 1910 ~ 13 Dec 2010
* Sarah Leona McCormick Jul 1912 ~ 21 Aug 1967
James Harmon 1914
* Ella Mae Payne-Jones 11 Sep 1916 ~ 16 Dec 1992
Mamie [Maymie] Lee Chapman 1918 ~
* Paul Luther 2 Aug 1920 ~ 3 Mar 1984
* Are buried at Monte Vista Cemetery, Bluefield.
RESEARCHING.......
There is a link on the internet and research organizations of a headstone for William Riley Cline, Alice Rachel Cline's and Della Cline. This headstone is NOT William Riley, Alice Rachel Cline and Della Cline of Grayson Co. VA.\
William Riley, Bessie's father, ONLY married one time to Alice Rachel/ Rachel Alice Smith. He died in 1931, and Alice died Dec 1940. Riley and Alice did have a grddau with the name Della, the daughter of Lloyd and Lillie Byrd Cline.
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