Bessie Elizabeth Kent was born in Soldier County, Jackson Co., Kansas. Her parents were: Benjamin Franklin Kent and Jane Iola Martin Kent. She had 5 brothers:
On January 1, 1917, she married Chester Leslie Powers. Tnhye lived on a farm in Elk County, Kansas and had 6 children:
Dale Leslie Powers (1920 - 2001)
Lester Leroy Powers (1921-2010)
Velda M. Powers (1927-1934)
Bennie E. Powers (1940-1940)
Paul Eldon Powers (1931 - )
Noel Gene Powers (1936 - )
After her husband died, Bessie sold the farm and moved into a house in the small town of Piedmont, Kansas. In the 1960's, she moved to Wichita, Kansas, to be near her sons who also lived there.
Siblings:
Earl Leroy Kent (1885-1959
Everett Peter Kent (1889-1948)
Edward "Eddie" Nelson Kent (1891-1962)
Franklin "Frank" J. Kent (1891-1948)
Cecil Chester Kent (1903-1980)
On January 1, 1917, she married Chester Leslie Powers. Tnhye lived on a farm in Elk County, Kansas and had 6 children:
Dale Leslie Powers (1920 - 2001)
Lester Leroy Powers (1921-2010)
Velda M. Powers (1927-1934)
Bennie E. Powers (1940-1940)
Paul Eldon Powers (1931 - )
Noel Gene Powers (1936 - )
After her husband died, Bessie sold the farm and moved into a house in the small town of Piedmont, Kansas. In the 1960's, she moved to Wichita, Kansas, to be near her sons who also lived there.
Siblings:
Earl Leroy Kent (1885-1959
Everett Peter Kent (1889-1948)
Edward "Eddie" Nelson Kent (1891-1962)
Franklin "Frank" J. Kent (1891-1948)
Cecil Chester Kent (1903-1980)
Bessie Elizabeth Kent was born in Soldier County, Jackson Co., Kansas. Her parents were: Benjamin Franklin Kent and Jane Iola Martin Kent. She had 5 brothers:
On January 1, 1917, she married Chester Leslie Powers. Tnhye lived on a farm in Elk County, Kansas and had 6 children:
Dale Leslie Powers (1920 - 2001)
Lester Leroy Powers (1921-2010)
Velda M. Powers (1927-1934)
Bennie E. Powers (1940-1940)
Paul Eldon Powers (1931 - )
Noel Gene Powers (1936 - )
After her husband died, Bessie sold the farm and moved into a house in the small town of Piedmont, Kansas. In the 1960's, she moved to Wichita, Kansas, to be near her sons who also lived there.
Siblings:
Earl Leroy Kent (1885-1959
Everett Peter Kent (1889-1948)
Edward "Eddie" Nelson Kent (1891-1962)
Franklin "Frank" J. Kent (1891-1948)
Cecil Chester Kent (1903-1980)
On January 1, 1917, she married Chester Leslie Powers. Tnhye lived on a farm in Elk County, Kansas and had 6 children:
Dale Leslie Powers (1920 - 2001)
Lester Leroy Powers (1921-2010)
Velda M. Powers (1927-1934)
Bennie E. Powers (1940-1940)
Paul Eldon Powers (1931 - )
Noel Gene Powers (1936 - )
After her husband died, Bessie sold the farm and moved into a house in the small town of Piedmont, Kansas. In the 1960's, she moved to Wichita, Kansas, to be near her sons who also lived there.
Siblings:
Earl Leroy Kent (1885-1959
Everett Peter Kent (1889-1948)
Edward "Eddie" Nelson Kent (1891-1962)
Franklin "Frank" J. Kent (1891-1948)
Cecil Chester Kent (1903-1980)
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