Bessie FORD b. 15 Jul 1900 Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA, USA d. 2 May 1984 Leesville, Vernon, LA, USA

1900 - 1984 (83 years)

Name	Bessie FORD [1]
Birth	15 Jul 1900	Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA, USA [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Female
Death	2 May 1984	Leesville, Vernon, LA, USA [1, 3]
	Heart attack
Burial	Leesville Cemetery, Leesville, Vernon, LA, USA [1, 3]
Person ID	I1087	Boyd
Last Modified	8 Oct 2010

Father	Thomas Washington “Buck” FORD, b. 23 Jan 1863, , Catahoula, LA, USA d. 25 Mar 1931, Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA, USA (Age 68 years)
Mother	Mary Eliza “Mollie” SPANN, b. 6 Mar 1876, , Red River, LA, USA d. 14 Sep 1950 (Age 74 years)
Marriage	23 Dec 1894 [1]
Family ID	F512	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Claude Ely LAWRENCE, b. 10 Jan 1898, Addicks, Harris, TX, USA d. 2 Mar 1957 (Age 59 years)

Marriage 8 Sep 1920 Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA, USA [1]

Children

+	1. Claude Ely LAWRENCE, Jr., b. 29 Aug 1924, Leesville, Vernon, LA, USA d. Apr 2009 (Age 84 years)
+	2. Constance “Connie” LAWRENCE
+	3. Lyria LAWRENCE, b. 18 Sep 1933, Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA, USA d. 28 Apr 2005 (Age 71 years)

Family ID F323 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 11 Apr 2008

Event Map

	Birth - 15 Jul 1900 - Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA, USA
	Marriage - 8 Sep 1920 - Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA, USA
	Death - 2 May 1984 - Leesville, Vernon, LA, USA
	Burial - - Leesville Cemetery, Leesville, Vernon, LA, USA

Notes

Born July 15, 1900 (Sunday) at Natchitoches, Louisiana. Died of a heart attack May 2, 1984 in Leesville and is burled in the Leesville Cemetery at Leesville, Louisiana. She received a degree from Louisiana State Normal College (now Northwestern State University) in Natchitoches. She was a teacher, welfare worker, newspaper reporter, and Secretary of the Leesville Chamber of Commerce. She was honored by the city at “Bessie Lawrence Day” on February 22, 1968. She never cared for her name, and said that when she asked “papa” why they ever chose it, he told her she was named after the cow! [1]