Beatrix Sessums

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Her Texas Death Certificate showed that she was married to W. P. McClanahan at the time of her death, and working as a Hotel Operator. Her parents were listed as G. W. SESSON and Alice Elbridge. The informant was her son, Klein McClanahan. Although she died in Dallas, she was a resident of Gladewater, Texas.

Beatrix married William Pere "Perry" McClanahan in 1907. William (son of Edmund French McClanahan and Margaret Emeline Richardson) was born on 14 Mar 1868 in Missouri; died in Oct 1939 in Tecumseh, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His FindAGrave memorial page, created by Brenda Joyce, has the following excerpts from his obituary:

Son of William P. and Beatrix Sessums McClanahan; married Gladys Peachee; retired auto mechanic.

said to be published in The Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau MO; Jan. 22, 1993

Dennis married Gladys Onita Peachee on 18 Dec 1928. Gladys was born on 9 Jul 1910 in Haileyville, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma; died on 14 Mar 1973 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri; was buried in Cook Cemetery, Scopus, Bollinger County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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It appears that he was living with his uncle and aunt, Alvin and Katie McClanahan at the time of the 1930 Federal census, in Red Mound, Seminole County, Oklahoma. In their household is an 18 year old Jack McClanahan, born in OK, and listed as nephew.

The California Death Index has a listing for Jack A. McClanahan, born 12 Aug 1912 in Oklahoma and died 1 Mar 1965. Not know if this is the same Jack McClanahan, as his parents names are not transcribed. On the 1940 census, A Jack McClanahan, born ca 1913 on Oklahoma, can be found in Ukiah, California, married to Vevia May, age 22 and born in Oklahoma, and the father of a newborn son, Buford A. McClanahan. That Jack was shown as having lived in rural Gregg County, Texas in 1935, and Vevia in Seminole County, OK. Jack's occupation was shown as Laborer, Road Maintenance.