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Name Bessie EDDY

Gender Female

Siblings 1 brother and 8 sisters

>	1. Mahlon EDDY b. Thu 20 Mar 1879 d. Fri 12 Apr 1929 (Age 50 years) ▻ Laura BROOKOVER
>	2. Mary Ellen EDDY b. Mon 11 Feb 1884 d. Sun 20 Aug 1933 (Age 49 years) ▻ {male} MICHAEL
>	3. Ora E. EDDY b. Sun 3 Feb 1889 ▻ Gilbert R. EDDY, m. Wed 15 Sep 1909
>	4. Lavina Jane EDDY b. Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA d. Tue 16 Dec 1919, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA ▻ Charles ICE; Ellis MICHAEL, m. Thu 18 Feb 1886
>	5. Malla Malzina EDDY d. Sun 6 Mar 1904, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA ▻ William G. GANOE, m. Sun 18 Oct 1891
>	6. Lina Belle EDDY ▻ David MICHAEL
>	7. Wesley Edd EDDY ▻ Cora Alice THORN
>	8. Dessie EDDY ▻ Eugene KENNEDY
>	9. Sarah E. EDDY ▻ Thomas FREELAND

Person ID P14908 Cole/Tanner Families

Last Modified Fri 12 Jun 1998

Father Pinkney EDDY
b. Thu 5 May 1842, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA
d. Wed 20 Jun 1923, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 81 years)

Mother Martha Ellen TENNANT
b. Sat 11 Jul 1846, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA
d. Thu 17 Feb 1916, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 69 years)

Marriage Thu 20 Sep 1866 Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA [1, 2]

by, John R. Tygard, Justice of the Peace

Age at Marriage Pinkney : 24 years and 4 months old - Martha : 20 years and 2 months old.

Children 10 children

	1. Mahlon EDDY b. Thu 20 Mar 1879 d. Fri 12 Apr 1929 (Age 50 years)
	2. Mary Ellen EDDY b. Mon 11 Feb 1884 d. Sun 20 Aug 1933 (Age 49 years)
	3. Ora E. EDDY b. Sun 3 Feb 1889
	4. Lavina Jane EDDY b. Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA d. Tue 16 Dec 1919, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA
	5. Malla Malzina EDDY d. Sun 6 Mar 1904, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA
	6. Lina Belle EDDY
	7. Wesley Edd EDDY
	8. Dessie EDDY
	9. Bessie EDDY
	10. Sarah E. EDDY

Family ID F4909 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family	Allan G. GRIFFITH [3]
Family ID	F4914	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	Wed 29 Jul 2026

Pedigree

1 Bessie EDDY	2 Pinkney EDDY(1842 – 1923)	4 Daniel EDDY(1807 – 1858)	8 Alexander Gawen EDDY(1769 – 1859)	16 Gawen EDDY(17 Feb 1720/21 – 1781)	32 John EDDY(1680 – 1751)
					33 Elizabeth EDWARDS(Abt 1682 – Bef 1731)
				17 Sarah COTHEAL(1730 – 1785)	34 William COTHEAL( – UNKNOWN)
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			9 Margaret KUHN(1767 – 1855)	18 Michael KUHN(Abt 1765 – 1810)	36
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				19 Sophia {unknown}( – 1814)	38
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		5 Jane Jennie WILSON(1811 – 1894)	10 James P. WILSON(1788 – 1871)	20 Benjamin WILSON(1750 – 1834)	40 George Kent WILSON(1730 – )
					41 Mary TOMLINSON(1735 – 1809)
				21 Eleanor TOMLINSON(1758 – 1833)	42
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			11 Nancy SNIDER(1792 – 1876)	22 Benjamin SNIDER	44
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				23 Jane MILLER	46
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	3 Martha Ellen TENNANT(1846 – 1916)	6 William M. TENNANT(1819 – 1879)	12 Abraham I. TENNANT(1786 – 1875)	24 Richard D. TENNANT, I(1744 – 1822)	48 Richard TENNANT, Sr.(1712 – 1759)
					49 Janet WARK(Abt 1725 – Abt 1780)
				25 Elizabeth HAUGHT(1748 – 1830)	50 Peter HAUGHT(1720 – Bef 1785)
					51 Elizabeth {unknown}(1739 – Aft 1800)
			13 Frances MINOR(1800 – 1874)	26 Samuel MINOR(1777 – 1851)	52 William MINOR(1735 – 1804)
					53 Frances Ellen PHILLIPS(1739 – 1802)
				27 Susannah CLEGG	54 Alexander CLEGG
					55 Margaret FARMER
		7 Louvina TENNANT(1822 – 1905)	14 Richard D. TENNANT, II(1777 – 1824)	28 Richard D. TENNANT, I(1744 – 1822)	56 Richard TENNANT, Sr.(1712 – 1759)
					57 Janet WARK(Abt 1725 – Abt 1780)
				29 Elizabeth HAUGHT(1748 – 1830)	58 Peter HAUGHT(1720 – Bef 1785)
					59 Elizabeth {unknown}(1739 – Aft 1800)
			15 Sarah CHEW(1785 – 1865)	30 Richard Oliver CHEW(1756 – )	60
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				31 Rachel Franklin SCARF(1763 – )	62
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Reference David L. Cole. " Bessie EDDY". The Cole/Tanner Family Tree. https://colegenealogy.net/getperson.php?personID=P14908&tree=tree1 (accessed July 31, 2026).

Sources

[S65] William Martin, Descendants of Richard Tennant Sr., (William Martin Genealogy [http://www.cbplanet.com/bill/index.htm]), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S1785] Marriage Database - Greater Greene County, PA, ([https://www.yumpu.com/user/waytfamily.com]), none.
[S65] William Martin, Descendants of Richard Tennant Sr., (William Martin Genealogy [http://www.cbplanet.com/bill/index.htm]), none. (Reliability: 1).