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Jessie Maybelle “Belle” Sizemore / Rowe Burnett

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Birth	:	22 May 1875 Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	19 Jun 1927 Liberty, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Graceland West Cemetery and Mausoleum, Greenville, Greenville County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.8442001, -82.4428024
Plot	:	8.243.1
Inscription	:	Grave site is listed but unmarked within the plots belonging to her husband.
Description	:	Belle's mother, Elizabeth Sugar Walker, married Irvin M. Rowe on 22 Jan 1852. They had four children. Irvin enlisted for the Civil War on 29 Oct 1864. He was captured on 5 Apr 1865 and was released from the Union Prison at Point Lookout, MD on 6 Jun 1865 after signing the Oath of Allegience. He was sick while a POW. Irvin walked back home to Greenville, SC and died there on 8 Jul 1865 shortly after his return home. His will went to probate on 18 Aug 1865. ... Read More	Belle's mother, Elizabeth Sugar Walker, married Irvin M. Rowe on 22 Jan 1852. They had four children. Irvin enlisted for the Civil War on 29 Oct 1864. He was captured on 5 Apr 1865 and was released from the Union Prison at Point Lookout, MD on 6 Jun 1865 after signing the Oath of Allegience. He was sick while a POW. Irvin walked back home to Greenville, SC and died there on 8 Jul 1865 shortly after his return home. His will went to probate on 18 Aug 1865. Sometime in 1874, widow Elizabeth "married" John Thomas Sizemore (18 years her junior) and she bore him two daughters - Jesse Maybelle in 1875 and Mittie Eudora in 1878. In the 1880 Census they were living as a family next to her father Isaac West Walker. On 25 April 1882 when Irvin's will was finalized, Elizabeth was still using the name Sizemore. Sometime before 3 Oct 1883, when she bought 1/2 acre in Greenville, John Thomas Sizemore had disappeared and she was now using the name Rowe, as were Belle and Mittie. On Mittie's death certificate her oldest son Fred listed her parents as: John Rowe and Elizabeth Walker. South Carolina had no law requiring marriage licenses or registration until 1 Jul 1911. Prior to then, marriages were legal if performed according to canonical law or by common law. Many churches recorded marriages but the number of documented marriages was small. Newspaper accounts of marriages from 1732 to the present are a primary source of marriage documentation in SC. Many people who were married by a preacher or by common law would just break up later, thinking that their separation ended the marriage. Until 1949, divorce was illegal in SC. Marriage settlements made by a widow and her second husband to protect the heirs of her first husband were popular for a while. These records date from about 1760 to about 1890 and are found in county conveyance books.

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Where is Jessie Maybelle “Belle” Sizemore / Rowe Burnett's memorial?
Jessie Maybelle “Belle” Sizemore / Rowe Burnett's memorial is located at: Graceland West Cemetery and Mausoleum, Greenville, Greenville County, USA.
When did Jessie Maybelle “Belle” Sizemore / Rowe Burnett death?
Jessie Maybelle “Belle” Sizemore / Rowe Burnett death on 19 Jun 1927 in Liberty, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Jessie Maybelle “Belle” Sizemore / Rowe Burnett's memorial?
Latitude: 34.8442001
Longitude: -82.4428024

Family Members:

Parent

Elizabeth Sugar Walker Rowe

(1835 - 1915)

Spouse

Fredrick Clinton Burnette Sr.

(1884 - 1949)

Siblings

Mittie Eudora Sizemore / Rowe Ballenger

(1878 - 1956)

Martha Ann “Mattie” Rowe Owens

(1853 - 1922)

Sylvia Ann Rowe Cook

(1858 - 1889)

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