Essex Suggs
Lifespan: 1881 - 1969
Birth: 18 Sep 1881 in Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, USA
Occupation: Farmer
Marriage: Jewell King
Children: Cecelia Suggs, Eva Suggs, Allen Suggs, Golden Suggs, Tony Suggs, Bessie Suggs, Jewel Suggs, Essie May Suggs
Parents: Unknown & Unknown
Death: 20 Nov 1969 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Byhalia, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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