Bessie Coleman Born (1892-01-26)January 26, 1892 Atlanta, Texas, U.S. Died (1926-04-30)April 30, 1926 (age 34) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. Burial place Lincoln Cemetery, Cook County, Illinois Nationality American Occupation Pilot Known for Aviator Spouse(s) Claude Glenn (1917) separated soon after[1]