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Bessie J Smith 1897 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1897

Birth Location: Carteret, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 Oct 1918

Death Location: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina

Father: Thomas Smith

Mother: Fannie Holoman

Spouse(s): John Craft

Children(s): Joseph Craft

The story of Bessie J Smith began in 1897 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA. Bessie J Smith married John Thomas Craft, and had children including Joseph Eli Craft. Bessie J Smith passed away in 1918 in Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie J Smith began in 1897 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA.
  • Bessie J Smith married John Thomas Craft, and had children including Joseph Eli Craft.
  • Bessie J Smith passed away in 1918 in Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Smith
1864 – 1914
Birth Location: Greene County, North Carolina, USA
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Fannie Holoman
1861 – 1906
Birth Location: Greene Co, North Carolina, USA
FH

Spouses(s)

John Craft
1898 – 1970
Birth Location: North Carolina
JC

Children(s)

Joseph Craft
1918 – 1919
Birth Location: Greene, North Carolina
JC

Bessie Smith's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Smith
1897 – 1918
Birth Place: Carteret, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas S Dewey Guily Smith
1864 – 1914
Greene County, North Carolina, USA
Fannie (Mae) Holoman
1861 – 1906
Greene Co, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Smith's Descendants

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Bessie (J) Smith (Feb 1897 – 22 Oct 1918) m. John (Thomas) Craft (1898 – 30 Dec 1970)
  1. 1. Joseph (Eli) Craft (19 January 1918 – 09 Jun 1919)

Bessie Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1897
Feb 1897
Birth of Bessie J Smith in Carteret, North Carolina, USA
Carteret, North Carolina, USA
1898
07 Feb 1898
Age 1
Birth of Bessie J Smith in Greene Co., NC
Greene Co., NC
1898
07 Feb 1898
Age 1
Birth of Bessie J Smith in Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Carteret, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 3
Bessie J Smith resided here in Morehead, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
Morehead, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Bessie J Smith resided here in Morehead, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
Morehead, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
1918
22 Oct 1918
Age 21
Death of Bessie J Smith in Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina
Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1898
    Event Place: Greene Co., NC
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Morehead, Carteret, North Carolina; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1241186
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Morehead, Carteret, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1095; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1375108
    [4] North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1898
    Event Place: Carteret, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1897
    Event Place: Carteret, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Morehead, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Morehead, Carteret, North Carolina; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1241186

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Morehead, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Morehead, Carteret, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1095; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1375108

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1918
    Event Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walstonburg, Greene County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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