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Bessie Mae White
1884 - 1927 (42 years)1. Bessie Mae White was born 17 Jul 1884, Jones, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Cornelius N. White and Caroline Huffman); died 4 Apr 1927, Carteret, North Carolina, USA. Bessie married Sylvester Wesley Godwin. Sylvester (son of David Willis Godwin and Susanna Elizabeth Chance) was born 6 Oct 1874, Carteret, North Carolina, USA; died 20 Aug 1925, Carteret, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Elizabeth Melody Godwin was born 7 Sep 1906, Carteret, North Carolina, USA; died 23 Dec 1987, Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, USA.
2. Cornelius N. White was born 28 Jul 1858, Jones, North Carolina, USA (son of Cornelius White and Catherine Taylor); died 4 Jun 1919, Jones, North Carolina, USA. Cornelius married Caroline Huffman 26 Apr 1883, Jones, North Carolina, USA. Caroline (daughter of William Daniel Huffman and Sarah A. Holmes) was born 11 Dec 1861, Jones, North Carolina, USA; died 26 Jun 1890, Jones, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
3. Caroline Huffman was born 11 Dec 1861, Jones, North Carolina, USA (daughter of William Daniel Huffman and Sarah A. Holmes); died 26 Jun 1890, Jones, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- Prudence Caroline White was born 6 Jun 1887, Jones, North Carolina, USA; died 31 Mar 1971, New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA.
- 1. Bessie Mae White was born 17 Jul 1884, Jones, North Carolina, USA; died 4 Apr 1927, Carteret, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Cornelius White was born Abt 1823, North Carolina, USA (son of William White and Mary); died 23 Aug 1862, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA; was buried , Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA. Cornelius married Catherine Taylor 31 Oct 1849, Jones, North Carolina, USA. Catherine (daughter of Jacob Taylor and Martha Jane Nobles) was born Abt 1825, North Carolina, USA; died 1858, Jones, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
5. Catherine Taylor was born Abt 1825, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Jacob Taylor and Martha Jane Nobles); died 1858, Jones, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- Edward White was born Abt 1849, Jones, North Carolina, USA.
- Martha Jane White was born Abt 1857, Jones, North Carolina, USA.
- 2. Cornelius N. White was born 28 Jul 1858, Jones, North Carolina, USA; died 4 Jun 1919, Jones, North Carolina, USA.
- William Hardy White, Jr. was born 7 Dec 1853, Jones, North Carolina, USA; died 31 Jul 1945, Craven, North Carolina, USA; was buried , Craven, North Carolina, USA.
6. William Daniel Huffman was born Abt 1830, Onslow, North Carolina, USA. William married Sarah A. Holmes. Sarah was born Abt 1830, Jones, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
7. Sarah A. Holmes was born Abt 1830, Jones, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 3. Caroline Huffman was born 11 Dec 1861, Jones, North Carolina, USA; died 26 Jun 1890, Jones, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 4
8. William White was born Abt 1789, Craven, North Carolina, USA (son of Benjamin Whichcote White and Mary Watson); died , Craven, North Carolina, USA. William married Mary. [Group Sheet]
9. Mary Children:
- 4. Cornelius White was born Abt 1823, North Carolina, USA; died 23 Aug 1862, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA; was buried , Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
- William Hardy White, Sr. was born 3 Dec 1819, North Carolina, USA; died 4 Mar 1892, Craven, North Carolina, USA; was buried , White Family Cemetery, Croatan, Craven Co., NC.
10. Jacob Taylor was born Abt 1806, North Carolina, USA; died Aft 1880, Jones, North Carolina, USA. Jacob married Martha Jane Nobles. Martha (daughter of George Nobles and Martha Davis) was born Abt 1807, Jones, North Carolina, USA; died Dec 1878, Jones, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
11. Martha Jane Nobles was born Abt 1807, Jones, North Carolina, USA (daughter of George Nobles and Martha Davis); died Dec 1878, Jones, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 5. Catherine Taylor was born Abt 1825, North Carolina, USA; died 1858, Jones, North Carolina, USA.