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Elsie Mae Miller

Female 1888 - 1993  (105 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elsie Mae Miller was born on 19 Feb 1888 in Candler, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA; died on 15 Aug 1993 in Punta Gorda, Charlotte, Florida, USA; was buried in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • SSN issued: Florida, USA
    • Name: Elsie Mae Wiggins
    • Social Security Number: 264-49-1629
    • Residence: 17 Jun 1900, Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    • Occupation: 28 Apr 1910; Farm Manager
    • Residence: 28 Apr 1910, Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 3 Jan 1920, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; Waycross Ward 2
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1930, 1616 Creswell Street, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; Age: 49; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1945, Precinct 17, Duval, Florida, USA

    Notes:

    Member of El Bethel Christian Church, Waycross, GA

    Elsie married Charles Clemon Wiggins on 4 Apr 1917 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA. Charles (son of William Early Wiggins and Margaret Elizabeth Harper) was born on 17 Jul 1895 in Folkston, Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 16 Dec 1949 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA; was buried in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Bessie Elizabeth Wiggins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Sep 1916 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; was christened on 23 Nov 1947 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 24 Sep 2001 in Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried on 26 Sep 2001 in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA.
    2. 3. Ruby C Wiggins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 May 1922 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA.
    3. 4. Charles Hebron Wiggins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Nov 1925 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; died on 7 Jun 2019 in Sebring, Highlands, Florida, USA; was buried on 22 Jun 2019 in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Bessie Elizabeth Wiggins Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elsie1) was born on 11 Sep 1916 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; was christened on 23 Nov 1947 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 24 Sep 2001 in Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried on 26 Sep 2001 in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • SSN issued: Georgia, USA
    • tng Album: 1,2
    • tng Album: 6
    • Name: Bessie E Cason
    • Name: Bessie Elizabeth Wilkes
    • Name: Bessie W Wilkes
    • Name: Bessie Wilkes
    • Social Security Number: 255-07-9679
    • Birth: 11 Sep 1915, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 3 Jan 1920, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; Parallel Street, Ward 2
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1930, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; 1616 Creswell Street
    • Residence: 6 Apr 1940, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1945, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 3 Apr 1950, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; StreetAddress: T08 Anderson Ave; Age: 33; EnumerationDistrict: 12-14; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Keeping House; SeekingWork: No; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; WorkedLastWeek: No; RelationToHead: Wife; MaritalStatus: Married

    Notes:

    J. I. Mashburn, Pastor First Baptist Church

    Died:
    Florida Times-Union, Sep. 25, 2001: Bessie Elizabeth Wiggins Wilkes.

    Mrs. Bessie Elizabeth Wiggins WILKES, 85, of Lake City, died early Monday morning, September 24, 2001, in the Lake City Medical Center following a brief illness.

    A native of Waycross, Georgia, Mrs. Wilkes was educated and graduated from the school system in Waycross prior to moving to Lake City in 1939. Mrs. Wilkes served as the secretary of the First Baptist Church of Lake City for forty-five years. She was a very active member of the First Baptist Church and in the Charity Sunday School Class, the Wednesday Night Supper Committee and the Historical Committee of the church. Mrs. Wilkes was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

    Mrs. Wilkes was preceded in death in 1985 by her husband of forty-four years, Mr. Air N. WILKES.

    Mrs. Wilkes is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles & Joanne WILKES, Columbia, South Carolina; John & Patty WILKES, Robbinsville, North Carolina; a daughter and son-in-law, Virginia & Robert JOLLY, Hickory, North Carolina; a brother Charles WIGGINS (Terry), Sebring, Florida; and a sister, Mrs. Ruby DECKER of Fort Myers, Florida, Six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive.

    Funeral services for Mrs. Wilkes will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, September 26, 2001, in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Carson Brittain, Rev. Robert Davis and Rev. Troy Varnum officiating.

    Interment will follow in Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 Tuesday evening at the funeral home.

    Arrangements are under the direction of the Biggs Funeral Home, 3801 S. First Street, Lake City.

    Bessie married Air Nicodemus Wilkes on 14 Jun 1941 in MacClenny, Baker, Florida, USA. Air (son of John Elias Wilkes and Maggie Robinson) was born on 24 Dec 1906 in Benton, Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 15 Oct 1985 in Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Virginia Wilkes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Dec 1933 in Live Oak, Suwannee, Florida, USA; died on 27 Jan 2023 in Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 30 Jan 2023 in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA.
    2. 6. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 7. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Ruby C Wiggins Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elsie1) was born on 7 May 1922 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • Name: Ruby C Decker
    • Name: Ruby G Lendrum
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1930, 1616 Creswell Street, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1950, Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA; Age: 27; ClassofWorker: Private; EnumerationDistrict: 45-3; OccupationCategory: Working; Wife RelationToHead: Wife; Married MaritalStatus: Married
    • Residence: 1988, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, USA

    Family/Spouse: Donald Homer Decker. Donald (son of Maurice Homer Decker and Florence Lnu, son of Florence Lnu) was born on 14 Oct 1913 in La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, USA; died on 14 Jan 1995 in Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 10. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 11. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Ruby married Thomas Edwin Lendrum on 19 Mar 1942 in Baker, Florida, USA. Thomas was born on 31 Dec 1920 in Aurora, DuPage, Illinois, USA; died on 28 Feb 2003 in Warner Robins, Houston, Georgia, USA; was buried on 3 Mar 2003 in Magnolia Park Cemetery, Warner Robins, Houston, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Thomas Richard Lendrum  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Dec 1942 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA; died on 13 Sep 1978 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

  3. 4.  Charles Hebron Wiggins Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elsie1) was born on 5 Nov 1925 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; died on 7 Jun 2019 in Sebring, Highlands, Florida, USA; was buried on 22 Jun 2019 in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1930, 1616 Creswell Street, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Military: 30 Sep 1944; Battle Ship Wisconsin
    • Military: 31 Dec 1944; Battle Ship Wisconsin
    • Military: 31 Mar 1945; Battle Ship Wisconsin
    • Residence: 1993, Sebring, Highlands, Florida, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Charles Hebron Wiggins was born November 5, 1925 in Waycross, Georgia, the son of Charles Clemon Wiggins and Elsie May Miller Wiggins.

    He has two sisters, Bessie Wilkes (deceased) and Ruby Decker of Ft. Myers, FL. The family moved to Watertown, FL near Lake City in 1937 where his father ran a shingle and lathe mill. The family moved back to Waycross, GA until 1940, when they moved to Jacksonville, FL where his father worked in Gibbs shipyard as a ship carpenter.

    Charles went to Landon High School, worked as a Western Union delivery boy, ran a newspaper route and worked as an arc welder. He joined the U.S. Navy in January 1943. After attending boot camp in Bainbridge, MD, then pre-commissioning training in NewPort, RI. He was then assigned to the new Battleship U.S.S. Wisconsin in Philadelphia. The Wisconsin sailed to the far western Pacific to the Caroline Islands where it joined Admiral Halsey’s 3rd fleet. The Wisconsin supported the invasion of the Philippines, naval action in the South China Sea, survived a devastating typhoon, supported the invasion of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and numerous kamikaze attacks and was in Tokyo Bay when the war ended September 2, 1945. In 1946, Charles was honorably discharged from the Navy and then returned home to Jacksonville, FL. He found work as a surveyor for the FL State Road Department. He met his future wife Terry Barrett in 1948 and they were married in Folkston, GA on September 29, 1949. Charles then went to work for the US Army Corps of Engineers (Jacksonville District). He worked with a mobile survey unit throughout FL and Puerto Rico. He also worked as an inspector on various dredging projects and as a construction representative. Charles and Terry helped establish the Naranja Baptist Church near Homestead, Florida in 1963. Charles and Terry have one daughter Sandra Jean Ferguson born October 2, 1959. Charles retired from the Corps of Engineers in 1982. They moved from Homestead, FL to Sebring in 1988. Charles is a charter member of the VFW Post 9853 in Avon Park which he helped organize and served as their Chaplain for 9 years. Graveside services will take place on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 10:00AM at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Avon Park, FL.

    https://www.stephensonnelsonfh.com/obituary/charles-wiggins

    Charles married Doris Therresa Barrett on 29 Sep 1949 in Folkston, Charlton, Georgia, USA. Doris (daughter of Edward William Barrett and Anna Mary Lafond) was born on 24 Sep 1926 in Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, USA; died on 28 Jul 2015 in Sebring, Highlands, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Mary Virginia WilkesMary Virginia Wilkes Descendancy chart to this point (2.Bessie2, 1.Elsie1) was born on 12 Dec 1933 in Live Oak, Suwannee, Florida, USA; died on 27 Jan 2023 in Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 30 Jan 2023 in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1935, Branford, Suwannee, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 5 Apr 1940, Shalmanezer, Columbia, Florida, USA; Age: 6; AttendedSchool: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 12-5; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 1st grade; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Niece
    • Residence: 1945, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 3 Apr 1950, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; StreetAddress: 108 Anderson Ave; Age: 16; AttendedSchool: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 12-14; GradeCompleted: No; Income: None; IncomeOtherSources: 0; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Other; OtherIncomeSupplement: None; SchoolYearsCompleted: S11; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; WeeksWorked: 20; SameHouse: Yes; RelationToHead: Daughter; Never Married MaritalStatus: Single
    • Residence: 1990, Summerville, Charleston, South Carolina, USA; Age: 57

    Notes:

    Died:
    Virginia was welcomed into the arms of Jesus, her Savior after a brief affliction. She left this earthly kingdom the way she lived gentle, kind and loving. Left to remember her love is daughter Erin (David) Todd of Woodlawn, VA, grandson Jason (Fiona) Todd, great grandsons Ellis and George Todd of Kunshan, China, brothers Charles (Joanne) Wilkes of Chapin, SC and John (Patty) Wilkes of Lake City, FL.

    She will be missed by loyal friend Janet Burham of Pfafftown, NC and many others. Virginia had a way of reaching the heart of many with her love of Jesus. Her mission to love others well and shine her Savior's light, which has been accomplished. She has now heard the words "Well done, thou good and faithful servant...enter into the joy of thou Lord."

    A service of remembrance will be held at the Jenkins Funeral Home Chapel in Newton, NC on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 2 pm. Burial will be in Lake City, FL at Memorial Cemetery at a later date.

    Memorials may be made to: Special Gathering, 5350 Peirce Rd., Ridgeville, SC 29472.

    Published by Hickory Daily Record from Jan. 28 to Jan. 29, 2023.

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hickoryrecord/name/mary-jolley-obituary?id=39013412

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    Mary married George Alfred Lawson on 24 Jul 1951 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA. George (son of Horace Fay Lawson and Theoda W Worthington) was born on 8 Sep 1931 in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA; died on 15 Sep 2020 in Cantonment, Escambia, Florida, USA; was buried in Pensacola Memorial Gardens, Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Mary married Lionel Ivor Rankin on 24 Dec 1993 in Northwood Assembly, North Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. Lionel (son of Joor Rankin and Catherine Kentish) was born on 3 Jun 1917 in Illinois, USA; died on 10 Mar 1994 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Mary married Robert Lee "Bob" Jolley on 14 Feb 1995 in Denver, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA. Robert (son of Ray Alfred Jolley and Helen Florence Cunningham) was born on 27 Jul 1921 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 20 Dec 2004 in Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Catawba Memorial Park, Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 6.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Bessie2, 1.Elsie1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 17. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 7.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Bessie2, 1.Elsie1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 8.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ruby2, 1.Elsie1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 9.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ruby2, 1.Elsie1)

  6. 10.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ruby2, 1.Elsie1)

  7. 11.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ruby2, 1.Elsie1)

  8. 12.  Thomas Richard LendrumThomas Richard Lendrum Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ruby2, 1.Elsie1) was born on 20 Dec 1942 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA; died on 13 Sep 1978 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Dickie
    • Social Security Number: 262-68-0347
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1950, Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA; Age: 7; AttendedSchool: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 45-3; GradeCompleted: No; SchoolYearsCompleted: S1; SameHouse: Yes; Son RelationToHead: Son; Never Married MaritalStatus: Single
    • SSN issued: 1960, Florida, USA

    Thomas married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Thomas married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 13.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.Charles2, 1.Elsie1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary3, 2.Bessie2, 1.Elsie1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 22. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 23. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 15.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary3, 2.Bessie2, 1.Elsie1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 16.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Living3, 2.Bessie2, 1.Elsie1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 17.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Living3, 2.Bessie2, 1.Elsie1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 18.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (7.Living3, 2.Bessie2, 1.Elsie1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 19.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (7.Living3, 2.Bessie2, 1.Elsie1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 20.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (12.Thomas3, 3.Ruby2, 1.Elsie1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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