Bessie Elizabeth Wiggins

1916 - 2001  (85 years)

• Name	Bessie Elizabeth Wiggins  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	11 Sep 1915	Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA   [5, 7, 8]
  Birth	11 Sep 1916	Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA   [3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Residence	3 Jan 1920	Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA   [8]
  	Parallel Street, Ward 2
  Residence	7 Apr 1930	Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA   [5]
  	1616 Creswell Street
  Residence	6 Apr 1940	Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA   [6]
  Residence	1945	Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA   [9]
  Baptism	23 Nov 1947	Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
  	J. I. Mashburn, Pastor First Baptist Church
  Gender	Female
  Race	White  [4]
  SSN issued	Georgia, USA   [11]
  Name	Bessie E Cason  [8]
  Name	Bessie Elizabeth Wilkes  [10]
  Name	Bessie W Wilkes  [9, 11]
  Name	Bessie Wilkes  [12]
  Residence	3 Apr 1950	Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA   [12]
  	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
  Social Security Number	255-07-9679  [11]
  Death	24 Sep 2001	Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA   [4, 10, 11, 13]
  	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.
  Burial	26 Sep 2001	Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA   [10, 13, 14]
  Person ID	I1146	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Father	Emmett G Cason,   b. 11 May 1870, McDaniels, Sampson, North Carolina, USA d. 25 Dec 1943, 1308 State Street, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bessie I Powell,   b. May 1883, Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. Abt Dec 1917, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA (Age ~ 34 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	6 Oct 1908	Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA   [15, 16]
  	Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967 for E. G. Cason Groom's Name: E. G. Cason Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Bessie Powell Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 06 Oct 1908 Marriage Place: Tattnall County, Georgia Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M39618-9 System Origin: Georgia-EASy Source Film Number: 206425 Reference Number: P64
  Family ID	F632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Charles Clemon Wiggins,   b. 17 Jul 1895, Folkston, Charlton, Georgia, USA d. 16 Dec 1949, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Mother	Elsie Mae Miller,   b. 19 Feb 1888, Candler, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 15 Aug 1993, Punta Gorda, Charlotte, Florida, USA (Age 105 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Marriage	4 Apr 1917	Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA   [17, 18, 19]
  Family ID	F634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Air Nicodemus Wilkes,   b. 24 Dec 1906, Benton, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 15 Oct 1985, Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1941	MacClenny, Baker, Florida, USA   [2, 3, 20, 21]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Virginia Wilkes,   b. 12 Dec 1933, Live Oak, Suwannee, Florida, USA d. 27 Jan 2023, Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: Stepchild] + 2. Living + 3. Living
  Family ID	F495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 11 Sep 1915 - Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Birth - 11 Sep 1916 - Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Residence - Parallel Street, Ward 2 - 3 Jan 1920 - Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Residence - 1616 Creswell Street - 7 Apr 1930 - Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Residence - 6 Apr 1940 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA Marriage - 14 Jun 1941 - MacClenny, Baker, Florida, USA Residence - 1945 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA Baptism - 23 Nov 1947 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA SSN issued - - Georgia, USA Residence - 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 - 3 Apr 1950 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA Burial - 26 Sep 2001 - Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		BessieWiggins
  		Air and Bessie 1941 Suwannee River

  
  

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  Air and Bessie gravestone

  
  

  Albums		Air and Bessie Wilkes Photos (2) Photographs of Air and Bessie and their family.
  		Bessie Wilkes (10) Bessie Wilkes photos

  
  

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[ View marriage certificate] A N Wilkes, "Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993" Name: A N Wilkes Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 14 Jun 1941 Event Place: Baker, Florida, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Bessie Wiggins Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: GS Film number: 2130361 Digital Folder Number: 004539908 Image Number: 00173 Citing this Record "Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V6RW-ZJ4 : accessed 30 Nov 2013), A N Wilkes and Bessie Wiggins, 1941. [S350] Ancestry.com, Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). 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