Caroline Elizabeth "Bessie" Billingsley
Born: 17 Mar 1892 Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi
Died: 10 Jun 1983 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee Married 26 Dec 1915 Lee, Mississippi to Luther Lee Duke They had the following children: Caroline Elizabeth Duke Brocato Wagner Luther Lee Duke Jr. Ruth Marie Duke Mehrhoff Jesse Lawerence Duke - died at birth John Harold Duke Joann Duke Matthews Bessie also married Robert L Johnson and had one child- Roberta Lee Johnson |
Bessie's Parents were:
Jesse Monroe Billingsley b. 18 May 1862 Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi d. 5 Nov 1927 Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi m. 29 Jul 1887 Mississippi Eliza Mayes Heard b. 19 Jun 1862 Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi d. 5 Sep 1927 Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi Bessie had six siblings: Myrtle Inez Billingsley Thompson Samuel Autry Billingsley Jesse Austin Billingsley Narbie Estelle Billingsley Martin William Heard Billingsley Nannie Lou Billingsley Bell |
Bessie's Grandparents
Samuel Billingsley
b. 9 Jun 1811 Christian, Kentucky d. 24 Mar 1884 Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi Jesse had twelve siblings. Louisa Lovenia Parker b. 18 Jan 1817 North Carolina d. 31 Oct 1862 Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi Samuel also married two other times for a total of 17 children or so it seems. |
Stephen Autry Heard
b. 16 Mar 1818 Morgan, Georgia d. 11 Aug 1897 Lee, Mississippi m. 15 Oct 1856 Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi Eliza had Seven siblings Elizabeth Caroline Mayes b. 27 Aug 1825 Cass, Georgia d. 10 Jun 1877 Lee, Mississippi Elizabeth later remarried John Holditch with no children. |
Bessie's Great Grandparents
William Billingsley
b. 16 Jan 1779 Guilford, North Carolina d. Bef. 1860 Pontotoc, Mississippi Mary Griffith b. about 1782 North Carolina d. unknown |
Jonathan Parker
b. Abt. 1783 North Carolina d. 1860 Athens, Limestone, Alabama Gillie Coles b. Abt. 1780 North Carolina d. 1860 Athens, Limestone, Alabama |
George A Heard
b. 1775 Pittsylvania, Virginia d. 1851 Mississippi Stephen had eight siblings. Nancy Patter b. 1790 d. 21 Apr 1850 |
Stephen Mayes
b. 1787 Mecklenburg, Virginia d. 5 Aug 1854 Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi Unknown siblings. Susannah Jones b. 1793 Mecklenburg, Virginia d. 1841 Georgia |
Bessie's Great Great Grandparents
Samuel "Sias" Billingsley
b. 14 Jul 1747 St. Mary's, Maryland d. Abt. 1816 Montgomery, North Carolina Mary K Griffith b. 1 Sep 1753 Edgecombe, North Carolina d. Abt. 1838 Bledsoe, Tennessee |
Isaac Parker
b. Abt. 1760 Johnston, North Carolina d. Abt. 1811 Wayne, North Carolina Bethaney Lane b. Abt. 1761 Dobbs, North Carolina d. Abt. 1811 Wayne, North Carolina |
Stephen Heard
b. 13 Nov 1741 Albemarle, Virginia d. 15 Nov 1815 Morgan, Georgia George had five siblings. Caroline Winkinson b. 1753 d. 1784 Stephen also married Margaret Wilkerson George had nine half siblings. |
Unknown Mayes
Unknown |
John Griffin III
b. Abt. 1752 North Carolina d. 28 Dec 1829 Sarah Jane Tinnin b. Abt. 1760 Orange, North Carolina d. Oct 1840 Gibson, Tennessee |
John Coles
b. 29 Apr 1745 Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia d. 5 Feb 1808 Albemarle, Virginia Elizabeth Winslade b. Abt. 1747 North Carolina d. Abt. 1806 Wake, North Carolina |
Unknown
Unknown |
Edward Jones
b. 19 May 1769 Amelia, Virginia d. 2 Aug 1858 DeKalb, Georgia Unknown siblings Sarah Butler b. 4 Apr 1773 Virginia d. 1852 DeKalb, Georgia |