Edith (Batchelor) High
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Edith Mae (Batchelor) High (1924 - 1979)

Edith Mae High formerly Batchelor
Born in Nash County, North Carolina, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , and [private brother (1940s - unknown)]
Wife of — married 17 Feb 1946 in Nash County, North Carolina, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of and [private son (1940s - unknown)]
Died at age 55 in Orange County, North Carolina, USAmap
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Edith (Batchelor) High was born in North Carolina.

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Biography

Birth

Edith Mae Batchelor was the firstborn child of her parents and born on August 3, 1924, in Nash County, North Carolina[1] [2] [3], her father, Otis Batchelor was 22, and her mother, Lillie Mae Manning was 19.

Siblings

Edith was a first born child, and had four younger siblings:

  • Georgia Christine Batchelor (b. 20 Nov 1926 - d. 23 May 1996)[4]
  • Evelyn Batchelor (b. 3 Mar 1930 - d. 2 Nov 2017) [5]
  • Wanda Delaine Batchelor (b. 7 Feb 1934 - d. 9 Jan 1999)[6]
  • Otis Lee Batchelor, Jr. (b. 21 Sep 1948 -LIVING)[7]

Early Years

Edith is shown in the 1930 and 1940 census records residing with her parents Otis Batchelor and Lillie Mae Manning:

  • United States Census, 1930 [8]
  • United States Census, 1940[9]

Marriage to JB High

Edith married James Bernice High on February 17, 1946, in her hometown.[10]

They were likely introduced through the O'Neal family that had married into the Batchelor family. Edith's husband JB was raised by the O'Neal family.

Note: They were 8th cousins once removed: CousinCalculator

Children of JB High & Edith Mae Batchelor

JB and Edith had two children during their marriage.

Death & Burial

Edith was diagnosed from childhood with Rheumatic heart disease and three months prior to her death with heart arrhythmia, and was placed on a salt restricted diet due to high blood pressure.

She preceded her husband, mother, father, and all her siblings in death, passing away on October 31, 1979, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, at the age of 55, and was buried in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.[13] [14]

Sources

  • "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHB3-X89 : 8 December 2014), Batchelor, 03 Aug 1924; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 10, p. 1144, Nash, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
  • "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3QC-QJX : accessed 6 January 2019), Edith M Batchelor in household of Otis L Batchelor, Coopers, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 3A, line 11, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1708; FHL microfilm 2,341,442.
  • "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3QC-5LY : accessed 6 January 2019), Edith M Batchlor in household of Otis L Batchlor, Mannings, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 15B, line 66, family 298, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1709; FHL microfilm 2,341,443.
  • "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWQQ-HGT : 15 March 2018), Edith Batchelor in household of Odis Batchelor, Mannings Township, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-20, sheet 2A, line 24, family 23, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2948.
  • "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FMS-4Z8R : Mon Jan 30 02:24:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Odis L Batchelor and Lily Mae Batchilor, 11 April 1950.
  • "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ3-8NJY : 4 November 2017), James Bernice High and Edith Mae Batchelor, 17 Feb 1946; citing Nash, North Carolina, United States, p. 765, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 1,221,611.
  • "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-47LX : 28 November 2018), James Bernice High and Edith Mae Batchelor, 17 Feb 1946; citing Nash, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
  • "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-8CLR : 28 November 2018), James Bernice High and Edith Mae Batchelor, 17 Feb 1946; citing Nash, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
  • "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-ZYJF : 4 November 2017), James Bernice High and Edith Mae Batchelor, 17 Feb 1946; citing Nash, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 419,232.
  • "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ3-8N63 : 4 November 2017), James Bernice High and Edith Mae Batchelor, 17 Feb 1946; citing Nash, North Carolina, United States, p. 765, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,221,611.
  • "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ3-8NJY : 4 November 2017), James Bernice High and Edith Mae Batchelor, 17 Feb 1946; citing Nash, North Carolina, United States, p. 765, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,221,611.
  • "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHTG-2T7 : 8 December 2014), Edith Mae Batchelor in entry for James Bernice High Jr., 29 Mar 1947; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 33, p. 317, Nash, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
  • "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHTL-RR5 : 8 December 2014), Otis Lee Batchelor Jr., 21 Sep 1948; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 34, p. 1586, Nash, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
  • "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHTG-2ZW : 8 December 2014), Edith Mae Batchelor in entry for Joseph Wayne High, 12 Apr 1949; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 35, p. 1167, Nash, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
  • "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9J-2M4D : 28 November 2018), Edith Mae Batchelor in entry for James Bernice High and Reba Ruth Hill, 14 Dec 1968; citing Nash, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
  • "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY5-KBS7 : 20 August 2018), Jean Elizabeth Browne in entry for Joseph Wayne High and Rebecca Jean Turner, 22 Nov 1975; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Hanover, Virginia, United States, certificate 75-048449, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  • "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY5-KBSS : 19 December 2018), Edith Mae Batchelor in entry for Joseph Wayne High and Rebecca Jean Turner, 22 Nov 1975; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Hanover, Virginia, United States, certificate 75-048449, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  • "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGTW-8GH : 17 July 2017), Edith Batchelor High, 31 Oct 1979; citing Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, v 37B cn 37622, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,531.
  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 March 2019), memorial page for Edith M. High (3 Aug 1924–31 Oct 1979), Find A Grave Memorial no. 107674100, citing Pineview Cemetery, Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by God be the Glory...Acts 26:18 (contributor 47601358) .
  • "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J59G-RQM : 20 May 2014), Georgia C Matthews, 23 May 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  1. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHB3-X89 : 8 December 2014), Batchelor, 03 Aug 1924; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 10, p. 1144, Nash, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
  2. ↑ "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JJR-Y7PZ : 17 July 2019), Otis Batchelor in entry for Batchelor, 3 Aug 1924; citing Birth, Nash, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102399009.
  3. ↑ "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JJR-YWMM : 24 October 2019), Batchelor, 3 Aug 1924; citing Birth, Nash, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102399009.
  4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J59G-RQM : 20 May 2014), Georgia C Matthews, 23 May 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  5. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHRK-JNH : 8 December 2014), Batchelor, 03 Mar 1930; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 16, p. 456, Nash, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
  6. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHRK-59G : 8 December 2014), Lillie Manning in entry for Batchelor, 07 Feb 1934; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 20, p. 539, Nash, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
  7. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHTL-RR5 : 8 December 2014), Otis Lee Batchelor Jr., 21 Sep 1948; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 34, p. 1586, Nash, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3QC-QJX : accessed 27 July 2019), Edith M Batchelor in household of Otis L Batchelor, Coopers, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 3A, line 11, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1708; FHL microfilm 2,341,442.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWQQ-HGT : 15 March 2018), Edith Batchelor in household of Odis Batchelor, Mannings Township, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-20, sheet 2A, line 24, family 23, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2948.
  10. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ3-8NJY : 4 November 2017), James Bernice High and Edith Mae Batchelor, 17 Feb 1946; citing Nash, North Carolina, United States, p. 765, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 1,221,611.
  11. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHTG-2T7 : 8 December 2014), Edith Mae Batchelor in entry for James Bernice High Jr., 29 Mar 1947; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 33, p. 317, Nash, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
  12. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHTG-2ZW : 8 December 2014), Edith Mae Batchelor in entry for Joseph Wayne High, 12 Apr 1949; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 35, p. 1167, Nash, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
  13. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGTW-8GH : 17 July 2017), Edith Batchelor High, 31 Oct 1979; citing Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, v 37B cn 37622, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,531.
  14. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLY-Z8B2 : 13 December 2015), Edith M. High, 1979; Burial, South Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States of America, Pineview Cemetery; citing record ID 107674100, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.




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