Born in Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter Thomas Byrd
and Emma Jane (Edwards) Byrd
Sister of
Marion E. Byrd, Thomas Edwards Byrd, Annie Genevier (Byrd) Huckabee, Emma Myrtle Lee (Byrd) Huckabee, Lillian Mae (Byrd) James, Julia Alberta (Byrd) Holman, Infant Byrd, Joseph Peter Byrd, Infant Byrd and Hilda Jane (Byrd) LaGrand
Wife of
Clarence Burley Bessinger
— married
13 Apr 1942 (to 5 Mar 1971) in Savannah, Georgia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 96
in Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Sep 2017
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Biography
Mary Ellen was born October 09, 1908 in Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Peter Thomas Byrd and Emma Jane Edwards Mary Ellen first married John Whisenhunt, Mary Ellen married second Clarence Burley Bessinger, He was born April 04, 1895 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina and died March 05, 1971 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Mary Ellen and Clarence Burley Bessinger were married April 13, 1942 in Savannah, Georgia,
Mary Ellen Byrd died May 04, 2005 and is buried at Carolina Memorial Gardens, North Charleston, South Carolina.
Sources
" THE BYRD FAMILY of BRANCHVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA " by Helen Byrd Derrenbacher
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~25.00%
50.00%
Thomas Huckabee 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T023794 [compare], FTDNA kit #354029
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~0.78%
Carol (Easterling) Essick :
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