Bessie Mae (Nance) Kindley (1898 - 1943)

Born 30 Aug 1898 in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Albert B. Kindley — married 19 Sep 1915 in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1943 at age 44 in Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Bessie was born in 1898, a daughter of Benjamin Wyatt Nance and Ella Elizabeth Hall. She passed away in 1943 and is buried in Fair Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Thomasville, North Carolina,^[1][2][3]

She is listed in the 1910 US Census as a girl living with her parents and several siblings in Concord, North Carolina^[4]:

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Benny W Nance Head Male 37 North Carolina

Lizzie E Nance Wife Female 35 North Carolina

Fred W Nance Son Male 13 North Carolina

Bessie Nance Daughter Female 11 North Carolina

Nina L Nance Daughter Female 9 North Carolina

John H Nance Son Male 7 North Carolina

Thomas V Nance Son Male 5 North Carolina

Ella O Nance Daughter Female 2 North Carolina

She married Albert B. "Bert" Kindley on 19 Sep 1915 in Randolph County, North Carolina.^[5] They lived in the Thomasville, North Carolina area and had two sons together.

She is listed in the 1920 US Census living with her husband and two young sons in Emmons Township, Davidson County, North Carolina^[6]:

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Bert Kindley Head Male 28 North Carolina

Bessie Kindley Wife Female 21 North Carolina

Welford Kindley Son Male 3 North Carolina

Reece Kindley Son Male 1 North Carolina

She is listed in the 1930 US Census as still living in Emmons Township with her husband and two sons^[7]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Bert Kindley Head Male 40 North Carolina

Bessie Kindley Wife Female 32 North Carolina

Welfred Kindley Son Male 13 North Carolina

Reece Kindley Son Male 12 North Carolina

She is listed in the 1940 US Census as living with her husband and youngest son in Thomasville, North Carolina^[8]:

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Bert Kindley Head Male 50 North Carolina

Bessie Kindley Wife Female 42 North Carolina

Reece Kindley Son Male 22 North Carolina

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 July 2019), memorial page for Bessie Kindley (1898–1943), Find A Grave Memorial no. 6775933, citing Fair Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by K. Clinard (contributor 11980561).
2. ↑ "North Carolina, Davidson County Vital Records, 1867-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLLJ-KH5P : 14 March 2018), Bessie Kindley, 1 Feb 1943; citing Death, Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States, 1 Feb 1943, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
3. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPPL-JDC : 18 July 2017), Bessie Kindley, 01 Feb 1943; citing Thomasville, Davidson, N.C., 357, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,224.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLSZ-4LR : accessed 23 July 2019), Bessie Nance in household of Benny W Nance, Concord, Randolph, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 83, sheet 5B, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1128; FHL microfilm 1,375,141.
5. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82L-LQ6 : 22 December 2016), A. B. Kindley and Bessie Nance, 19 Sep 1915; citing , Randolph, North Carolina, United States, p. p. 237-238, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 475,240.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZKY-8B2 : accessed 3 July 2019), Bessie Kindley in household of Bert Kindley, Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 25, sheet 4A, line 30, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1295; FHL microfilm 1,821,295.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SV-9HZ : accessed 3 July 2019), Bessie Kindley in household of Bert Kindley, Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 13B, line 73, family 255, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1685; FHL microfilm 2,341,419.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWS8-QDB : 13 March 2018), Bessie Kindley in household of Bert Kindley, Ward 4, Thomasville, Thomasville Township, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-38, sheet 18A, line 29, family 340, 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 2899.