Bessie
Josephine
Bennyfield
formerly Raines
Born in Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Henry Raines
and Virginia Anna (Turpin) Raines
Wife of
Jessie Rowley Beneyfield
— married
about 1893 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Mother of
Corrie Mae (Beneyfield) Morrow
Died
at age 58
in Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Mar 2017
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Biography
Bessie Raines was born on 13 Sep 1874 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States, daughter of James Henry Raines and Virginia Anna (Turpin) Raines.
Her siblings were:
Bessie married Jessie Rowley Beneyfield about 1893.[1]
Bessie's daughter was Corrie Mae (Beneyfield) Morrow.
Bessie died (age 58) on 10 August 1933 in South Carolina, United States.[2] Bessie was mentioned on a memorial in Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States with a death date of 10 Aug 1933.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "1900 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 7602 #53996669 : accessed 19 September 2022), Bessie J Beneyfield (25), wife, in household of Jesse R Beneyfield (25) in Greenville Ward 1, Greenville, South Carolina. Born in South Carolina, USA; citing Year 1900, Census Place Greenville Ward 1, Greenville, South Carolina, Roll 1529, Page 4, Enumeration District 0031, FHL microfilm 1241529.
- ↑ "South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1970," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 8741 #247889 : accessed 19 September 2022), Bessie R Beneyfield death 10 Aug 1933 (age 58) in South Carolina, USA; citing South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina, South Carolina Death Records, Year Range 1925-1949, Death County or Certificate Range Greenville, Volume Number 23.
- ↑ "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #10434386 : accessed 19 September 2022), Memorial page for Bessie J Raines Beneyfield (13 Sep 1875-10 Aug 1933), citing Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA (plot: Section R); Maintained by Robin Farley Dixson Coon (contributor 46558224).
- "1880 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 6742 #42455809 : accessed 19 September 2022), Bessie Rains (9), single daughter, in household of James Rains (43) in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Born in South Carolina; citing Year 1880, Census Place Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, Roll 1230, Page 86C, Enumeration District 082.
- Source: #S267
- Source: #S268
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bessie by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Bessie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bessie by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Bessie:
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~6.25%
Marie (Hammett) Gulley
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T108988 [compare], FTDNA kit #358839
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~3.12%
Kevin (Cornelius) Abernathy-Cornelius :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M045953 [compare], Ancestry member madjusjor1
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M045953 [compare], FTDNA kit #B9440
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