Born in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Miles Smith
and Mary Susan Hull
Sister of
Franklin Samuel Smith
Wife of
Clarence Gleaves Hedrick
— married
1970 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 78
in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jun 2016
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Biography
Bessie married Alvin Goodwin in 1908 in Sullivan County, Tennessee.[1]
Death certificate names parents as William Smith and Anna Susan Smith.[2]
She is buried in Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rural Retreat, Virginia.
Sources
- ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH7-YFZ4 : 10 March 2021), Alvin Goodwin and Bessie Smith, 25 Sep 1908; citing Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,135,682.
- ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYP-3VJ7 : 16 August 2019), Bessie Goodman Hedrick, 22 May 1974; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
- 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 11; Digital film/folder number: 004117938; FHL microfilm: 1241732; Image number: 446; Sheet number: 16; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00762-0
FamilySearch Record: MMJX-WSM (accessed 5 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6WM3-PN6
Bissie Smith (4), single daughter, in household of Wm M Smith (35) in Black Lick District, Wythe, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia. - 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 78; Digital film/folder number: 005449095; Image number: 78; Sheet number: 15; Sheet letter: B
FamilySearch Record: VR1K-92J (accessed 5 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MR-S9S5
Bessie Goodwin (44), wife, in household of Alvin Goodwin (51) in Black Lick District, Wythe, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia. - Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41408577/bessie-caroline-hedrick: accessed 05 September 2023), memorial page for Bessie Caroline Smith Hedrick (1897–22 May 1974), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41408577, citing Saint Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Claudia Harrison 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A433862 [compare], Ancestry member poison8774
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