Born in Mississippi
Ancestors 
Daughter of Cecil Rankin Stevens
and Annie Lee (Roland) Stevens
Sister of
Elre R. (Stevens) Roberts, Erma Lee (Stevens) Greene, John Cecil Stevens, Mellie Jewell (Stevens) Harper, Willard B Stevens and Benny Weldon Stevens
Wife of
Ray W. Mathis
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Mother of
Charles Ray Mathis
Died
at age 87
in Mississippi
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Nov 2018
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Biography
Bessie S. Mathis, 87, born November 17, 1921 in Scott County, MS, died July 7, 2009 at her residence in Waynesboro. She was retired from Ingalls Shipyard, having worked as a Clerk. She was a member of of First United Methodist Church of Waynesboro. Mrs. Mathis was preceded in death by her Husband, Ray W. Mathis; Father, Cecil R. Stevens and Mother, Lee Stevens; Son, Charles Ray Mathis. She is survived by her Daughter, Margaret (George Elton) Alsworth of Waynesboro; Brother, B. W. Stevens, Liberty; 2 Grandchildren, Jennifer D. Alsworth (Cpt. Casey L.) Taylor of Okinawa, Japan and Joseph R. "Randy" Alsworth of Birmingham, AL; Several Nieces and Nephews. Visitation for Mrs. Mathis will be held from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, July 08, 2009 in the Parlor of Freeman Funeral Home, Waynesboro. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, July 09, 2009 from the Chapel of Freeman Funeral Home in Waynesboro with Rev. Paul McDonald officiating. Interment will be in Waynesboro Cemetery. Freeman Funeral Home of Waynesboro, MS is in charge of arrangement (taken from FAG Memorial)
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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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~0.78%
David Douglass
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T824570 [compare], FTDNA kit #442244
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~0.78%
Lucy (Scott) Walker :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T835613 [compare], FTDNA kit #444113
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