Bessie Jane Massey

1922 - 1994  (71 years)

• Name	Bessie Jane Massey  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	11 Feb 1922	Madison, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1930	Little Pine, Madison, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Residence	1935	Madison, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Residence	1940	Little Pine Creek Twp, Madison, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Burial	1994	Rockledge, Brevard, Florida, USA   [4]
  Death	26 Jan 1994	Merritt Island, Brevard, Florida, USA   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Bessie Massey Jenkins Obituary	27 Jan 1994	Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, USA   [8]
  		Bessie Massey Jenkins Obituary
  Name	Bessie J Jenkins  [6, 7]
  Name	Bessie Jane Jenkins  [4, 5]
  Reference Number	20684
  Residence	Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I20684	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William Baxter Massey, Sr,   b. 6 Jul 1885, Madison, North Carolina, USA d. 15 Dec 1950, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Elender R Grooms,   b. 23 Dec 1889, Madison, North Carolina, USA d. 13 Feb 1959, East College St, Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	23 Jul 1905	Madison, North Carolina, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F7401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Tony Jenkins  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 2. Joyce Jenkins  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 3. Buford McKinley Jenkins,   b. 30 Jan 1952, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 4 Dec 1997, Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, USA (Age 45 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 4. Living
  Family ID	F8472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Feb 1922 - Madison, North Carolina, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1930 - Little Pine, Madison, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1935 - Madison, North Carolina, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1940 - Little Pine Creek Twp, Madison, North Carolina, USA Burial - 1994 - Rockledge, Brevard, Florida, USA Death - 26 Jan 1994 - Merritt Island, Brevard, Florida, USA Bessie Massey Jenkins Obituary - 27 Jan 1994 - Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, USA Residence - - Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S8] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Little Pine, Madison, North Carolina; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2341438. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Little Pine, Madison, North Carolina; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2341438 [S9] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Madison, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02939; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 58-9. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Madison, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02939; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 58-9 [S2527] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; Register of Deeds; Roll: NCVR_B_C062_66001. North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000 North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; Register of Deeds; Roll: NCVR_B_C062_66001 [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S557] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [S1081] Ancestry.com, Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). [S87] Ancestry.com, Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), The Tribune; Publication Date: 2 Feb 1994; Publication Place: Melbourne, Florida, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/779871019/?article=47ee1825-aabf-4e57-a70b-52db0d18540f&focus=0.32334125,0.4180433,0.4826328,0.5443835&xid=3355. https://www.newspapers.com/image/779871019/?article=47ee1825-aabf-4e57-a70b-52db0d18540f&focus=0.32334125,0.4180433,0.4826328,0.5443835&xid=3355 [S2548] Newspapers.com - Florida Today - 27 Jan 1994 - Page 15, (Name: Florida Today; Location: Cocoa, Florida; Date: 27 Jan 1994;), Bessie Massey Jenkins Obituary 27 Jan 1994. https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-bessie-massey-jenkins-obit/166481755/?xid=637 Bessie Massey Jenkins Obituary [S54] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011