Bessie Addie RANDOLPH^[1]

1887 - 1956  (69 years)

• Name	Bessie Addie RANDOLPH
  Nickname	Bessie
  Birth	27 Aug 1887	New Bern, Craven Co, NC   [1, 2]
  	The birth month, birth year and place of birth noted on Bessie's' death certificate are incorrect. The information was supplied by Adelaide Edwards, Bessie's daughter. The Randolph family Bible, the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 Censuses and Bessie's grave marker all support 27 August 1887 as her correct birth date. Bessie and her younger sister Hattie were both born in New Bern. The family did not move to Kinston until 1890.
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Sep 1956	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC   [3]
  	Cause of death was noted as "cardiac standstill", as a direct result of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. Bessie died at Lenoir Memorial Hospital at 3:00 pm on 27 September 1956. She was 69 years old.
  Burial	29 Sep 1956	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC   [3]
  	Her body was interred in the Randolph Family plot at Maplewood Cemetery.
  Person ID	I33648	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Charles Thomas RANDOLPH,   b. 5 Sep 1856, Washington, Beaufort Co, NC d. 15 Oct 1910, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Addie Julia WATERS,   b. 18 Feb 1870, Pantego, Beaufort Co, NC d. 12 Aug 1906, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1886	Pantego, Beaufort Co, NC   [4, 5]
  	Addie and C. T. were married at Broad Creek in Pantego, North Carolina on 5 September 1886 by Elder D. W. Topping of the Primitive Baptist Church. M. Sawyer, M. Duke & T. M. Edwards witnessed the minister's return.
  Photos » Slide Show		C.T. & Addie Randolph home, c.1894/5. Left to right: Maid holding Nannie, Hattie, Bessie, C.T., Annie Laurie and Addie.
  		C. T. Randolph Family c.1894/5 Left to right: Bessie, C.T., Annie Laurie, Addie, Nannie, Hattie.
  		Children of Addie & C.T. Randolph, c. 1930 - 1932. Left to Right Seated: Bessie, Charlie, Adelaide Standing: Annie Laurie, Hilda, Julia, Bertha, Hattie, Nan
  Family ID	F1720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Edgar HUDSON,   b. 22 Jan 1880, Johnson Co, NC d. 14 Dec 1918, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	7 Dec 1904	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC   [6]
  	Bessie and John were married by E. H. Davis, a minister of the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church, at the residence of the bride's father, C.T. Randolph. C.M. Jones, C.L. Pridgen, and J.T. Webb signed as witnesses to the marriage.
  Children	1. Elvira Adelaide HUDSON,   b. 30 Apr 1908, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC d. 3 Aug 1969, Havelock, Craven Co, NC (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F1722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	John Curtis LUPTON,   b. 6 Mar 1894, Bayboro, Pamlico Co, NC d. Feb 1976 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Before 11 Apr 1930  [7]
  	They were enumerated as husband and wife in the 1930 census.
  Family ID	F1728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Bessie Randolph, c.1894/5.
  		Bessie Randolph Lupton, c.1930 - 1932
  		1900 US Census / Randolph, Charles 318 Queen Street, Kinston, NC.
  		1910 US Census / Hudson, John E. 705 N. Queen Street, Kinston, NC.
  		1920 US Census / Hudson, Bessie A. 705 N. Queen Street, Kinston, NC.
  		1930 US Census / Lupton, John C. 705 N. Queen St, Kinston, NC.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3904] C. T. & Addie Randolph Family Bible., ((Philadelphia: A. J. Holman & Co., 1885)). [S3921] 1900 US Census / Randolph, Charles. [S1712] Bessie Randolph Hudson, North Carolina death certificate no. 23216 (1956). [S3919] C. T. Randolph - Addie Waters, Beaufort Co, NC marriage record (1886). [S3938] G.H. Waters will (1933), Beaufort Co, NC Will Book 5, pp. 369 - 370. [S645] John E. Hudson - Bessie A. Randolph, Lenoir County marriage certificate (1904). [S812] 1930 US Census / Lupton, John C.