Bessie Louise ANDREWS^[1]

1904 - 1967  (62 years)

• Name	Bessie Louise ANDREWS
  Nickname	Bessie
  Birth	7 Jul 1904	Martin Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	11 Feb 1967	Belvoir Township, Greenville, Pitt Co, NC   [2]
  	Bessie died at home at 8:15am of coronary occlusion. Antecedent causes included arteriosclerosis. She was 62 years old at the time of her death. Informant was her husband, Chester.
  Burial	13 Feb 1967	Bethel, Pitt Co, NC   [2]
  	Her body was interred in Bethel Town Cemetery.
  Person ID	I65212	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Anson ANDREWS,   b. 14 Apr 1874, Conetoe, Edgecombe Co, NC d. 14 Feb 1940, Bethel Township, Greenville, Pitt Co. NC (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Martha V. EDMONDSON,   b. 15 Sep 1880, Martin Co, NC d. 7 Dec 1923, Bethel, Pitt Co. NC (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	17 Oct 1899	Martin Co, NC   [3]
  	Anson and Martha were married by M. A. Roberson, Justice of the Peace, at the residence of John Edmondson in Robersonville, NC. W. C. Manning and two others (names are not readable), all of Bethel, signed as witnesses.
  Family ID	F8056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Chester LEWIS,   b. c. 1896
  Marriage	8 Oct 1921	Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe Co, NC   [4]
  	Chester and Bessie were married by D. E. Cobb, Justice of the Peace. Witnesses were Sam Bunting, Bertha Lewis and Mrs. G. L. Cobb.
  Family ID	F8081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		1910 US Census / Andrews, Anson Bethel Township, Pitt Co, NC
  		1920 US Census / Andrews, Anson Bethel Township, Pitt Co, NC (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3039] North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800 - 2000., Bessie Louise Andrews. Martin Co, NC; Roll no. NCVR_B_C063_68002, vol. 5, p. 322. [S5722] Bessie Andrews Lewis, North Carolina death certificate no. 6258 (1967). [S5700] Anson Andrews- Martha V. Edmondson, North Carolina marriage license and certificate no. unnumbered (1899). [S5387] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741 - 2011.. Chester Lewis - Bessie Andrews entry, Edgecombe County.