Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" White

Notes:

Rachel Habig emailed, in February 2019, that she knew for a fact that her "2nd great grandmother was names Ary White, after Ary Felder Moore, Mary's aunt. Ary White had a twin sister named Elizabeth "Bessie" White. (My aunt is named "Ary Elizabeth" after them). Due to whatever circumstances, they weren't always in the same household growing up making it tough to research."

On the 1880 census, Ary and Bessie, both shown as age 3, where living with W. W. Moore and Ary A. Moore in Pike County, Mississippi. They were listed as Nieces of Ary Moore. Two of their cousins, also lived with WW and Ary Moore, 15 year old Ida Felder, and 7 year old WIll Gardner

On the 1900 Federal Census enumeration, Bessie, age 23, as living with her parents in McComb, Mississippi. She was shown as being born in Jan 1877 in Mississippi. In the next household, Ary Martin, the wife of Albert, was also shown as born in Jan 1877 in Mississippi. She and Albert had been married for one year.

Shown in Louisiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1775-1984, Succession File No. 2322-2380, 1914-1915, for Mary C. White, as one of eight surviving children of her parents, viz "Mrs. Bessie McMichael, wife of A. W. McMichael, residents of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana."

On the Louisiana Statewide Death Index, Elizabeth White McMichael was shown as born ca 1877. The US Social Security Applications index shows her exact date of birth as 6 Jan 1877 in Summit Pipe (sic), Mississippi, and her parents as William T. White and Mary C. Felder.

Family/Spouse: Artie W. McMichael. Artie was born on 22 Oct 1874; died on 20 Jul 1937; was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]