Daughter of Julius Monroe Whitted and Ella Frances Howerton Whitted.

Married to Hersey Everett Spence on October 4, 1913 in Durham County, North Carolina.
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Bessie O Whitted
[Bissie G Whittul]
Age: 5
Birth Date: Jan 1885
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Morris
House Number: 210
Sheet Number: 8
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 109
Family Number: 138
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: J M Whitted
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Ella H Whitted
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: At School
Months not employed: 0
Attended School: 10
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
J M Whitted 45
Ella H Whitted 37
Bessie O Whitted 5
Gordon T Whitted 13
Walter L Whitted 12
Geo B Whitted 10
Hugh E Whitted 8
L C Oldham 29
C B Aldotes 27
Frank Pearce 21
J W Nunnelly 30
E H Bawen 34
J T Dickinson 21
Ida Taylor 30
Delia Hays 23

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Bessie O Whitten
Age in 1910: 25
Birth Year: abt 1885
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Durham Ward 1, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Rigsbee Ave
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Julias M Whitten
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Ella H Whitten
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Teacher
Industry: Grader School
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
Household Members:
Name Age
Julias M Whitten 55
Ella H Whitten 47
Bessie O Whitten 25
George B Whitten 20
Hugh E Whitten 18
Ella H Whitten 6
Eula Cartes 24

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Bessie O Whitted
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1885
Marriage Date: 4 Oct 1913
Marriage Place: Durham, North Carolina
Father: J M Whitted
Mother: Ella H Whitted
Spouse: Henry E Spence
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 31
Spouse Father: J N Spence
Spouse Mother: Lucy Spence
Event Type: Marriage

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Bessie Spence
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1885
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Durham Ward 1, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Watts Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Spence
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Spence 37
Bessie Spence 35

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Besse W Spence
Birth Year: abt 1885
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Patterson, Durham, North Carolina
Street address: New Hope Valley Road
Dwelling Number: 199
Family Number: 204
Age at First Marriage: 29
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Teacher
Industry: University
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Hersey E Spence 47
Besse W Spence 45

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Bessie W Spence
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Patterson, Durham, North Carolina
Inferred Residence in 1935: Patterson, Durham, North Carolina
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 11A
Occupation: Insteuctor
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 5th or subsequent year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 42
Income: 2500
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Hesley E Spence 57
Bessie W Spence 53
Ysrael Barbre 31

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Bessie Whitted Spence
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 88
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Retired Teacher
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1885
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 7 Oct 1973
Death Location: Durham, Durham
Father's Name: Julius Monroe Whitted
Mother's name: Ella Howerton
Residence: 2616 Erwin Rd, Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Cause of death: Cardiac arrest, arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, cancer of bladder, old right hemiplegia
Informant: Mrs Ella W Parks, 2205 Pershing St, Durham NC