Tampa Bay Times, 9 March 1962.

 Tampa Bay Times, 10 March 1962. 

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On 27 December 1911, Jonas Bynum, 25, of Gardners township, married Bessie Pittman, 19, of Gardners township, in Gardners township, Wilson County.

In 1917, Jonas Bynum registered for the World War I draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 6 August 1886 in Wilson County and farmed for H.D. Lane.

In the 1920 census of Gardners township, Wilson County: Jonas Bynum, 34, farmer; wife Bessie, 27; and cousin Johnnie Harris, 22.

In an article headed “Pinellas Fair Awards” published in the 27 January 1933 issue of the Tampa Bay Times, Bessie Bynum of Saint Petersburg was identified as winner in the chocolate cake category.

In the 1934 Saint Petersburg, Florida, city directory: Bynum Jonas (c; Bessie) lab h 415 8th st s

In the 1935 state census of Precinct 7, Pinellas County, Florida: at 415 8th Street South, Jonas Bynum, 42, born in N.C., janitor, and wife Bessie, 38, born in N.C.

In the 1940 census of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida: apartment house painter Jonas Bynum, 51, and wife Bessie, 47.

In the 1950 census of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida: Mercy Hospital groundsman Jones Bynum, 62, and wife Bessie, 56.

Jonas Bynum died 5 March 1962. His daughter Bessie Mae Bynum Ford died 28 March 1989.

Tampa Bay Times, 30 March 1989.

Bessie Pittman Bynum died in July 1992.