From the Museum of Seminole County History, Marriage Records from 1869 - 1910: BEGIN Groom Groom's Bride Bride's Date Of Book# Page# Residence Residence Marriage Rayner, C. E. Kinston, NC Warman, Jessie E. Sanford 1/1/1908 2 442 END From the Social Security Death Index: BEGIN Name:Jessie Rayner SSN:244-72-3899 Last Residence:28501 Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States of America Born:10 Jun 1888 Died:Nov 1982 State (Year) SSN issued:North Carolina (1962) END From a newspaper in probably North Carolina in February of 2005: BEGIN Jesse K. "Buddy" Rayner KINSTON, N.C. - Jesse Kennedy "Buddy" Rayner, 85, of 902 Wallace Lane, died Friday, February 4, 2005, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Mr. Rayner was born August 12, 1919, in Kinston. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cornelius Eugene Rayner and Jessie Warman Rayner. He was one of eight children, with one surviving sister, Mary Rayner McAvoy; and Brother-in-Law, Dan McAvoy of Forked River, New Jersey. "Buddy" Rayner lived in Kinston his full life serving his community, country, and friends. During his life he fought in World War II and was owner and operator of Rayner's Supermarket for over 50 years. He loved being a part of the community, serving on the Kinston City Council, the Housing Authority Board and was appointed by Governor Robert Scott to the Board of Directors for Lenoir Community College. He strongly supported the Global TransPark, and was instrumental in bringing the Kinston Eagles Baseball team to the area. He will be dearly missed by his community, friends and family. Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, February 6, 2005, from Westview Cemetery with The Reverend Michael Singer officiating. He is survived by his two children; a daughter, Susan Rayner Smith and Husband, Steve Smith; a son, Jesse Kennedy Rayner Jr. and Wife, Sandra Rayner; four grandchildren, Randall Smith of Wilmington, Rayner McMahan of Raleigh, Jesse Kennedy Rayner III of New Bern, and William Ross Rayner of Raleigh. The family will receive friends from 4-to 6 p.m. Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Smith, 1709 Windsor Road Kinston. Memorial contributions may be made to The Community Council for the Arts In Honor of Helen Taylor Rayner 400 N. Queen St. Kinston, N.C. 28501. Arrangements are with Edwards Funeral Home. (Paid obituary). END Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 01:01:10 +0000 (UTC) From: Michael Mainwold BEGIN Hi Marshall, this appears to be a prime candidate for who Jessie's mother was: Effie L. Higgins Name | Edward B. Warman | | Spouse's Name | Effie L. Higgins | | Event Date | 10 Mar 1886 | | Event Place | Spalding County, Georgia | Source: FamilySearch.org Per the 1880 census is her family: Name: | Effie L . Higgins | | Age: | 17 | | Birth Year: | abt 1863 | | Birthplace: | Georgia | | Home in 1880: | Griffin, Spalding, Georgia | | Race: | White | | Gender: | Female | | Relation to Head of House: | Daughter | | Marital Status: | Single | | Father's name: | John C. Higgins | | Father's Birthplace: | Georgia | | Mother's name: | Mary E Higgins | | Mother's Birthplace: | Georgia | | Neighbors: | View others on page | | Occupation: | At Home | | Cannot read/write: | Household Members: | | Name | Age | | John C. Higgins | 51 | | Mary E Higgins | 43 | | Effie L. Higgins | 17 | | Alice Higgins | 13 | | William Sl Higgins | 11 | | Nellie Higgins | The library I reached out to got back to me and directed me to a college library. I reached out to that college. I reviewed my notes and had the following on Edward: "Had 3 wives and 4 children. One wife and one children are not known as yet" That wife is like this Effie. Source: Read more: http://www.appletree.com/Edward_Barrass_Warman_1#ixzz0s3XPntLp: Now a defunct website. On Jessie: Per her half-brother's obit (Judson's), she was living in Kingston, NC, in late 1965. Has on this refernce to her being a half-sister, it is clear that Elsey or Elsie Rebecca Savacool Willson Warman wasn't her mother. I now have the same date of death for Elsey Rebecca Savacool WILLSON: 7 Nov 1882. Cheers, Michael > From: Marshall Lake > To: Mainwold > Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2016 11:48 PM > Subject: Re: WILLSON/RAYNER > > My problem is I'm not sure who the mother is for the third child in the > family, Jessie Elizabeth (1888-1982). > > In the emails we exchanged a few years ago you indicated that Elsey Rebecca > Savacool WILLSON died sometime between 1888 and 1900. If this is correct > then she would probably be Jessie's mother. > > But, "A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Andrew Newbaker of > Hardwick Township Warren County N.J.", Rev. A. J. Fretz, 1908 says Elsey > Rebecca Savacool WILLSON died 7 Nov 1882. > > Since we exchanged messages a while back have you found any further info to > help? > > > Marshall From: Michael Mainwold Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 12:25 PM These Higgins seem to have vanished after the 1880 census except for Effie's sister's marriage record: Name: Alice Higgins Gender:Female Marriage Date:29 Apr 1891 Marriage Place:Spalding, Georgia, USA Spouse: Elisha B Davis [search.ancestry.com] Spouse Gender: Male and her own. Given her father's obit does not mention his children by name, I'm also hoping to find his wife's obit too. Given she is not found in the 1900 census, I suspect she passed away between 1889 and 1900. I know Effie had one child with E B Warman, but we believe there were two born from this union, but we don't know the name or sex of that child. Best regards, Michael (RI & VA) File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Cunningham lcunnin1@bellsouth.net February 2, 2003, 5:28 pm The Griffin Daily News. Griffin, Georgia, Wednesday Morning, February 20, 1889 Mr. J.C. Higgins, an old and respected citizen of this city, died at his residence on Tuesday morning at 2 o'clock. He has been in failing health for some time and his death was not wholly unlooked for. He has filled the office of city sexton efficiently for several years past, and for twenty-two years has been an honored member of No. 1 Fire Co. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn his loss. He was 61 years of age. Funeral services at three o'clock this afternoon at his late residence. (Transcribed 2/1/2003 Lynn Cunningham) END