The Nesbits
The Richardson and Nesbit Families connected when Lena Richardson (daughter of Rev. Dennis Richardson Sr. & Lucy Maple-Richardson) married Rev. Jerry Reynolds Nesbit (son of Simon Nesbit & Mollie Spencer-Nesbit)
Descendants of Simon Nesbit
Generation No. 1
1. SIMON1 NESBIT was born Sep 1848 in Tennessee. He married MOLLIE SPENCER 17 Mar 1880 in Desoto County, Mississippi. She was born 1857 in Mississippi.
Notes for SIMON NESBIT:
Born into slavery in Tennessee.
Notes for MOLLIE SPENCER:
Born into slavery in Mississippi.
More About SIMON NESBIT and MOLLIE SPENCER:
Marriage: 17 Mar 1880, Desoto County, Mississippi
Children of SIMON NESBIT and MOLLIE SPENCER are:
i. MARY2 NESBIT, b. 1875, Desoto County, Mississippi.
ii. WILLIAM NESBIT, b. 1876, Desoto County, Mississippi.
iii. CHARLES M. NESBIT, b. 1878, Desoto County, Mississippi.
2. iv. REV. JERRY REYNOLDS NESBIT, b. 10 Mar 1881, Desoto County, Mississippi; d. 20 Oct 1963, Hernando, Mississippi.
v. CYNTHIA NESBIT, b. May 1884, Desoto County, Mississippi; m. WESLEY GATHING, 02 Jan 1904, Desoto County, Mississippi.
More About WESLEY GATHING and CYNTHIA NESBIT:
Marriage: 02 Jan 1904, Desoto County, Mississippi
vi. LILLY NESBIT, b. Jul 1886, Desoto County, Mississippi.
Generation No. 2
2. REV. JERRY REYNOLDS2 NESBIT (SIMON1) was born 10 Mar 1881 in Desoto County, Mississippi, and died 20 Oct 1963 in Hernando, Mississippi. He married LENA RICHARDSON 19 May 1906 in Desoto County, Mississippi, daughter of DENNIS SR. and LUCY MAPLE. She was born Aug 1883 in Fayette County, Tennessee, and died 1943 in Hernando, Mississippi.
More About REV. JERRY REYNOLDS NESBIT:
Burial: Enon Springs Cemetery, Hernando, Mississippi
More About LENA RICHARDSON:
Burial: Enon Springs Cemetery, Hernando, Mississippi
More About JERRY NESBIT and LENA RICHARDSON:
Marriage: 19 May 1906, Desoto County, Mississippi
Child of JERRY NESBIT and LENA RICHARDSON is:
i. GILLIE3 NESBIT, b. 1909, Hernando, Mississippi.