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Alma Smith 1902–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 January 1902

Birth Location: Copiah Co., MS, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: November 1981

Death Location: Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: George Smith

Mother: Lilly Brown

Spouse(s): John Carthan, Henry Spearman, Thomas Gaines

Children(s): Mamie Mobley

In 1902, Alma Smith entered the world in Copiah Co., MS, Mississippi, USA, born to George Smith And Lilly Brown. Alma Smith married Henry Spearman, John Wiley Nash Carthan, Thomas Gaines, and had children including Mamie Elizabeth Mobley. Alma Smith passed away in 1981 in Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1902, Alma Smith entered the world in Copiah Co., MS, Mississippi, USA, born to George Smith And Lilly Brown.
  • Alma Smith married Henry Spearman, John Wiley Nash Carthan, Thomas Gaines, and had children including Mamie Elizabeth Mobley.
  • Alma Smith passed away in 1981 in Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Smith
1872–1936
Birth Location: Copiah Co., MS, Mississippi, USA
GS
Lilly Brown
1879–1910
Birth Location: Mississippi
LB

Spouses(s)

John Carthan
1902–1969
Birth Location: Winona, Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States of America
JC
Henry Spearman
1894–1965
Birth Location: Franklin, Heard County, Georgia, United States of America
HS
Thomas Gaines
1873–1948
Birth Location: Georgia
TG

Children(s)

Mamie Mobley
1921–2003
Birth Location: Webb, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States of America
MM

Alma Smith's Ancestors

Self
Alma Smith
1902–1981
Birth Place: Copiah Co., MS, Mississippi, USA
Parents
George Smith
1872–1936
Copiah Co., MS, Mississippi, USA
Lilly Brown
1879–1910
Mississippi
Grandparents
Smith (P) Brown
1859–1951
Mississippi
Lizzie Brown
1863–
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Brown
1824–1877
Melinda Arnold
1848–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Brown
1778–1841
Elizabeth Rice
1787–1855
1822–1884
Andrew Winson
1820–

Alma Smith's Descendants

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Alma Smith (24 January 1902–November 1981) m. John (Wiley Nash) Carthan (23 March 1902–January 1969) m. Henry Spearman (4 April 1894–10 March 1965) m. Thomas Gaines (1873–13 November 1948)
  1. 1. Mamie (Elizabeth) Mobley 1921–2003
    1. 1. Emmett Till 1941–1955

Alma Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1902
24 January 1902
Birth of Alma Smith in Copiah Co., MS, Mississippi, USA
Copiah Co., MS, Mississippi, USA
1981
November 1981
Age 79
Death of Alma Smith in Cook Co., IL, Illinois, USA
Cook Co., IL, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 January 1902
    Event Place: Copiah Co., MS, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1981
    Event Place: Cook Co., IL, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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