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Bessie Jane Melvina Smith 1905 – 1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1905

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: 4 May 1984

Death Location: Merced, Merced County , California

Father: Martin Smith

Mother: Easter Villines

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Bessie Jane Melvina Smith was born in 1905 in Arkansas, the child of Martin Crill \ Corill Smith and Easter Arkansas Valines or Villines. In 1910, Bessie Jane Melvina Smith resided in Omega, Carroll, Arkansas, USA. Bessie Jane Melvina Smith passed away in 1984 in Merced, Merced County , California.

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Biography

  • Bessie Jane Melvina Smith was born in 1905 in Arkansas, the child of Martin Crill \ Corill Smith and Easter Arkansas Valines or Villines.
  • In 1910, Bessie Jane Melvina Smith resided in Omega, Carroll, Arkansas, USA.
  • Bessie Jane Melvina Smith passed away in 1984 in Merced, Merced County , California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Smith
1874 – 1967
Birth Location: Cedar Co., MO
MS
Easter Villines
1877 – 1969
Birth Location: Newton County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Smith's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Smith
1905 – 1984
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
Martin Crill \ Corill Smith
1874 – 1967
Cedar Co., MO
Easter (Arkansas Valines or) Villines
1877 – 1969
Newton County, Arkansas, United States of America
Grandparents
Marcellus (W) Smith
1838 – 1943
Indiana, USA
Jane (W) Lindsey
1838 – 1910
Ireland
Adison Villines
1827 – 1904
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Amanda ("Mandy") Black
1836 – 1913
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Marcellus Smith
1838 – 1910
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Hezekiah Villines
1800 – 1844
Elizabeth Penn
1803 – 1865
James Black
1804 – 1880
Adeline Bright
1810 – 1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Smith
1792 – 1844
Elizabeth Case
1819 – 1885
Abraham Villines
1777 – 1859
Nancy McKissack
1782 – 1850
John Hoffman
1777 – 1830
Rebecca Hoffman
1785 – 1865

Bessie Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1904
10 APR 1904
Birth of Bessie Jane Melvina Smith in AR
AR
1905
abt 1905
Birth of Bessie Jane Melvina Smith in Arkansas
Arkansas
1910
1910
Age 5
Bessie Jane Melvina Smith resided here in Omega, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
Omega, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Bessie Jane Melvina Smith resided here in Omega, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
Omega, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Bessie Jane Melvina Smith resided here in Omega, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
Omega, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
1984
04 MAY 1984
Age 79
Death of Bessie Jane Melvina Smith in Merced, Merced Co., CA
Merced, Merced Co., CA
1984
4 May 1984
Age 79
Death of Bessie Jane Melvina Smith in Merced, Merced County , California
Merced, Merced County , California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 APR 1904
    Event Place: AR
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Omega, Carroll, Arkansas; Roll: T625_55; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 621
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Omega, Carroll, Arkansas; Roll: T624_45; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374058
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1905
    Event Place: Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Omega, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Omega, Carroll, Arkansas; Roll: T624_45; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374058

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Omega, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Omega, Carroll, Arkansas; Roll: T625_55; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 621

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Omega, Carroll, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 MAY 1984
    Event Place: Merced, Merced Co., CA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1984
    Event Place: Merced, Merced County , California

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hughson, Stanislaus County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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