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Gladys Love Smith 1912 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 April 1912

Birth Location: Tupelo, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 14 August 1958

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father: Robert Smith

Mother: Octavia Mansell

Spouse(s): Matthew Copous, Vernon Presley

Children(s): Jessie Presley, Elvis Presley, Jesse Presley, Elvis Presley, Baby Presley, Barbara Presley, Barbra Presley

The story of Gladys Love Smith began in 1912 in Tupelo, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA. In 1950, Gladys Love Smith resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Gladys Love Smith married Matthew Erastus Copous, Vernon Elvis Presley, and had children including Jessie Garon Presley, Elvis Aaron Presley, Jesse Garon Presley, Elvis Presley, Baby Girl "Love" Presley, Barbara Sue Presley, Barbra Sue (Love) Presley. Gladys Love Smith passed away in 1958 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Gladys Love Smith began in 1912 in Tupelo, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1950, Gladys Love Smith resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • Gladys Love Smith married Matthew Erastus Copous, Vernon Elvis Presley, and had children including Jessie Garon Presley, Elvis Aaron Presley, Jesse Garon Presley, Elvis Presley, Baby Girl "Love" Presley, Barbara Sue Presley, Barbra Sue (Love) Presley.
  • Gladys Love Smith passed away in 1958 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gladys Smith's Ancestors

Self
Gladys Smith
1912 – 1958
Birth Place: Tupelo, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Robert Lee Smith
1878 – 1932
Saltillo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Octavia Mansell
1876 – 1935
Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
Abel (White Semial) Mansell
1849 – 1925
Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, United States
Martha (Josephine) Tackett
1851 – 1887
Saltillo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abner Tackett
1803 – 1889
Celia Butler
1809 – 1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lancaster Tackett
1782 – 1848
Ellender Hampton
1782 – 1855

Gladys Smith's Descendants

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Gladys (Love) Smith (25 April 1912 – 14 August 1958) m. Matthew (Erastus) Copous (20 October 1911 – 3 October 1987) m. Vernon (Elvis) Presley (10 Apr 1916 – 26 Jun 1979)
  1. 1. Jessie (Garon) Presley (8 Jan 1935 – 8 Jan 1935)
  2. 2. Elvis (Aaron) Presley (8 Jan 1935 – 16 Aug 1977)
  3. 3. Jesse (Garon) Presley (8 Jan 1935 – 8 Jan 1935)
  4. 4. Elvis Presley (8 January 1935 – 16 August 1977)
  5. 5. Baby (Girl "Love") Presley (1942 – 1942)
  6. 6. Barbara (Sue) Presley (28 May 1942 – 29 May 1942)
  7. 7. Barbra (Sue (Love)) Presley (28 May 1942 – 29 May 1942)

Gladys Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1912
25 April 1912
Birth of Gladys Love Smith in Tupelo, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Tupelo, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Gladys Love Smith resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1958
14 August 1958
Age 46
Death of Gladys Love Smith in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 April 1912
    Event Place: Tupelo, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Memphis, Shelby, Ten
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Memphis, Shelby, Ten

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 August 1958
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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