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Mahala Mae Smith 1933–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1933

Birth Location: Mobile County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 28 May 1980

Death Location: Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA

Father: Elmer Smith

Mother: Jewel Bryant

Spouse(s): Billy Bennight, Richard Jackson, Lee Harrison

Children(s): Jewel, Seymour

Mahala Mae Smith was born in 1933 in Mobile County, Alabama, USA, the child of Elmer Leon Smith And Jewel Beatrice Bryant. In 1956, Mahala Mae Smith resided in Prichard, Alabama, USA. Mahala Mae Smith married Billy Max Bennight, Lee Gaines Harrison, Richard Jackson, and had children including Dennis Michael Bennight, Jewel Lee Judy Harrison Davis Wolfe Blake Seymour, Kathleen M Bennight, William Wesley Bennight. Mahala Mae Smith passed away in 1980 in Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Mahala Mae Smith was born in 1933 in Mobile County, Alabama, USA, the child of Elmer Leon Smith And Jewel Beatrice Bryant.
  • In 1956, Mahala Mae Smith resided in Prichard, Alabama, USA.
  • Mahala Mae Smith married Billy Max Bennight, Lee Gaines Harrison, Richard Jackson, and had children including Dennis Michael Bennight, Jewel Lee Judy Harrison Davis Wolfe Blake Seymour, Kathleen M Bennight, William Wesley Bennight.
  • Mahala Mae Smith passed away in 1980 in Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA.

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Mahala Smith's Ancestors

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Mahala Smith
1933–1980
Birth Place: Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Elmer Leon Smith
1902–1967
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Jewel (Beatrice) Bryant
1902–1971
Alabama
Grandparents
Joseph (Mitchell) Bryant
1870–1942
Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Mahala (Mable) Roberts
1882–1919
Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Bryant
1843–1901
Martha Prince
1840–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Prince
1818–1893
Louisa Barnett
1818–1860

Mahala Smith's Descendants

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Mahala (Mae) Smith (14 Nov 1933–28 May 1980) m. Billy (Max) Bennight (23 Jul 1930–18 Jul 2000) m. Richard Jackson (21 April 1924–27 February 1999) m. Lee (Gaines) Harrison (1931–3 Aug 1948)
  1. 1. Jewel, (Lee (Judy) Harrison, Davis, Wolfe, Blake,) Seymour 1949–2017

Mahala Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1933
14 Nov 1933
Birth of Mahala Mae Smith in Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Mobile County, Alabama, USA
1956
1956
Age 23
Mahala Mae Smith resided here in Prichard, Alabama, USA
Prichard, Alabama, USA
1980
28 May 1980
Age 47
Death of Mahala Mae Smith in Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA
Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1933
    Event Place: Mobile County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Prichard, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1980
    Event Place: Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA

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