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Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith 1876–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1876

Birth Location: Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 13 April 1935

Death Location: Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Albert MANSELL

Mother: Martha Tackett

Spouse(s): Robert Smith

Children(s): Gladys Pressley

The story of Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith began in 1876 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America. Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith married Robert Lee Smith, and had children including Gladys Pressley. Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith passed away in 1935 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith began in 1876 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America.
  • Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith married Robert Lee Smith, and had children including Gladys Pressley.
  • Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith passed away in 1935 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert MANSELL
1849–1925
Birth Location: Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, United States
AM
Martha Tackett
1851–1896
Birth Location: Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
MT

Spouses(s)

Robert Smith
1879–1931
Birth Location: Saltillo, Lee County, Mississippi, USA
RS

Children(s)

Gladys Pressley
1917–1958
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Octavia Smith's Ancestors

Self
Octavia Smith
1876–1935
Birth Place: Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
Albert White Samuel MANSELL
1849–1925
Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, United States
Martha (Cordelia) Tackett
1851–1896
Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
Pvt. (John "Col. Lee" Greer) Mansell
1828–1895
Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA
Elizabeth (“Betsy”) Gilmore
1823–1885
Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1759–1841
Lidia Springer
1772–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gilmore
1724–1763
Elizabeth L16X-LL7
1741–1763

Octavia Smith's Descendants

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Octavia (Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell) Smith (May 1876–13 April 1935) m. Robert (Lee) Smith (24 March 1879–October 1931)
  1. 1. Gladys Pressley 1917–1958 m. Vernon (E) Pressley 1916–1979
    1. 1. Elvis Presley 1935–1977
    2. 2. Jesse (Garon Presley (Pressler)) (Bressler) 1935–1935
    3. 3. Barbara (Sue Presley (Pressler)) (Bressler) 1942–1942

Octavia Smith's Timeline

9 Records

1876
May 1876
Birth of Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
1884
01 August 1884
Age 8
Birth of Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith in Saltillo, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
Saltillo, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
1884
01 August 1884
Age 8
Birth of Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
1903
1903
Age 27
Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith was married
None
1903
20 September 1903
Age 27
Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith was married in Union Grove, Lee County, Mississippi, USA
Union Grove, Lee County, Mississippi, USA
1903
September 20, 1903
Age 27
Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith was married in Union Grove, Lee, Mississippi, United States
Union Grove, Lee, Mississippi, United States
1933
17 June 1933
Age 57
Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith was married in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
1935
13 April 1935
Age 59
Death of Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
1935
13 April 1935
Age 59
Death of Octavia Luvenia "Dolly" Mansell Smith in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America
Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 August 1884
    Event Place: Saltillo, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 August 1884
    Event Place: Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1876
    Event Place: Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1903

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 September 1903
    Event Place: Union Grove, Lee County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: September 20, 1903
    Event Place: Union Grove, Lee, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 June 1933
    Event Place: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Saltillo, Lee, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 April 1935
    Event Place: Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 April 1935
    Event Place: Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America
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