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Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS} Lee 1878–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 November 1878

Birth Location: Saltillo Lee County, Mississippi

Death Date: October 1931

Death Location: Tremont, Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Mileage Smith

Mother: Ann Smith

Spouse(s): Octavia Smith, Dollie Smith

Children(s): Gladys Presley, Travis Smith, Thomas Smith, Johney Smith, Tracy Smith, Lillian Fortenberry, Lavell Smith, Clettes Presley, John Smith, Effie Smith, Reatha Smith

Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS} Lee was born in 1878 in Saltillo Lee County, Mississippi, the child of Mileage Obediah Smith And Ann Lillian Smith. In 1920, Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS} Lee resided in Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi, Main Tupelo Road 4 32 M. In 1920, Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS} Lee resided in Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi, USA. Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS} Lee married Dollie Smith, Octavia Luvenia Smith, and had children including Clettes Lee Presley, Effie Smith, Gladys Love Presley, John William Smith, Johney Lee Smith, Lavell Linnie Smith, Lillian Mann Fortenberry, Reatha Smith, Thomas Allen Smith, Tracy D Smith, Travis James Woodrow Wilson Smith. Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ / {MS} Lee passed away in 1931 in Tremont, Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS} Lee was born in 1878 in Saltillo Lee County, Mississippi, the child of Mileage Obediah Smith And Ann Lillian Smith.
  • In 1920, Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS} Lee resided in Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi, Main Tupelo Road 4 3/2 M.
  • In 1920, Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS} Lee resided in Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi, USA.
  • Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS} Lee married Dollie Smith, Octavia Luvenia Smith, and had children including Clettes Lee Presley, Effie Smith, Gladys Love Presley, John William Smith, Johney Lee Smith, Lavell Linnie Smith, Lillian Mann Fortenberry, Reatha Smith, Thomas Allen Smith, Tracy D Smith, Travis James Woodrow Wilson Smith.
  • Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS} Lee passed away in 1931 in Tremont, Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Lee's Ancestors

Self
Robert Lee
1878–1931
Birth Place: Saltillo Lee County, Mississippi
Parents
Mileage Obediah Smith
1837–1909
South Carolina, United States of America
Ann (Lillian) Smith
1849–1935
Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
John Smith
1809–1889
Claybrook, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Frances Heard,) Smith
1824–1865
Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Woodson Heard
1782–1849
Mary Peebles
1792–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Captain
1742–1808
Mary Heard
1750–1790

Robert Lee's Descendants

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Robert ("Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS}) Lee (17 November 1878–October 1931) m. Octavia (Luvenia) Smith (May 1876–13 April 1935) m. Dollie Smith (abt 1886–)
  1. 1. Gladys (Love) Presley 1912–1958 m. Vernon (Elvis) Presley 1916–1979
    1. 1. Elvis (Aaron) Presley 1935–1977
  2. 2. Travis (James Woodrow Wilson) Smith 1914–1973
  3. 3. Thomas (Allen) Smith 1902–1975
  4. 4. Johney (Lee) Smith 1922–1968
  5. 5. Tracy (D.) Smith 1917–1966
  6. 6. Lillian (Mann) Fortenberry 1906–1990
  7. 7. Lavell (Linnie) Smith 1908–1979
  8. 8. Clettes (Lee) Presley 1919–1994
  9. 9. John (William) Smith 1908–2005
  10. 10. Effie Smith 1904–1905
  11. 11. Reatha Smith 1910–

Robert Lee's Timeline

4 Records

1878
17 November 1878
Birth of Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS} Lee in Saltillo Lee County, Mississippi
Saltillo Lee County, Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 42
Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS} Lee resided here in Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi, Main Tupelo Road 4 3/2 Miles East Tupelo
Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi, Main Tupelo Road 4 3/2 Miles East Tupelo
1920
1920
Age 42
Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS} Lee resided here in Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi, USA
1931
October 1931
Age 53
Death of Robert "Bob" Lee Smith *Elvis Grandfather+++ {MS} Lee in Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America
Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 November 1878
    Event Place: Saltillo Lee County, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi; Roll: T625_884; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 26
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi, Main Tupelo Road 4 3/2 Miles East Tupelo
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi; Roll: T625_884; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 26

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi; Roll: T625_884; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 26

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1931
    Event Place: Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tremont, Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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