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Ann Smith (Mansell)

Also Known As: "Manscill"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, United States
Death: October 29, 1935 (81)
Lee County, Mississippi, United States
Place of Burial: Saltillo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John B. Mansell and Elizabeth "Betsy" Mansell
Wife of Obe Smith
Mother of James Gentry Smith; Will Smith; Bob Smith; Howard Hallie Jefferson Smith; Ina Belle Smith and 2 others
Sister of William E Mansell; Edy C. Mansell; Albert White Mansell; George Mansell; Mary Mansell and 1 other
Half sister of Duke Mansell and Senna Mansell

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About Ann Smith

Source: familysearch.org
Brief Life History of Ann Elizabeth Lillian
When Ann Elizabeth Lillian Mansell was born on 25 October 1849, in Mississippi, United States, her father, John Mansell, was 22 and her mother, Elizabeth "Betsy" Gilmore, was 17. She married Mileage Obediah Smith on 13 December 1874, in Saltillo, Lee, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Beat 1, Lee, Mississippi, United States in 1880 and Itawamba, Mississippi, United States in 1900. She died on 29 October 1935, in Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Unity Baptist Church Cemetery, Saltillo, Lee, Mississippi,

Daughter of John Manscill and Elizabeth Gilmore. Married Milege Obediah Smith 13 Dec. 1874. She is the Great Grand Mother of Elvis Presley. Inscription:

  • A precious one from us has gone
  • A voice we loved is stilled
  • A place is vacant in our home
  • Which never can be filled
  • http://www.elvispresleypedia.com/epedia/familytree/smithboom-e/inde...
  • 1880 United States Federal Census. Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 1, Lee, Mississippi; Roll: 654; Family History Film: 1254654; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 085; Image: 0052 (see timeline tab for household)
  • 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi; Roll: 1154; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2340889
    • Name: Ann Smith Birth Year: abt 1855 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Alabama Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Mother Homemaker?: Yes Home in 1930: Beat 3, Lee, Mississippi Age at First Marriage: 20 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: No Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Able to Speak English: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John H Smith 44 Ann Smith 75
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Ann Smith's Timeline

1854
October 25, 1854
Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, United States
October 25, 1854
Unity Baptist Church Cemetery, Saltillo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States
1872
June 1872

Obe was the husband of Ann MANSELL Smith and great grandfather of Elvis Presley. He was the father of seven clildren including the illigetiment son of Ann, James [Cowley] Smith , who was born in June 1872, 1 1/2 years before Obe and Ann were married in Dec. 1874.

1876
February 2, 1876
Saltillo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States
1879
March 24, 1879
Lee County, Mississippi, United States
1880
June 30, 1880
Age 25
Beat 1, Lee, Mississippi, USA
November 22, 1880
1882
April 18, 1882
Overton, TN, United States