Melvina Audrey Smith

1891 - 1976  (85 years)

• Name	Melvina Audrey Smith  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	8 Jul 1891	Texas   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Oct 1976	Jasper, Jasper County, Texas   [3]
  Burial	Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Notes	The digital image of her actual Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows her as the daughter of Perry Smith and Alice Ferguson. The informant was Mrs. Nelva Johnson, daughter. She was widowed at the time of her death. Her residence at the time of her death was 250 Springhill Road, Jasper, and she was described as a housewife. She died at the Mary Dickerson Hospital in Jasper. (Medical):See attached sources. [3]
  Person ID	I10676	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Perry Smith,   b. 9 Sep 1870, Phillips County, Arkansas d. 28 May 1942, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Alice Sophrina Ferguson,   b. 29 Mar 1871, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 Jan 1946, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1887	Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  	According to Katherine D. Freistat, John Perry and Alice separated, however, Alice continued to use the signature Mrs. J.P. Smith for at least several years after their separation.
  Family ID	F4668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Bell,   b. 19 Aug 1887, Texas d. 23 Jan 1970, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Bertis W. Bell,   b. 13 Feb 1916, Texas d. 2 Dec 1992 (Age 76 years)   2. Baby Bell,   b. 5 Feb 1920, Sabine County, Texas d. 5 Feb 1920, Sabine County, Texas (Age 0 years)   3. Louie Wendell Bell,   b. 28 Oct 1926, Texas d. 21 Apr 1957, Newton County, Texas (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F4673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Jul 1891 - Texas Death - 10 Oct 1976 - Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Burial - - Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S179] Mahon, Pam--Family Researcher (pmahon@brazosport.cc.tx.us). [S95] Freistat, Katherine (freistat@earthlink.net) "John E. and Mary Smith" Ver. Aug 29 04:05:04 2000 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=freistat. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S712] McCary, Kay P. "Brookeland Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.