Verbena Betty SMITH1

HAIRSTON.org ID#1684, b. 1905, d. after 1946
Father*Augustus G. SMITH b. 20 Aug 1871
Mother*Mary Elizabeth BLANKENSHIP b. 20 Feb 1880, d. 16 Mar 1923
Marriage*Verbena Betty SMITH married John Conway HARVEY. Information provided by Mamie Smith Glover, niece of Augustus Smith. 
Birth*Verbena Betty SMITH was born in 1905 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.2,3 
She was the daughter of Augustus G. SMITH and Mary Elizabeth BLANKENSHIP. 
Census 1910Verbena Betty SMITH appeared on the 1910 census of Augustus G. SMITH on 16 April 1910 in Ward 6, District 56, Houston, Harris County, Texas; Augustus Smith 39 hardware proprietor, Mary Smith 30, Stacie Smith 12, Ora Smith 10, Verbenia Smith 5 and Augustus's brother-in-law Joe Blankenship.2

DeathVerbena Betty SMITH recorded Mary Elizabeth BLANKENSHIP's death on 16 March 1923 in Baptist Hospital, Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.4,5
Residence*Verbena Betty SMITH and John Conway HARVEY lived on 30 December 1927 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida.3 
Photo*Verbena Betty SMITH was photographed

in 1946. 
Death*She died after 1946 in Tuscon, Pima County, Arizona. 

Family

John Conway HARVEY b. 22 Jul 1905, d. 29 Dec 1961
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3256] World War II Draft Registration Cards, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
  2. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S92] Birth Certificate.
  4. [S51] Death Certificate.
  5. [S3234] Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982, Ancestry.com.
  6. [S52] Marriage Certificate or Register.
Last Edited6 Feb 2022