Verbena Betty SMITH1

HAIRSTON.org ID#1684, b. 1905
Father*Augustus G. SMITH b. 20 Aug 1871
Mother*Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" 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, Mississippi.2,3 
She was the daughter of Augustus G. SMITH and Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" 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, 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 26.2

DeathVerbena Betty SMITH recorded Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" BLANKENSHIP's death on 16 March 1923 in Baptist Hospital, Ft. Worth, Tarrant, Texas; Death certificate FSL #4166824, image 963.4,5
Draft RegistrationVerbena Betty SMITH was a witness to the fact that John Conway HARVEY was living on 18 November 1940 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona.1
Marriage"Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Harvey of Globe, former residents of Tucson, have announced the marriage of their daughter, Martha Louise, to Eugene E. McNutt. The wedding took place in Globe, and was performed by Rev. D. E. Peterson at the First Church of Christ...." - The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Friday, February 18, 1944, page 13. 
Divorce*Verbena Betty SMITH and John Conway HARVEY were divorced between March 1944 and January 1947. 
Photo*Verbena Betty SMITH was photographed

in 1946. 

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 Nov 2025