Sixth Generation

714. Mildred Messamore⁵³¹ was born on 31 October 1912 in Knox County, Tennessee.

She appeared in the census in 1920 in Knox County, Tennessee. Mildred 7 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school.

She was missing from the census in 1930.

Mildred died on 4 June 1999 in Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee.⁵³¹

Obituary from The Oak Ridger, Mildred Smiley, Attended Zion Baptist Church
Mildred Messamore Smiley, 86, of W. Wolf Valley Road, Clinton, died Friday morning, June 4, 1999, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Mrs. Smiley was a homemaker.
She had attended Zion Baptist Church in Claxton.
Born Oct. 31, 1912, in Knox County, she was the daughter of Pete Messamore and Exie Peters Messamore. She was the widow of Roger H. Smiley.
Mrs. Smiley is survived by her daughter, Betty Harkleroad and her husband, Roy, of Clinton; her son, George Smiley and his wife, Alma, of Clinton; two daughters-in-law, Dorothy Smiley of Knoxville and Betty Smiley of Norris; her brother, James G. Messamore and his wife, Betty, of Knoxville; and by three grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, another daughter, Carolyn J. Smiley, two sons, James Smiley and Hollis Smiley, and a grandson, Dean Smiley, died earlier.
The funeral was held Sunday, June 6, in the chapel of Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. Burial followed at Zion Cemetery in Claxton.

She was buried on 6 June 1999 in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.

Mildred Messamore and Roger H Smiley were married about 1935.

Roger H Smiley^531,532,533 was born on 2 April 1910 in Tennessee.^532,533

He died on 18 October 1966 in [Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee ].^532,533 Social Security Death Index Information: Name: Roger Smiley; Last Residence: 37716 Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee; Born: 2 Apr 1910; Died: Oct 1966; State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951).

He was buried about 21 October 1966 in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.⁵³³ Tombstone: Roger L. Smiley, 4-2-1910 - 10-18-1966.

Mildred Messamore and Roger H Smiley had the following children:

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Betty Smiley (private).
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Hollis Smiley^531,534 was born on 29 July 1938 in [Tennessee].⁵³⁴
He died in January 1976 in [Norris, Anderson County, Tennessee].⁵³⁴ Social Security Death Index Information: Name: Hollis Smiley; Last Residence: 37828 Norris, Anderson County, Tennessee; Born: 29 Jul 1938; Died: Jan 1976; State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (1953).
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James Smiley⁵³¹ was born about 1942. His birth date is estimated from his parents' birth dates. (RGB)
He died before 4 June 1999.
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Carolyn Joan Smiley^531,535 was born on 29 May 1943.⁵³⁵ She died on 14 February 1982.⁵³⁵ She was buried about 17 February 1982 in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.⁵³⁵ Tombstone: Smiley, Carolyn Joan, 5-29-1943 - 2-14-1982.
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George Smiley (private).