Seventh Generation

964. Mildred F. Messamore³⁷⁸.
Birth: 31 October 1912, Knox County, Tennessee.³⁷⁸
Parents: James Ernest (Pete) Messamore and Elizabeth Exetta (Exie) Peters.
Census: 1920, Knox County, Tennessee.
Mildred 7 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, attended school.
Birth of Child: 19 March 1929, James Roger (Jay) Smiley, parent age: 16.
Missing from census: 1930.
Birth of Child: 29 July 1938, Hollis Eugene Smiley, parent age: 25.
Census: 1940, Anderson County, Tennessee.⁷¹⁹
Household of her grandfather Steven E. Messamore along with her husband and children. Dist. 4, Enumeration District 1-6, 9 May 1940.
Mildred F. 27 granddaughter female married white, 7 years school, born in TN, lived 1935 Anderson County.
Birth of Child: 27 March 1940, Living Smiley, parent age: 27.
Birth of Child: 29 May 1943, Carolyn Joan Smiley, parent age: 30.
Birth of Child: 22 January 1946, Living Smiley, parent age: 33.
Death: Methodist Medical Center 4 June 1999, age 86, Anderson Memorial Cemetery, Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee.³⁷⁸

Obituary: The Oak Ridger [Oak Ridge, Tennessee], 7 Jun 1999.
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.
Burial: 6 June 1999, Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Anderson County, Tennessee.³⁷⁸

Mildred F. Messamore and Roger H. Smiley.
Marriage: 26 September 1937, Anderson County, Tennessee, Mildred F. Messamore, to Roger H. Smiley.³⁷⁸

Roger H. Smiley^378,720,721, son of Henry A. Smiley and Floy Foster,.
Birth: 2 April 1910, Tennessee.^720,721
Parents: Henry A. Smiley and Floy Foster.
Birth of Child: 19 March 1929, James Roger (Jay) Smiley, parent age: 18.
Birth of Child: 29 July 1938, Hollis Eugene Smiley, parent age: 28.
Census: 1940, Anderson County, Tennessee.⁷¹⁹
Household of his grandfather-in_law Steven E. Messamore along with his wife and children. Dist. 4, Enumeration District 1-6, 9 May 1940.
Smiley Roger H. 28 grandson-in-law male married white, delivery man, dry cleaners, 8 years school, born KY, lived 1935 Anderson County, salary income $750.
Birth of Child: 27 March 1940, Living Smiley, parent age: 29.
Birth of Child: 29 May 1943, Carolyn Joan Smiley, parent age: 33.
Birth of Child: 22 January 1946, Living Smiley, parent age: 35.
Death: 18 October 1966, age 56, [Clinton], Anderson County, Tennessee.^720,721 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).
Burial: about 21 October 1966, Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Anderson County, Tennessee.⁷²¹ Grave marker: Roger L. Smiley, 4-2-1910 - 10-18-1966.

Mildred F. Messamore-30535 and Roger H. Smiley-30536 had the following children: