Person:Julia Smith (64)

Watchers
m. 1876
  1. Oliver Webb Smith, Jr.1877 - 1877
  2. Maida Smith1879 -
  3. Julia Smith1882 - 1960
m. 4 Jul 1906
  1. James Jay Pleasants, Jr.1907 - 1950
  2. John Donelson Pleasants1909 - 1977
Facts and Events
Name Julia Smith
Gender Female
Birth[1][2] 8 Feb 1882 Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Census[1] 21 Jun 1900 Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Marriage 4 Jul 1906 Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United Statesto James Jay Pleasants
Census[3] 25 Apr 1910 Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States
Census[4] 13 Jan 1920 Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States
Death[2] 28 Sep 1960 Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, United States
Burial[2] Sep 1960 Odd Fellows Cemetery, Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, United States
Obituary[5] 6 Oct 1960 Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1900 Census Chickasaw County, Mississippi - Okolona Town, Ward 2
    Page 127A; Dwelling 375 / Family 407, June 21, 1900.

    Julia Smith, 18 years old, born February, 1882 in Mississippi, father and mother born Mississippi, school teacher, residing with her mother and stepfather and family. Note that the information reported here is incorrect as to the place of birth of her father, who was born in Alabama.

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Marker.
  3. 1910 Census, Coahoma County, Mississippi - Beat 4 - Clarksdale City
    ED 33, Sheet 6B, Page 121B, 25 April, 1910.

    Dwelling 90/ Family 130

    Pleasants, James J. head 38 born AL, Fa-AL, Mo-AL, merchant, general store, working for his own account,
    ", Julia S. wife 27 born MS, Fa-AL, Mo-MS, mother of 2/2 children living
    ", James J. son 2 born MS, Fa-AL, Mo-MS,
    ", John D. son 8/12 born MS, Fa-AL, Mo-MS,
    Dickinson, Virginia boarder 22 born Wisconsis teacher, public school

  4. 1920 Census, Noxubee County, Mississippi - Beat 2
    ED 83 Sheet 4B, Page 56B, 13 January, 1920.

    Family 83 / Dwelling 87

    Pleasants, James J. head 48 married born AL Fa-AL, Mo-AL Farmer, general farming owns home
    ", Julia S. wife 37 " born MS Fa-MS, Mo-MS
    ", James J. son 12 single born MS Fa-AL, Mo-MS
    ", John D. son 10 " born MS Fa-AL, Mo-MS
    Houseman, Maida MIL 63 widowed born MS Fa-NC, Mo-TN
    Mann, Ruben L. Boarder 50 " born MS Farm manager

  5. Okolona Messenger, Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
    Page 2, October 6, 1960.

    Mrs. Julia Pleasants Died in Macon

    Macon -- Services for Mrs Julia Olive Pleasants, mother of the late James Pleasants,
    a former mayor of Memphis, were held Thursday afternoon at the Macon Episcopal Church. The Rev. Cecil Jones and the Rev M.J. Peden officiated. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery with Cockrell Funeral Home in charge.

    Mrs. Pleasants, who was 78, died late Wednesday at the Noxubee General Hospital
    after an illness of several weeks.

    Mrs. Pleasants, the former Miss Julia Smith, was born in Okolona. She was married
    to the late James Jay Pleasants of Clarksdale in 1906. He was a hardware merchant here for many years.

    Mrs. Pleasants was a former teacher in the public school systems of Clarksdale and
    Okolona and was one of a group of Macon women who formed the Macon PTA in 1921.

    She was an active member of the Macon Chapter of the DAR, the Study Circle and various other local organizations. She was active in the work of the Macon Episcopal Church of which she was a communicant.

    She leaves a son, John Donelson Pleasants of Macon; a brother Don Houseman of Dallas
    Texas; a sister, Mrs C.W. Spradling of Tchula and two grandchildren.