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Mattie Frank Smith

Mattie Frank Smith

Female 1908 - 1999  (90 years)

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  • Name Mattie Frank Smith 
    Birth 14 Jun 1908  Soda, Polk Co, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The town of Soda, Texas, no longer exists.
    Delayed Birth Certificate for Mattie Frank Smith
    Delayed Birth Certificate for Mattie Frank Smith
    Certificate No 122146
    Name: Mattie Frank Smith
    DOB 14 Jun 1908
    SEX Female
    POB Soda, Texas
    Date Filed: 15 Jun 1908
    Date Issued: 2 Jun 1965
    Amendment to Birth Certificate for Mattie Frank Smith
    Amendment to Birth Certificate for Mattie Frank Smith
    The original birth certificate had four main areas to be corrected. (1) date of birth was incorrect and had no year of birth. (2) had no first name for baby Smith (3) Corrected the full name of father (4) mothers name was not on the original certificate. Mattie Frank Smith was my grandmother and she applied for her social security number in 1952. By the time she got her social security card, the town of Soda, Texas, no longer existed. Her aunt, Mrs. Willie Thompson of Little Rock provided the supporting information to correct the birth certificate.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910  Drew Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Bartholomew twp, ED 41, p 10A, dwelling/family 138/138 
    1910 Census for Drew County, Arkansas, Bartholomew Township, Sheet 10A
    1910 Census for Drew County, Arkansas, Bartholomew Township, Sheet 10A
    Smith, R. T.......Head...34...married 14 years...millwright in sawmill
    _____, Leona......wife...30...married 14 years, 3/6 children living
    _____, Robert L...son.... 9
    _____, Howard.....son.... 4
    _____, Mattie.....dau.... 2
    Census 1920  Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Bowie twp, Dermott town, ED 41, p 1B, dwelling/family 10/13, reads, writes and speaks English; enumerated 3 Jan 1920 by U. C. Barnett. 
    1920 Census for Chicot County, Arkansas, Bowie Township, Sheet 1B
    1920 Census for Chicot County, Arkansas, Bowie Township, Sheet 1B
    Smith, R. T........head...45...operator of saw mill
    _____, Leona.......wife...41
    _____, Robert......son....18
    _____, Mattie......dau....11
    _____, Howard......son....14
    _____, Geraldine...dau....4/12
    Census 1930  Desha Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Randolph twp, Dumas PO, ED 14, p 11A 
    1930 Census for Desha County, Arkansas, Randolph Township, Sheet 11A [stamped 137]
    1930 Census for Desha County, Arkansas, Randolph Township, Sheet 11A [stamped 137]
    Sansing, Louis Sr.....head......27
    _______, Mattie F.....wife......21
    _______, Louie Jr.....son.......4 1/2
    _______, Leona E......dau.......2 6/12
    _______, Jettie M.....dau.......5/12
    _______, Will.........father....70
    Census 1940  Desha Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Bowie twp, ED 21-3, p 1B, visit 25, US Hwy 65, lived in Dermott, AR, 1935  
    1940 Census for Desha County, Arkansas, Bowie Township, 1B
    1940 Census for Desha County, Arkansas, Bowie Township, 1B
    Sansing, L. E........head...39...high school, 1 year
    _______, Mattie F....wife...32...elementary, 7th grade
    Religion 1949  Fountain Hill, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Received into the Fountain Hill Methodist Church, W. E. West, minister 
    Census 1950  Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    White twp, ED 2-35, p 15, dwelling 111, 3rd House on the right of 3 or more acres; wife age 41, housekeeping, b. Arkansas; enumerated 10 Apr 1950 by Virginia R. Scott. 
    Social Security Number 1952  Issued in Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    430-62-3979, filed for social security on 10 Mar 1973 in Arkansas. 
    Mattie S. Sansing
    Mattie S. Sansing
    Retired 1 Jan 1979  Little Rock, Pulaski Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Retirement from St. Vincent's Hospital
    Retirement from St. Vincent's Hospital
    Mattie Frank Sansing retired from the Central Service Department at St. Vincent's Hospital. Her position was Chief Central Service Technician with 22 plus years of service.
    Occupation 1968-1988  Little Rock, Pulaski Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Central Supply, St. Vincent Infirmary 
    Mattie Sansing, badge from St. Vincent Infirmry
    Mattie Sansing, badge from St. Vincent Infirmry
    S.S.N. 430-62-3979
    Height 4'11"
    Weight 140 lbs
    Hair Brown
    Eyes Blue
    Residence 1997-1999  Mabelvale, Pulaski Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    12306 Sardis Road, ZIP 72103, living with daughter, Leona E. Foster 
    Death 9 Mar 1999  Mabelvale, Pulaski Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Death Certificate # 99-005888.
    Death Certificate for Mattie Frank (Smith) Sansing
    Death Certificate for Mattie Frank (Smith) Sansing
    Date & place of death: 9 Mar 1999, 12306 Sardis Road, Mabelvale, Pulaski Co, Arkansas
    Age at death: 90
    Date & place of birth: 14 Jun 1908, Soda, Texas
    Occupation: Central Service, St. Vincent Infirmary, Little Rock, AR
    Spouse: Widow
    Parents: Father, Robert T. Smith; Mother, Leona E. Thompson
    Cause of Death: Hypertension
    Informant: Louie E. Sansing, Jr.
    Buried: Dermott Cemetery, Dermott, AR
    Burial Dermott Cemetery, Chicot, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Louis Elvin & Mattie Frank (Smith) Sansing
    Louis Elvin & Mattie Frank (Smith) Sansing
    Louie was the son of William Marcus & Laura Belle (Cockrell) Sansing. Mattie was the daughter of Robert Tilden & Leona Elizabeth (Thompson) Smith.
    Person ID I7  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2022 

    Father Robert Tilden Smith,   b. 24 Mar 1875, Lacey, Drew Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1950, Dermott, Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Leona Elizabeth Thompson,   b. 5 Nov 1878, Barkada, Drew Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1959, Dermott, Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jan 1898  Barkada, Drew Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F29  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louis Elvin Sansing, Sr.,   b. 26 Sep 1902, Eudora, Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1952, Fountain Hill, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 1 Feb 1925  Lake Village, Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • (1) The original license was given to Mattie & Louie and passed down to their granddaughter, Rita Foster Wallace, from her mother, Leona Elizabeth (Sansing) Foster. (2) The second document was copied from the Chicot County records. Arkansas. Chicot County. Marriage Book X-158, 1 Feb 1925. Louis Sansing, 21, and Mattie Smith, 18, married by Frank Haley, JP.
    Marriage Record for Louis Elvin Sansing and Mattie Frank Smith.
    Marriage Record for Louis Elvin Sansing and Mattie Frank Smith.
    Bond for Marriage License State of Arkansas; County of Chicot. Know all Men by these Presents: That we, Louis Sansing as principal, and J. L. McKenzie as security, are held and firmly bound unto the state of Arkansas…Chicot County, in…sum of One Hundred Dollars…Signed this 1 February 1925…Louis Sansing has this day applied to the Clerk of the County Court of Chicot County, for a License authorizing the solemnization of the Rite of Matrimony between the said Louis Sansing and Miss Mattie Smith. Marriage Affidavit State of Arkansas; County of Chicot. In the Office of the Clerk of the County County. Louis Sansing of the County of Chicot and State of Arkansas...deposes and says that he is the identical person who has this day applied for License of Marriage and that he has arrived at the age of 21 years and that Miss Mattie Smith has arrived at the age of 18 years...the parties for whom said application is made, are now single and unmarried, and may lawfully contract and be joined in marriage...signed Louis Sansing, sworn and subscribed before...George Elder, Clerk of the County Court. Marriage License State of Arkansas; County of Chicot. To Any Person Authorized by Law to Solemnize Marriage—Greeting: You are hereby commanded to solemnize the Rite and publish the Bans of Matrimony between Mr. Louis Sansing of Dermott, Chicot County, Arkansas, aged 21 years, and Miss Mattie Smith of Dermott, Chicot County, Arkansas, aged 18 years…Witness my hand and official seal, this 1 Feb 1925. George Elder, County Clerk. Certificate of Marriage State of Arkansas; County of Chicot. I, Frank Haley, JO, do hereby certify that on the 1 Feb 1925, I did duly and according to law…solemnize the Rite and publish the Bans of Matrimony between the parties therein named. Witness my hand, this 1 Feb 1925. Frank Haley, JP. Filed and duly recorded this 3 Feb 1925. George Elder, County Clerk.

    Louis Elvin & Mattie Frank (Smith) Sansing
    Louis Elvin & Mattie Frank (Smith) Sansing
    Marriage Photograph, Chicot County, Arkansas.
    Children 
    +1. Louis Elvin Sansing, Jr.,   b. 21 Feb 1926, Dermott, Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Leona Elizabeth Sansing,   b. 28 Sep 1927, Dermott, Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 2007, Little Rock, Pulaski Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +3. Jettie Mae Sansing,   b. 8 Nov 1929, Dumas, Deshea Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 2003, Monticello, Drew Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +4. Mary Ann Sansing,   b. 22 Apr 1934, Dermott, Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 2009, Little Rock, Pulaski Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +5. Carolyn Sue Sansing,   b. 26 Nov 1943   d. 16 May 2001, Little Rock, Pulaski Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Bartholomew twp, ED 41, p 10A, dwelling/family 138/138 - 1910 - Drew Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Bowie twp, Dermott town, ED 41, p 1B, dwelling/family 10/13, reads, writes and speaks English; enumerated 3 Jan 1920 by U. C. Barnett. - 1920 - Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Randolph twp, Dumas PO, ED 14, p 11A - 1930 - Desha Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Bowie twp, ED 21-3, p 1B, visit 25, US Hwy 65, lived in Dermott, AR, 1935 - 1940 - Desha Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - Received into the Fountain Hill Methodist Church, W. E. West, minister - 1949 - Fountain Hill, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - White twp, ED 2-35, p 15, dwelling 111, 3rd House on the right of 3 or more acres; wife age 41, housekeeping, b. Arkansas; enumerated 10 Apr 1950 by Virginia R. Scott. - 1950 - Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Dermott Cemetery, Chicot, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
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