Lillie Ann (Smith) Bolden (1909 - 1993)

Born 8 Oct 1909 in Georgia

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Died 21 Jan 1993 at age 83 in Georgia

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Biography

Lillie Ann Smith Bolden was born on October 8, 1909 to Jacob Breckinridge Smith and Eliza Ellen Crawford Brookshire Smith.

According to the 1910 Census, Lillie was listed as a six month old, white female living in Waco, Haralson County, Georgia with her parents. Also living in the household were siblings and half-siblings: James T. Smith, Jacob W. Smith, Mary Smith, Jesse Smith, Ruby Smith, Jessie Brookshire, Milton Brookshire, and Lydia Brookshire. The census stated that she and her mother were born in Georgia, and her father was born in Alabama.^[1]

On the 1920 Census, she was living in Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia with her parents and two siblings. The family had a boarder named Walter M. Smith living with them, but it is unknown if he was a relative or not. Lillie was listed as "attending school," and she could read and write.^[2]

According to the The Guntersville Advertiser on 20 July 1926, Lillie Ann Smith, her father, Jacob B. Smith, and half-brother, Milton Smith, stopped in for a visit at the Guntersville Advertiser while visiting relatives for a few days near Albertville, Alabama.^[3]

According to the 1930 Census, Lillie was living in Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia with her parents and one sibling, Rosie Irene Smith Munroe. Her niece, Lura Ellen Hendrix Jackson was also living with the family. She was unemployed and could read and write. She and her mother were listed as being born in Georgia, and her father was listed as being born in Alabama.^[4]

On the 1940 Census, Lillie was living with her husband, Otis Hugh Bolden, and three children. Her brother-in-law, William Bolden, was also living with the family. She was listed as being a homemaker.^[5]

She passed away on January 23, 1993 in Haralson County, Georgia.^[6] She was buried at Buchanan City Cemetery, Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia.^[7][8]

Sources

• 1910 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLK5-DZR), Lillie Smith in household of Jake Smith, Waco, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 8B, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,201.

• 1920 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ6Q-TX3), Lillie A Smith in household of Jake B Smith, Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,261.

• Local and Personal; The Guntersville Advertiser; Guntersville, AL; 20 July 1926; Page 3.^[9]

• 1930 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3WQM-P2M), Lillie A Smith in household of Jake B Smith, Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0009, sheet 6A, family 125, line 27, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 368; FHL microfilm 2,340,103.

• 1940 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7GD-MZD), Lillie A Ballin (should be Bolden) in household of Otis H Ballin, Draketown, Militia District 1475, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 71-15, sheet 8A, family 126, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 683.

• Obituary of Eliza Ellen Crawford Smith; The Bremen Gateway; Bremen, GA; 21 Mar 1946; Spouse: J. B. Smith; Daughters: Mrs. W. P. Otwell, Mrs. Otis Bolden, Mrs. Ivey Davis, Mrs. Clifford Munroe; Sons: J. W. Brookshire and M. M. Brookshire; Pallbearers: W. P. Otwell, J. W. Smith, J. T. Smith, J. J. Smith, C. M. Brookshire, Ivy Davis.

• "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4SP-WMZ ), Lillie A Bolden; Died: 21 Jan 1993; Haralson County, Georgia, certificate number 002347, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.

• Obituary of Lillie Ann Smith Bolden; Bremen Gateway; Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia; Date Unknown.

• Grave Marker of Lillie Ann Smith Bolden; Buchanan City Cemetery; Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2FD-PZW ), Lillie Bolden; Died: 21 Jan 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Find A Grave; Lillie Ann Smith Bolden; Died: 1993; Burial: Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia, United States of America, Buchanan City Cemetery; citing record ID 48925838, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48925838.

• Obituary; Rosie Irene Smith; Haralson Gateway-Beacon; Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia, USA; 17 May 2001; Sisters: Mrs. Ruby Davis and Mrs. Lillie Bolden.

1. ↑ 1910 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLK5-DZR), Lillie Smith in household of Jake Smith, Waco, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 8B, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,201.
2. ↑ 1920 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ6Q-TX3), Lillie A Smith in household of Jake B Smith, Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,261.
3. ↑ Local and Personal; The Guntersville Advertiser; Guntersville, AL; 20 July 1926; Page 3.
4. ↑ 1930 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3WQM-P2M), Lillie A Smith in household of Jake B Smith, Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0009, sheet 6A, family 125, line 27, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 368; FHL microfilm 2,340,103.
5. ↑ 1940 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7GD-MZD), Lillie A Ballin (should be Bolden) in household of Otis H Ballin, Draketown, Militia District 1475, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 71-15, sheet 8A, family 126, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 683.
6. ↑ Obituary of Lillie Ann Smith Bolden; Bremen Gateway; Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia; Date Unknown.
7. ↑ Grave Marker of Lillie Ann Smith Bolden; Buchanan City Cemetery; Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia.
8. ↑ Find A Grave; Lillie Ann Smith Bolden; Died: 1993; Burial: Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia, United States of America, Buchanan City Cemetery; citing record ID 48925838, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48925838.
9. ↑ This article stated that Milton Brookshire, his stepfather, Jake Smith, and half-sister, Lillie Smith, stopped in for a visit at the Guntersville Advertiser while visiting relatives for a few days near Albertville.