Nina Beatrice Smith (1908 - 1990)

Born 13 Nov 1908 in Delton, Barry Cty, MI

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Died 25 Oct 1990 at age 81 in Lapeer, MI

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Biography

Beulah Maude Smith was born on November 13, 1908, in Sumner, Gratiot, Michigan, to William Frederick Smith and Maude Inez Skinner. "When she was still an infant, her parents changed her name to "Nina Beatrice", probably in honor of her maternal grandmother. She was known affectionately as "Bea" or "Nina" throughout her life. Her parents did not file paperwork to officially change her name and she discovered that her name was still officially "Beulah Maude, when she filed for Social Security in her 60's.

By 1910 the family moved to Castleton, Barry, Michigan, where Bea's father operated a general store. The 1930 census shows the family living in Prairieville, Barry, MI.

As a child, Bea contracted Rhuematic Fever and suffered damage to her heart. In her early 20's she became ill while studying to become a nurse. She was found to have a brain tumor and the tumor was successfully removed at the University of Michigan. Brain tumor surgery was in its infancy, at the time, and she was very fortunate to have had a positive outcome. She did not finish her nurses training and suffered ill health and general weakness due to the Rhuematic Fever and brain tumor surgery, throughout her life.

She attended Barry County rural schools and Hastings High School for three years. She graduated from Richland High School.

She married Richard Edward Johnson on September 2, 1935, in Prairieville, Michigan. They lived in Kalamazoo for 10 years, then moved to a farm in East Orangeville Township, until his death in 1982. They had two children during their marriage. She died on October 25, 1990, in Lapeer, Michigan, at the age of 81, and was buried in Prairieville Cemetery, in Barry County, Michigan, near many family members.

Census

10 May 1910: Castleton Twp., Barry Co., Michigan.

William T Smith 35, marr. 5 yrs, b. MI, parents b. OH, grocer

Maud Smith 26, b. MI, parents b. England, MI

Beatrice Smith 1

Shirley Smith 4/12^[1]

19 Jan 1920: Castleton Twp., Barry Co., Michigan

W Fred Smith 45, b. MI, parents b. Ohio, retail merchant - general store

Maude Smith 36, b. MI, parents b. England, MI

Beatrice Smith 11, b. MI

Shirley Smith 10, b. MI

Ivan Smith 3 [3 2/12], b. MI

Rex Smith 1 [1 1/12], b. MI^[2]

1930: Prairieville, Barry Cty, MI

William F Smith 55, merchant, general store

Maude I Smith 46

Nina B Smith 21

Shirley F Smith 20

Ivan J Smith 13

Rex W Smith 11

Mary J Smith 8

Janet J Smith 4 3/12^[3]

1940: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Richard Johnson 32

Nina Johnson 31

Margery Johnson 3

Death

Death record: Beulah M Johnson; Birth Date: 13 Nov 1908; Death Date: 25 Oct 1990; Gender: Female; Residence: Mayfield, Lapeer, Michigan; Place of Death: Mayfield, Lapeer, Michigan

Sources

1. ↑ 1910 U.S. Census
2. ↑ 1920 U.S. Census
3. ↑ 1930 U.S. Census

• 1910 United States Federal Census
• 1920 United States Federal Census
• 1930 United States Federal Census
• 1940 United States Federal Census
• Ancestry Family Trees
• Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996
• Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• Web: Barry County, Michigan, Marriage Index, 1839-2012
• OneWorldTree Title: Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc.)
• Alicia K Smith Title: GEDCOM file submitted by Alicia K Smith. Imported on 22 May 2008.

Acknowledgements

• Smith-82831 was created by Victoria VanAllen through the import of VanAllen 8 gen.ged on May 6, 2015.