Jennie Smith (abt. 1855 - 1931)

Born about 1855 in London, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 17 Mar 1931 at about age 76 in New York, United States

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Biography

Jennie Weathersby, the mezzo-soprano.

Sources

• First hand Family knowledge
• http://www.picturehistory.com/product/id/23655. Family knowledge
• Article in he Metropolitan date https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ecpLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gzoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1946%2C5465300
• http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jennie-Weathersby/
• Obituary [| Jennie (Weathersby) Smith]
• Poster of Jennie Smith [Smith Poster]

Jennie has 9 siblings

The 3 confirmed so far are

Born 1857 Eliza (Smith) Goodwin aka Eliza Weathersby (Stage Name)

Born 1860 Richard Smith aka Richard Weathersby (Stage Name)

There is also on family records

Harriet

Helen (Known as Aunt Nell)

Bessie

William

John

A Lillian is mentioned in an obituary as having attended Eliza's funeral with her mother in New York but is not shown on family records.

The 10th is Emie She died in New York in 1884 just before Richards marriage.

We do have some information on Bessie. Bessie married a George Hayes (This is probably the George Hayes from the D'Oyle Carte opera. They had 3 children that are known. George C Hayes, Willie Hayes and Jack Hayes.

Jack Hayes married an Alice. They had a child George Richard Hayes who married Evelyn Hancock. They had 2 children John and Christine.

Records are hard to pin down during this period due to the nomadic nature of theatricals.