Born in Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hurchel Littrell Smith
and Ethel Bea (Adcock) Smith
Sister of
Alma Archilee (Smith) Redick, Georgia Lee (Smith) Cleveland, Bonnie Bobbie Smith, Louella Doris (Smith) Morris, [private sister (1920s - unknown)], Hershel Lettrell Smith Jr., Heber Lee Roy Smith, [private brother (1930s - unknown)], Robert Maurice Smith and Johnny Ray Smith
[spouse(s) unknown]
Mother of
[private daughter (1940s - unknown)] and Carroll Randolph Clark
Died
at age 64
in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
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Biography
Melba Smith was enumerated as daughter of the head of household in Smackover, Union County, Arkansas for the April 15, United States Census, 1930. She was noted as born 1919 in Arizona and single as seen in an image of the original census. Also included in the household are head Herchel Smith, wife Ethel Smith, daughter Alma Smith, daughter Georgia Smith, daughter Doris Smith, daughter Emogene Smith, son Junior Smith and son Leroy Smith.[1]
On April 1, 1935, Melva Clark lived in rural Union County, Arkansas.[2]
Melva Clark was enumerated as daughter of the head of household at Magnolia Highway, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas for the April 15, United States Census, 1940. She was noted as born 1919 in Arizona and married as seen in this image of the original census. Also included in the household are head Hershel Smith, wife Bea Smith, son Hershel Smith, son Leroy Smith, son Robert Smith, son Johnie Smith and daughter (granddaughter) Patrica Clark.[2]
As listed in the Find A Grave Index,[3] Melba Smith Clark is buried at Redwood Memorial Cemetery in West Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA, Plot: Reverence 414-D.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMG2-5XL : accessed 28 Sep 2014), Melba Smith in household of Herchel Smith, Smackover, Union, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0036, sheet 19B, family 451, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 96.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ2X-8CQ : accessed 28 Sep 2014), Melva Clark in household of Hershel Smith, El Dorado Township, Union, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70-16, sheet 9A, family 156, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 177.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVLL-HL18 : accessed 22 March 2015), Melba Smith Clark, 1983; Burial, West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States of America, Redwood Memorial Cemetery; citing record ID 99262540.
- ↑ Find A Grave website
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melba by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melba:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melba by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melba:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Jessica Long 
:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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