Willie B. (Bratcher) Smith (1931 - 2007)

Born 5 Jul 1931 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jessie Wilson Smith — married 23 Oct 1948 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA

Died 17 Aug 2007 at age 76 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

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Willie (Bratcher) Smith is buried in Kennedy Springs Cemetery.

Biography

Willie B Bratcher was born on Jul 05, 1931 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the seventh child of Daniel Allen Bratcher and Dicie Howell. ^[1]

She had seven siblings, namely: John Hilton Sr, Milton Allen, Wilton Dennis, Ruby Jewel, Zelda P, J. B., and Dick Tracy.

She died on Aug 17, 2007 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Mississippi Baptist Medical Center; Age at Death: 76). ^[2]

When she was 17, she married Jessie Wilson Smith, son of Kiley T. Smith and Annie Lee Creel, on Oct 23, 1948 (date on headstone).

Willie B Bratcher lived in Rural, Simpson, Mississippi in 1935. She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). Race: (White)

She was buried in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Kennedy Springs Cemetery). ^[3]

Jessie Wilson Smith and Willie B Bratcher had the following children:

1. Garry Dwayne "Smitty" Smith was born on Jan 30, 1950. He died on Feb 15, 2015 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Baptist Hospital; Age at Death: 65).
2. Cindy.
3. Mark.
4. Ronnie.

Sources

1. ↑ Source Information, Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Willie B Smith [Willie B Bratcher] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 5 Jul 1932 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi [Magee, Mississippi] Father Name: Daniel A Bratcher Mother Name: Dicie Howell Death Date: 17 Aug 2007 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Jun 1956: Name listed as WILLIE B SMITH
2. ↑ Obituary for Willie B Bratcher Smith Clipped from The Magee Courier, 23 Aug 2007, Thu, Page A08
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-5Y45 : 11 July 2016), Willie B Bratcher Smith, 2007; Burial, Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Kennedy Springs Cemetery; citing record ID 34403566, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Headstone
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSQ9-427 : 20 May 2014), Willie B Smith, 17 Aug 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-8DH : accessed 17 January 2018), Willie B Bratcher in household of Daniel A Bratcher, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-9, sheet 19B, line 52, family 309, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2064.