Pansy Violet (Deaver) Thompson (abt. 1891 - abt. 1972)

Born about 11 Mar 1891 in Lewisburg, Greenbriar, West Virginia

Ancestors

Died about 9 Dec 1972 at about age 81 in Saint Augustine, St. Johns, Florida, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: David Frantz [send private message]

Biography

(Bold references: [1] indicate primary/reliable sources. All other source links are for research only.)

Name

• First Name: Pansy ^[1][2][3][4]
• Alternate First Name: Pansie ^[5][6]

• Middle Name: Violet ^[7][3][4][6]
• Middle Initial: V . ^[5]
• Alternate Middle Initial: B. ^[2]

• Last Name: DEAVER ^[5][7][4][6]

Birth

• Birth Date: 11 Mar 1891 ^[3][4]
• Alternate Birth Date: 18 Mar 1893 ^[5][1][6]

• Birthplace: Lewisburg, Greenbriar, West Virginia ^[4][6]

Parents

• Father: Benjamin Thomas DEAVER, (Oct 1848—1912) ^[5][4][6]
• Mother: Sarah (Sally) Estaline GREEN or GREENE, (May 1854/55—1929), md: 10 Feb 1873, Greenbrier, WV ^[5][4][6]

Life: Pre-Marriage

• 1900: Pansie V . DEAVER, age 7 (Mar 1893), lived in ED 29 Fort Spring district (east side) Ronceverte town, Greenbrier, WV. She lived with: ^[5]

1. Father: Benjamin T. DEAVER, age 52 (Oct 1848), of VA. Parents of VA. A farmer.
2. Mother: Sarah E. DEAVER, age 45 (May 1855), of VA. Parents of VA.
3. Brother, Theodore A. DEAVER, age 26 (Oct 1874), of VA
4. Brother, Herbert F. DEAVER, age 23 (Jan 1877), of VA
5. Brother, Elmer E. DEAVER, age 17 (Jun 1883), of VA
6. Sister, Bessie E. DEAVER, age 15 (May 1885), of WV
7. Brother, Henry A. DEAVER, age 13 (Nov 1887), of WV
8. Brother, David A. DEAVER, age 11 (Apr 1889), of WV
9. Brother, Thomas O. DEAVER, age 9 (May 1891), of WV
10. Brother, Frankford R. DEAVER, age 5 (Jan 1895), of WV

1st Marriage

• 1st Spouse: Welcher S. or S. W. SMITH, (1888—1941) ^[1][7][4][6]
• 1st Marriage Date: 1911 ^[7][6]
• 1st Marriage Place: Kanawha, WV ^[7][6]

1st Children

1. Son, Welcher Roy SMITH, (27 Feb 1912—8 Aug 1966, San Benito, Cameron, TX) Died as a widower with rhumatic heart desease. Worked as a fisherman. br: Mt Meta Cem., San Benito, TX. ^[8][4][6]
2. Daughter, Mattie Esther SMITH (PETERSON), (1913—1995) ^[4][6]
3. Daughter, Ethel Viola Schomas SMITH (DEKLE), (1917—1992) ^[4][6]
4. Son, Ralph Jack SMITH, (1928/29—1990) ^[1][2][4][6]

Life: Post-1st Marriage

• 1940: Pansy SMITH, age 46 (1894), of WV lived on 4th St, Election Precinct 2, Fernandina, Fernandina, 45-2, Nassau, FL in a home they owned worth $800. She lived with: ^[1]

1. Husband, Welcher S. SMITH, age 51, of WV
2. Son, Ralph J. SMITH, age 11, of FL

2nd Marriage

• 2nd Spouse: Alexander Better THOMPSON, (11 Jul 1895, Mayport, Duval, FL—16 Jan 1966) ^[2][3][4][6]

Life: Post-2nd Marriage

• 1950: Pansy B. THOMPSON, age 57 of WV, lived on 17 Bridge, St. Augustine, St Johns Co., FL. She lived with: ^[2]

1. Husband, Alexander B. THOMPSON, age 54 of FL. He worked as a painter of shrimpboats.
2. Son, Ralph J. SMITH, age 21 of FL, a shrimper.

Death

• Death Date: 9 (or 10 ^[6]) Dec 1972, age 81 ^[3][4]
• Death Place: St Augustine, St Johns Co., FL ^[3][4][6]
• Burial: Evergreen Cem, St Augustine, FL plot H48 ^[4][6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} 1940 US Census "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:VTCW-DJF : Wed Mar 15 00:22:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Welcher S Smith and Pansy Smith, 1940.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} 1950 US Census "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6X2M-5FQL : Fri Mar 24 23:54:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Alexander B Thompson and Pansy B Thompson, 10 April 1950.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} DeathIndex/Pansy https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2164220:7338
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15} FindAGrave/Pansy "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Q-LGKF : 24 February 2022), Pansy Violet Smith Deaver Thompson, ; Burial, Saint Augustine, St. Johns, Florida, United States of America, Evergreen Cemetery; citing record ID 59562453, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6} 1900 US Census "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CJ-VFK : accessed 25 April 2023), Pansie V Deaver in household of Benjamin T Deaver, Fort Spring district (east side) Ronceverte town, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 19B, family 368, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,759.
6. ↑ ^{6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17} familysearch/KJ5X-PDS "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 April 2023, 19:37), entry for Pansie Violet Deaver (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KJ5X-PDS ); contributed by various users.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Marriage/Violet "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM21-GXJ : 30 May 2018), S W Smith and Violet Deaver, 1911; citing Kanawha, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 521,721
8. ↑ Death/WelcherJr Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS1J-LWV : 5 April 2023), Pansy Deader in entry for Welcher Roy Smith, 1966.

Additional Sources to Enter

• 1910: Pansy V. DEAVER, age 17 lived in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, WA, with parents and siblings) "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNH-DW5 : accessed 25 April 2023), Pansy V Dearen in household of Bessie E Jackson, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 1A, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1681; FHL microfilm 1,375,694.

• 1920: Pansy V. SMITH, age 26 lived in Columbus, Franklin, OH with husband and children) "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDT3-PBC : 3 February 2021), Pansy V Smith in entry for Welcher S Smith, 1920.