Sarah Claudia (Gray) Smallwood (1884 - 1959)

Born 4 Mar 1884 in Killen, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

Ancestors

Wife of John Dee Wright — married 23 Dec 1900 in Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1959 at age 75 in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

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Biography

Sarah Claudia Gray, daughter of James W Gray and Mary Martina Danley

NAME:

Middle name spelled Claudia on death record, and SS record

Middle name spelled Claudie on gravestone. (assume nickname)

Possible nickname Queenie, per undocumented source

BIRTH AND DEATH:

Birth Date: assume 4 Mar 1884, based on the following

.... says born 4 Mar 1893 on her SS record

.... says born March 1884 on her childhood census at age 16

.... says born 4 Mar 1885 on her gravestone

Birth Place: Killen, Lauderdale, Alabama, per SS record

Death Date: 18 Mar 1959, per death record, and cemetery survey

Death Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, per death record

EVIDENCE OF PARENTS:

Sarah's SS record names parents as "Jim Grey and Martinia Danley"

Sarah's death record names parents as "Jim Gray and Tean Danley"

Sarah has childhood census with her mother and stepfather STUTTS

OTHER MARIAGES:

Sarah possibly had 2 other marriages between WRIGHT and SMALLWOOD.

Possible husbands are THOMPSON and TIDWELL (first names unknown)

Sources

SS RECORD:

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Name: Sarah Claudia Wright

Gender: Female

Race: White

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1893

Birth Place: Killen Laude, Alabama

Father: Jim Grey

Mother: Martinia Danley

Type of Claim: Original SSN.

Signature on SSN Card: CLAUDIA WRIGHT

Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.

Notes: Oct 1943: Name listed as SARAH CLAUDIA WRIGHT

DEATH:

Ancestry.com. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974

Name: Sarrah Claudia Smallwood

Birth Date: abt 1885

Death Date: 18 Mar 1959

Death Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama

Death Age: 74

Marital Status: Married

Gender: Female

Father Name: Jim Gray

Mother Name: Tean Danley

Spouse Name: Jim Smallwood

FHL Film Number: 1908939

BURIAL:

Find A Grave Memorial# 5390798 (gravestone pictured)

Inscription: Claudie G. Smallwood

Birth: Mar. 4, 1885

Death: Mar. 18, 1959

Burial: North Carolina Cemetery, Killen, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA

Plot: row A12

Created by: Edward L. Williams

Record added: Apr 24, 2001

CEMETERY SURVEY:

North Carolina Cemetery

Contributed 20 Aug 2006, by Bob Torbert

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~allauder/cem-northcarolina.htm

SMALLWOOD, Claudie G., b. 04MH1885, d. 18MH1959, row A12

SMALLWOOD, Jim R., b. 28AU1873, d. 14AP1959, row A12, note - h of CG

WRIGHT, John, b. 07SE1878, d. 21AP1942, row A12

MARRIAGE(1):

Ancestry.com. Alabama, Marriage Index, 1800-1969

Name: Sarah C Gray

Spouse: J D Wright

Marriage Date: 23 Dec 1900

County: Lauderdale

State: Alabama

Performed By Title: M G

Performed by Name: F G Posey

Source information: Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research

MARRIAGE(2):

Groom: James R Smallwood, son of George W Smallwood and Elizabeth J Ernest

Bride: Sarah Claudia Gray, daughter of James W Gray and Mary Martina Danley

Married sometime after 1940 census. (Claudia is still with 1st husband in 1940)

Note: James & Claudia share a gravestone

CENSUS

1900 census: Green Hill, Lauderdale, Alabama

Walter F Stutts ... 59 ... NC,NC,NC ... Feb 1841 ... farmer, owns farm

Mary M Stutts .... 48 ... AL,NC,MS ... Nov 1851 ... married 6 years ... [2nd wife]

Lizzie B Stutts .... 18 ... AL,NC,AL ... Mar 1882 ... [child of Walter's 1st marriage]

Worth H Stutts .. 20 ... AL,NC,AL ... May 1880 ... [child of Walter's 1st marriage]

Lou A Stutts ....... 16 ... AL,NC,AL ... Feb 1884 .... [child of Walter's 1st marriage]

Claudie Gray ...... 16 ... AL,AL,AL ... Mar 1884 .... [child of Mary's 1st marriage] <--

Nannie C Gray ... 13 ... AL,AL,AL ... Feb 1887 ..... [child of Mary's 1st marriage]

Georgie Gray ..... 11 ... AL,AL,AL ... May 1889 ... [child of Mary's 1st marriage]

Doctor M Gray ..... 5 ... AL,NC,AL ... Aug 1894 .... [child of Walter & Mary]

1910 census: Green Hill, Lauderdale, Alabama

John D Wright ...... 30 ... AL,AL,AL ... farmer, married 10 yrs

Sarah C Wright .... 24 ... AL,AL,AL ... 3 children, 3 living

Georgia L Wright ... 5 ... AL,AL,AL

Buford B Wright .... 4 ... AL,AL,AL

Willie H Wright ... 1m ... AL,AL,AL

1920 census: Green Hill, Lauderdale, Alabama

John D Wright ....... 42 ... AL,AL,AL ... farmer

Sarah C Wright ..... 34 ... AL,AL,AL

Georgia Wright ..... 13 ... AL,AL,AL

Buford Wright ....... 12 ... AL,AL,AL

Hazel Wright ......... 10 ... AL,AL,AL

Meadows Wright .... 5 ... AL,AL,AL

1930 census: Green Hill, Lauderdale, Alabama

John O Wright ........... 50 ... AL,AL,AL ... farmer

S Claud Wright .......... 45 ... AL,AL,AL ... married at age 15

E Meadards Wright .. 15 ... AL,AL,AL

Johnie D Wright .......... 7 ... AL,AL,AL

1940 census: Center Star, Lauderdale, Alabama

J D Wright .............. 61 ... AL ... farm laborer

Claudia Wright ..... 55 ... AL

Johnie D Wright .... 17 ... AL