Born in Dora, Walker, Alabama, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Sherman Harper
and Sarah (Hicks) Harper
Sister of
Cassel Harper, [private sister (1910s - unknown)], [private brother (1910s - unknown)], [private brother (1910s - 1980s)], Adeline Harper, Mary Adeline Harper and [private brother (1920s - 1980s)]
Wife of
Melmoth Leo Smith
— married
25 Dec 1929 in Mississippi, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Dorothy (Smith) Roberts, [private son (1930s - unknown)], Bobby Joe Smith, Sherman L Smith, [private daughter (1940s - unknown)], [private daughter (1940s - unknown)], [private daughter (1940s - unknown)], [private daughter (1940s - unknown)], [private daughter (1950s - 2000s)] and [private son (1960s - unknown)]
Died
at age 71
in Mobile, Alabama, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jan 2015
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Death
- Death:
- Date: 16 Dec 1985
- Place: Mobile, Alabama, USA Page: Mobile Press Register Dec. 18, 1985 Section E; page 8
Burial
- Burial:
- Date: 19 Dec 1985
- Place: Serenity Memorial Gardens[1]
- Note: A resident of Mobile, AL for 43 years prior to death. Died in a local hospital.
- Funeral services were held at Crichton Church of God at 10am. SSN was issued in Mississippi before 1951 according to the SS Death Index.
- She was buried in "Prayer Garden", Plot 112-C-2 in Serenity Memorial Gardens.
Sources
- ↑ Source: Page: Mobile Press Register Dec. 18, 1985 Section E; page 8,
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gertrude by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gertrude by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Carmen (Roberts) Darran
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup U5b2c2, FTDNA kit #470317
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Carmen (Roberts) Darran :
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