Mabel (McCaleb) Smith (1900 - 1989)

Born 26 Oct 1900 in Fayette County, Alabama, USA

Ancestors

Died 8 Jun 1989 at age 88 in Alabama, USA

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Biography

Mabel (McCaleb) Smith was born in Appalachia, in Alabama.

This profile is part of the McCaleb Name Study.

Mabel (McCaleb) Smith was born on 26 Oct 1900 in Fayette County, Alabama, USA. She was the daughter of Asberry Tim McCaleb (1871 - 1926) and Saleta Ann (Beauchamp) McCaleb (1883 - 1966).

Her siblings were:

1. William Leroy McCaleb (1903 - 1975)
2. Ola Myrtice McCaleb (1904 - 1927)
3. Houston C. McCaleb (1906-1983)
4. Guitha McCaleb (1909 - 1915)
5. Alton McCaleb (1911-1971)
6. Marie Carolyn McCaleb (1914-1976)
7. Thomas Edison McCaleb (1916-1991)
8. Anna Lou McCaleb (1919-2016)
9. Jessie W. McCaleb (1922-1996)

On 15 Dec 1918 Mabel married John T. Matthews in Fayette County, Alabama.^[1] They had two children:

1. Jewell Clydene Matthews (1920-1993)
2. Welborn Laroy Matthews, Sr. (1928-2010)

On 18 Jun 1942, Mabel married John Henry Smith in Colbert County, Alabama.^[2] They had one child.

Mabel passed away on 8 Jun 1989 in Alabama aged 88.^[3] She was laid to rest in the Berea Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Alabama, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935"
   WPA Indices to Marriage Records, by County, 1814-1935. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60922 #900150417 (accessed 2 February 2023)
   Mabelle McCaleb marriage to John T. Matthews on 15 Dec 1918 in Fayette, Alabama, USA.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967"
   Marriage Records. Alabama Marriages. County courthouses, Alabama
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61365 #901023931 (accessed 2 February 2023)
   Mabel Matthews (42) marriage to John Henry Smith on 18 Jun 1942 in Colbert, Alabama, USA.
3. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   Alabama Journal; Publication Date: 9 Jun 1989; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/456382196/?article=89dcbd3a-2187-4645-b1e7-3612c9cbfa27&focus=0.66419095,0.7491883,0.821307,0.8496415&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #587207080 (accessed 2 February 2023)
   Name: Mabel SMITH McCaleb; Gender: Female; Death Age: 88; Birth Date: abt 1901; Residence Place: Rt, 1, Elmore, AL; Death Date: 7 Jun 1989; Burial Date: 10 Jun 1989; Burial Place: Fayette County, AL; Obituary Date: 9 Jun 1989; Obituary Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA; Newspaper Title: Alabama Journal; Child: Lt Co L Welborn L. Matthews Clydene Morgan; Sibling: Living
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #14648003 (accessed 2 February 2023)
   Memorial page for Mabel McCaleb Smith (26 Oct 1900-8 Jun 1989), citing Berea Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Memory Keeper (contributor 47231847).

• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Brown, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: T624_13; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374026
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #164245168 (accessed 2 February 2023)
  May Bell Mccaleb (9), single daughter, in household of Gim Mccaleb (38) in Brown, Fayette, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Gilpin, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: T625_16; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 14
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #911983 (accessed 2 February 2023)
  Mabell Matthews (19), wife, in household of John T Matthews (21) in Gilpin, Fayette, Alabama. Born in Alabama.
• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 2339760
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #119582189 (accessed 2 February 2023)
  Mabelee Mathews (29), widowed roomer, Cook, in household of Crocket S Shelton (44) at 2108 8 Ave No, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Robinson Springs, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: 5627; Sheet Number: 26; Enumeration District: 26-32
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #99727057 (accessed 2 February 2023)
  Mabel M Smith (49), wife, in household of John A Smith (58) in Robinson Springs, Elmore, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.