James Boyce Smith (1915 - 1992)

Born 6 Aug 1915 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Died 8 Nov 1992 at age 77 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, United States

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James Smith is buried in Coat Cemetery.

Biography

James Boyce "Bilbo" Smith was born on Aug 06, 1915 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA as the fourth child of James Agnus Smith and Ida McInnis. ^[1]

He had six siblings, namely: Everett Vyron, Hallie M., Norma Rea, Vermell, Basil Mason, and Shelton.

He died on Nov 08, 1992 in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, USA (Forrest General Hospital; Age at Death: 77).

James Boyce "Bilbo " Smith lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 25; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). Race: (White).

He was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Coat Cemetery).

James Boyce "Bilbo" Smith and Pearl Eunice "Mama Pearl" Grubbs had no children.

Obituary

Laurel Leader-Call, Tuesday, November 10, 1992, p. 2-A

JAMES BOYCE SMITH

James Boyce (Bilbo) Smith, 77, of Route 4, Box 132, Ml Olive, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 1992, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg.

The funeral was 11 a.m. today from Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Magee with burial in the Coat Cemetery.

He was a native of Simpson County and a deacon and lifelong member of Coat Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by one brother, Basil Smith.

He is survived by one stepdaughter, Bobbie Nell Runnels Smith of Magee; two brothers, Vyron Smith of Mt. Olive and Shelton Smith of Magee; three sisters, Hallie Kennedy and Norma Ree Kennedy, both of Magee, and Vermell Orman of Mt. Olive; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Magee is in charge of arrangements. ^[2]

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: Bill Smith [James Boyce Smith] [James Smith] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 5 Aug 1915 Birth Place: Simpson Coun, Mississippi [Simpson, Mississippi] Father Name: James A Smith Mother Name: Ida McInnis Death Date: Nov 1992 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Aug 1938: Name listed as BILL SMITH; Apr 1959: Name listed as JAMES BOYCE SMITH; 08 Dec 1992: Name listed as JAMES B SMITH
2. ↑ Published Laurel Leader-Call, Tuesday, November 10, 1992, p. 2-A

• Headstone
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-2PJ : accessed 20 August 2015), J B Smith, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-11, sheet 9A, family 139, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-P2Q : accessed 20 August 2015), Boyce Smith in household of James A Smith, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0009, sheet 10B, family 199, line 71, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-V6C : accessed 20 August 2015), Boyce Smith in household of James A Smith, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,893.