Thelma Perkins Seay b. 17 Jul 1907 Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Mar 1994 Cedar Hill, Robertson, Tennessee, USA: Smith Family Tree

Thelma Perkins Seay

1907 - 1994 (86 years)

Name	Thelma Perkins Seay [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
Birth	17 Jul 1907	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Gender	Female
Census	1910	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Alma and Oliver Seay
Census	1920	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
Census	1940	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [9]
	Marital Status: Married to Lewis; Relation to Head of House: Daughter-in-law of Willie Smith
Census	1940	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
Census	1950	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA [11]
	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Lewis Smith
Residence	1955	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [8]
Residence	Nov 1976	Cedar Hill, Robertson, Tennessee, USA [7]
	Mrs Thelma Seay Smith
Death	14 Mar 1994	Cedar Hill, Robertson, Tennessee, USA [7, 10, 12]
Burial	Bellwood Cemetery, Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA [12]
		Bellwood Cemetery Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #9155
Person ID	I23403	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Oliver Allen Seay, b. 19 Jun 1882, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Jan 1944, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 61 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Alma Jane Ramey, b. 24 May 1889, Tennessee, USA d. 1960 (Age 70 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F8278	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Lewis Ferrin Smith, b. 14 Nov 1909, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 28 Mar 1970, Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, USA (Age 60 years)

Family Residence 1950 Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [1, 14, 15]

Children

	1. Alma Lewis 'Amy' Smith, b. 1 Jan 1946, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Jun 2022, Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Ruth Evelyn Smith, b. 6 May 1934, Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Nov 1976, Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA (Age 42 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Sue Ramey Smith, b. 31 Jul 1935, Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Sep 2000, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F9329 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 17 Jul 1907 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Alma and Oliver Seay - 1910 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1920 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Lewis; Relation to Head of House: Daughter-in-law of Willie Smith - 1940 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1940 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Lewis Smith - 1950 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
	Family Residence - 1950 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	Residence - 1955 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	Residence - Mrs Thelma Seay Smith - Nov 1976 - Cedar Hill, Robertson, Tennessee, USA
	Death - 14 Mar 1994 - Cedar Hill, Robertson, Tennessee, USA
	Burial - - Bellwood Cemetery, Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA

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Sources

[S177] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

[S363] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St Louis, Missouri; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 271.

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 271

[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1513; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1375526.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1513; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1375526
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 5, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 139.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 5, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 139
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 63-5.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 63-5
[S4749] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Thelma Smith • Nashville Tennessean - 16 Mar 1994, Thelma Perkins Seay Smith -- The Tennessean; Publication Date: 16/ Mar/ 1994; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/112546550/?article=7c0a1a6c-6a50-4663-a9ec-8d495958bbe3&focus=0.81386286,0.03519425,0.97504824,0.1830
[S177] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3923; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 63-3.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3923; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 63-3
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 411-32-1577; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), 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: Robertson, Tennessee.

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: Robertson, Tennessee

[S4638] Newspapers.com: Obituary of John Balthrop • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 16 Jun 1970, Alderman and former Police Chief John Petty Balthrop -- The Leaf-Chronicle; Publication Date: 16/ Jun/ 1970; Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/353439907/?article=45c20b45-a858-4ea2-87de-5575ef7742d6&focus=0.009086884,0.5697033,0.25338456,
[S4771] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Ruth Bourne • Nashville Tennessean - 9 Nov 1976, Ruth Evelyn Smith Bourne -- The Tennessean; Publication Date: 9/ Nov/ 1976; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/111719229/?article=6f4d37e2-8af6-40bd-88f3-c478e443bb5c&focus=0.13666609,0.26959243,0.36638567,0.53419
[S4252] New, Kay Parker, Grandchildren Directory of Annie and Willie Smith, (Location: Huntsville AL; Date: 2020;), Annie Ethel Shrader and Willie Cleveland Smith Grandchildren Directory - Email dated 20 April 2020 from Kay Parker New listing the living grandchildren of Ethel and Willie Smith.

Bio-SMITH Ethel and Willie (Descendants))
Annie Ethel Smith and Willie Cleveland Smith Grandchildren Directory
[S1470] Newspapers.com: Birthday of SMITH Annie (60th) • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 9 Aug 1950 - Page 8, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville, Tennessee; Date: 9 Aug 1950;), Birthday of Mrs Willie Cleveland (Annie Ethel Shrader) Smith.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50145995/the-leaf-chronicle/?xid=637
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

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