Bessie Mae Smith

1923 - 1994  (70 years)

• Name	Bessie Mae Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	4 Jul 1923	Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Relative of Harvey W Smith
  Census	1950	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Oscar Heflin
  Death	14 Mar 1994	Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Smith Austin Wallace Cemetery, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  		Smith Austin Wallace Cemetery (Also known as Austin and Smith Cemetery) Stewart County, Tennessee Find a Grave: #2278821
  Person ID	I24561	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Harvey Smith,   b. 5 Oct 1886, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 1 Jun 1927, Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee, USA (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dovie Alice Shelby,   b. 21 Oct 1899, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Sep 1985, Clarksville Memorial Hospital, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F10650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Oscar Heflin,   b. 5 Sep 1923, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 29 Nov 1988, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Linda Faye Heflin,   b. 2 Feb 1952, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Dec 1998, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Judith Nell 'Judy' Heflin,   b. 16 Jan 1949, Tennessee, USA d. 3 Oct 2014, Christian Care Center, Kuttawa, Lyon, Kentucky, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Living
  Family ID	F9665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Jul 1923 - Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Relative of Harvey W Smith - 1930 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Oscar Heflin - 1950 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Death - 14 Mar 1994 - Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA Burial - - Smith Austin Wallace Cemetery, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-HEFLIN Bessie (Smith) Obituary of BESSIE MAE SMITH HEFLIN

  
  

• Sources

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