Vernie Clemments Smith

1906 - 1991  (85 years)

• Name	Vernie Clemments Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	16 Feb 1906	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9]
  		Vital_Birth-SMITH Vernie Vernie Clemments Smith - Tennessee Record of Birth
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 11]
  	Civil District 4
  Census	1920	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	Oct 1926	Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee, USA   [10]
  	Vernie
  Census	1930	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Lodger
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [7]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Census	1950	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [9]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Martha
  Death	22 Mar 1991	Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I25904	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Gus Henry Smith,   b. 12 Sep 1881, Tennessee, USA d. 30 Sep 1926, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Viola Thomas Bryant,   b. 27 Jun 1889, Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Feb 1973, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1905	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [12, 13]
  Marriage End	Oct 1926  [10]
  	Death of Gus Smith
  Family ID	F10591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Elizabeth Haneline,   b. 8 Jan 1909, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Jun 1996, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1935	Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [8]
  Children	1. Henry Kenneth Smith,   b. 19 Mar 1938, Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA d. 28 Feb 2004 (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Feb 1906 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Census - Civil District 4 - 1910 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Residence - Vernie - Oct 1926 - Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Lodger - 1930 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 1935 - Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Martha - 1950 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Death - 22 Mar 1991 - Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Vital & Legal Records

  Vital_Birth-SMITH Vernie Vernie Clemments Smith - Tennessee Record of Birth

  
  

• Sources

  [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 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 497. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 497 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1513; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1375526 [S1279] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 2280; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 672.0; FHL microfilm: 2342014. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 2280; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 672.0; FHL microfilm: 2342014 [S1335] Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1998;). [S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Number: 375-09-7154; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1123. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1123 [S9295] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Martha and Vernie Smith • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 25 Apr 1936, Martha Elizabeth Haneline and Vernie Clemments Smith - The Leaf-Chronicle; Publication Date: 25/ Apr/ 1936; Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee. https://www.newspapers.com/image/353278630/?article=10f80a89-8468-4c0c-9af3-b6070e7adc70&focus=0.016723817,0.4732454,0.14855178,0.5968951&xid=3398 [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: Detroit, Wayne, Mich. 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: Detroit, Wayne, Mich [S2141] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Gus Smith • Nashville Tennessean - 1926, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville, Tennessee;), Gus Henry Smith Obituary. A 12 weeks' illness of paralysls caused the death Wednesday of Gus Smith, 44, farmer of the Indian Mound, in Stewart county, who was buried In the family cemetery Friday. He was a native of Montgomery county and was a brother of Harry Smith, deputy county court clerk. Mr. Smith was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mack Smith. Surviving are his widow who was Mis Viola Bryant; two sons, Vernle of Indian Mound, and another, nine-year-old; six brothers, Lurton Smith, Miami Fla.; Allen Smith, Dickson, Harry, Clarksville: Walter and Will Smith, Stewart county; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Bryant, Mrs. Emma Bryant and Mrs. A. Vaughan, all of Indian Mound. Mr. Smith was a member of the Methodist church and enjoyed a wide acquaintance. https://www.newspapers.com/image/178857754/?article=4c149496-a151-4be0-8167-2350a32775b4&focus=0.2719685,0.26203635,0.38950068,0.38479796&xid=3355 Obituary-SMITH Gus H Obituary of GUS HENRY SMITH • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 02 Oct 1926, Sat • Page 3 [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S428] Ancestry.com, Web: Montgomery County, Tennessee, Marriage Index, 1799-1953, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). [S7332] Find a Grave: BRYANT Viola Cato 1889-1973, Viola Thomas Bryant Smith Cato. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37193188/viola_thomas_cato