James Whitfield 'Jimmy' Smith

1924 - 2005  (81 years)

• Name	James Whitfield 'Jimmy' Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Birth	13 Jun 1924	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 16]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Service	Abt 1943  [7, 11, 16]
  	US Navy - WWII; Seaman 1st class; USS Sagittarius (AKN-2)
  		Ship-USS Sagittarius (AKN-2) USS Sagittarius (AKN-2) was an S-class Indus net cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after the constellation Sagittarius, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name. Sagittarius was laid down on 8 November 1943 as liberty ship SS J. Fred Essary (MCE hull 1835) by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.,…
  Census	1950	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [12]
  	Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never Married
  Residence	Oct 1959	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [14]
  	JW Smith
  Residence	Jan 1968	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [13]
  	James Smith
  Obituary	Dec 2005	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [9, 16]
  	Obituary of James Whitfield "Jimmy" Smith -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 2 Dec 2005 - Page 26
  FSID	GWKR-681
  Death	1 Dec 2005	Gateway Medical Center, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 16]
  Burial	Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [11, 16]
  	Frances Lucille Brown and James Whitfield "Jimmy" Smith, buried together
  		Burial-SMITH Frances and James Frances Lucille Brown and James Whitfield "Jimmy" Smith, buried together - Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120155112/ james
  		Resthaven Memorial Gardens (also known as Shrine of Memories Mausoleum and Chapel) Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee Find a Grave: #2227289
  Person ID	I26282	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Willie Cleveland Smith,   b. 4 Mar 1884, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 30 Oct 1959, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Annie Ethel Shrader,   b. 6 Aug 1890, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 8 Jan 1968, Clarksville Memorial Hospital, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Oct 1908	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [17, 18]
  Marriage End	Oct 1959  [14]
  	Death of Willie Smith
  Family ID	F11590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Lucille Brown,   b. 19 Nov 1930, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Feb 2001, Gateway Medical Center, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1951	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA   [10, 17, 19]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F11471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Jun 1924 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 3 Feb 1951 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Residence - JW Smith - Oct 1959 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Residence - James Smith - Jan 1968 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Obituary - Obituary of James Whitfield "Jimmy" Smith -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 2 Dec 2005 - Page 26 - Dec 2005 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-SMITH Frances and James Frances Lucille Brown and James Whitfield "Jimmy" Smith, buried together - Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120155112/ james

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-SMITH James W Obituary of JAMES WHITFIELD "JIMMY" SMITH -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 2 Dec 2005 - Page 26

  
  

  People

  SMITH-Annie and Willie (family) Annie Ethel Shrader and Willie Cleveland Smith with their family

  
  

  Places

  Ship-USS Sagittarius (AKN-2) USS Sagittarius (AKN-2) was an S-class Indus net cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after the constellation Sagittarius, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name. Sagittarius was laid down on 8 November 1943 as liberty ship SS J. Fred Essary (MCE hull 1835) by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.,…

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), James Whitfield Smith. [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 [S2195] Ancestry.com, Web: Montgomery County, Tennessee, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1868-1954, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 2265; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 481.0; FHL microfilm: 2341999. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 2265; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 481.0; FHL microfilm: 2341999 [S316] Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2006;), Leaf-Chronicle, The; Publication Date: 2/ Dec/ 2005; Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051202/OBITUARIES/512020329/1023. [S1935] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC I. U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC I [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S2633] Ancestry.com, Web: Montgomery County, Tennessee, Obituary Collection, 1911-2009, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). Obituary-SMITH James W Obituary of JAMES WHITFIELD "JIMMY" SMITH -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 2 Dec 2005 - Page 26 [S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;). Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S7863] Find a Grave: SMITH James W 1924-2005, James Whitfield “Jimmy” Smith. - Birth: 13 Jun 1924, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee - Death: 1 Dec 2005 (aged 81) Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee - Burial: Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee - Memorial ID: 12015511 [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: Clarksville, Montgom. 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: Clarksville, Montgom [S897] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Annie Ethel Smith • Clarksville Leaf- Chronicle - Jan 1968, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville TN; Date: 8 Jan 1968;), Annie Ethel Shrader Smith Obituary. Mrs Annie Shrader Smith, 76, died suddenly today at 12:30 am in Clarksville Memorial Hospital. She was a resident of 33-A Summit Heights. Funeral services will be conducted, at 2 pm Wednesday at McReynolds Chapel by Hugh Fulford and Charles McDonald, ministers. Burial will be In Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Mrs Smith was born In Christian County KY, August 6, 1891, daughter of the late John and Susie Hester Shrader. Her husband, Willie C Smith, died in 1959. Survivors are six sons, Lewis, Cedar Hill; Jesse, Harlon, and James, all of Clarksville; Dewane, Joliet IL; Robert Smith, Lockport IL; three daughters, Mrs Mabel Bryant, and Mrs Catherine Shemwell, both of Clarksville; Mrs Susie Parker, Gunnersville AL; four sisters, Mrs Vester Smith, Clarksville; Mrs Johnny Smith and Mrs Myrtle Smith, both of Woodlawn; Mrs Virble Kennedy, Evansville IN; 34 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren. She was a member of the Madison Street Church of Christ. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 08 Jan 1968, Mon • Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50135307/obituary-for-annie-shrader-smith-aged/?xid=637 Obituary-SMITH Annie (Shrader) Obituary of ANNIE ETHEL SHRADER SMITH • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 08 Jan 1968, Mon • Page 2 [S896] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Willie Smith • Nashville Tennessean - Oct 1959, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville, Tennessee; Date: 31 Oct 1959;), Obituary of Willie Cleveland Smith. Willie Cleveland Smith, 74 died yesterday morning at his home, 31-C Summitt Heights, after an illness of two weeks. Funeral services will be at 2pm Sunday at Madison Street Church of Christ. JO Jones and FP Taylor will officiate, and burial will be in Rest Haven Gardens. Mr Smith was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, son of the lateMcFern and Mattie Smith. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Annie Shrader Smith; seven sons, Lewis F Smith, Cedar Hill, Tenn, Jesse H, Clinton H, Harlons, JW, William D, and Robert E Smith, all of Clarksville; three daughters, Mrs Bracy Bryant, Clarkesville, Mrs John Parker, Needmore Community, Mrs Sam Shemwell; Clarksville; two half brothers, McFern Smith, Nashville, Lurton Smith, Knoxville; a half sister, Mrs AB Vaughn, Clarksville; 32 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. https://www.newspapers.com/image/111652140/?article=6ac1426e-65d3-49bf-8b43-837b206577fe&focus=0.6143216,0.16625413,0.7363728,0.3142058 Obituary-SMITH Willie C Obituary of WILLIE CLEVELAND SMITH -- Newspapers.com - The Tennessean - 31 Oct 1959 - Page 14 [S4288] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Frances Smith • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 10 Feb 2001 - Page 12, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville TN; Date: 10 Feb 2001;), Frances Lucille Brown Smith -- 10 Feb 2001. Frances Lucille Brown Smith, 70, Welch Road, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at Gateway Medical Center. The funeral will be 2 pm Sunday at Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Tom Wilkins officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Sykes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be 2 to 8 pm today and Sunday from 10 am to 1 pm at the funeral home. She was born Nov. 19, 1930, in Montgomery County, daughter of Maurice Taylor and Ida Hayes Moore Brown. Mrs. Smith was a Tupperware manager and member of Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her husband, James W Smith; three daughters, Anita Kirby, Clarksville, Robyn Myers, Dover, and Linda Scritchfield, Brentwood; a brother, Hubert' Browa Detroit, and five grandchildre. Pallbearers will be Bill Barlar, Ray Browa Clayton Keay, Jeffrey ' Kirby, John Moore, Wes Myers, Phillip Nash and Joshua Sawyer. Honorary pallbearers will be Elders of Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Sunshiners Unit of Music City Sells. Memorial contributions may be made to the memorial fund at Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle/49950970/ Obituary-SMITH Frances (Brown) Obituary of FRANCES LUCILLE BROWN SMITH -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 10 Feb 2001 - Page 12 [S3017] Newspapers.com: Obituary of James Smith • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 2 Dec 2005 - Page 26, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville, Tennessee; Date: 2 Dec 2005;), Obituary of James Whitfield "Jimmy" Smith. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34761687/the_leafchronicle/?xid=637 Obituary-SMITH James W Obituary of JAMES WHITFIELD "JIMMY" SMITH -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 2 Dec 2005 - Page 26 [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 [S2112] Find a Grave: SHRADER Annie Smith 1892-1968, Annie Ethel Shrader Smith. BIRTH: 6 Aug 1892, Trigg County, Kentucky DEATH 8 Jan 1968 (aged 75) Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee BURIAL: Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee USA MEMORIAL ID: 120154827 ______________________________________________________ Annie Ethel (Shrader) Smith was born on August 6, 1892 in Trigg County, Kentucky. She was married on October 25, 1908 in Montgomery County, Tennessee to William Cleveland "Willie" Smith (1885–1959), the son of Mack Ferrin Smith (1842-1914) and Elizabeth Martha "Mattie" (Brodie) Smith (ca 1847-1890). Living in Clarksville, Tennessee, Annie was 75 years old and a widow when she passed away on January 8, 1968. Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120154827/annie-ethel-smith [S7684] Find a Grave: BROWN Frances Smith 1930-2001, Frances Lucille Brown Smith. - Birth: 19 Nov 1930, Montgomery County, Tennessee - Death 8 Feb 2001 (aged 70) Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee - Burial: Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee - Memorial ID 127540945 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127540945/frances-lucille-smith