GREENWOOD REMEMBERS
A graduate of the Pritchett Institute
She was born in Paynesville and one of 11 children born to Dr. Cary Randolph Bankhead and Amanda Ellen Errett. At the time of her death all of her siblings except one, Bess Bankhead, had predeceased her. She spent her girlhood in Paynesville and attended public school and the Pritchett Institute.
She married Clemence Griffith Smith of Clarksville in 1892 and they were the parents of four children. The bride and groom spent their first year of marriage on a farm near Clarksville then moved to St. Louis where her husband attended Washington University Medical School. After graduation the family moved to Cyrene where he practiced medicine for ten years until his death. Dr. Smith died from injuries he suffered when thrown from his horse when making a medical house call.
Nellie B. as she was affectionately known, and her daughters moved back to Clarksville where she spent the rest of her life. She taught music, was the Christian Church organist, city collector, librarian, and Democratic Committeewoman for many years.
At her death she was grandmother to five children and eleven great grandchildren.
Buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Ellen Cary Bankhead Smith 1871 – 1962
Dr. Clemence Griffith Smith 1869 - 1903
Children of Nellie B.
Kathryn Smith Moyer 1893 - 1957
Ellen Clemence Smith Hamilton 1895 – 1946
Mary Emily Smith Minor 1901 - 1975
Infant son who was a twin died at birth – no information – Greenwood Cemetery
Information from Vol 1, Issue 39, Southern Pike Progress May 3, 1962, obituary and Lynne Beauchamp Woods.
GREENWOOD REMEMBERS
A graduate of the Pritchett Institute
She was born in Paynesville and one of 11 children born to Dr. Cary Randolph Bankhead and Amanda Ellen Errett. At the time of her death all of her siblings except one, Bess Bankhead, had predeceased her. She spent her girlhood in Paynesville and attended public school and the Pritchett Institute.
She married Clemence Griffith Smith of Clarksville in 1892 and they were the parents of four children. The bride and groom spent their first year of marriage on a farm near Clarksville then moved to St. Louis where her husband attended Washington University Medical School. After graduation the family moved to Cyrene where he practiced medicine for ten years until his death. Dr. Smith died from injuries he suffered when thrown from his horse when making a medical house call.
Nellie B. as she was affectionately known, and her daughters moved back to Clarksville where she spent the rest of her life. She taught music, was the Christian Church organist, city collector, librarian, and Democratic Committeewoman for many years.
At her death she was grandmother to five children and eleven great grandchildren.
Buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Ellen Cary Bankhead Smith 1871 – 1962
Dr. Clemence Griffith Smith 1869 - 1903
Children of Nellie B.
Kathryn Smith Moyer 1893 - 1957
Ellen Clemence Smith Hamilton 1895 – 1946
Mary Emily Smith Minor 1901 - 1975
Infant son who was a twin died at birth – no information – Greenwood Cemetery
Information from Vol 1, Issue 39, Southern Pike Progress May 3, 1962, obituary and Lynne Beauchamp Woods.
Family Members
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Elizabeth Bankhead
1860–1863
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Martha "Mattie" Bankhead
1862–1930
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Dr Joseph Errett Bankhead
1864–1941
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Mary Archer Bankhead Gillum
1867–1944
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Dr Charles Lewis Bankhead
1868–1949
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Henry Russell Bankhead
1873–1946
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Frances Warren "Fannie" Bankhead
1875–1879
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Cary Randolph Bankhead Jr
1878–1935
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Katie Clyde Bankhead
1880–1960
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Bessie Guy "Bess" Bankhead
1883–1962
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