Edith Henrietta McLeod was the third daughter of Alexander Calhoun McLeod and his first wife, Ida Cornelia Bennett. When Edith was 5-years old, her mother died leaving five children ages 8 months through nine. Her father would remarry twice and Edith would gain six half-siblings.
In 1902, when she was eleven, her father and stepmother, Della Lorena Manning, moved the family from Richmond County to a farm in Buie, Burnt Swamp Township, Robeson County. Edith is found with the family in the 1910 US Federal Census under the nickname "Etta". In later years, she was known as Edith.
By 1920, she had returned to live and work in Rockingham, Richmond County. She boarded in the Hinson household and worked as a stenographer. In 1930, she was a lodger in the Thomas household. Her occupation was secretary in a cotton mill.
Edith married businessman Henry Marvin Smithey on 14 September 1933 at the home of her sister Martha in Charlotte. Edith and Marvin lived on Everett Street in Rockingham, Richmond County. He was manager of Belk's Department Store from 1929 until his sudden death during emergency surgery in 1954. They had no children. Edith never remarried.
The photo at right is a snippet from an early 1940s McLeod family reunion photo. Edith is standing with her husband Marvin. Her father, Alexander Calhoun McLeod, is sitting in front.
Bio by JTerry ღ, niece
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Obituary Published:
The Robesonian, Lumberton NC, Aug. 25, 1977, Page 2
Deaths & Funerals
Mrs. Henry Smithey
ROCKINGHAM -- Mrs. Henry Marvin Smithey of 208 Everett St., Rockingham died Tuesday in the Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. She was the daughter of the late Alexander C. McLeod and Mrs. Ida Bennett McLeod of Richmond County.
She is survived by four sisters, Mrs. W. C. Matthews of Charlotte; Mrs. R. D. Holderfield of Portsmouth, Va.; Mrs. C. W. Harwood of Raleigh; and Mrs. Joseph Maliawski of Willingboro, N.J.
Funeral services will be Friday at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Rockingham. The Rev. A. P. Hill Jr. and the Rev. Joe Burnette will officiate. Burial will be in the Eastside Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be her nephews.
The family will receive friends at the Watson-King funeral home Thursday evening from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
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In 1902, when she was eleven, her father and stepmother, Della Lorena Manning, moved the family from Richmond County to a farm in Buie, Burnt Swamp Township, Robeson County. Edith is found with the family in the 1910 US Federal Census under the nickname "Etta". In later years, she was known as Edith.
By 1920, she had returned to live and work in Rockingham, Richmond County. She boarded in the Hinson household and worked as a stenographer. In 1930, she was a lodger in the Thomas household. Her occupation was secretary in a cotton mill.
Edith married businessman Henry Marvin Smithey on 14 September 1933 at the home of her sister Martha in Charlotte. Edith and Marvin lived on Everett Street in Rockingham, Richmond County. He was manager of Belk's Department Store from 1929 until his sudden death during emergency surgery in 1954. They had no children. Edith never remarried.
The photo at right is a snippet from an early 1940s McLeod family reunion photo. Edith is standing with her husband Marvin. Her father, Alexander Calhoun McLeod, is sitting in front.
Bio by JTerry ღ, niece
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Obituary Published:
The Robesonian, Lumberton NC, Aug. 25, 1977, Page 2
Deaths & Funerals
Mrs. Henry Smithey
ROCKINGHAM -- Mrs. Henry Marvin Smithey of 208 Everett St., Rockingham died Tuesday in the Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. She was the daughter of the late Alexander C. McLeod and Mrs. Ida Bennett McLeod of Richmond County.
She is survived by four sisters, Mrs. W. C. Matthews of Charlotte; Mrs. R. D. Holderfield of Portsmouth, Va.; Mrs. C. W. Harwood of Raleigh; and Mrs. Joseph Maliawski of Willingboro, N.J.
Funeral services will be Friday at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Rockingham. The Rev. A. P. Hill Jr. and the Rev. Joe Burnette will officiate. Burial will be in the Eastside Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be her nephews.
The family will receive friends at the Watson-King funeral home Thursday evening from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
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Edith Henrietta McLeod was the third daughter of Alexander Calhoun McLeod and his first wife, Ida Cornelia Bennett. When Edith was 5-years old, her mother died leaving five children ages 8 months through nine. Her father would remarry twice and Edith would gain six half-siblings.
In 1902, when she was eleven, her father and stepmother, Della Lorena Manning, moved the family from Richmond County to a farm in Buie, Burnt Swamp Township, Robeson County. Edith is found with the family in the 1910 US Federal Census under the nickname "Etta". In later years, she was known as Edith.
By 1920, she had returned to live and work in Rockingham, Richmond County. She boarded in the Hinson household and worked as a stenographer. In 1930, she was a lodger in the Thomas household. Her occupation was secretary in a cotton mill.
Edith married businessman Henry Marvin Smithey on 14 September 1933 at the home of her sister Martha in Charlotte. Edith and Marvin lived on Everett Street in Rockingham, Richmond County. He was manager of Belk's Department Store from 1929 until his sudden death during emergency surgery in 1954. They had no children. Edith never remarried.
The photo at right is a snippet from an early 1940s McLeod family reunion photo. Edith is standing with her husband Marvin. Her father, Alexander Calhoun McLeod, is sitting in front.
Bio by JTerry ღ, niece
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Obituary Published:
The Robesonian, Lumberton NC, Aug. 25, 1977, Page 2
Deaths & Funerals
Mrs. Henry Smithey
ROCKINGHAM -- Mrs. Henry Marvin Smithey of 208 Everett St., Rockingham died Tuesday in the Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. She was the daughter of the late Alexander C. McLeod and Mrs. Ida Bennett McLeod of Richmond County.
She is survived by four sisters, Mrs. W. C. Matthews of Charlotte; Mrs. R. D. Holderfield of Portsmouth, Va.; Mrs. C. W. Harwood of Raleigh; and Mrs. Joseph Maliawski of Willingboro, N.J.
Funeral services will be Friday at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Rockingham. The Rev. A. P. Hill Jr. and the Rev. Joe Burnette will officiate. Burial will be in the Eastside Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be her nephews.
The family will receive friends at the Watson-King funeral home Thursday evening from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
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In 1902, when she was eleven, her father and stepmother, Della Lorena Manning, moved the family from Richmond County to a farm in Buie, Burnt Swamp Township, Robeson County. Edith is found with the family in the 1910 US Federal Census under the nickname "Etta". In later years, she was known as Edith.
By 1920, she had returned to live and work in Rockingham, Richmond County. She boarded in the Hinson household and worked as a stenographer. In 1930, she was a lodger in the Thomas household. Her occupation was secretary in a cotton mill.
Edith married businessman Henry Marvin Smithey on 14 September 1933 at the home of her sister Martha in Charlotte. Edith and Marvin lived on Everett Street in Rockingham, Richmond County. He was manager of Belk's Department Store from 1929 until his sudden death during emergency surgery in 1954. They had no children. Edith never remarried.
The photo at right is a snippet from an early 1940s McLeod family reunion photo. Edith is standing with her husband Marvin. Her father, Alexander Calhoun McLeod, is sitting in front.
Bio by JTerry ღ, niece
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Obituary Published:
The Robesonian, Lumberton NC, Aug. 25, 1977, Page 2
Deaths & Funerals
Mrs. Henry Smithey
ROCKINGHAM -- Mrs. Henry Marvin Smithey of 208 Everett St., Rockingham died Tuesday in the Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. She was the daughter of the late Alexander C. McLeod and Mrs. Ida Bennett McLeod of Richmond County.
She is survived by four sisters, Mrs. W. C. Matthews of Charlotte; Mrs. R. D. Holderfield of Portsmouth, Va.; Mrs. C. W. Harwood of Raleigh; and Mrs. Joseph Maliawski of Willingboro, N.J.
Funeral services will be Friday at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Rockingham. The Rev. A. P. Hill Jr. and the Rev. Joe Burnette will officiate. Burial will be in the Eastside Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be her nephews.
The family will receive friends at the Watson-King funeral home Thursday evening from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OLFVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k0ANAAAAIBAJ&pg=6478%2C5259550
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