Annie Mae (Waddell) Smith (1919 - 1942)

Born 18 May 1919 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Died 7 Nov 1942 at age 23 in Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Linda Sherman [send private message]

Biography

Annie was born in 1919. She was the daughter of John Waddell and Ida Bragg.

The family of John and Ida Waddell can be found living in a home they were renting on Buncombe Street in Woodruff, South Carolina at the time of the 1920 Census. The household included John Waddle (35 yrs), married White male Head of Household who could read and write, he and both parents born in South Carolina, occupation, Section Hand at the Cotton Mill, Line #14, Ida Waddle (35 yrs), married White female, Line #15 and their children, Ollie May Waddle (12 yrs), single White female who attended school, Line #16, Le Roy Waddle (11 yrs), single White male who attended school, Line #17, Johnnie B Waddle (7 yrs), single White male who attended school, Line #18, Minnie Waddle (4 10/12 yrs), single White female, Line #19 and Annie May Waddle (7/12 yrs), single White female, Line #20. ^[1]

The family of HJohn and Ida Waddell can be found living in a home they were renting on Middle Hill Road in Cross Anchor, South Carolina at the time of the 1930 Census. The household included John A Waddell (45 yrs), married White male Head of Household who could read and write, occupation, Loom Fixer at the Cotton Mill, Line #39, Ida Waddell (44 yrs), married White female, Line #10, their children, Leroy Waddell (21 yrs), single White male, occupation, Weaver at the Cotton Mill, Line #41, Robinson Waddell (18 yrs), single White male, occupation, Weaver at the Cotton Mill, Line #42, Minnie B Waddell (15 yrs), single White female, Line #43, Annie M Waddell (10 yrs), single White female who attended school, Line #44, Marion O Waddell (7 yrs), single White male who attended school, Line #45, John E Waddell (5 7/12 yrs), single White male, Line #46 and Belton W Waddell (2 6/12 yrs), single White male, Line #47. John was 15 and Ida 18 at the time of their first marriage. ^[2]

At the time of the 1940 Census, the family of John and Ida Waddell can be found living in a home they were renting at 6 Allen Street in Enoree Cotton Mill, South Carolina. The household included John Waddell (55 yrs), married White male Head of Household who had completed 4th grade, occupation, Weaver at the Cotton Mill where he worked 40 hours per week, worked 42 weeks in 1939 earning $660, Line #4, Ida Waddell (52 yrs), married White female, occupation, Spinner at the Cotton Mill where she worked 40 hours per week earning $590, Line #5 and their children, Mimmie Waddell (25 yrs), single White female, occupation, Spinner at the Cotton Mill where she worked 35 hours per week earning $590, Line #6, Fannie Waddell (20 yrs), single White female, Line #7, Marwin Waddell (19 yrs), single White male, occupation, Batting Filler at the Cotton Mill where he worked 38 hours per week earning $580, Line #8, John Waddell (16 yrs), single White male, Line #9 and Belton Waddell (13 yrs), single White male, Line #10. ^[3]

She passed away in 1942.

Sources

1. ↑ *1920 U.S. Federal Population Census of Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, residence on Buncombe Street, Dwelling #224, Family #235, Sheet 12-A, Lines14-20 recorded 1/14/1920
2. ↑ *1930 U.S. Federal Population Census of Cross Anchor, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, Dwelling #202, Family #204, Sheet 11-A, Lines 39-47 recorded 4/15/1930
3. ↑ * 1940 U.S. Federal Population Census of Enoree Cotton Mill, Spartanburg, South Carolina, residence located at 6 Allen Street, Dwelling #240, Sheet 15-A, Lines 4-10 recorded 4/17/1940

• Collection South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965, Certificate Number 014477, Volume Number 33 records the death of Annie M Smith, married White female employed as a Textile Operative, on 11/7/1942 in Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA at the age of 23, born in 1919 to John Allen Waddell and Ida Waddell, Spouse - Horace E Smith
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48053979/annie_mae-smith: accessed April 13, 2024), memorial page for Annie Mae Waddell Smith (18 May 1919–7 Nov 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48053979, citing Cedar Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery, Hobbyville, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Curtis Dwight Crowe (contributor 46956454).