Anna Morrison (Smith) Berens (1903 - 1971)

Born 25 Aug 1903 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Stanley Henry Berens — married 8 Jun 1925 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Died 19 Jan 1971 at age 67 in Clermont, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Anna Morrison "Mollie" Smith was born on 25 August 1903 in Nashville, Tennessee, the second child of Horace Smith and Anna Webb. ^[1]

In the 1910 census, she was six years old and living at 605 Russell Street in East Nashville with her parents and two siblings, Isadore and Horace Jr. Her father was working as an insurance agent. The family had two servants, Ollie McPhart (nurse) and Lillian Johnson (cook).^[2]

The Smith family home burned down on 22 March 1916 in the East Nashville Fire.

In the 1920 census, she was 16 years old and living with her parents and siblings at 810 Woodlawn in East Nashville. Her father was working as an insurance broker.^[3]

Mollie married Stanley Henry Berens on 8 June 1925 in Nashville, Tennessee.^[4] They had no children.

In the 1930 census, they were living in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Stanley was working as a salesman for a foundry.^[5]

In the 1940 census, they were living in Nashville, where Stanley was working as an engineer for a foundry.^[6]

In the 1950 census, they were living in Williamsburg, Clermont County, Ohio, where Stanley was working as an electronics expert doing government inspections.^[7]

Anna Morrison "Mollie" (Smith) Berens died on 19 January 1971 in Clermont County, Ohio, and was buried at Williamsburg Cemetery.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Record - "Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6LT-ZFP : 27 January 2020), Anna Morrison Smith, 1903.
2. ↑ 1910 Census - "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGXY-VW2 : Mon Mar 11 01:21:34 UTC 2024), Entry for Horace Smith and Annie W Smith, 1910.
3. ↑ 1920 Census - "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNGF-RC1 : Sun Mar 10 01:50:06 UTC 2024), Entry for Horace H Smith and Anna W Smith, 1920.
4. ↑ Marriage Record - "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZWC-GYR : Sat Mar 09 00:57:59 UTC 2024), Entry for Stanley H H Berens and Anna Morrison Smith, 08 Jun 1925.
5. ↑ 1930 Census - "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4W9-64T : Sat Mar 09 15:35:51 UTC 2024), Entry for Stanley Berens and Anna M Berens, 1930.
6. ↑ 1940 Census - "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4CK-W5H : Mon Mar 11 00:51:27 UTC 2024), Entry for S H Berens and Anna Berens, 1940.
7. ↑ 1950 Census - "United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XYR-VD22 : Wed Mar 20 02:49:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Stanley H Berens and Ann S Berens, April 10, 1950.
8. ↑ Find a Grave - database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128050243/anna-berens: accessed 24 July 2023), memorial page for Anna Berens (1903–1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 128050243, citing Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Clermont County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Linda Warman Sims (contributor 48059861).
9. ↑ Obituary - The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Ohio) Thu, Jan 21, 1971, page 33. Newspapers Clip: 146230525 (accessed 28 April 2024).

• 1925 Newspaper - "Miss Anna Morrison Smith Becomes Bride of Mr. Stanley H. Berens," Nashville Banner (Nashville, Tennessee) Tue, Jun 9, 1925, page 5. Newspapers Clip: 146230004 (accessed 28 April 2024).

• "Sisters Visit in Nashville" - The Tennessean, October 29, 1933, Page 15. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-isadore-molly-in-nashvi/134069045/ : accessed October 25, 2023). Includes photo of Mollie and her sister Isadore.