Angeline (Davis) Smith (1908 - 1991)

Born 7 Feb 1908 in Alabama, United States

Wife of Samuel Cooper Smith — married 20 Oct 1945 in Gilmer Township, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Angeline (Davis) Smith is Notable.

Angeline Bailey Smith was a teacher and activist who mentored members of the Greensboro, NC sit in movement.

Angeline was born in 1908. She passed away in 1991.

Angeline Bailey (age 34) married Samuel C Smith (45) on 20 October 1945 in Gilmer, Guilford, North Carolina, United States.^[1]

Research notes

Angeline Bailey Smith was a teacher and activist who mentored members of the Greensboro, NC sit in movement. ^[2][3] She taught English at Dudley High School from 1942 to 1971.^[4]

Notes on LNAB Thompson-40998 16:06, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Believe Angeline's LNAB was actually Davis.

Name on death index: Angeline Davis Smith^[5]

Angeline Davis married Joseph A Bailey in about 1928 in Richland, South Carolina, United States.^[6]

Angeline and Joseph Bailey were living in Arizona in 1940.^[7]

Children on 1940 Census are Jocelyn and Joseph - who are also mentioned in her biography "Civil Rights Crusader Dies"

Angeline was divorced from Joseph A. Bailey on 22 July 1941 in Jefferson, Arkansas, United States.^[8]

She would then marry Samuel Smith in 1945 (cited in bio)

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
   Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 60548 #8496722 (accessed 11 July 2023)
   Angeline Bailey (34) marriage to Samuel C Smith on 20 Oct 1945 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.
2. ↑ Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience by Jessie Carney Smith and Linda T. Wynn
3. ↑ https://greensboro.com/civil-rights-crusader-dies-city-mourns-death-of-angeline-smith/article_0beb3375-3480-5575-85f5-aba346d12767.html
4. ↑ https://greensboro.com/civil-rights-crusader-dies-city-mourns-death-of-angeline-smith/article_0beb3375-3480-5575-85f5-aba346d12767.html
5. ↑ Death: "North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004"
   Ancestry ca Record 8908 #6546285 (accessed 11 July 2023)
   Angeline Davis Smith death Jun 1991 (born 8 Feb 1908) in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina.
6. ↑ Marriage: "Web: Richland County, South Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1911-2010"
   Original data: Richland County Marriage License Inquiry. Richland County. http://www.richlandonline.com/services/marriagelicense.asp: accessed 2012; URL: https://www6.richlandcountysc.gov/MarriageLicenseCertifiedCopy/default.aspx
   Ancestry ca Record 70490 #121700 (accessed 11 July 2023)
   Angeline Davis marriage to Joseph A Bailey in about 1928 in Richland, South Carolina, USA.
7. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01990; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 89-356
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 2442 #99153108 (accessed 11 July 2023)
   Angeline Bailey (30), wife, in household of Joseph G Bailey (32) in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Born in Alabama.
8. ↑ Divorce: "Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1972"
   Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Divorces; Year: 1941; Film Number: 2; Certificate Number: 002589
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 61776 #90470871 (accessed 11 July 2023)
   Angeline Bailey divorce from Joseph A. Bailey on 22 Jul 1941 in Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205978807/angeline-d-smith
• Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience by Jessie Carney Smith and Linda T. Wynn
• https://greensboro.com/civil-rights-crusader-dies-city-mourns-death-of-angeline-smith/article_0beb3375-3480-5575-85f5-aba346d12767.html

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Edward Trever for creating WikiTree profile Bailey-33765 through manual input on 13 Feb 2022. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Ed and others.