Smith, Myrtie Irene Jones, 1887-1963
Biography
Mrs. Myrtie Irene Jones Smith was a wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, and until moving to Mayview Rest Home in Raleigh, NC, a life-long resident of Johnston County, NC.
Mrs. Smith was born in Johnston County on December 13, 1887, to Doctor Lafayette (Dock) Jones and Delia Annie Johnson. She attended Atlantic Christian College (now named Barton College) in Wilson, NC, and on May 31, 1909, married Garner Arista Smith at the Wyoming Hotel in Selma, NC. The couple made their home in Clayton, NC, and were the parents of Annie Estelle, Doctor, Grace, and Delia Smith. She was a member of First Baptist Church and Clayton Woman’s Club.
Mrs. Smith died November 8, 1963, in Wake County and is buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Clayton, NC.
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Myrtie Irene Jones Smith World War I Scrapbook
The Myrtie Irene Jones Smith World War I Scrapbook contains photographs of soldiers and short biographical sketches for each relating to World War I.