SMITH, Gladys Love^[1]

1912 - 1958  (46 years)   Has no ancestors but one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	SMITH, Gladys Love
  Birth	25 Apr 1912	Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	14 Aug 1958	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	American Folk Figure. She was the mother of rock music icon Elvis Presley. She was born in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Her parents were Robert Lee Smith and Octavia Luvenia "Doll" Mansell. Gladys' mother Doll gave birth to nine children. Doll was bedridden most of her life, and died at 59 from tuberculosis. Her father Robert was a cotton farmer and would occasionally pick up odd jobs to support his large family. In his fifties, he died suddenly of pneumonia, leaving Gladys (then 19) to work in Tupelo as a seamstress to help support the family. She married Vernon Elvis Presley on June 17, 1933. The family rented a house on the edge of Shakerag, an area of Tupelo. She gave birth to twin boys and named them Elvis and Jesse. Jesse was stillborn. In 1948, the Presleys moved to Memphis, Tennessee. They lived in public housing or in low rent homes in the poor neighborhoods of north Memphis. They attended the Assembly of God church. Elvis worked at various jobs to help support himself and his parents. They were a very close knit family. She had a very special relationship with her son, Elvis. Gladys Presley died of a heart attack brought on by acute hepatitis. Bio by: Jane Stacy Eubanks [2]
  Age	46 years
  Burial	15 Aug 1958	Graceland Estates, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3]
  Person ID	P2183	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family	PRESLEY, Vernon Elvis           b. 10 Apr 1916, Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA           d. 26 Jun 1979, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA (Age 63 years)  [1]
  Marriage	17 Jun 1933  [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : 21 years and 2 months - He : 17 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. PRESLEY, Elvis Aaron           b. 8 Jan 1935, Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, USA           d. 16 Aug 1977, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F5517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Apr 1912 - Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, USA Death - 14 Aug 1958 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Burial - 15 Aug 1958 - Graceland Estates, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Find a Grave Added: 2 May 1998 Find a Grave Memorial #2846