Murel Massey

1920 - 1998  (78 years)

• Name	Murel Massey  [1, 2]
  Birth	14 Oct 1920	Madison, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Murel Massey
  Name	Murel Massey Smith  [8]
  Name	Murel Massey Smith  [5]
  Name	Murel Smith  [7]
  Name	Muriel Massey  [3, 4]
  Name	Myrle Massey  [6]
  Reference Number	23810
  Residence	1930	Black Mountain, Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Residence	1940	Black Mountain Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Residence	1950	Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married
  Burial	1998	Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Death	22 Dec 1998  [1, 5]
  Person ID	I23810	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Dolphus Alexander Massey,   b. 28 Aug 1888, North Carolina, USA d. 15 Nov 1972, Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Molly Alice Gentry,   b. 25 Sep 1892, Madison, North Carolina, USA d. 3 Mar 1970, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	15 Dec 1907	Madison, North Carolina, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F7392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leonard Lincoln Smith,   b. 26 Jul 1918, Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 6 Oct 2003, Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Baby Girl Smith,   b. 29 May 1948, Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 29 May 1948, Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Living   3. Herbert Smith  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   4. Arnold V Smith,   b. North Carolina, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   5. Molly Smith  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F8566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2026

  
  

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