Advertisement
Advertisement
A photo of Gurtie Smith
Add photo

Gurtie Smith 1905 - 1993

Gurtie Smith of Shreveport, Caddo County, LA was born on August 25, 1905, and died at age 87 years old on January 8, 1993.
Gurtie Smith
Shreveport, Caddo County, LA 71101
August 25, 1905
January 8, 1993
Gender
Looking for another Gurtie Smith?
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
This page exists for YOU
and everyone who remembers Gurtie.
Share what you know,
even ask what you wish you knew.
Invite others to do the same,
but don't worry if you can't...
Someone, somewhere will find this page,
and we'll notify you when they do.

Gurtie Smith's History: 1905 - 1993

Uncover new discoveries and connections today by sharing about people & moments from yesterday.
  • 08/25
    1905

    Birthday

    August 25, 1905
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • 01/8
    1993

    Death

    January 8, 1993
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Advertisement
  • Did you know?
    Gurtie Smith lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
  • share
    Memories
    below
Advertisement
Advertisement

Add Memories, Stories & Photos about Gurtie

Be the 1st to share and we'll let you know when others do the same.
Did you know?
In 1905, in the year that Gurtie Smith was born, the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
Did you know?
In 1916, Gurtie was only 11 years old when suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
Advertisement

Gurtie Smith's Family Tree & Friends

Gurtie Smith's Family Tree

Parent
Parent
Partner
Child
Sibling
Advertisement
Advertisement
Friendships

Gurtie's Friends

Friends of Gurtie Friends can be as close as family. Add Gurtie's family friends, and their friends from childhood through adulthood.
Advertisement
Advertisement
 Followers & Sources
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
Advertisement
Back to Top