Ancestry of
John Forbes Nash, Jr.

“A Beautiful Mind” Mathematician

Martha A. Smith

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• • Grandmother of John Forbes Nash, Jr. — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 5 
  • Father:
  • John C. Smith 
  • Mother:
  • Nancy C. Deupree   
  • Birth Date:
  • 15 Dec 1869 
  • Birth Location:
  • Alabama 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 6 Aug 1927 
  • Death Location:
  • Belton, Bell, Texas 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • North Belton Cemetery, Belton, Bell, Texas 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Alexander Q. Nash
  • Marriage Date:
  • 22 Aug 1889 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Fannin County, Texas 
  • Child:

  John Forbes Nash (Ahnentafel No:2 )

  • Notes: 

  • Martha Smith's given name is also seen as Mattie.

• Sources for Martha A. Smith

  • ¹ Federal Census, TX, Grayson County, 1900, Sherman Ward 2, E.D. 88, Sheet 15B, Image 30 of 36.
  • ² Germanna Foundation Database of Descendants, ID-I112838, Record for Martha A Smith.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 06/22/2022).
  • ⁴ Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Death certificate for Martha A Nash.
  • ⁵ Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965, Marriage record for A Q Nash and Mattie A Smith.

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