Phoebe Ann Desha (1821-1871)

Mrs Phoebe (Desha) Smith

Father
Robert Desha (1791-1849)
Mother
Eleanor Shelby (1799-1833)
Spouse
Murray Forbes Smith (1814-1875)
Children
Desha Smith (1842-1889)
Murray Forbes Smith (1844-1857)
Alice Smith (1845-1847)
Armide Vogel Smith (1847-1907)
Alva Vanderbilt Belmont (1853-1933)
Jennie (Smith) Tiffany (1856-1926)
Julia (Smith) de Fontenilliat (1860-1905)

Associated Houses

Murray Forbes Smith House

Mobile

She was the mother of the famous Mrs Alva Vanderbilt Belmont. Phoebe was married to a wealthy cotton merchant and she was remembered in Mobile for giving "costly, but not popular" parties according to Thomas C. de Leon.
Contributed by Mark Meredith on 12/03/2019 and last updated on 16/07/2019.