| SSN | | Her social security number was issued in Missouri. |
| Birth | 4 Nov 1911 | Bernice Zelma Smith was born on 4 Nov 1911 in Kennett, Dunklin County, Missouri. |
1920 Census
(with Mother)
| 12 Feb 1920 | Bernice appeared in the 1920 Federal Census of Duck Creek Township, Stoddard County, Missouri, as Bernice Smith, in the household of her mother, Cora Eita Williams. She is a single white female, age 8. Lives 3 miles west of Dudley, 6 miles north then north 2 miles to District line. Daughter of head of household. She attended school since September 1, 1919. She was born in Missouri. Her mother and father were born in Missouri. She can speak English. She has no occupation. |
1930 Census
| 9 Apr 1930 | Bernice appeared in the 1930 Federal Census of Pike Township, Stoddard County, Missouri, as Bernice Smith, in the household of Cora and Jiles William Jones. She is a single white female, age 18. Lives on Vancluser Road. Step daughter of head of household. She did not attend school since September 1, 1929. She can read and write. She was born in Missouri. Her mother and father were born in Missouri. She can speak English. She has no occupation. |
| Marriage | 2 Dec 1933 | Bernice Zelma Smith and Joseph Bryan Larsen, son of James Preston Larsen and Jessie Ellen Temple, were married on 2 Dec 1933 in Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri.  |
1940 Census
(Spouse of Head)
| 1940 | Bernice appeared in the 1940 Federal Census of Duck Creek, Stoddard County, Missouri, with her husband, Joseph Bryan Larsen, and their children, Kenneth and Dale. |
| SSN | before 1951 | Her social security number was issued in Missouri before 1951. |
| Death | 4 Apr 1984 | Bernice Zelma Smith died on 4 Apr 1984 in St. Louis City, Missouri, at age 72. |
| Burial | 7 Apr 1984 | She was buried on 7 Apr 1984, age 72, in Memorial Park, located in St. Louis, Missouri, in Section 17, Lot 357. |
Bernice Zelma Smith 
