Gladys Presley

mother of Elvis Presley
Person human Q12363015

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[12]
Date of birth
April 25, 1912
Date of death
August 14, 1958
Place of birth
Pontotoc County
Place of death
Memphis
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
seamstress
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Given name
Gladys, Love[15][16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gladys Presley en Gladys Smith cs Gladys Presleyová el Γκλάντις Πρίσλεϊ, ko 글래디스 프레슬리 ru Гледис Пресли ru Глэдис Пресли ru Пресли, Глэдис
🔖 Identifiers · 28
VIAF cluster ID
53100291
Library of Congress authority ID
n84200685
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
PresleyGladysLove1912-1958
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16994521q
Discogs artist ID
3169010
FAST ID
144086
Film.ru person ID
gladys-presley
Find a Grave memorial ID
2846
Freebase ID
/m/0gc_qyj
Genealogics.org person ID
I00427377
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000001784699921
IMDb ID
nm0696175
IdRef ID
10212583X
Kinobox person ID
898054
Libris-URI
vs68c0rd5rxjfrk
NUKAT ID
n2006118121
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
183674049
SELIBR ID
259542
WeRelate person ID
Gladys_Smith_(12)
Webb-site person ID
54458
WikiTree person ID
Smith-18875
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcKHtQ3c9jMhbkyxQJRrq
ČSFD person ID
885720

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Summary

Gladys Presley was born on April 25, 1912[1], in Pontotoc County[2]. She died on August 14, 1958[3], in Memphis[4]. She worked as a seamstress[5].

FAQs

Where was Gladys Presley born?

Gladys Presley's place of birth was Pontotoc County[2].

Where did Gladys Presley die?

Gladys Presley died in Memphis[4].

Who were Gladys Presley's parents?

Gladys Presley's father was Robert Lee Smith[6]. Gladys Presley's mother was Octavia Luvenia Mansell[7].

Who was Gladys Presley married to?

Gladys Presley's spouses include Vernon Presley[8].

What did Gladys Presley do for work?

Gladys Presley worked as a seamstress[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist ID → 3169010
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/62840|batch #62840]]: Importing Discogs artist IDs into Wikidata from MusicBrainz, after ensuring matching labels part2"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Octavia Luvenia Mansell
    Spouse → Vernon Presley
    Occupation → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31703|batch #31703]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (4)"
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