Who was Norice Smith?

Norice Smith (1910–1978) was born in Baxterville, Lamar, Mississippi, United States and died in Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa, Louisiana. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Norice "Red" Smith 1910–1978

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Born 8 AUG 1910 · Baxterville, Lamar, Mississippi, United States

Died 2 FEB 1978 · Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Father Shirley Wylie Dearman

Mother Thelma Stella Peek

Spouse John Seal Buttrey

Children Ezra H Buttrey, Farrell Buttrey, George Jernigan, Henrietta C Jernigan, James H Jernigan, Leath Lavon Buttrey, Madelaine Jernigan, Minerva N Jernigan, N N Jernigan, Robert Edgar Jernigan, Sarah Columbia Jernigan, Theodore Jernigan

Siblings Douglas Wayne Dearman, Norman Dearman, Robert Dearman, Ronald Lee Dearman, Vickie Jo Dearman

Records

1920 United States Federal Census U.S., Find a Grave® Index, … U.S., Social Security Death Index, … Social Security Death Index (CD … U.S., Find A Grave Index, …

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Immediate Family

Parents

Shirley Wylie Dearman

Thelma Stella Peek

Spouse(s)

John Seal Buttrey

Robert Douglas Jernigan

Children

Robert Edgar Jernigan

Sarah Columbia Jernigan

Theodore Jernigan

Biography

The story of Norice "Red" Smith began in 1910 in Baxterville, Lamar, Mississippi, United States. In 1920, Norice "Red" Smith resided in Baxterville, Lamar, Mississippi. Norice "Red" Smith married john seal buttrey, robert douglas jernigan, and had children including ezra h buttrey, farrell buttrey, george jernigan, henrietta c jernigan, james h jernigan, leath lavon buttrey, madelaine jernigan, minerva n jernigan, n n jernigan, robert edgar jernigan, sarah columbia jernigan, theodore jernigan. Norice "Red" Smith passed away in 1978 in Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa, Louisiana.

Sources

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Census 1920 United States Federal Census
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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Death Records U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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Death Records Social Security Death Index (CD ROM)
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Record U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

Life Timeline

1910

Birth of Norice "Red" Smith in Baxterville, Lamar, Mississippi, United States

Birth

1920

Norice "Red" Smith resided here in Baxterville, Lamar, Mississippi

Residence

1978

Death of Norice "Red" Smith in Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States

Death

1978

Burial of Norice "Red" Smith in Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Norice Smith

This ancestor line traces from Wilkes, Georgia (1801) to Baxterville, Lamar, Mississippi (1910) across 5 generations.

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: Norice Smith (1910–1978) was born in Baxterville, Lamar, Mississippi, United States and died in Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa, Louisiana. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have Norice in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 5 generations of this lineage geographically.
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