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Alva L Smith 1939–2024 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1939

Birth Location: Ellis, Texas, USA

Death Date: 18 Nov 2024

Death Location: Blooming Grove, Texas

Father: Alva Smith

Mother: Effie Smith

Spouse(s): Laura McGraw

Children(s):

Alva L Smith was born in 1939 in Ellis, Texas, USA, the child of Alva Clyde A C Smith And Effie Mae York Smith. In 1940, Alva L Smith resided in Justice Precinct 8, Ellis, Texas, USA. In 1950, Alva L Smith resided in Frost, Navarro, Texas, USA. Alva L Smith married Laura Jane Mcgraw, and had children including Donna Kay Seely. Alva L Smith passed away in 2024 in Blooming Grove, Texas.

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Biography

  • Alva L Smith was born in 1939 in Ellis, Texas, USA, the child of Alva Clyde A C Smith And Effie Mae York Smith.
  • In 1940, Alva L Smith resided in Justice Precinct 8, Ellis, Texas, USA.
  • In 1950, Alva L Smith resided in Frost, Navarro, Texas, USA.
  • Alva L Smith married Laura Jane Mcgraw, and had children including Donna Kay Seely.
  • Alva L Smith passed away in 2024 in Blooming Grove, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alva Smith
1912–1995
Birth Location: Italy, Ellis Co., TX
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Effie Smith
1914–1998
Birth Location: Frost, Navarro, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Laura McGraw
1939–2024
Birth Location: Navarro, Texas, USA
LM

Children(s)

Alva Smith's Ancestors

Self
Alva Smith
1939–2024
Birth Place: Ellis, Texas, USA
Parents
Alva Clyde (A. C.) Smith
1912–1995
Italy, Ellis Co., TX
Effie (Mae YORK) Smith
1914–1998
Frost, Navarro, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) SMITH
1850–1923
Choctaw County, Alabama
Ellen (Mary Reeves) Smith
1874–1956
Houston, Winston, Alabama, USA
Linus York
1885–1969
Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA
Willie (E) York
1891–1961
Frost, Navarro, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
John York
1855–1931
Mary York
1859–1931
J Lemons
1869–1922
Mary Lemons
1872–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John York
1827–1878
Sarah Simpson
1828–1865
Sims Hardin
1835–1886
L. Hardin
1841–1914
G.B. Lemons
1826–1903
Mary Lemons
1836–1912
John Ivey
1837–1905
Mahaza Ivey
1842–1914

Alva Smith's Timeline

13 Records

1939
12 Sep 1939
Birth of Alva L Smith in Ellis, Texas, USA
Ellis, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 1
Alva L Smith resided here in Justice Precinct 8, Ellis, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 8, Ellis, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 11
Alva L Smith resided here in Frost, Navarro, Texas, USA
Frost, Navarro, Texas, USA
1955
22 Nov 1955
Age 16
Alva L Smith resided here in Corsicana, Texas, USA
Corsicana, Texas, USA
1957
1957
Age 18
Alva L Smith resided here in Frost, Texas, USA
Frost, Texas, USA
1958
6 Jun 1958
Age 19
Alva L Smith was married in Blooming Grove, Texas
Blooming Grove, Texas
1958
Abt 1958
Age 19
Alva L Smith resided here in Frost, Texas, USA
Frost, Texas, USA
1959
1959
Age 20
Alva L Smith resided here in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
1963
1963
Age 24
Alva L Smith resided here in Austin, Texas, USA
Austin, Texas, USA
1985
1985-2020
Age 46
Alva L Smith resided here in Blooming Grove, Texas, USA
Blooming Grove, Texas, USA
1986
1986
Age 47
Alva L Smith resided here in Blooming Grove, TX
Blooming Grove, TX
1993
1993
Age 54
Alva L Smith resided here in Blooming Grove, TX
Blooming Grove, TX
2024
18 Nov 2024
Age 85
Death of Alva L Smith in Corsicana, Texas
Corsicana, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1939
    Event Place: Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Frost High School; Year: 1955
    [4] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [5] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [6] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Inc.; Publication Date: 22 Nov 2024; Publication Place: Fairfield, Texas, USA
    [7] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ellis, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04027; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 70-45
    [8] Texas, Birth Index
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1958
    Event Place: Blooming Grove, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Inc.; Publication Date: 22 Nov 2024; Publication Place: Fairfield, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 8, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ellis, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04027; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 70-45

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Frost, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1955
    Event Place: Corsicana, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Frost High School; Year: 1955
    [3] Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light; Publication Date: 22 Nov 1955; Publication Place: Corsicana, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Frost, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1958
    Event Place: Frost, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 21 Jun 1958; Publication Place: Corsicana, Texas, USA; ,0.017005222,0.85266954,0.43687782&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Austin, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Austin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of Texas; Year: 1963

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1985-2020
    Event Place: Blooming Grove, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Blooming Grove, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Blooming Grove, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Blooming Grove, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 2024
    Event Place: Corsicana, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Inc.; Publication Date: 22 Nov 2024; Publication Place: Fairfield, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blooming Grove, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Inc.; Publication Date: 22 Nov 2024; Publication Place: Fairfield, Texas, USA
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