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Basil Coggins Smith 1894–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1894

Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 Feb 1976

Death Location: Buffalo, Union, South Carolina, USA

Father: Jeffrey Smith

Mother: Lou Lawson

Spouse(s): Nellie Cathcart

Children(s): Blanche Smith

In 1894, Basil Coggins Smith entered the world in Union County, South Carolina, USA, born to Jeffrey W Smith And Lou Cynthia Lawson. Basil Coggins Smith married Nellie Mae Cathcart, and had children including Blanche Smith. Basil Coggins Smith passed away in 1976 in Buffalo, Union, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Basil Coggins Smith entered the world in Union County, South Carolina, USA, born to Jeffrey W Smith And Lou Cynthia Lawson.
  • Basil Coggins Smith married Nellie Mae Cathcart, and had children including Blanche Smith.
  • Basil Coggins Smith passed away in 1976 in Buffalo, Union, South Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Basil Smith's Ancestors

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Basil Smith
1894–1976
Birth Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Jeffrey W. Smith
1860–1923
Bogansville, Union, South Carolina, USA
Lou (Cynthia) Lawson
1862–1952
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jeffrey Smith
1815–1886
Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
Huldah Browning
1820–1912
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1787–1854
Amanda Duke
1787–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Leonard Smith
1747–1829
Nancy Littlefield
1754–1820

Basil Smith's Descendants

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Basil (Coggins) Smith (3 Aug 1894–15 Feb 1976) m. Nellie (Mae) Cathcart (5 Jun 1890–2 Dec 1961)
  1. 1. Blanche Smith 1924–2004 m. Homer (Brannon) Alexander 1922–2007
    1. 1. Basil (Jerome) Alexander 1946–1991
    2. 2. Sandra Alexander 1951–2017

Basil Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1894
3 Aug 1894
Birth of Basil Coggins Smith in Union County, South Carolina, USA
Union County, South Carolina, USA
1976
15 Feb 1976
Age 82
Death of Basil Coggins Smith in Buffalo, Union, South Carolina, USA
Buffalo, Union, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1894
    Event Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1976
    Event Place: Buffalo, Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buffalo, Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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