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Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith 1931–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1931

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 19 Jul 1981

Death Location: Avon, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Francis Smith

Mother: Gertrude Tignor

Spouse(s): Sandra Hanson

Children(s):

Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith was born in 1931 in Ohio, USA, the child of Francis G Smith And Gertrude Florence Tignor. In 1935, Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith resided in Caldwell, Noble, Ohio. In 1940, Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith resided in Olive, Caldwell, Noble, Ohio, USA. Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith married Sandra Jean Hanson, and had children including Smith. Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith passed away in 1981 in Avon, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith was born in 1931 in Ohio, USA, the child of Francis G Smith And Gertrude Florence Tignor.
  • In 1935, Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith resided in Caldwell, Noble, Ohio.
  • In 1940, Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith resided in Olive, Caldwell, Noble, Ohio, USA.
  • Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith married Sandra Jean Hanson, and had children including Smith.
  • Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith passed away in 1981 in Avon, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Smith
1886–1975
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Gertrude Tignor
1892–
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sandra Hanson
1941–1993
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
SH

Children(s)

Ben Smith's Ancestors

Self
Ben Smith
1931–1981
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
Francis G Smith
1886–1975
Pennsylvania, USA
Gertrude (Florence) Tignor
1892–
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
John (Patrick) Smith
1856–1932
Durham, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Hannah) Breese
1862–1937
Sunderland, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1831–
Henry (Breese)
1837–1910
Elizabeth Clark
1839–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Breeze
1812–1882
Hannah Claxton
1814–1893

Ben Smith's Timeline

8 Records

1931
23 May 1931
Birth of Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 4
Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith resided here in Caldwell, Noble, Ohio
Caldwell, Noble, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 9
Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith resided here in Olive, Caldwell, Noble, Ohio, USA
Olive, Caldwell, Noble, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 19
Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 20
Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1957
1957
Age 26
Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith resided here in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1978
07 Aug 1978
Age 47
Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith - Divorce in Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1981
19 Jul 1981
Age 50
Death of Ben Keith (Bennie) Smith in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1931
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Marriage Index, 1970 and 1972-2007
    [2] Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] Ohio, Death Records, Certificate: 047910; Volume: 24497

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Caldwell, Noble, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caldwell, Noble, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03124; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 61-17A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Olive, Caldwell, Noble, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caldwell, Noble, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03124; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 61-17A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cleveland, Cuyahoga

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Divorce
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007
    [2] Ohio, Death Records, Certificate: 047910; Volume: 24497

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Marriage Index, 1970 and 1972-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1981
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Ohio, Death Records, Certificate: 047910; Volume: 24497

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Avon, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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