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Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith 1922–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1922

Birth Location: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois

Death Date: 9 June 1996

Death Location: Powhattan, Brown County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: John Smith

Mother: Nona Shuler

Spouse(s): Dorothy Bartley

Children(s): Lo Smith

Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith was born in 1922 in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, the child of John Henry Smith And Nona Mae Shuler. In 1930, Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith resided in Girard, Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA. In 1935, Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith resided in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois. Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith married Dorothy Lovera Bartley, and had children including Jerald L Smith, Lo Vera Smith, Perry. Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith passed away in 1996 in Powhattan, Brown County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith was born in 1922 in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, the child of John Henry Smith And Nona Mae Shuler.
  • In 1930, Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith resided in Girard, Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith resided in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois.
  • Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith married Dorothy Lovera Bartley, and had children including Jerald L Smith, Lo Vera Smith, Perry.
  • Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith passed away in 1996 in Powhattan, Brown County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Smith
1894–1950
Birth Location: Macoupin, Co, Illinois, USA
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Nona Shuler
1894–1973
Birth Location: Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Bartley
1916–1990
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
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Children(s)

Lo Smith
1950–1985
Birth Location: –
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Bernard Smith's Ancestors

Self
Bernard Smith
1922–1996
Birth Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois
Parents
John Henry Smith
1894–1950
Macoupin, Co, Illinois, USA
Nona (Mae) Shuler
1894–1973
Illinois
Grandparents
William (Joseph) Smith
1860–1933
Lancashire, England
Martha (Maria Skelton) (Shelton)
1868–1938
Palmyra, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Smith
1834–1896
Maria Chappel
1839–1906
Josire Skelton
1834–1906
Mary Bush
1843–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Chapple
1781–1861
Mary Chapple
1796–1878
Charles Bush
1822–1900
Nancy Brewer
1823–1856

Bernard Smith's Descendants

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Bernard (Ivan (BI)) Smith (29 Dec 1922–9 June 1996) m. Dorothy (Lovera) Bartley (2 Mar 1916–1990)
  1. 1. Lo (Vera) Smith 1950–1985

Bernard Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1922
29 Dec 1922
Birth of Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois
Girard, Macoupin, Illinois
1930
1930
Age 8
Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith resided here in Girard, Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Girard, Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 13
Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith resided here in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois
Girard, Macoupin, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 18
Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith resided here in Girard Township, Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Girard Township, Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1945
26 Jul 1945
Age 23
Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith was married in Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas
1950
1950
Age 28
Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith resided here in Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
1996
9 June 1996
Age 74
Death of Bernard Ivan (BI) Smith in Tulsa, OK
Tulsa, OK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1922
    Event Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1945
    Event Place: Paris, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Joseph News-Press; Publication Date: 12 Jun 1996; Publication Place: St. Joseph, Missouri, USA; ,0.28153116,0.5037093,0.5191159&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Girard, Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00846; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 59-39

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Girard Township, Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00846; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 59-39

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, 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: Tyler, Smith, Texas

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: TULSA, Okla.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Joseph News-Press; Publication Date: 12 Jun 1996; Publication Place: St. Joseph, Missouri, USA; ,0.28153116,0.5037093,0.5191159&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 June 1996
    Event Place: Tulsa, OK

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Powhattan, Brown County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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