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Bertha Viola Smith 1887–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1887

Birth Location: Russell, Russell, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 20 Aug 1981

Death Location: Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: James Smith

Mother: Susan Clark

Spouse(s): John Collins

Children(s): John Collins

The story of Bertha Viola Smith began in 1887 in Russell, Russell, Kansas, USA. In 1900, Bertha Viola Smith resided in Fort Smith Ward 4, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA. Bertha Viola Smith married John J A Collins, and had children including John Smith Collins. Bertha Viola Smith passed away in 1981 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bertha Viola Smith began in 1887 in Russell, Russell, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1900, Bertha Viola Smith resided in Fort Smith Ward 4, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA.
  • Bertha Viola Smith married John J A Collins, and had children including John Smith Collins.
  • Bertha Viola Smith passed away in 1981 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Smith
1851–1932
Birth Location: Ohio
JS
Susan Clark
1856–1933
Birth Location: New York
SC

Spouses(s)

John Collins
1883–1965
Birth Location: Essex, Stoddard, Missouri, USA
JC

Children(s)

John Collins
1902–1963
Birth Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
JC

Bertha Smith's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Smith
1887–1981
Birth Place: Russell, Russell, Kansas, USA
Parents
James Adam Smith
1851–1932
Ohio
Susan (Bedelia) Clark
1856–1933
New York
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bertha Smith's Descendants

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Bertha (Viola) Smith (15 Apr 1887–20 Aug 1981) m. John (J A) Collins (8 February 1883–21 Jan 1965)
  1. 1. John (Smith) Collins 1902–1963 m. Geneva Lewis 1904–1983 m. Blanche (Mrs.) Carnes 1907–1960 m. Grace (R) Wiley 1907–1980 m. Loree (Eloise) Torbett 1909–1996
    1. 1. Viola Lbritton 1926–2013 m. Orville (Clarence) Britton 1919–2011
    2. 2. John H. 1928–2003 m. Martha (Ann) Donaca 1930–2009
      1. 1. Ronald (A.) Collins 1951–2011
    3. 3. Ronald 1930–2011 m. Lois (Lillian) Castle 1933–1997

Bertha Smith's Timeline

14 Records

1887
21 Apr 1887
Birth of Bertha Viola Smith in Russell, Russell, Kansas, USA
Russell, Russell, Kansas, USA
1887
15 Apr 1887
Birth of Bertha Viola Smith in Russell, Russell, Kansas, USA
Russell, Russell, Kansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 13
Bertha Viola Smith resided here in Fort Smith Ward 4, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith Ward 4, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1905
1 Mar 1905
Age 18
Bertha Viola Smith resided here in Garden, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
Garden, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 23
Bertha Viola Smith resided here in Fort Smith Ward 2, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith Ward 2, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 33
Bertha Viola Smith resided here in Fort Smith Ward 2, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith Ward 2, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 43
Bertha Viola Smith resided here in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 48
Bertha Viola Smith resided here in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 53
Bertha Viola Smith resided here in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 63
Bertha Viola Smith resided here in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1960
1960
Age 73
Bertha Viola Smith resided here in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
1965
1965
Age 78
Bertha Viola Smith resided here in Arkansas
Arkansas
1981
17 Aug 1981
Age 94
Death of Bertha Viola Smith in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
1981
20 Aug 1981
Age 94
Burial of Bertha Viola Smith in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1887
    Event Place: Russell, Russell, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00175; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 66-39
    [2] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Smith Ward 2, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T625_82; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 150
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 2339830
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fort Smith Ward 4, Sebastian, Arkansas; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1240077
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort Smith Ward 2, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T624_65; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1374078
    [7] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: 1210; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 76-28

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1887
    Event Place: Russell, Russell, Kansas, USA
    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 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fort Smith Ward 4, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fort Smith Ward 4, Sebastian, Arkansas; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1240077

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Garden, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1905 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1905_23; Line: 30

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fort Smith Ward 2, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort Smith Ward 2, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T624_65; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1374078

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fort Smith Ward 2, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Smith Ward 2, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T625_82; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 150

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 2339830

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00175; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 66-39

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00175; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 66-39

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: 1210; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 76-28

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Arkansas
    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 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1981
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1981
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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