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Billy Earl Smith 1942–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1942

Birth Location: Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 4 Dec 2006

Death Location: Gruetli-Laager, Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Smith

Mother: Flora Layne

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Billy Earl Smith began in 1942 in Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA. In 1950, Billy Earl Smith resided in Grundy, Tennessee, USA. Billy Earl Smith married Bonnie Faye Cox, Deborah Lynn Creighton, and had children including Billy James Smith. Billy Earl Smith passed away in 2006 in Gruetli-Laager, Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Billy Earl Smith began in 1942 in Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1950, Billy Earl Smith resided in Grundy, Tennessee, USA.
  • Billy Earl Smith married Bonnie Faye Cox, Deborah Lynn Creighton, and had children including Billy James Smith.
  • Billy Earl Smith passed away in 2006 in Gruetli-Laager, Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Billy Smith's Ancestors

Self
Billy Smith
1942–2006
Birth Place: Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Thomas Smith
1919–1996
Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Flora Layne
1920–2000
Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Franklin (McKinley) Layne
1897–1980
Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Edith (Eliza) Morton
1896–1981
Warren, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jackson Layne
1852–1938
Sarah Dykes
1866–1949
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Calvin Dykes
1842–1929
Ellen Colston
1844–1928

Billy Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1942
23 Jul 1942
Birth of Billy Earl Smith in Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 8
Billy Earl Smith resided here in Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Grundy, Tennessee, USA
2006
4 Dec 2006
Age 64
Death of Billy Earl Smith in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1942
    Event Place: Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 2006
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gruetli-Laager, Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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