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Clara Lillian Smith 1921–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1921

Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 Nov 2003

Death Location: Spindale, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Father: Wylie Smith

Mother: Lois West

Spouse(s): Woodrow Wright

Children(s): Richard Wright, Wilson Wright, Linda Gibson

The story of Clara Lillian Smith began in 1921 in Union County, South Carolina, USA. Clara Lillian Smith married Woodrow Wilson Wright, and had children including Elaine Wright, Linda Dianne Gibson, Richard Olin Wright, Wilson Drayton Wright. Clara Lillian Smith passed away in 2003 in Spindale, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Clara Lillian Smith began in 1921 in Union County, South Carolina, USA.
  • Clara Lillian Smith married Woodrow Wilson Wright, and had children including Elaine Wright, Linda Dianne Gibson, Richard Olin Wright, Wilson Drayton Wright.
  • Clara Lillian Smith passed away in 2003 in Spindale, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wylie Smith
1902–1966
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Lois West
1903–1975
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Woodrow Wright
1918–1993
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA
WW

Children(s)

Richard Wright
1948–1953
Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
RW
Wilson Wright
1945–2012
Birth Location: –
WW
Linda Gibson
1946–2018
Birth Location: –
LG

Clara Smith's Ancestors

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Clara Smith
1921–2003
Birth Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Wylie Dayton Smith
1902–1966
South Carolina
Lois (Victoria) West
1903–1975
Grandparents
Henry (Olin) Smith
1862–1938
South Carolina, USA
Clara O'Shields
1876–1950
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Casper Smith
1828–1896
Amanda Holcombe
1831–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1787–1854
Amanda Duke
1787–1878

Clara Smith's Descendants

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Clara (Lillian) Smith (5 May 1921–9 Nov 2003) m. Woodrow (Wilson) Wright (5 Sep 1918–24 Apr 1993)
  1. 1. Richard (Olin) Wright 1948–1953
  2. 2. Wilson (Drayton) Wright 1945–2012
  3. 3. Linda (Dianne) Gibson 1946–2018

Clara Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1921
5 May 1921
Birth of Clara Lillian Smith in Union County, South Carolina, USA
Union County, South Carolina, USA
2003
9 Nov 2003
Age 82
Death of Clara Lillian Smith in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1921
    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: 9 Nov 2003
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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