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Claude Willard Smith 1917–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1917

Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 22 Dec 1959

Death Location: Yellowbud, Ross County, Ohio, USA

Father: William Smith

Mother: Samantha Hall

Spouse(s): Katherine Legg

Children(s): Katherine Smith, Thomas Sr.

Claude Willard Smith was born in 1917 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA, the child of William Henry Smith And Samantha Jane Mattie Hall. In 1920, Claude Willard Smith resided in Columbus Ward 14, Franklin, Ohio, USA. In 1930, Claude Willard Smith resided in Union, Union, Ross, Ohio, USA. Claude Willard Smith married Katherine Marie Legg, and had children including Katherine Marie Smith, Thomas R Smith Sr. Claude Willard Smith passed away in 1959 in Yellowbud, Ross County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Claude Willard Smith was born in 1917 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA, the child of William Henry Smith And Samantha Jane Mattie Hall.
  • In 1920, Claude Willard Smith resided in Columbus Ward 14, Franklin, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1930, Claude Willard Smith resided in Union, Union, Ross, Ohio, USA.
  • Claude Willard Smith married Katherine Marie Legg, and had children including Katherine Marie Smith, Thomas R Smith Sr.
  • Claude Willard Smith passed away in 1959 in Yellowbud, Ross County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Smith
1868–1947
Birth Location: Ross County Ohio, USA
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Samantha Hall
1887–1964
Birth Location: Pickaway County, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Legg
1921–1978
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
KL

Children(s)

Katherine Smith
1939–2005
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
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Thomas Sr.
1941–1989
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
TS

Claude Smith's Ancestors

Self
Claude Smith
1917–1959
Birth Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Parents
William Henry Smith
1868–1947
Ross County Ohio, USA
Samantha (Jane "Mattie") Hall
1887–1964
Pickaway County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Henry) Hall
1842–
Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Catherine Matheny
1847–1912
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Matheny
1822–1899
Eleanor Moore
1833–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ferdinand Moore
1797–1850
Isabel Miller
1808–1850

Claude Smith's Descendants

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Claude (Willard) Smith (9 Jan 1917–22 Dec 1959) m. Katherine (Marie) Legg (31 July 1921–13 Jan 1978)
  1. 1. Katherine (Marie) Smith 1939–2005 m. James (Edward) Spears 1935–2010
  2. 2. Thomas (R Smith) Sr. 1941–1989

Claude Smith's Timeline

8 Records

1917
9 Jan 1917
Birth of Claude Willard Smith in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Claude Willard Smith resided here in Columbus Ward 14, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus Ward 14, Franklin, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Claude Willard Smith resided here in Union, Union, Ross, Ohio, USA
Union, Union, Ross, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Claude Willard Smith resided here in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
1939
1939
Age 22
Claude Willard Smith resided here in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Claude Willard Smith resided here in , Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
1941
1941
Age 24
Claude Willard Smith resided here in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
1959
22 Dec 1959
Age 42
Death of Claude Willard Smith in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Columbus Ward 14, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Union, Union, Ross, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03246; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 93-205

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03246; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 93-205

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1959
    Event Place: Yellowbud, Ross County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Claude Willard Smith 22 Dec 1959

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1959
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yellowbud, Ross County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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