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Clay W Smith 1832–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1832

Birth Location: Illinois, United States

Death Date: 11 May 1902

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

Father: Jeremiah Smith

Mother: Rhoda Hedges

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Clay W Smith was born in 1832 in Illinois, United States, the child of Jeremiah Smith And Rhoda Hedges. Clay W Smith passed away in 1902 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Clay W Smith was born in 1832 in Illinois, United States, the child of Jeremiah Smith And Rhoda Hedges.
  • Clay W Smith passed away in 1902 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States.

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Clay Smith's Ancestors

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Clay Smith
1832–1902
Birth Place: Illinois, United States
Parents
Jeremiah Smith
1788–1868
Pennsylvania, USA
Rhoda Hedges
1795–1857
Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Joshua (Hedges) ll
1744–1805
Berkeley, West Virginia, United States
Mary Vinsonhaler
1760–1819
Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johan Vinsonhaler
1735–1825
Elizabeth Challis
1742–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Vinsenhaller
1716–1800
Jacob 2nd
1709–1757
Mary (Challis)
1707–1746

Clay Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1832
13 Jul 1832
Birth of Clay W Smith in Illinois, United States
Illinois, United States
1902
11 May 1902
Age 70
Death of Clay W Smith in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1832
    Event Place: Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1902
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

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