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Cora Maybelle Smith 1894 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1894

Birth Location: Snowball, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 12 May 1981

Death Location: Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

Father: John Smith

Mother: Mary Milam

Spouse(s): William Stevens

Children(s): Lester Stevens

In 1894, Cora Maybelle Smith entered the world in Snowball, Arkansas, USA, born to John Wesley Smith and Mary Adeline Milam. Cora Maybelle Smith married William Edward Stevens, and had children including Lester Ray Stevens. Cora Maybelle Smith passed away in 1981 in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Cora Maybelle Smith entered the world in Snowball, Arkansas, USA, born to John Wesley Smith and Mary Adeline Milam.
  • Cora Maybelle Smith married William Edward Stevens, and had children including Lester Ray Stevens.
  • Cora Maybelle Smith passed away in 1981 in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cora Smith's Ancestors

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Cora Smith
1894 – 1981
Birth Place: Snowball, Arkansas, USA
Parents
John Wesley Smith
1874 – 1961
Snowball, Searcy Co., Arkansas, USA
Mary (Adeline) Milam
1872 –
Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
James (Riley Leroy) Smith
1856 – 1916
Missouri, USA
Sarah (A "Sally") Robertson
1855 – 1925
Arkansas, USA
Cornealius (Coleman) Milam
1852 – 1929
Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
Jerusha (Ann*) McDaniel
1847 – 1897
Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hiram Smith
1830 –
James Milam
1821 – 1901
Dorcas Harris
1825 – 1864
William McDaniel
1818 – 1906
Susannah Gilliam
1822 – 1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Allen McDaniel
1798 – 1847
Sophia Williams
1805 – 1867
Jerushe Morris
1798 – 1900

Cora Smith's Descendants

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Cora (Maybelle) Smith (23 Nov 1894 – 12 May 1981) m. William (Edward) Stevens (25 Dec 1882 – 02 Apr 1937)
  1. 1. Lester (Ray) Stevens (07/28/1915 – 06/16/1998) m. Effie (Louretta) Cowles (17 August 1917 – 13 May 2011)
    1. 1. Troy (Wayne) Stevens (07/18/1937 – 04/18/2002) m. Joyce (Lee) Anderson (07/08/1938 – 10/25/1998) m. Rebekah (Sue) Hoeltzel (01/11/1953 – )
    2. 2. Norma (Faye) Stevens (06/13/1939 – 11/26/1992) m. LeRoy (Terry aka Terry Lee) Clark (04/08/1937 – ) m. Charles (Allen) Kirk (abt 1938 – )
      1. 1. Charles (Allen) Kirk (01/27/1973 – )
    3. 3. Charles (Lester) Stevens (08/02/1941 – ) m. Gloria (Shirley Dean "Deanie") Anstead (abt 1935 – ) m. Karen (Isabel) McMahon (10/08/1941 – ) m. Jacquita (Kay) Johnson (11/19/1945 – )
    4. 4. Edward ("Leon") Stevens (10/10/1943 – ) m. Joyce (Lee) Quick (02/06/1942 – )
    5. 5. Sidney ("Jerry") Stevens (12/06/1945 – Abt 2023) m. Carol (Ann) Rice (11/19/1946 – ) m. Jackie (Lou) Huffman (09/17/1947 – )
    6. 6. Wilma (Louise) Stevens (14 jun 1950 – ) m. James (Edward) Freel (10 Nov 1949 – 15 Aug 2004) m. Meryl (Dean) Holmes (21 Sept 1950 – ) m. Donald (Edward) Shields (09 Mar 1949 – 30 Oct 2000)
      1. 1. Christina (Hebert (Freel Adopted Name) (Shields Birth) Name) (March 15, 1969 – ) m. Charles (Eshelman) Divorced (09/10/1954 – ) m. Kyle (Henry) Hebert
        1. 1. Victoria (Leighanne) Eshelman (23 May 1990 – )
        2. 2. Raylie (Wayne) Eshelman (09/18/1992 – )
    7. 7. Larry (Ray) Stevens (07/13/1952 – ) m. Karen (Kay) Rhoads (08/06/1953 – ) m. Terri Mead m. Karen (Ann) Bond (10/24/1966 – )
    8. 8. Rick (Eldon) Stevens (03/17/1955 – ) m. Angela (Dawn) Rutherford (03/07/1956 – )

Cora Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1894
23 Nov 1894
Birth of Cora Maybelle Smith in Snowball, Arkansas, USA
Snowball, Arkansas, USA
1981
12 May 1981
Age 87
Death of Cora Maybelle Smith in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1894
    Event Place: Snowball, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1981
    Event Place: Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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