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Dewey Decosmus Smith 1899–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1899

Birth Location: Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma

Death Date: 28 March 1976

Death Location: Hulbert, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Josiah Smith

Mother: Mable Ables

Spouse(s): Myrtle Wofford

Children(s): Infant Smith, Floyd Smith, Beatrice Smith, Pfc Smith, Gerald Smith, Beverly Smith, Norma Smith

Dewey Decosmus Smith was born in 1899 in Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, the child of Josiah Joe Lee Smith And Mable Ables. Dewey Decosmus Smith married Myrtle May Wofford, and had children including Beatrice Pauline Smith, Beverly Kay Smith, Floyd Dale Smith, Gerald Blaine Smith, Infant Daughter Smith, Norma J Smith, Pfc Bobbie D Smith. Dewey Decosmus Smith passed away in 1976 in Hulbert, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dewey Decosmus Smith was born in 1899 in Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, the child of Josiah Joe Lee Smith And Mable Ables.
  • Dewey Decosmus Smith married Myrtle May Wofford, and had children including Beatrice Pauline Smith, Beverly Kay Smith, Floyd Dale Smith, Gerald Blaine Smith, Infant Daughter Smith, Norma J Smith, Pfc Bobbie D Smith.
  • Dewey Decosmus Smith passed away in 1976 in Hulbert, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Dewey Smith's Ancestors

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Dewey Smith
1899–1976
Birth Place: Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma
Parents
Josiah "Joe" Lee Smith
1868–1942
Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA
Mable Ables
1869–1963
Arkansas
Grandparents
John (Carroll) Smith
1838–1924
Lookout Valley, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Melissa (Ann) Roberts
1840–1896
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1814–1880
Mary Roberts
1815–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1768–1839
Martha Haggard
1772–1836

Dewey Smith's Descendants

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Dewey (Decosmus) Smith (19 Oct 1899–28 March 1976) m. Myrtle (May) Wofford (1 July 1904–5 August 1985)
  1. 1. Infant (Daughter) Smith 1941–1941
  2. 2. Floyd (Dale) Smith 1927–1999
  3. 3. Beatrice (Pauline) Smith 1924–1984
  4. 4. Pfc (Bobbie D) Smith 1925–1945
  5. 5. Gerald (Blaine) Smith 1933–2018
  6. 6. Beverly (Kay) Smith 1937–2020
  7. 7. Norma (J) Smith 1931–2005

Dewey Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1899
19 Oct 1899
Birth of Dewey Decosmus Smith in Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma
Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma
1976
28 March 1976
Age 77
Death of Dewey Decosmus Smith in Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA
Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1899
    Event Place: Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 March 1976
    Event Place: Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hulbert, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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