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Dewey Smith 1913–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1913

Birth Location: McCorkle, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Mar 1998

Death Location: Sumerco, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Strawder Smith

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Geneva Wright, Geneva Wright

Children(s):

Dewey Smith was born in 1913 in McCorkle, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Strawder Smith And Mary Margie Smith. In 1920, Dewey Smith resided in Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA. In 1930, Dewey Smith resided in Peytona, Boone, West Virginia. Dewey Smith married Geneva Ann Wright, and had children including Ronald E Smith. Dewey Smith passed away in 1998 in Sumerco, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Dewey Smith was born in 1913 in McCorkle, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Strawder Smith And Mary Margie Smith.
  • In 1920, Dewey Smith resided in Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Dewey Smith resided in Peytona, Boone, West Virginia.
  • Dewey Smith married Geneva Ann Wright, and had children including Ronald E Smith.
  • Dewey Smith passed away in 1998 in Sumerco, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Strawder Smith
1880–1954
Birth Location: Boone, West Virginia
SS
Mary Smith
1880–1954
Birth Location: Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Geneva Wright
1923–
Birth Location: –
GW
Geneva Wright
1923–2005
Birth Location: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
GW

Children(s)

Dewey Smith's Ancestors

Self
Dewey Smith
1913–1998
Birth Place: McCorkle, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Strawder Smith
1880–1954
Boone, West Virginia
Mary (Margie) Smith
1880–1954
Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Doliver (R) Holly
1860–1939
Coal River, Kanawha County, Virginia
Millie Pauley
1852–1919
West Virginia
John (Oliver) Brogan
1850–1940
Kanawha, , Virginia, USA
Toletha (J.) Brogan
1850–1931
West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Holly
1788–1872
Melinda Holley
1832–1889
John Smith
1789–1860
Lucinda Lacy
1824–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Holly
1765–1821
Prudence Castile
1766–1856
William Tackett
1807–1900
Elizabeth Polly
1840–1900
James Smith
1760–1842
Sarah Smith
1761–1841
George Lacy
1782–1855
Dorcas Turley
1791–1832

Dewey Smith's Timeline

4 Records

1913
7 Sep 1913
Birth of Dewey Smith in McCorkle, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
McCorkle, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
Dewey Smith resided here in Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Dewey Smith resided here in Peytona, Boone, West Virginia
Peytona, Boone, West Virginia
1998
19 Mar 1998
Age 85
Death of Dewey Smith in South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1913
    Event Place: McCorkle, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969
    [2] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 235-16-1286; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1961; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 250
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Peytona, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: 2526; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 707.0; FHL microfilm: 2342260
    [6] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Charleston Gazette, The; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA; Web edition:
    [7] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Charleston Newspapers; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA; Web edition:
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1961; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 250

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Peytona, Boone, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Peytona, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: 2526; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 707.0; FHL microfilm: 2342260

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1998
    Event Place: South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 235-16-1286; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Charleston Gazette, The; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA; Web edition:
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Charleston Newspapers; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA; Web edition:
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sumerco, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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