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Donald Norman Smith 1921–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1921

Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 12 Jun 2003

Death Location: Cook County, Illinois, USA

Father: Milton Smith

Mother: Emma Wizinsky

Spouse(s): Patricia Karkau

Children(s):

The story of Donald Norman Smith began in 1921 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. In 1930, Donald Norman Smith resided in Detroit (Districts 751-879), Detroit, Wayne, Michi. In 1935, Donald Norman Smith resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Donald Norman Smith married Patricia Louise Karkau, and had children including Jeffrey Donald Smith, Randolph Smith. Donald Norman Smith passed away in 2003 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Donald Norman Smith began in 1921 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1930, Donald Norman Smith resided in Detroit (Districts 751-879), Detroit, Wayne, Michi.
  • In 1935, Donald Norman Smith resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
  • Donald Norman Smith married Patricia Louise Karkau, and had children including Jeffrey Donald Smith, Randolph Smith.
  • Donald Norman Smith passed away in 2003 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Milton Smith
1896–1978
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
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Emma Wizinsky
1897–1948
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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Spouses(s)

Patricia Karkau
1926–2024
Birth Location: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
PK

Children(s)

Donald Smith's Ancestors

Self
Donald Smith
1921–2003
Birth Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Parents
Milton McKinley Smith
1896–1978
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Emma Wizinsky
1897–1948
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Milton) Smith
1878–1952
Clinton County, Ohio, USA
Elmira (May) Riffell
1879–1959
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Riffell
1848–1929
Sarah Lincoln
1842–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan Lincoln
1819–1889
Elmira Austin
1823–1920

Donald Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1921
24 Nov 1921
Birth of Donald Norman Smith in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 9
Donald Norman Smith resided here in Detroit (Districts 751-879), Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit (Districts 751-879), Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Donald Norman Smith resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 19
Donald Norman Smith resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Donald Norman Smith resided here in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
2003
12 Jun 2003
Age 82
Death of Donald Norman Smith in Cook County, Illinois, USA
Cook County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1921
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01888; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 84-1572
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0842; FHL microfilm: 2340802
    [3] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 87; Film Title: 33 Ingham 30050-33319; Film Description: Ingham (1948-1950)
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: 5968; Enumeration District: 33-50

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Detroit (Districts 751-879), Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0842; FHL microfilm: 2340802

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01888; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 84-1572

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01888; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 84-1572

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: 5968; Enumeration District: 33-50

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: East Lansing, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 87; Film Title: 33 Ingham 30050-33319; Film Description: Ingham (1948-1950)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 2003
    Event Place: Cook County, Illinois, USA
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