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Dorothy Alta Smith 1910–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 July 1910

Birth Location: Taylor County, Iowa

Death Date: 5 August 1973

Death Location: McLouth, Jefferson County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Francis Smith

Mother: Effie Dye

Spouse(s): Homer Spoonemore

Children(s): Ramona Spoonemore, Vivian Spoonemore, Gus Spoonemore, Betty Lorraine

Dorothy Alta Smith was born in 1910 in Taylor County, Iowa, the child of Francis Emory Frank Smith And Effie Ollie Belle Effa Effy Dye. In 1920, Dorothy Alta Smith resided in Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA. In 1925, Dorothy Alta Smith resided in Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA. Dorothy Alta Smith married Homer Earnest Spoonemore, and had children including Betty Jean Moore Adopted By Moore Family Birth Certificate Says Viola Lorraine, Claud Spoonemore, Flondene Spoonemore, Gresser Spoonemore, Gus Lee Spoonemore, Ramona Fern Spoonemore, Vivian Luella Spoonemore. Dorothy Alta Smith passed away in 1973 in McLouth, Jefferson County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Alta Smith was born in 1910 in Taylor County, Iowa, the child of Francis Emory Frank Smith And Effie Ollie Belle Effa Effy Dye.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Alta Smith resided in Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1925, Dorothy Alta Smith resided in Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA.
  • Dorothy Alta Smith married Homer Earnest Spoonemore, and had children including Betty Jean Moore Adopted By Moore Family Birth Certificate Says Viola Lorraine, Claud Spoonemore, Flondene Spoonemore, Gresser Spoonemore, Gus Lee Spoonemore, Ramona Fern Spoonemore, Vivian Luella Spoonemore.
  • Dorothy Alta Smith passed away in 1973 in McLouth, Jefferson County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Smith's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Smith
1910–1973
Birth Place: Taylor County, Iowa
Parents
Francis Emory "Frank" Smith
1878–1958
Blockton, Taylor, Iowa, USA
Effie (Ollie Belle (Effa, Effy)) Dye
1879–1949
Worth County, Missouri, United States of America
Grandparents
Lyman (Henry) Smith
1841–1917
Calhoun City, Michigan, United States
Lucy (Jane) Reeves
1850–1938
Delaware Township, Delaware, Indiana, USA
James (Ivan) Dye
1849–1932
Indiana
Martha (Ellen G (Ella)) Miller
1850–1927
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Erastus Smith
1816–1892
Rachel Spaulding
1819–1892
John Reeves
1816–1902
Lydia Payton
1827–1909
John Dye
1820–1904
Mariah Harritt
1825–1908
John MILLER
1828–1902
Lucinda Pinney
1832–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1789–1837
Alice Huston
1786–1878
Jacob Spaulding
1790–1840
Samantha Allen
1796–1870
William Reeves
1780–1858
Amelia Lancaster
1786–1868
Jacob Payton
1787–1876
Lois Hutchings
1793–1861
William Dye
1795–
Robert Harritt
1787–1877
Margaret Brandenburg
1798–1869
Abraham MILLER
1801–1871
Elizabeth Singleton
1801–1877

Dorothy Smith's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy (Alta) Smith (6 July 1910–5 August 1973) m. Homer (Earnest) Spoonemore (23 Jul 1896–01/11/1985)
  1. 1. Ramona (Fern) Spoonemore 1943–2009 m. William (Cecil (Bill, Billy) Jennings) Sr. 1939–2013
  2. 2. Vivian (Luella) Spoonemore 1930–2011 m. Louis (Leo) Bichsel 1927–2008
  3. 3. Gus (Lee) Spoonemore 1938–1994
  4. 4. Betty (Jean Moore Adopted by Moore family birth certificate says Viola) Lorraine 1928–2001

Dorothy Smith's Timeline

9 Records

1910
6 July 1910
Birth of Dorothy Alta Smith in Taylor County, Iowa
Taylor County, Iowa
1920
1920
Age 10
Dorothy Alta Smith resided here in Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 15
Dorothy Alta Smith resided here in Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
1928
1928
Age 18
Dorothy Alta Smith resided here in McCook
McCook
1930
1930
Age 20
Dorothy Alta Smith resided here in Waverly, Lafayette, Missouri, USA
Waverly, Lafayette, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Dorothy Alta Smith resided here in New Market, Taylor, Iowa
New Market, Taylor, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 30
Dorothy Alta Smith resided here in New Market, Taylor, Iowa, USA
New Market, Taylor, Iowa, USA
1951
1951
Age 41
Dorothy Alta Smith resided here in Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
1973
5 August 1973
Age 63
Death of Dorothy Alta Smith in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 July 1910
    Event Place: Taylor County, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Taylor, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Births and Christenings Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: McCook
    Record Source: South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Waverly, Lafayette, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: New Market, Taylor, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: New Market, Taylor, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 August 1973
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McLouth, Jefferson County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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