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Earl Ray Smith 1886 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1886

Birth Location: Illinois, United States

Death Date: 21 Nov 1920

Death Location: Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA

Father: John Smith

Mother: Clara Kelsey

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Earl Ray Smith was born in 1886 in Illinois, United States, the child of John Calvin Smith and Clara A. Kelsey. Earl Ray Smith passed away in 1920 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Earl Ray Smith was born in 1886 in Illinois, United States, the child of John Calvin Smith and Clara A. Kelsey.
  • Earl Ray Smith passed away in 1920 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Earl Smith's Ancestors

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Earl Smith
1886 – 1920
Birth Place: Illinois, United States
Parents
John Calvin Smith
1850 – 1925
Gouverneur, Saint Lawrence Co., New York, United States
Clara (A.) Kelsey
1857 – 1929
Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
William Kelsey
1820 – 1880
England
Ann (Elizabeth) Thompson
1820 – 1870
New York
Great-Grandparents
Jonathon Thompson
1790 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Earl Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1886
Mar 1886
Birth of Earl Ray Smith in Illinois, United States
Illinois, United States
1920
21 Nov 1920
Age 34
Death of Earl Ray Smith in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA
1920
25 Nov 1920
Age 34
Burial of Earl Ray Smith in Dixon, Illinois
Dixon, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1886
    Event Place: Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1920
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1920
    Event Place: Dixon, Illinois
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922

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