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Earnest Washington Smith 1911–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1911

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 26 Apr 1995

Death Location: Lucedale, George, Mississippi, USA

Father: George Jr.

Mother: Saphronia Cox

Spouse(s): Bertie Arnold

Children(s): Ernest Smith, George Smith, Clifford Smith, Edna Smith, Maggie Smith

Earnest Washington Smith was born in 1911 in Mississippi, the child of George Washington Smith Jr And Saphronia Lee Cox. In 1920, Earnest Washington Smith resided in Planters, Chicot, Arkansas, USA. In 1935, Earnest Washington Smith resided in Hattiesburg, Forest, Mississippi. Earnest Washington Smith married Bertie L Arnold, and had children including Artis James Smith, Clifford Smith, Edna Earl Smith, Ernest Woodie Smith, Evelyn L Smith, Floyd Woodrow Smith, George David Smith, Geraldine Smith, Hellen L Smith, Maggie Lucile Smith, Robert Frank Smith. Earnest Washington Smith passed away in 1995 in Lucedale, George, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Earnest Washington Smith was born in 1911 in Mississippi, the child of George Washington Smith Jr And Saphronia Lee Cox.
  • In 1920, Earnest Washington Smith resided in Planters, Chicot, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Earnest Washington Smith resided in Hattiesburg, Forest, Mississippi.
  • Earnest Washington Smith married Bertie L Arnold, and had children including Artis James Smith, Clifford Smith, Edna Earl Smith, Ernest Woodie Smith, Evelyn L Smith, Floyd Woodrow Smith, George David Smith, Geraldine Smith, Hellen L Smith, Maggie Lucile Smith, Robert Frank Smith.
  • Earnest Washington Smith passed away in 1995 in Lucedale, George, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Jr.
1870–1944
Birth Location: –
GJ
Saphronia Cox
1874–1916
Birth Location: Carleys, Marion, Mississippi USA
SC

Spouses(s)

Bertie Arnold
1914–1999
Birth Location: Mississippi
BA

Children(s)

Ernest Smith
1932–2001
Birth Location: Mississippi
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George Smith
1938–2010
Birth Location: George County, Mississippi, USA
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Clifford Smith
1942–2004
Birth Location: Lucedale, George, Mississippi, USA
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Edna Smith
1944–2024
Birth Location: Lucedale, George, Mississippi, USA
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Maggie Smith
1946–1948
Birth Location: –
MS

Earnest Smith's Ancestors

Self
Earnest Smith
1911–1995
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
George Washington Smith Jr.
1870–1944
Saphronia (Lee) Cox
1874–1916
Carleys, Marion, Mississippi USA
Grandparents
Richard (Cronson) Cox
1832–1900
Paulding, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Paulina (L) Allen
1842–
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Tobias Cox
1800–1880
Elizabeth Blackwell
1803–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cox
1787–1855
Mary Horger
1780–1866
Jacob Blackwell
1755–1847
Sarah Ivey
1774–1815

Earnest Smith's Descendants

1.
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Earnest (Washington) Smith (16 Oct 1911–26 Apr 1995) m. Bertie (L) Arnold (15 March 1914–23 Feb 1999)
  1. 1. Ernest (Woodie) Smith 1932–2001
  2. 2. George (David) Smith 1938–2010
  3. 3. Clifford Smith 1942–2004 m. Rita (Pearl) Napier 1945–1991
  4. 4. Edna (Earl) Smith 1944–2024
  5. 5. Maggie (Lucile) Smith 1946–1948

Earnest Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1911
16 Oct 1911
Birth of Earnest Washington Smith in Mississippi
Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 9
Earnest Washington Smith resided here in Planters, Chicot, Arkansas, USA
Planters, Chicot, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Earnest Washington Smith resided here in Hattiesburg, Forest, Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Forest, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 29
Earnest Washington Smith resided here in Beat 3, George, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, George, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Earnest Washington Smith resided here in George County, Mississippi, USA
George County, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 40
Earnest Washington Smith resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1995
26 Apr 1995
Age 84
Death of Earnest Washington Smith in Lucedale, George, Mississippi, USA
Lucedale, George, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1911
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 56
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: George, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02022; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 20-5
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: George, Mississippi; Roll: 3049; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 20-7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Planters, Chicot, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Planters, Chicot, Arkansas; Roll: T625_56; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 52

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hattiesburg, Forest, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: George, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02022; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 20-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 3, George, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: George, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02022; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 20-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: George County, Mississippi, 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: George, Mississippi; Roll: 3049; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 20-7

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lucedale, George, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 56

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lucedale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1995
    Event Place: Lucedale, George, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lucedale, George, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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