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Eddie Benjamine Smith 1947–2025 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1947

Birth Location: Barbourville, KY

Death Date: 7 May 2025

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Father: Eddie Smith

Mother: Mabel Girdner

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1947, Eddie Benjamine Smith entered the world in Barbourville, KY, born to Eddie Smith And Mabel Lenore Girdner. In 1950, Eddie Benjamine Smith resided in Knox, Kentucky, USA. Eddie Benjamine Smith married Brenda Lee Eldridge, and had children including Annie Lenore Smith. Eddie Benjamine Smith passed away in 2025 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • In 1947, Eddie Benjamine Smith entered the world in Barbourville, KY, born to Eddie Smith And Mabel Lenore Girdner.
  • In 1950, Eddie Benjamine Smith resided in Knox, Kentucky, USA.
  • Eddie Benjamine Smith married Brenda Lee Eldridge, and had children including Annie Lenore Smith.
  • Eddie Benjamine Smith passed away in 2025 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eddie Smith
1921–1990
Birth Location: Nora, Virginia, USA
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Mabel Girdner
1925–2004
Birth Location: Middletown, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eddie Smith's Ancestors

Self
Eddie Smith
1947–2025
Birth Place: Barbourville, KY
Parents
Eddie Smith
1921–1990
Nora, Virginia, USA
Mabel (Lenore) Girdner
1925–2004
Middletown, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Boger (Earl) Smith
1883–1977
Canada, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Lovie (Jane) Jones
1888–1975
Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
William (Doyle) Girdner
1905–1976
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Ellen "nannie") Baird
1904–1981
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Leonadas Smith
1851–1900
Mary Smith
1851–1902
James Jones
1850–1945
Sarah Reed
1854–1926
Benjamine Girdner
1875–1957
Nancy Golden
1884–
Peter Baird
1871–1956
Martha Buchanan
1872–1949
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elias Smith
1816–1886
Sarah Taylor
1809–1880
Jesse Smith
1825–1890
Hester West
1831–1924
William Jones
1818–1887
Nancy Roddey
1819–1888
John Reed
1832–1898
Rachel Mcbee
1836–1910
William Girdner
1839–1904
Rebecca Hembree
1839–1925
King Golden
1864–1933
Sarah Bays
1864–1940
John Baird
1832–1903
Hannah Lay
1839–1921
George Buchanan
1845–1922

Eddie Smith's Timeline

4 Records

1947
21 Oct 1947
Birth of Eddie Benjamine Smith in Barbourville, KY
Barbourville, KY
1950
1950
Age 3
Eddie Benjamine Smith resided here in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
2025
2 May 2025
Age 78
Death of Eddie Benjamine Smith in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
2025
7 May 2025
Age 78
Burial of Eddie Benjamine Smith
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1947
    Event Place: Barbourville, KY
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Kerr Brothers Funeral Home; Publication Date: 5 May 2025; Publication Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 4865; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 61-4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, 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: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 4865; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 61-4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greenville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Lexington Herald; Publication Date: 18 Jun 1972; Publication Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA; ,0.014999943,0.2584235,0.29578483&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lexington
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Kerr Brothers Funeral Home; Publication Date: 5 May 2025; Publication Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tenn
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Lexington Herald; Publication Date: 18 Jun 1972; Publication Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA; ,0.014999943,0.2584235,0.29578483&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 2025
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Kerr Brothers Funeral Home; Publication Date: 5 May 2025; Publication Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 May 2025
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Kerr Brothers Funeral Home; Publication Date: 5 May 2025; Publication Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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