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Eldon Garrison Smith 1912–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1912

Birth Location: Guide Rock, Nebraska

Death Date: 30 Sep 1987

Death Location: Powell, Park County, Wyoming, United States of America

Father: Lewis Smith

Mother: Elizabeth Hopkins

Spouse(s): Wanda DeRock

Children(s): Ronald Smith, Lawrence Smith

Eldon Garrison Smith was born in 1912 in Guide Rock, Nebraska, the child of Lewis Garrison Smith And Elizabeth May Hopkins. In 1920, Eldon Garrison Smith resided in Platte, Dodge, Nebraska, USA. In 1935, Eldon Garrison Smith resided in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska. Eldon Garrison Smith married Wanda Lee Derock, and had children including David L Smith, James Dennis Smith, Lawrence Larry Lee Smith, Ronald Eldon Smith. Eldon Garrison Smith passed away in 1987 in Powell, Park County, Wyoming, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eldon Garrison Smith was born in 1912 in Guide Rock, Nebraska, the child of Lewis Garrison Smith And Elizabeth May Hopkins.
  • In 1920, Eldon Garrison Smith resided in Platte, Dodge, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1935, Eldon Garrison Smith resided in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska.
  • Eldon Garrison Smith married Wanda Lee Derock, and had children including David L Smith, James Dennis Smith, Lawrence Larry Lee Smith, Ronald Eldon Smith.
  • Eldon Garrison Smith passed away in 1987 in Powell, Park County, Wyoming, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Smith
1872–1919
Birth Location: Nebraska
LS
Elizabeth Hopkins
1879–1941
Birth Location: Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Wanda DeRock
1915–1991
Birth Location: Nebraska
WD

Children(s)

Ronald Smith
1933–2006
Birth Location: Fremont, Nebraska
RS
Lawrence Smith
1936–2016
Birth Location: Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska, United States of America
LS

Eldon Smith's Ancestors

Self
Eldon Smith
1912–1987
Birth Place: Guide Rock, Nebraska
Parents
Lewis Garrison Smith
1872–1919
Nebraska
Elizabeth (May) Hopkins
1879–1941
Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
Louis Smith
1823–1910
Ohio, United States of America
Susan (E.) Downy
1824–1916
Miami County, Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Smith
1795–
Mary Smith
1795–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eldon Smith's Descendants

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Eldon (Garrison) Smith (18 Mar 1912–30 Sep 1987) m. Wanda (Lee) DeRock (abt 1915–25 Feb 1991)
  1. 1. Ronald (Eldon) Smith 1933–2006 m. Marilyn (Rebecca) Ritzman 1935–2020
  2. 2. Lawrence (Larry Lee) Smith 1936–2016 m. Betty (Jean) Hobby 1936–2003

Eldon Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1912
18 Mar 1912
Birth of Eldon Garrison Smith in Guide Rock, Nebraska
Guide Rock, Nebraska
1920
1920
Age 8
Eldon Garrison Smith resided here in Platte, Dodge, Nebraska, USA
Platte, Dodge, Nebraska, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
Eldon Garrison Smith resided here in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska
Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska
1940
1940
Age 28
Eldon Garrison Smith resided here in Township 32, Lusk, Niobrara, Wyoming, USA
Township 32, Lusk, Niobrara, Wyoming, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Eldon Garrison Smith resided here in Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, USA
Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, USA
1987
30 Sep 1987
Age 75
Death of Eldon Garrison Smith in Powell, Park, Wyoming, United States of America
Powell, Park, Wyoming, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1912
    Event Place: Guide Rock, Nebraska
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lusk, Niobrara, Wyoming; Roll: m-t0627-04574; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 14-7B
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Platte, Dodge, Nebraska; Roll: T625_986; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 112
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Montana, U.S., Marriage Records, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana State Marriage Records, 1943-1986
    [6] Wyoming, U.S., Marriage Records, Wyoming State Archives; Cheyenne, WY, USA; County Marriage Records Through 1908
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Casper, Natrona, Wyoming; Roll: 1957; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 13-25

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Platte, Dodge, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Platte, Dodge, Nebraska; Roll: T625_986; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 112

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lusk, Niobrara, Wyoming; Roll: m-t0627-04574; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 14-7B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Township 32, Lusk, Niobrara, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lusk, Niobrara, Wyoming; Roll: m-t0627-04574; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 14-7B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, 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: Casper, Natrona, Wyoming; Roll: 1957; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 13-25

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1987
    Event Place: Powell, Park, Wyoming, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Powell, Park County, Wyoming, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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