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Eldon Gardner Smith 1921–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1921

Birth Location: Eastland County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 28 Aug 1989

Death Location: Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Robert Sr

Mother: Nettie Johnson

Spouse(s): Addie Spurlen

Children(s):

Eldon Gardner Smith was born in 1921 in Eastland County, Texas, USA, the child of Robert Walter Smith Sr And Nettie Johnson. In 1930, Eldon Gardner Smith resided in Precinct 6, Precinct 6, Eastland, Texas, USA. In 1935, Eldon Gardner Smith resided in Eastland, Texas. Eldon Gardner Smith married Addie Corrine Spurlen, and had children including Cathey Ann Smith, Nelson W Smith. Eldon Gardner Smith passed away in 1989 in Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eldon Gardner Smith was born in 1921 in Eastland County, Texas, USA, the child of Robert Walter Smith Sr And Nettie Johnson.
  • In 1930, Eldon Gardner Smith resided in Precinct 6, Precinct 6, Eastland, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Eldon Gardner Smith resided in Eastland, Texas.
  • Eldon Gardner Smith married Addie Corrine Spurlen, and had children including Cathey Ann Smith, Nelson W Smith.
  • Eldon Gardner Smith passed away in 1989 in Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Sr
1871–1965
Birth Location: Coryell County, Texas, USA
RS
Nettie Johnson
1882–1961
Birth Location: Shackelford County, Texas, United States of America
NJ

Spouses(s)

Addie Spurlen
1921–2020
Birth Location: Desdemona, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America
AS

Children(s)

Eldon Smith's Ancestors

Self
Eldon Smith
1921–1989
Birth Place: Eastland County, Texas, USA
Parents
Robert Walter Smith Sr
1871–1965
Coryell County, Texas, USA
Nettie Johnson
1882–1961
Shackelford County, Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
Green (Lafayette) Smith
1841–1886
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Republic of Texas
Eliza (Mariah) Karnes
1840–1915
Kentucky, USA
Robert (David) JOHNSON
1848–1924
LA
Nancy (L.) NAVARRE
1854–1903
Franklin, Robertson County, TX
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Smith
1817–1882
Sarah Hall
1821–1885
Charles Sr
1812–1882
Mary Holmes
1817–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
General Smith
1792–1854
Hannah Parker
1795–1864
John Hall
1780–1840
Susan Velt
1788–1840
Moses Karnes
1783–1863
Sarah Craigg
1791–1864
Hugh Holmes
1781–1852
Nancy Bryan
1790–1854

Eldon Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1921
11 Jan 1921
Birth of Eldon Gardner Smith in Eastland County, Texas, USA
Eastland County, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 9
Eldon Gardner Smith resided here in Precinct 6, Precinct 6, Eastland, Texas, USA
Precinct 6, Precinct 6, Eastland, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Eldon Gardner Smith resided here in Eastland, Texas
Eastland, Texas
1940
1940
Age 19
Eldon Gardner Smith resided here in Justice Precinct #1, Eastland, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct #1, Eastland, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Eldon Gardner Smith resided here in Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA
Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA
1963
Abt 1963
Age 42
Eldon Gardner Smith resided here in Colorado City
Colorado City
1989
28 Aug 1989
Age 68
Death of Eldon Gardner Smith in Colorado City, Mitchell, Texas, USA
Colorado City, Mitchell, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1921
    Event Place: Eastland County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eastland, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04024; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 67-6
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Eastland, Eastland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 6, Precinct 6, Eastland, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 6, Eastland, Texas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2342059

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Eastland, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eastland, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04024; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 67-6

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct #1, Eastland, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eastland, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04024; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 67-6

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Eastland, Eastland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1963
    Event Place: Colorado City
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 20 Aug 1963; Publication Place: Austin, Texas, USA; ,0.45749524,0.24563588,0.5521418&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1989
    Event Place: Colorado City, Mitchell, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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