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Elijah Lige SMITH 1890–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1890

Birth Location: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 3 Jan 1952

Death Location: Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA

Father: Martin SMITH

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Lillie Smith

Children(s): Willie Bynum, Dewey SMITH, Grace SMITH, Myrtle Arthur, Ruth Carter, Fred SMITH, Terry SMITH, Dorothy Dangar

Elijah Lige SMITH was born in 1890 in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA, the child of Martin Milton Asbury Smith And Mary Elizabeth Ivey Smith. In 1900, Elijah Lige SMITH resided in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Elijah Lige SMITH resided in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. Elijah Lige SMITH married Lillie A Mcelroy Smith, and had children including Dewey Lee Smith, Dorothy Smith Dangar, Fred Smith, Grace Louvator Smith, Myrtle G Smith Arthur, Ruth Smith Carter, Terry Albert Smith, Willie Madge Smith Bynum. Elijah Lige SMITH passed away in 1952 in Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Lige SMITH was born in 1890 in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA, the child of Martin Milton Asbury Smith And Mary Elizabeth Ivey Smith.
  • In 1900, Elijah Lige SMITH resided in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Elijah Lige SMITH resided in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • Elijah Lige SMITH married Lillie A Mcelroy Smith, and had children including Dewey Lee Smith, Dorothy Smith Dangar, Fred Smith, Grace Louvator Smith, Myrtle G Smith Arthur, Ruth Smith Carter, Terry Albert Smith, Willie Madge Smith Bynum.
  • Elijah Lige SMITH passed away in 1952 in Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin SMITH
1859–1944
Birth Location: Randolph County, Alabama, USA
MS
Mary Smith
1852–1934
Birth Location: Fayette County, Georgia, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Lillie Smith
1892–1943
Birth Location: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
LS

Children(s)

Willie Bynum
1929–1985
Birth Location: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
WB
Dewey SMITH
1907–1971
Birth Location: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
DS
Grace SMITH
1915–2002
Birth Location: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
GS
Myrtle Arthur
1911–1966
Birth Location: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
MA
Ruth Carter
1914–2008
Birth Location: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
RC
Fred SMITH
1918–1968
Birth Location: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
FS
Terry SMITH
1927–1983
Birth Location: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
TS
Dorothy Dangar
1932–2004
Birth Location: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
DD

Elijah SMITH's Ancestors

Self
Elijah SMITH
1890–1952
Birth Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Parents
Martin Milton Asbury SMITH
1859–1944
Randolph County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Elizabeth IVEY) Smith
1852–1934
Fayette County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah SMITH's Descendants

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Elijah (Lige) SMITH (15 Jul 1890–3 Jan 1952) m. Lillie (A McELROY) Smith (8 Aug 1892–10 Sep 1943)
  1. 1. Willie (Madge SMITH) Bynum 1929–1985 m. Homer (Eugene) Eden 1924–1981
  2. 2. Dewey (Lee) SMITH 1907–1971 m. Lena (Mae GAY) Smith 1909–1989
    1. 1. Lillie (Vernell SMITH) Hughes 1929–2019 m. Vernard (Russell) HUGHES 1925–1992
    2. 2. Jenda (Elige) SMITH 1927–2011 m. Willie (Jo McGEE) Smith 1930–2016
    3. 3. Troy (Ray SMITH) Sr 1937–2018
  3. 3. Grace (Louvator) SMITH 1915–2002
  4. 4. Myrtle (G SMITH) Arthur 1911–1966 m. Robert (William) ARTHUR 1911–1976
  5. 5. Ruth (SMITH) Carter 1914–2008 m. Novle (Gay) CARTER 1915–2000
    1. 1. Jimmy (Ray) CARTER 1935–1996
  6. 6. Fred SMITH 1918–1968 m. Cora (Etherean WILLIAMSON) Smith 1929–2010
    1. 1. Fred (Junior) SMITH 1951–1988
    2. 2. Velon (Wayne) SMITH 1949–2003
  7. 7. Terry (Albert) SMITH 1927–1983
  8. 8. Dorothy (SMITH) Dangar 1932–2004

Elijah SMITH's Timeline

10 Records

1890
15 Jul 1890
Birth of Elijah Lige SMITH in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 10
Elijah Lige SMITH resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 20
Elijah Lige SMITH resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1917
1917
Age 27
Elijah Lige SMITH resided here in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 30
Elijah Lige SMITH resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 40
Elijah Lige SMITH resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 45
Elijah Lige SMITH resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 50
Elijah Lige SMITH resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 60
Elijah Lige SMITH resided here in Oxford, Calhoun, Alabama, USA
Oxford, Calhoun, Alabama, USA
1952
3 Jan 1952
Age 62
Death of Elijah Lige SMITH in Carroll County, Georgia, USA
Carroll County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1890
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 307
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Cleburne County
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 9; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0141
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oxford, Calhoun, Alabama; Roll: 2706; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 8-33

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 9; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0141

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Cleburne County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Oxford, Calhoun, Alabama, 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: Oxford, Calhoun, Alabama; Roll: 2706; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 8-33

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1952
    Event Place: Carroll County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 307
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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