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Ella Mae Smith 1878–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1878

Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 Dec 1947

Death Location: Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Smith

Mother: Lucinda Baker

Spouse(s): Abe Collins

Children(s): Abe Collins

In 1878, Ella Mae Smith entered the world in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, born to James Knox Polk Poke Smith And Lucinda Renny Baker. In 1910, Ella Mae Smith resided in Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA. Ella Mae Smith married Abe Collins, and had children including Abe Claude Collins. Ella Mae Smith passed away in 1947 in Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Ella Mae Smith entered the world in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, born to James Knox Polk Poke Smith And Lucinda Renny Baker.
  • In 1910, Ella Mae Smith resided in Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA.
  • Ella Mae Smith married Abe Collins, and had children including Abe Claude Collins.
  • Ella Mae Smith passed away in 1947 in Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ella Smith's Ancestors

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Ella Smith
1878–1947
Birth Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Knox Polk Poke Smith
1849–1927
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Lucinda ("Renny") Baker
1850–1924
Giles, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Speed) Smith
1810–1858
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Frances (Ann) Waggoner
1815–1904
Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jabel Sr.
1781–1859
Rody Jones
1795–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1765–1821
Eunice Lewis
1760–1822
Isaac Sr
1774–1854
Rhoda Smith
1774–1842

Ella Smith's Descendants

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Ella (Mae) Smith (20 Feb 1878–22 Dec 1947) m. Abe Collins (18 Apr 1880–30 Aug 1973)
  1. 1. Abe (Claude) Collins 1920–1987 m. Wilhelmina Rowland 1923–2002
    1. 1. Claude Collins 1946–2022 m. Sandra (Lee) McCloskie 1947–2018
    2. 2. Ada (Cleo) Collins 1949–2022
    3. 3. Charles Collins –2022
    4. 4. Rita Collins 1918–

Ella Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1878
20 Feb 1878
Birth of Ella Mae Smith in Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
1878
20 Feb 1878
Birth of Ella Mae Smith in Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 32
Ella Mae Smith resided here in Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 42
Ella Mae Smith resided here in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
Ella Mae Smith resided here in District 2, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
District 2, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
1947
22 Dec 1947
Age 69
Death of Ella Mae Smith in Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1947
22 Dec 1947
Age 69
Death of Ella Mae Smith in Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1878
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1878
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 2, Laurel, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1947
    Event Place: Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1947
    Event Place: Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky, USA

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