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Eric Weldon Smith 1898–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1898

Birth Location: Gainesville, Cooke, TX, USA

Death Date: 1 July 1974

Death Location: Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Samuel Smith

Mother: Laura Yeary

Spouse(s): Jerre Blakely

Children(s): Sara Smith

The story of Eric Weldon Smith began in 1898 in Gainesville, Cooke, TX, USA. In 1910, Eric Weldon Smith resided in Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, USA. In 1917, Eric Weldon Smith resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA. Eric Weldon Smith married Jerre Roberta Blakely, and had children including Sara J Smith. Eric Weldon Smith passed away in 1974 in Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Eric Weldon Smith began in 1898 in Gainesville, Cooke, TX, USA.
  • In 1910, Eric Weldon Smith resided in Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, USA.
  • In 1917, Eric Weldon Smith resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • Eric Weldon Smith married Jerre Roberta Blakely, and had children including Sara J Smith.
  • Eric Weldon Smith passed away in 1974 in Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Smith
1873–1943
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Laura Yeary
1875–1951
Birth Location: Rockwood, Tennessee
LY

Spouses(s)

Jerre Blakely
1901–1999
Birth Location: Van Zandt, TX, USA
JB

Children(s)

Sara Smith
1935–2013
Birth Location: Texas
SS

Eric Smith's Ancestors

Self
Eric Smith
1898–1974
Birth Place: Gainesville, Cooke, TX, USA
Parents
Samuel Smith
1873–1943
Kentucky, USA
Laura Yeary
1875–1951
Rockwood, Tennessee
Grandparents
William Smith
1844–
Tennessee
Hannah Smith
1845–
Kentucky
David (Newton) Yeary
1840–1945
Lee Co., Virginia, US
Mary (A) Roberson
1853–1918
Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
David Yeary
1813–1832
Lavinia Sloan
1814–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Yeary
1762–1842
Elizabeth Mccarty
1772–2014
Thomas Sloan
1770–
Barthena Brock
1776–1870

Eric Smith's Descendants

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Eric (Weldon) Smith (30 April 1898–1 July 1974) m. Jerre (Roberta) Blakely (13 May 1901–26 Aug 1999)
  1. 1. Sara (J) Smith 1935–2013 m. Ivan (J) McGuire 1930–1979 m. Harold (Vernon) Ratliff 1925–2001

Eric Smith's Timeline

12 Records

1898
30 April 1898
Birth of Eric Weldon Smith in Gainesville, Cooke, TX, USA
Gainesville, Cooke, TX, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Eric Weldon Smith resided here in Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, USA
Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 19
Eric Weldon Smith resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Eric Weldon Smith resided here in Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, USA
Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, USA
1929
1929
Age 31
Eric Weldon Smith resided here in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Eric Weldon Smith resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Eric Weldon Smith resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Dallas, Texas
1940
1940
Age 42
Eric Weldon Smith resided here in J P 1, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
J P 1, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1942
1942
Age 44
Eric Weldon Smith resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Eric Weldon Smith resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 53
Eric Weldon Smith resided here in Texas
Texas
1974
1 July 1974
Age 76
Death of Eric Weldon Smith in Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1898
    Event Place: Gainesville, Cooke, TX, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pilot Point, Denton, Texas; Roll: T624_1546; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1375559
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 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: Dallas, Dallas, Texa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pilot Point, Denton, Texas; Roll: T624_1546; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1375559

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Dallas

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Page: 55B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2342048

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04172; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 255-5

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P 1, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04172; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 255-5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1398

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, 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: Dallas, Dallas, Texa

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 July 1974
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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