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Ethel Lee Smith 1929 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1929

Birth Location: Evansville, Indiana

Death Date: 10 Aug 1997

Death Location: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA

Father: Walter Smith

Mother: Dorothy Gaines

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Ethel Lee Smith was born in 1929 in Evansville, Indiana, the child of Walter Thomas Smith and Dorothy Louise Gaines. In 1930, Ethel Lee Smith resided in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA. In 1935, Ethel Lee Smith resided in Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana. Ethel Lee Smith passed away in 1997 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Ethel Lee Smith was born in 1929 in Evansville, Indiana, the child of Walter Thomas Smith and Dorothy Louise Gaines.
  • In 1930, Ethel Lee Smith resided in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1935, Ethel Lee Smith resided in Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana.
  • Ethel Lee Smith passed away in 1997 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Smith
1906 – 1977
Birth Location: Tell City, Indiana
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Dorothy Gaines
1906 – 1987
Birth Location: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ethel Smith's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Smith
1929 – 1997
Birth Place: Evansville, Indiana
Parents
Walter Thomas Smith
1906 – 1977
Tell City, Indiana
Dorothy (Louise) Gaines
1906 – 1987
Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Thurmond Smith
1884 –
Kentucky
Mattie (Bell) Smith
1882 – 1950
Arkansas
John (Lewis) Gaines
1879 – 1948
Henderson, Kentucky
Anna (May) Hollifield
1885 – 1936
Henderson, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
James Gaines
1846 – 1897
Charlotte Davis
1857 – 1883
John Hollifield
1849 –
Ella Hollafield
1848 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Albert Gaines
1818 – 1850
Permelia Jones
1821 – 1900
John Davis
1819 – 1866
Martha Crenshaw
1826 – 1873

Ethel Smith's Timeline

5 Records

1929
13 Apr 1929
Birth of Ethel Lee Smith in Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
1930
1930
Age 1
Ethel Lee Smith resided here in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
Ethel Lee Smith resided here in Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana
Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 11
Ethel Lee Smith resided here in Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1997
10 Aug 1997
Age 68
Death of Ethel Lee Smith in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1929
    Event Place: Evansville, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T627_1101; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 82-12
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: 633; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0048; Image: 1065.0; FHL microfilm: 2340368
    [3] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
    [4] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: 633; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0048; Image: 1065.0; FHL microfilm: 2340368

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T627_1101; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 82-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T627_1101; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 82-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1997
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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