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Florence Smith 1881–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1881

Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 Aug 1952

Death Location: Pauline, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: John Smith

Mother: Margaret Pruitt

Spouse(s): John Riddle

Children(s): Maggie Riddle, Onie Riddle, Marie Riddle, William Riddle, Katie Riddle, Robert Riddle, Clorice Riddle

Florence Smith was born in 1881 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, the child of John David Smith And Margaret Pruitt. Florence Smith married John Gustus Riddle, and had children including Clorice Riddle, Katie Riddle, Maggie Mae Riddle, Marie Riddle, Onie Mary Riddle, Robert Eugene Riddle, William Curtis Riddle. Florence Smith passed away in 1952 in Pauline, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Florence Smith was born in 1881 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, the child of John David Smith And Margaret Pruitt.
  • Florence Smith married John Gustus Riddle, and had children including Clorice Riddle, Katie Riddle, Maggie Mae Riddle, Marie Riddle, Onie Mary Riddle, Robert Eugene Riddle, William Curtis Riddle.
  • Florence Smith passed away in 1952 in Pauline, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Florence Smith's Ancestors

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Florence Smith
1881–1952
Birth Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John David Smith
1861–1927
Union, South Carolina, USA
Margaret Pruitt
1857–1913
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Casper Smith
1828–1896
Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
Amanda (Minda) Holcombe
1831–1904
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1787–1854
Amanda Duke
1787–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Leonard Smith
1747–1829
Nancy Littlefield
1754–1820

Florence Smith's Descendants

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Florence Smith (20 Dec 1881–20 Aug 1952) m. John (Gustus) Riddle (27 Dec 1876–28 May 1946)
  1. 1. Maggie (Mae) Riddle 1905–1960 m. Hervey (Charles) O'Shields 1905–1972
    1. 1. Margaret Lanford 1926–2012
    2. 2. Virginia Boulware 1931–2007
    3. 3. John (David) O'Shields 1930–1973
    4. 4. Laura Carnell 1944–2016
    5. 5. Edward O'Shields 1935–2022
  2. 2. Onie (Mary) Riddle 1913–2001 m. Arthur (Bailey Alexander) Sr. 1908–1967
    1. 1. Doris (Jean) Calvert 1937–2013
    2. 2. Ruby (Lee) Plemons 1936–2014
    3. 3. Arthur (Bailey Alexander) Jr. 1934–2019
    4. 4. Frank (Dupree) Alexander 1931–2021
    5. 5. Johnny (W.) Alexander 1939–2021
  3. 3. Marie Riddle 1910–1988 m. Vernon (E.) Sherbert 1906–1959 m. George (Elisha) Farnham 1905–1994
    1. 1. Mable Sherbert 1928–1982
    2. 2. Patricia (Evelyn) Sherbert 1932–1981
    3. 3. Ray (Gilbert) Sherbert 1933–1968
    4. 4. Shirley (Joan) Sherbert 1937–2014
  4. 4. William (Curtis) Riddle 1916–1974 m. Ollie (Louise) Hawkins 1922–1997
    1. 1. Raymond (Dean) Riddle 1941–1941
    2. 2. William (Bruce) Riddle 1939–1943
  5. 5. Katie Riddle 1917–2004 m. Abner (Paul) Callicutt 1913–1982
  6. 6. Robert (Eugene) Riddle 1920–1993 m. Fannie (Louise) Vaughan 1917–1989 m. Cora Inman 1927–2010
  7. 7. Clorice Riddle 1925–1970 m. James (Edward) Howell 1916–1971

Florence Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1881
20 Dec 1881
Birth of Florence Smith in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1952
20 Aug 1952
Age 71
Death of Florence Smith in Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
Union, Union, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1881
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1968, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Union
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1952
    Event Place: Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1968, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Union
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pauline, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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