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Harold Arthur Smith 1901 – 1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1901

Birth Location: Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 19 Dec 1966

Death Location: West Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Smith

Mother: Alice James

Spouse(s): Kathryn Texter

Children(s):

Harold Arthur Smith was born in 1901 in Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Ellsworth Smith and Alice May James. In 1910, Harold Arthur Smith resided in Reading Ward 12, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1942, Harold Arthur Smith resided in Spring, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. Harold Arthur Smith married Kathryn Mildred Marie Texter. Harold Arthur Smith passed away in 1966 in West Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Harold Arthur Smith was born in 1901 in Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Ellsworth Smith and Alice May James.
  • In 1910, Harold Arthur Smith resided in Reading Ward 12, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1942, Harold Arthur Smith resided in Spring, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Harold Arthur Smith married Kathryn Mildred Marie Texter.
  • Harold Arthur Smith passed away in 1966 in West Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Smith
1880 – 1950
Birth Location: Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Alice James
1882 – 1954
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Kathryn Texter
1905 – 1994
Birth Location: Reading Berk, Pennsylvania
KT

Children(s)

Harold Smith's Ancestors

Self
Harold Smith
1901 – 1966
Birth Place: Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Ellsworth Smith
1880 – 1950
Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Alice (May) James
1882 – 1954
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Harold Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1901
7 May 1901
Birth of Harold Arthur Smith in Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania, USA
Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
Harold Arthur Smith resided here in Reading Ward 12, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading Ward 12, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1942
1942
Age 41
Harold Arthur Smith resided here in Spring, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Spring, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1943
1943
Age 42
Harold Arthur Smith resided here in Reading; Hyde Park; Laureldale; Mount Penn; Pennside; Shillington; Spring Mount; West Lawn; West ReÉ, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading; Hyde Park; Laureldale; Mount Penn; Pennside; Shillington; Spring Mount; West Lawn; West ReÉ, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 50
Harold Arthur Smith resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1966
19 Dec 1966
Age 65
Death of Harold Arthur Smith in West Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
West Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1901
    Event Place: Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2344
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Reading Ward 12, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Reading Ward 12, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1314; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1375327

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Spring, Berks, Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2344

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Reading; Hyde Park; Laureldale; Mount Penn; Pennside; Shillington; Spring Mount; West Lawn; West ReÉ, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    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 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1966
    Event Place: West Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wernersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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