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Horace Elmer Smith 1911–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 August 1911

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 2 March 1999

Death Location: Whitney, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Javan Smith

Mother: Lessie Byers

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In 1911, Horace Elmer Smith entered the world in South Carolina, born to Javan Victor Smith And Lessie C Byers. In 1920, Horace Elmer Smith resided in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Horace Elmer Smith passed away in 1999 in Whitney, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Horace Elmer Smith entered the world in South Carolina, born to Javan Victor Smith And Lessie C Byers.
  • In 1920, Horace Elmer Smith resided in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • Horace Elmer Smith passed away in 1999 in Whitney, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Horace Smith's Ancestors

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Horace Smith
1911–1999
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Javan Victor Smith
1876–1956
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Lessie (C) Byers
1883–1960
South Carolina
Grandparents
Wickliff (Stokes) Smith
1856–1937
Isabelle (Jane) Hughes
1857–1917
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Smith
1820–1876
Mary Wood
1832–1912
Thomas Hughes
1824–1891
Mary Hughes
1830–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1779–1865
Ellen McElrath
1781–1863
Thomas Wood
1780–1868
Mary Moon
1790–1868

Horace Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1911
14 August 1911
Birth of Horace Elmer Smith in South Carolina
South Carolina
1920
1920
Age 9
Horace Elmer Smith resided here in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1999
2 March 1999
Age 88
Death of Horace Elmer Smith
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 August 1911
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1999
    Event Place: Greenwood, South Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Index-Journal - 4 Mar 1999 - Page 4, Obituary for Horace Elmer Smith 4 Mar 1999

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 March 1999
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitney, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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