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Howard Harris Smith 1916 – 1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 February 1916

Birth Location: Balfour, Henderson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 October 1989

Death Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: Horace Smith

Mother: Josie Allen

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In 1916, Howard Harris Smith entered the world in Balfour, Henderson, North Carolina, USA, born to Horace Virgil Smith and Josie Carrie Allen. Howard Harris Smith passed away in 1989 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1916, Howard Harris Smith entered the world in Balfour, Henderson, North Carolina, USA, born to Horace Virgil Smith and Josie Carrie Allen.
  • Howard Harris Smith passed away in 1989 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Howard Smith's Ancestors

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Howard Smith
1916 – 1989
Birth Place: Balfour, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Horace Virgil Smith
1890 – 1973
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Josie (Carrie) Allen
1898 – 1975
North Carolina
Grandparents
“Doc” (Charles Thomas) Allen
1860 – 1902
Henderson Co., N.C.
Delia (Jane) Newman
1859 – 1928
Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elias Allen
1828 – 1896
Sarah Mathis
1833 – 1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Allen
1784 – 1853
Kerron BRADEN
1792 – 1849
James Matthews
1805 – 1875
Susan Childers
1805 – 1880

Howard Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1916
5 February 1916
Birth of Howard Harris Smith in Balfour, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Balfour, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1989
6 October 1989
Age 73
Death of Howard Harris Smith in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 February 1916
    Event Place: Balfour, Henderson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 October 1989
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

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