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Ida Merrett Smith 1891 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1891

Birth Location: Coffee County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 1954

Death Location: Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Jacob Merritt

Mother: Martha Spivey

Spouse(s): John Smith

Children(s): Ralph Smith

In 1891, Ida Merrett Smith entered the world in Coffee County, Georgia, United States of America, born to Jacob "Jake" Merritt and Martha Spivey. Ida Merrett Smith married John Henry Smith, and had children including Ralph Smith. Ida Merrett Smith passed away in 1954 in Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1891, Ida Merrett Smith entered the world in Coffee County, Georgia, United States of America, born to Jacob "Jake" Merritt and Martha Spivey.
  • Ida Merrett Smith married John Henry Smith, and had children including Ralph Smith.
  • Ida Merrett Smith passed away in 1954 in Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Merritt
1848 – 1912
Birth Location: Irwin County, Georgia
JM
Martha Spivey
1865 – 1935
Birth Location: Homerville, Coffee, Georgia
MS

Spouses(s)

John Smith
1890 – 1953
Birth Location: Irwin County, Georgia, United States of America
JS

Children(s)

Ralph Smith
1920 – 1998
Birth Location: Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia, USA
RS

Ida Smith's Ancestors

Self
Ida Smith
1891 – 1954
Birth Place: Coffee County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Jacob "Jake" Merritt
1848 – 1912
Irwin County, Georgia
Martha Spivey
1865 – 1935
Homerville, Coffee, Georgia
Grandparents
Frederick (L) Merritt
1810 – 1886
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Jane “Elizabeth” Merritt -) Merritt
1815 – 1888
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Martha DAVIS
1817 – 1881
Montgomery Co. Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Merritt
1774 – 1853
Anna Prigin)
1776 – 1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ida Smith's Descendants

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Ida (Merrett) Smith (Feb 1891 – 1954) m. John (Henry) Smith (2 January 1890 – 3 November 1953)
  1. 1. Ralph Smith (9 Apr 1920 – 15 Apr 1998) m. Vera (Mae Spell -) Smith (10 June 1923 – 21 August 1961)
    1. 1. Betty (J) Smith (abt 1943 – )
    2. 2. Barbara (A) Smith (abt 1945 – 31 Jan 2022)
      1. 1. Deborah Stallings (1962 – 14 Jan 2023) m. Cecil (Jerald) Grantham (30 Oct 1958 – 27 Feb 2024)
        1. 1. Jessica (Diane) Grantham (1981 – ) m. Melvin (Lester) Denison (02oct1981 – ) m. Michael (Andrew) Strickland (03apr1978 – )
        2. 2. Cecile (Jerald) Grantham (10Apr1983 – ) m. Elyssa Crawford
        3. 3. Dalton (Eugene) Grantham (17Sept1987 – )
        4. 4. Caroline (Ashley) Grantham (08Jul1989 – )
    3. 3. Raymond Smith (abt 1947 – )
    4. 4. Janice Smith (abt 1948 – )

Ida Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1891
Feb 1891
Birth of Ida Merrett Smith in Coffee County, Georgia, United States of America
Coffee County, Georgia, United States of America
1954
1954
Age 63
Death of Ida Merrett Smith in Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America
Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1891
    Event Place: Coffee County, Georgia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America
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