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Ira Thomas Smith 1918 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1918

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 22 Jul 1988

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Smith

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Alice Spencer

Children(s): Baby Smith, John Smith

Ira Thomas Smith was born in 1918 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Lawrence Smith and Mary Viola Smith. In 1935, Ira Thomas Smith resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1940, Ira Thomas Smith resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Ira Thomas Smith married Alice Coreen Spencer, and had children including Baby Boy Smith, John Bennett Smith. Ira Thomas Smith passed away in 1988 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Ira Thomas Smith was born in 1918 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Lawrence Smith and Mary Viola Smith.
  • In 1935, Ira Thomas Smith resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1940, Ira Thomas Smith resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Ira Thomas Smith married Alice Coreen Spencer, and had children including Baby Boy Smith, John Bennett Smith.
  • Ira Thomas Smith passed away in 1988 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Smith
1881 – 1961
Birth Location: Maryland
JS
Mary Smith
1897 – 1972
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Alice Spencer
1906 – 2002
Birth Location: Brooks County, Georgia, USA
AS

Children(s)

Baby Smith
1943 – 1943
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
BS
John Smith
1945 – 1988
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
JS

Ira Smith's Ancestors

Self
Ira Smith
1918 – 1988
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Lawrence Smith
1881 – 1961
Maryland
Mary (Viola) Smith
1897 – 1972
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Newton (J) Tarwater
1838 –
Missouri, USA
Jane Tarwater
1841 – 1907
Missouri, USA
James (C) Lee
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ira Smith's Descendants

1.
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Ira (Thomas) Smith (2 Sep 1918 – 22 Jul 1988) m. Alice (Coreen) Spencer (27 Sep 1906 – 19 Jun 2002)
  1. 1. Baby (Boy) Smith (15 Aug 1943 – 15 Aug 1943)
  2. 2. John (Bennett) Smith (9 Aug 1945 – 19 Jun 1988)

Ira Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1918
2 Sep 1918
Birth of Ira Thomas Smith in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Ira Thomas Smith resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 22
Ira Thomas Smith resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 33
Ira Thomas Smith resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1988
22 Jul 1988
Age 70
Death of Ira Thomas Smith in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1993
1993
Age 75
Ira Thomas Smith resided here in Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; 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: 2346
    [3] U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03707; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 51-648
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 084101-086400
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03707; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 51-648

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; 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: 2346
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03707; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 51-648

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Philadelphia, PA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1988
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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