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Ivan Blueford Smith 1905–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1905

Birth Location: Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 1 Mar 1989

Death Location: Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA

Father: Elmer Smith

Mother: Cora Cruea

Spouse(s): Ruth Helms

Children(s): Robert Smith

Ivan Blueford Smith was born in 1905 in Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA, the child of Elmer R Smith And Cora May Cruea. In 1910, Ivan Blueford Smith resided in Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA. In 1920, Ivan Blueford Smith resided in Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA. Ivan Blueford Smith married Ruth Marie Helms, and had children including Asa George Smith, Carl Smith, Lois Jean Smith, Loren Smith, Rhonda Sue Smith, Robert Earl Smith. Ivan Blueford Smith passed away in 1989 in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Ivan Blueford Smith was born in 1905 in Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA, the child of Elmer R Smith And Cora May Cruea.
  • In 1910, Ivan Blueford Smith resided in Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1920, Ivan Blueford Smith resided in Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA.
  • Ivan Blueford Smith married Ruth Marie Helms, and had children including Asa George Smith, Carl Smith, Lois Jean Smith, Loren Smith, Rhonda Sue Smith, Robert Earl Smith.
  • Ivan Blueford Smith passed away in 1989 in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elmer Smith
1884–
Birth Location: Indiana
ES
Cora Cruea
1887–1952
Birth Location: Indiana
CC

Spouses(s)

Ruth Helms
1910–2010
Birth Location: Indiana
RH

Children(s)

Robert Smith
1929–2015
Birth Location: Indiana
RS

Ivan Smith's Ancestors

Self
Ivan Smith
1905–1989
Birth Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Parents
Elmer R Smith
1884–
Indiana
Cora (May) Cruea
1887–1952
Indiana
Grandparents
Mary (E) Cruea
1861–1911
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ivan Smith's Descendants

1.
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Ivan (Blueford) Smith (22 Oct 1905–1 Mar 1989) m. Ruth (Marie) Helms (29 Jun 1910–1 Jan 2010)
  1. 1. Robert (Earl) Smith 1929–2015

Ivan Smith's Timeline

8 Records

1905
22 Oct 1905
Birth of Ivan Blueford Smith in Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Ivan Blueford Smith resided here in Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Ivan Blueford Smith resided here in Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Ivan Blueford Smith resided here in Covington, Fountain, Indiana
Covington, Fountain, Indiana
1935
1935
Age 30
Ivan Blueford Smith resided here in Covington, Fountain, Indiana
Covington, Fountain, Indiana
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 35
Ivan Blueford Smith resided here in Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Ivan Blueford Smith resided here in Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1989
1 Mar 1989
Age 84
Death of Ivan Blueford Smith in Eaton Park, Polk, Florida, United States of America
Eaton Park, Polk, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1905
    Event Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: T627_1044; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 23-18
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 304-18-2509; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: T625_430; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 117
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: T624_349; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1374362
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: 4405; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 23-23

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: T624_349; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1374362

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: T625_430; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 117

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: T627_1044; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 23-18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: T627_1044; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 23-18

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: 4405; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 23-23

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1989
    Event Place: Eaton Park, Polk, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 304-18-2509; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Florida Death Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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