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James Smiley Hitchcock 1885–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 JUL 1885

Birth Location: Jackson, Jackson, MI

Death Date: 10 MAY 1962

Death Location: Grand Rapids, Kent, MI

Father: Charles Hitchcock

Mother: Mary Smiley

Spouse(s): Helen Youngman

Children(s): Barbara Hitchcock, Mary Hitchcock

In 1885, James Smiley Hitchcock entered the world in Jackson, Jackson, MI, born to Charles S Hitchcock And Mary Frances Smiley. James Smiley Hitchcock married Helen Frances Youngman, and had children including Barbara Jane Hitchcock, Helen Patricia Hitchcock, Mary Frances Hitchcock. James Smiley Hitchcock passed away in 1962 in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI.

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Biography

  • In 1885, James Smiley Hitchcock entered the world in Jackson, Jackson, MI, born to Charles S Hitchcock And Mary Frances Smiley.
  • James Smiley Hitchcock married Helen Frances Youngman, and had children including Barbara Jane Hitchcock, Helen Patricia Hitchcock, Mary Frances Hitchcock.
  • James Smiley Hitchcock passed away in 1962 in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hitchcock's Ancestors

Self
James Hitchcock
1885–1962
Birth Place: Jackson, Jackson, MI
Parents
Charles S Hitchcock
1858–1908
Eaton Twp, Lorain, OH
Mary (Frances) Smiley
1863–1911
Lansing, Ingham, MI
Grandparents
James (Francis) Smiley
1835–1899
Elba, Genesee, NY
Lovina (Scott) Olmstead
1839–1898
Tecumseh?, Lenawee, MI
Great-Grandparents
Luther Olmstead
1808–1852
Laura Waldo
1815–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Olmstead
1777–1856
Elizabeth Northrop
1783–1872

James Hitchcock's Descendants

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James (Smiley) Hitchcock (24 JUL 1885–10 MAY 1962) m. Helen (Frances) Youngman (28 JUL 1896–24 OCT 1967)
  1. 1. Barbara (Jane) Hitchcock 1918–2006 m. Russell Wahmann 1923– m. Charles (Ross) Meyers 1898–1911 m. Walter (Wayne) Osborne 1923–
  2. 2. Mary (Frances) Hitchcock 1916–1918

James Hitchcock's Timeline

3 Records

1885
24 JUL 1885
Birth of James Smiley Hitchcock in Jackson, Jackson, MI
Jackson, Jackson, MI
1962
13 MAY 1962
Age 77
Burial of James Smiley Hitchcock in Mt Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, MI
Mt Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, MI
1962
10 MAY 1962
Age 77
Death of James Smiley Hitchcock in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
Grand Rapids, Kent, MI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 JUL 1885
    Event Place: Jackson, Jackson, MI
    Record Source: 1409.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 MAY 1962
    Event Place: Mt Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, MI
    Record Source: 1409.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: 1409.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1962
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
    Record Source: 1409.FTW

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