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James Edgar Smiley 1917–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1917

Birth Location: Washington County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Nov 1977

Death Location: Bristol, Washington, Virginia, USA

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Mother: Bertha Dye

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James Edgar Smiley was born in 1917 in Washington County, Virginia, USA, the child of Bertha Belle Dye And Bertha Belle Dye. James Edgar Smiley had children including B J Smiley. James Edgar Smiley passed away in 1977 in Bristol, Washington, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Edgar Smiley was born in 1917 in Washington County, Virginia, USA, the child of Bertha Belle Dye And Bertha Belle Dye.
  • James Edgar Smiley had children including B J Smiley.
  • James Edgar Smiley passed away in 1977 in Bristol, Washington, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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James Smiley's Ancestors

Self
James Smiley
1917–1977
Birth Place: Washington County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Bertha (Belle) Dye
1891–1967
Kinderhook, Washington, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Dye
1866–1960
Kinderhook, Washington, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Ann) Dye
1864–1904
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Dye
1834–1913
Charity Helton
1835–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Branson DYE
1808–1881
Sarah Kelley
1808–1841

James Smiley's Timeline

4 Records

1917
26 Jul 1917
Birth of James Edgar Smiley in Washington County, Virginia, USA
Washington County, Virginia, USA
1917
26 Jul 1917
Birth of James Edgar Smiley
None
1977
13 Nov 1977
Age 60
Death of James Edgar Smiley in Bristol, Washington, Virginia, USA
Bristol, Washington, Virginia, USA
1977
13 Nov 1977
Age 60
Death of James Edgar Smiley in Bristol, Washington, Virginia, USA
Bristol, Washington, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1917
    Event Place: Washington County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1917
    Record Source: Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1977
    Event Place: Bristol, Washington, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1977
    Event Place: Bristol, Washington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

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