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James Marion Smith 1847 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 November 1847

Birth Location: Mississippi, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 16 December 1929

Death Location: Pearl River, Mississippi, USA

Father: Hiram Smith

Mother: Emeline Strahan

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The story of James Marion Smith began in 1847 in Mississippi, Mississippi, USA. James Marion Smith passed away in 1929 in Pearl River, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Marion Smith began in 1847 in Mississippi, Mississippi, USA.
  • James Marion Smith passed away in 1929 in Pearl River, Mississippi, USA.

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James Smith's Ancestors

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James Smith
1847 – 1929
Birth Place: Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Hiram Prentis Smith
1826 – 1903
, Marion, Mississippi, USA
Emeline ("Emily") Strahan
1828 – 1880
Hancock, Mississippi
Grandparents
Andrew (James) Smith
1780 – 1858
Sparta, Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Cornelius (Neal) Strahan
1796 – 1887
Effingham County, Georgia, USA
Nancy (Ann) Alderman
1799 – 1888
New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Smith
1758 – 1797
Nancy Kennedy
1755 – 1802
Moses Strahan\Strawn
1765 – 1833
Rachel Howard
1764 – 1835
Daniel Jr
1774 – 1857
Nancy Newton
1782 – 1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Smith
1728 – 1797
Betsy Payne
1735 –
Hezekiah Howard
1741 – 1814
Temperance Lewis
1743 – 1780
Capt. Newton
1737 – 1799

James Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1847
14 November 1847
Birth of James Marion Smith in Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
1929
16 December 1929
Age 82
Death of James Marion Smith in Pearl River, Mississippi, USA
Pearl River, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 November 1847
    Event Place: Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1929
    Event Place: Pearl River, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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