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Jeanette Ellen Smith 1913 – 2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 DEC 1913

Birth Location: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

Death Date: 09 SEP 2001

Death Location: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas

Father: Herbert SMITH

Mother: Ethel Ashbaugh

Spouse(s): Ralph Jordan, Ralph Young

Children(s): Bruce Jordan, Nathan Jordan, Jeffrey Jordan, Amzie Jordan, Joyce Jordan, Nancy Jordan

In 1913, Jeanette Ellen Smith entered the world in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, born to Herbert Melvin SMITH and Ethel May Ashbaugh. In 1920, Jeanette Ellen Smith resided in Kansas City Ward 4, Jackson, Missouri, USA. In 1930, Jeanette Ellen Smith resided in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA. Jeanette Ellen Smith married Ralph E Jordan, Ralph Moser Young, and had children including Bruce Wayne Jordan, Nathan Leroy Jordan, Jeffrey Ensign Jordan, Amzie Bartlett Jordan, Joyce Evangeline Jordan, Nancy E. Jordan. Jeanette Ellen Smith passed away in 2001 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas.

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Biography

  • In 1913, Jeanette Ellen Smith entered the world in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, born to Herbert Melvin SMITH and Ethel May Ashbaugh.
  • In 1920, Jeanette Ellen Smith resided in Kansas City Ward 4, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1930, Jeanette Ellen Smith resided in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
  • Jeanette Ellen Smith married Ralph E Jordan, Ralph Moser Young, and had children including Bruce Wayne Jordan, Nathan Leroy Jordan, Jeffrey Ensign Jordan, Amzie Bartlett Jordan, Joyce Evangeline Jordan, Nancy E. Jordan.
  • Jeanette Ellen Smith passed away in 2001 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herbert SMITH
1893 – 1958
Birth Location: Mount Washington, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
HS
Ethel Ashbaugh
1895 – 1961
Birth Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
EA

Spouses(s)

Ralph Jordan
1917 – 1956
Birth Location: Beloit, Mitchell, Kansas, USA
RJ
Ralph Young
1923 – 2008
Birth Location: Lawrence, Kansas, USA
RY

Children(s)

Bruce Jordan
1943 –
Birth Location: Missouri
BJ
Nathan Jordan
1945 –
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
NJ
Jeffrey Jordan
1947 –
Birth Location: Kansas
JJ
Amzie Jordan
1950 –
Birth Location: –
AJ
Joyce Jordan
1952 –
Birth Location: –
JJ
Nancy Jordan
1954 –
Birth Location: –
NJ

Jeanette Smith's Ancestors

Self
Jeanette Smith
1913 – 2001
Birth Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Parents
Herbert Melvin SMITH
1893 – 1958
Mount Washington, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
Ethel (May) Ashbaugh
1895 – 1961
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
Grandparents
Edward (Nelson) Ashbaugh
1870 – 1949
La Harp, Illinois
Ellen (Mary) Taylor
1875 – 1955
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Ashbaugh
1833 – 1890
Ellen Clark
1843 – 1876
Alfred *
1851 – 1900
Frances Lane*
1857 – 1943
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Ashbaugh
1808 – 1874
Lydia Fox
1815 – 1876
Jesse Clark
1821 – 1891
Rachel Smith
1822 – 1902

Jeanette Smith's Descendants

1.
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Jeanette (Ellen) Smith (25 DEC 1913 – 09 SEP 2001) m. Ralph (E) Jordan (12 Mar 1917 – 11 Jul 1956) m. Ralph (Moser) Young (03 MAR 1923 – 10 MAR 2008)
  1. 1. Bruce (Wayne) Jordan (6 Feb 1943 – ) m. Sarah (Annette) Miller
  2. 2. Nathan (Leroy) Jordan (27 Sep 1945 – )
  3. 3. Jeffrey (Ensign) Jordan (17 Aug 1947 – ) m. Louise Cole
  4. 4. Amzie (Bartlett) Jordan (1 Nov 1950 – )
  5. 5. Joyce (Evangeline) Jordan (27 Apr 1952 – ) m. Michael (Dean) Jordan
  6. 6. Nancy (E.) Jordan (Sep 1954 – )

Jeanette Smith's Timeline

10 Records

1913
25 DEC 1913
Birth of Jeanette Ellen Smith in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
1920
1920
Age 7
Jeanette Ellen Smith resided here in Kansas City Ward 4, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Kansas City Ward 4, Jackson, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Jeanette Ellen Smith resided here in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Jeanette Ellen Smith resided here in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 27
Jeanette Ellen Smith resided here in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Jeanette Ellen Smith resided here in Franklin, Jackson, Kansas, USA
Franklin, Jackson, Kansas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 38
Jeanette Ellen Smith resided here in Kansas
Kansas
1957
6 September 1957
Age 44
Jeanette Ellen Smith was married in Emporia, Lyon Co., KS, Kansas, USA
Emporia, Lyon Co., KS, Kansas, USA
1960
1960
Age 47
Jeanette Ellen Smith resided here in Emporia, Kansas, USA
Emporia, Kansas, USA
2001
09 SEP 2001
Age 88
Death of Jeanette Ellen Smith in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 DEC 1913
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Salina Journal; Publication Date: 12 Sep 2001; Publication Place: Salina, Kansas, USA; ,0.61190206,0.5022465,0.8095273&xid=3355
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 September 1957
    Event Place: Emporia, Lyon Co., KS, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kansas City Ward 4, Jackson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Franklin, Jackson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Emporia, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Topeka
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Salina Journal; Publication Date: 12 Sep 2001; Publication Place: Salina, Kansas, USA; ,0.61190206,0.5022465,0.8095273&xid=3355
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 SEP 2001
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Salina Journal; Publication Date: 12 Sep 2001; Publication Place: Salina, Kansas, USA; ,0.61190206,0.5022465,0.8095273&xid=3355
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Kansas City Times; Publication Date: 14 Jul 1956; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; ,0.055656902,0.7190666,0.14006718&xid=3355
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Salina Journal; Publication Date: 12 Sep 2001; Publication Place: Salina, Kansas, USA; ,0.61190206,0.5022465,0.8095273&xid=3355
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