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Jess Bradford Smith 1906–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1906

Birth Location: Willingsburg, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1960

Death Location: Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Jacob Smith

Mother: Leona Barnett

Spouse(s): Ruth Pearce

Children(s): Margaret Smith, Jimmy Smith, Essie Smith, Milford Smith, Naomi Smith

The story of Jess Bradford Smith began in 1906 in Willingsburg, Kentucky, USA. Jess Bradford Smith married Ruth Della Pearce, and had children including Essie Marie Smith, Jimmy Dale Smith, Margaret Jessie Leona Smith, Milford Edmond Smith, Naomi Ruth Smith. Jess Bradford Smith passed away in 1960 in Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jess Bradford Smith began in 1906 in Willingsburg, Kentucky, USA.
  • Jess Bradford Smith married Ruth Della Pearce, and had children including Essie Marie Smith, Jimmy Dale Smith, Margaret Jessie Leona Smith, Milford Edmond Smith, Naomi Ruth Smith.
  • Jess Bradford Smith passed away in 1960 in Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jess Smith's Ancestors

Self
Jess Smith
1906–1960
Birth Place: Willingsburg, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Jacob Milford "Jake" (Mayfield) Smith
1871–1959
Whitley Co, Kentucky, United States
Leona (Delilah "Loney") Barnett
1878–1965
Clio, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Marshall (Mattison Smith) I
1837–1919
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Martha (Patty) Mayfield
1850–1910
Clio, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Alfred (McKinely) Barnett
1840–1922
Kentucky
Margaret (Peggy) Harmon
1842–1906
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Cecelia Webb
1814–1865
Margaret Snyder
1803–1870
Joshua Barnett
1800–1870
Nancy Hays
1820–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jess Smith's Descendants

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Jess (Bradford) Smith (9 Oct 1906–22 May 1960) m. Ruth (Della) Pearce (1 Sep 1908–7 Nov 1991)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jessie Leona) Smith 1929–2016 m. Floyd (Marvin) Hood 1924–2017
  2. 2. Jimmy (Dale) Smith 1938–2000
  3. 3. Essie (Marie) Smith 1931–2020
  4. 4. Milford (Edmond) Smith 1936–2018
  5. 5. Naomi (Ruth) Smith 1934–2013

Jess Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1906
9 Oct 1906
Birth of Jess Bradford Smith in Willingsburg, Kentucky, USA
Willingsburg, Kentucky, USA
1960
22 May 1960
Age 54
Death of Jess Bradford Smith in Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Willingsburg, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1960
    Event Place: Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States of America

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