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Jesse Hugh Smith 1903 – 1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1903

Birth Location: Rosepine, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 19 Feb 1963

Death Location: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Father: Upton Smith

Mother: Doretta Munlin

Spouse(s): Edith Buest

Children(s): Thomas Smith

Jesse Hugh Smith was born in 1903 in Rosepine, Louisiana, USA, the child of Upton Smith and Doretta Munlin. In 1920, Jesse Hugh Smith resided in Houston Ward 4, Harris, Texas, USA. In 1930, Jesse Hugh Smith resided in San Antonio, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA. Jesse Hugh Smith married Edith Victoria Buest, and had children including Thomas Henry Smith. Jesse Hugh Smith passed away in 1963 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Jesse Hugh Smith was born in 1903 in Rosepine, Louisiana, USA, the child of Upton Smith and Doretta Munlin.
  • In 1920, Jesse Hugh Smith resided in Houston Ward 4, Harris, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, Jesse Hugh Smith resided in San Antonio, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA.
  • Jesse Hugh Smith married Edith Victoria Buest, and had children including Thomas Henry Smith.
  • Jesse Hugh Smith passed away in 1963 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Upton Smith
Birth Location: –
US
Doretta Munlin
Birth Location: –
DM

Spouses(s)

Edith Buest
1906 – 1991
Birth Location: Texas
EB

Children(s)

Thomas Smith
1926 – 2004
Birth Location: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
TS

Jesse Smith's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Smith
1903 – 1963
Birth Place: Rosepine, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Upton Smith
Doretta Munlin
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Smith's Descendants

1.
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Jesse (Hugh) Smith (4 Mar 1903 – 19 Feb 1963) m. Edith (Victoria) Buest (16 Aug 1906 – 3 Mar 1991)
  1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Smith (7 Sep 1926 – 9 Feb 2004)

Jesse Smith's Timeline

9 Records

1903
4 Mar 1903
Birth of Jesse Hugh Smith in Rosepine, Louisiana, USA
Rosepine, Louisiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Jesse Hugh Smith resided here in Houston Ward 4, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston Ward 4, Harris, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Jesse Hugh Smith resided here in San Antonio, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
San Antonio, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
1934
1934
Age 31
Jesse Hugh Smith resided here in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Jesse Hugh Smith resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Dallas, Texas
1940
1940
Age 37
Jesse Hugh Smith resided here in Justice Precinct # 1, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct # 1, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1942
1942
Age 39
Jesse Hugh Smith resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 48
Jesse Hugh Smith resided here in Texas
Texas
1963
19 Feb 1963
Age 60
Death of Jesse Hugh Smith in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1903
    Event Place: Rosepine, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1403
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Houston Ward 4, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Houston Ward 4, Harris, Texas; Roll: T625_1813; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 67

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: San Antonio, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Page: 27B; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 2342032

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct # 1, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1403

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1963
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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