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John Smiley Key 1940–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1940

Birth Location: Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 6 Feb 2013

Death Location: Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, USA

Father: Gilbert Key

Mother: Jacklyn Smiley

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John Smiley Key was born in 1940 in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Gilbert Jasper Key And Jacklyn Smiley. John Smiley Key passed away in 2013 in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • John Smiley Key was born in 1940 in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Gilbert Jasper Key And Jacklyn Smiley.
  • John Smiley Key passed away in 2013 in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, USA.

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John Key's Ancestors

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John Key
1940–2013
Birth Place: Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Gilbert Jasper Key
1910–1959
Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama, USA
Jacklyn Smiley
1914–2010
El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Key
1861–1943
Alabama
Josie Wilson
1870–1948
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Wilson
1839–
Josephine Allen
1846–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Altamont Allen
1820–1853
Lucy Cleere
1829–1850

John Key's Timeline

2 Records

1940
4 Aug 1940
Birth of John Smiley Key in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA
Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA
2013
6 Feb 2013
Age 73
Death of John Smiley Key in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1940
    Event Place: Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1957

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 2013
    Event Place: Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1957

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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