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Josephine B Smith 1935–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1935

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 5 August 2015

Death Location: Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Albert Smith

Mother: Opal Bennett

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1935, Josephine B Smith entered the world in Iowa, born to Albert Strange Smith And Opal Mamie Bennett. In 1940, Josephine B Smith resided in Clinton, Clinton, Wayne, Iowa, USA. Josephine B Smith passed away in 2015 in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1935, Josephine B Smith entered the world in Iowa, born to Albert Strange Smith And Opal Mamie Bennett.
  • In 1940, Josephine B Smith resided in Clinton, Clinton, Wayne, Iowa, USA.
  • Josephine B Smith passed away in 2015 in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert Smith
1898–1960
Birth Location: Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
AS
Opal Bennett
1903–1988
Birth Location: Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josephine Smith's Ancestors

Self
Josephine Smith
1935–2015
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
Albert Strange Smith
1898–1960
Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
Opal (Mamie) Bennett
1903–1988
Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
Charles (Albert) Smith
1862–1931
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
Eliza (Alice) Strange
1867–1926
Chillicothe, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Strange
1831–1876
Eliza Clark
1839–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Clark
1806–1870
Elizabeth Hartley
1812–1897

Josephine Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1934
10 Jun 1934
Birth of Josephine B Smith in Leon, Decatur, Iowa, United States
Leon, Decatur, Iowa, United States
1935
abt 1935
Birth of Josephine B Smith in Iowa
Iowa
1940
1940
Age 5
Josephine B Smith resided here in Clinton, Clinton, Wayne, Iowa, USA
Clinton, Clinton, Wayne, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 15
Josephine B Smith resided here in Leon, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Leon, Decatur, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 15
Josephine B Smith resided here in Leon, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Leon, Decatur, Iowa, USA
2015
5 August 2015
Age 80
Death of Josephine B Smith
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1934
    Event Place: Leon, Decatur, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clinton, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01211; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 93-4
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Leon, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: 1511; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 27-23

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1935
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Leon, Decatur, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Clinton, Clinton, Wayne, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clinton, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01211; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 93-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Leon, Decatur, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Leon, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: 1511; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 27-23

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Leon, Decatur, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Leon, Decatur, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Leon, Decatur, Iowa
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Leon, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: 1511; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 27-23

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 August 2015
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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