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Josiah Edward Smith 1926–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 JUN 1926

Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 25 OCT 2008

Death Location: Birmingham, Shelby, Alabama, United States

Father: Josiah Smith

Mother: Sarah Bennett

Spouse(s): Charlotte Gillmere

Children(s):

In 1926, Josiah Edward Smith entered the world in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, born to Josiah Edward Smith And Sarah Harriet Bennett. Josiah Edward Smith married Charlotte Ann Gillmere. Josiah Edward Smith passed away in 2008 in Birmingham, Shelby, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1926, Josiah Edward Smith entered the world in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, born to Josiah Edward Smith And Sarah Harriet Bennett.
  • Josiah Edward Smith married Charlotte Ann Gillmere.
  • Josiah Edward Smith passed away in 2008 in Birmingham, Shelby, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Smith
1889–1961
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
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Sarah Bennett
1890–1971
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
SB

Spouses(s)

Charlotte Gillmere
1927–2020
Birth Location: Durant, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
CG

Children(s)

Josiah Smith's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Smith
1926–2008
Birth Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Josiah Edward Smith
1889–1961
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
Sarah (Harriet) Bennett
1890–1971
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
Grandparents
John (Rutherford Bennett) II
1854–1891
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Townsend) Bissell
1860–1897
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John BISSELL
1836–1892
Sarah Baker
1839–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Titus Jr.
1802–1869
Claudia Bennett
1812–1884

Josiah Smith's Timeline

8 Records

1926
4 JUN 1926
Birth of Josiah Edward Smith in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 14
Josiah Edward Smith resided here in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
1942
16 APR 1942
Age 16
Josiah Edward Smith - Confirmation in Valley Forge, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Valley Forge, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1948
1948
Age 22
Josiah Edward Smith resided here in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
1976
BET 1976 AND 2008
Age 50
Josiah Edward Smith resided here in 3317 Blue Bell Lane, Inverness, Birmingham, Shelby, Alabama, 35242, United States
3317 Blue Bell Lane, Inverness, Birmingham, Shelby, Alabama, 35242, United States
1976
OCT 1976
Age 50
Josiah Edward Smith resided here in Birmingham, Shelby, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Shelby, Alabama, USA
2008
28 OCT 2008
Age 82
Burial of Josiah Edward Smith in Cremated and Interred at St. Luke's Episcopal Church Columbarium at Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in Mountain Brook, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Cremated and Interred at St. Luke's Episcopal Church Columbarium at Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in Mountain Brook, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
2008
25 OCT 2008
Age 82
Death of Josiah Edward Smith in Birmingham, Shelby, Alabama, United States
Birmingham, Shelby, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Confirmation
    Event Date: 16 APR 1942
    Event Place: Valley Forge, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 November 2014, 05:01), entry for Josiah Edward Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LJKV-8CP

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET 1976 AND 2008
    Event Place: 3317 Blue Bell Lane, Inverness, Birmingham, Shelby, Alabama, 35242, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 November 2014, 05:01), entry for Josiah Edward Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LJKV-8CP

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 OCT 2008
    Event Place: Cremated and Interred at St. Luke's Episcopal Church Columbarium at Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in Mountain Brook, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 November 2014, 05:01), entry for Josiah Edward Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LJKV-8CP
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Southern Research Institute - Head of the Defense Analytical Chemistry Division, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 November 2014, 05:01), entry for Josiah Edward Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LJKV-8CP

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 JUN 1926
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 November 2014, 05:01), entry for Josiah Edward Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LJKV-8CP
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 SEP 1939
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Southampton, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 OCT 2008
    Event Place: Birmingham, Shelby, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 November 2014, 05:01), entry for Josiah Edward Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LJKV-8CP
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1937
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: OCT 1976
    Event Place: Birmingham, Shelby, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Record Source: Public Member Trees
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