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Josie Smith 1881–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1881

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 10 October 1964

Death Location: Delta, Keokuk County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: John Tresslar

Mother: Laura Tressler

Spouse(s): Will Smith

Children(s):

Josie Smith was born in 1881 in Iowa, the child of John Orville Tresslar And Laura Tressler. In 1880, Josie Smith resided in Warren, Keokuk, Iowa, USA. In 1935, Josie Smith resided in Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa. Josie Smith married Will Smith. Josie Smith passed away in 1964 in Delta, Keokuk County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josie Smith was born in 1881 in Iowa, the child of John Orville Tresslar And Laura Tressler.
  • In 1880, Josie Smith resided in Warren, Keokuk, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1935, Josie Smith resided in Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa.
  • Josie Smith married Will Smith.
  • Josie Smith passed away in 1964 in Delta, Keokuk County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Tresslar
1841–1903
Birth Location: Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States of America
JT
Laura Tressler
1860–1918
Birth Location: Delta, Keokuk County, Iowa, United States of America
LT

Spouses(s)

Will Smith
1876–
Birth Location: Iowa
WS

Children(s)

Josie Smith's Ancestors

Self
Josie Smith
1881–1964
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
John Orville Tresslar
1841–1903
Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States of America
Laura Tressler
1860–1918
Delta, Keokuk County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
William Farrow
1830–1904
Rush County, Indiana, United States of America
Elizabeth (Harriet) Farrow
1834–1894
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josie Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1880
1880
Josie Smith resided here in Warren, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
Warren, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
1881
abt 1881
Birth of Josie Smith in Iowa
Iowa
1935
1935
Age 54
Josie Smith resided here in Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa
Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 59
Josie Smith resided here in Sigourney Twp, Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
Sigourney Twp, Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 69
Josie Smith resided here in Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
1964
10 October 1964
Age 83
Death of Josie Smith in Thornburg, Keokuk County, Iowa, United States of America
Thornburg, Keokuk County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1881
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01172; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 54-23
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Warren, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: 349; Page: 133b; Enumeration District: 155
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [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: Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: 4622; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 54-27

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Warren, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Warren, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: 349; Page: 133b; Enumeration District: 155

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01172; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 54-23

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sigourney Twp, Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01172; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 54-23

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sigourney, Keokuk, 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: Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: 4622; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 54-27

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1964
    Event Place: Thornburg, Keokuk County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Delta, Keokuk County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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