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Joyce Smith 1937–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 April 1937

Birth Location: Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 28 May 1978

Death Location: Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Gilbert Smith

Mother: Ada Bridges

Spouse(s): Edgar Childress

Children(s):

Joyce Smith was born in 1937 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Gilbert Ayres Smith And Ada Nolen Bridges. Joyce Smith married Edgar Childress, and had children including Alfred Edgar Childress, Catherine Joyce Hinson, Connie Marie Childress, Ellis Eugene Childress, Elmer Lee Childress, Martha Arlene Childress, Rebecca Sue Childress. Joyce Smith passed away in 1978 in Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joyce Smith was born in 1937 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Gilbert Ayres Smith And Ada Nolen Bridges.
  • Joyce Smith married Edgar Childress, and had children including Alfred Edgar Childress, Catherine Joyce Hinson, Connie Marie Childress, Ellis Eugene Childress, Elmer Lee Childress, Martha Arlene Childress, Rebecca Sue Childress.
  • Joyce Smith passed away in 1978 in Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

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Children(s)

Joyce Smith's Ancestors

Self
Joyce Smith
1937–1978
Birth Place: Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Gilbert Ayres Smith
1898–1983
Fountain Run, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
Ada (Nolen) Bridges
1901–2000
Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Ayres Smith
1836–1902
Barren Co, Kentucky
Jemima (Melvina (Ritter) (Kinslow) (Smith)) Pitcock
1863–1939
Barren, Kentucky, USA
John (William) Bridges
1866–1913
Massey, Allen Co., Kentucky
Lula ((Hargis)) Bridges
1873–1966
Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1807–1870
Lucenia Anderson
1804–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Calvin Smith
1786–1869
Nancy Allen
1789–1862

Joyce Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1937
6 April 1937
Birth of Joyce Smith in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
1978
28 May 1978
Age 41
Death of Joyce Smith in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 April 1937
    Event Place: Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 29 May 1978; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA; ,0.27826768,0.9689889,0.40247652&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Medina
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 29 May 1978; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA; ,0.27826768,0.9689889,0.40247652&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1978
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 29 May 1978; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA; ,0.27826768,0.9689889,0.40247652&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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