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Katherine Marie Smith 1939–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1939

Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 18 Aug 2005

Death Location: Groveport, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Father: Claude Smith

Mother: Katherine Legg

Spouse(s): James Spears

Children(s):

The story of Katherine Marie Smith began in 1939 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA. In 1940, Katherine Marie Smith resided in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA. Katherine Marie Smith married James Edward Spears. Katherine Marie Smith passed away in 2005 in Groveport, Franklin, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Katherine Marie Smith began in 1939 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1940, Katherine Marie Smith resided in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA.
  • Katherine Marie Smith married James Edward Spears.
  • Katherine Marie Smith passed away in 2005 in Groveport, Franklin, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Claude Smith
1917–1959
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
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Katherine Legg
1921–1978
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Spears
1935–2010
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Katherine Smith's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Smith
1939–2005
Birth Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Parents
Claude Willard Smith
1917–1959
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Katherine (Marie) Legg
1921–1978
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Smith
1868–1947
Ross County Ohio, USA
Samantha (Jane "Mattie") Hall
1887–1964
Pickaway County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hall
1842–
Catherine Matheny
1847–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Matheny
1822–1899
Eleanor Moore
1833–1870

Katherine Smith's Timeline

9 Records

1939
21 Oct 1939
Birth of Katherine Marie Smith in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
1940
1940
Age 1
Katherine Marie Smith resided here in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
1955
1955
Age 16
Katherine Marie Smith resided here in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1956
abt 1956
Age 17
Katherine Marie Smith was married
None
1959
1959
Age 20
Katherine Marie Smith resided here in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, USA
Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, USA
1973
10 May 1973
Age 34
Katherine Marie Smith - Divorce in Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Franklin County, Ohio, USA
1990
1990
Age 51
Katherine Marie Smith resided here in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
1993
1993
Age 54
Katherine Marie Smith resided here in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
2005
18 Aug 2005
Age 66
Death of Katherine Marie Smith in Groveport, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Groveport, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1939
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1956

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1941
    Event Place: Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Linton Daily Citizen - 22 Dec 1941 - Page 3, Marriage of undefined / Rogers 22 Dec 1941

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1958
    Event Place: West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at West Palm Beach, Florida; NAI Number: 2990039; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Divorce
    Event Date: 10 May 1973
    Event Place: Franklin County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1990
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Aug 2005
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Katherine Marie Smith Spears 18 Aug 2005

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Franklin County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Marriage Index, 1970 and 1972-2007

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 2005
    Event Place: Groveport, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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