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Kathryn Smith 1922–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1922

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 6 December 2002

Death Location: Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joe Moore

Mother: Etta Estep

Spouse(s): Albert Lesher

Children(s): Sharan Lesher

Kathryn Smith was born in 1922 in West Virginia, the child of Joe L Moore And Etta Mae Estep. In 1930, Kathryn Smith resided in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. In 1935, Kathryn Smith resided in Valley Fork, Clay, West Virginia. Kathryn Smith married Albert Benton Lesher, and had children including Jackie B Lesher, Rennie D Lesher, Sharan A Lesher. Kathryn Smith passed away in 2002 in Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Kathryn Smith was born in 1922 in West Virginia, the child of Joe L Moore And Etta Mae Estep.
  • In 1930, Kathryn Smith resided in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Kathryn Smith resided in Valley Fork, Clay, West Virginia.
  • Kathryn Smith married Albert Benton Lesher, and had children including Jackie B Lesher, Rennie D Lesher, Sharan A Lesher.
  • Kathryn Smith passed away in 2002 in Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joe Moore
1868–1942
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Etta Estep
1883–1951
Birth Location: Newton, Roane County, West Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Albert Lesher
1919–2005
Birth Location: United States of America
AL

Children(s)

Sharan Lesher
1943–2010
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Kathryn Smith's Ancestors

Self
Kathryn Smith
1922–2002
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Joe L Moore
1868–1942
West Virginia
Etta (Mae) Estep
1883–1951
Newton, Roane County, West Virginia
Grandparents
William (H.) Moore
1845–
Virginia
Margaret Moore
1847–
Virginia
Cornelius (F) Estep
1845–1929
West Virginia
Ona (F) Estep
1852–1917
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Turner Estep
1811–1851
Jane Estep
1816–1872
Jeffrey Turner
1822–1886
Nancy Mason
1822–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Estep
1789–1839
Susanna Terry
1790–1846
Thomas Morgan
1751–1850
Rachel Blankenship
1790–1850
G5 TURNER
1793–1862
Emily Ross
1797–1870
John Mason
1796–1851
Julia Ashworth
1803–1880

Kathryn Smith's Descendants

1.
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Kathryn Smith (abt 1922–6 December 2002) m. Albert (Benton) Lesher (20 November 1919–28 November 2005)
  1. 1. Sharan (A) Lesher 1943–2010 m. George (Dennis) Cole 1938–2003

Kathryn Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1922
abt 1922
Birth of Kathryn Smith in West Virginia
West Virginia
1930
1930
Age 8
Kathryn Smith resided here in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 13
Kathryn Smith resided here in Valley Fork, Clay, West Virginia
Valley Fork, Clay, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 18
Kathryn Smith resided here in Geary, Roane, West Virginia, USA
Geary, Roane, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 28
Kathryn Smith resided here in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
2002
6 December 2002
Age 80
Death of Kathryn Smith in Clendenin, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
Clendenin, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1922
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] West Virginia, Births Index
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342270
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 3968; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 20-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342270

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Valley Fork, Clay, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Geary, Roane, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, 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: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 3968; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 20-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 December 2002
    Event Place: Clendenin, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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