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Laura Ella May Smith Summers 1889–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1889

Birth Location: Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 8 June 1977

Death Location: Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Hugh May

Mother: Emily Phelan

Spouse(s): Hugh Smith

Children(s):

Laura Ella May Smith Summers was born in 1889 in Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, USA, the child of Hugh Campbell May And Emily Ann May Elizabeth Phelan. In 1900, Laura Ella May Smith Summers resided in Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA. In 1910, Laura Ella May Smith Summers resided in Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA. Laura Ella May Smith Summers married Hugh Mead Smith. Laura Ella May Smith Summers passed away in 1977 in Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Laura Ella May Smith Summers was born in 1889 in Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, USA, the child of Hugh Campbell May And Emily Ann May Elizabeth Phelan.
  • In 1900, Laura Ella May Smith Summers resided in Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1910, Laura Ella May Smith Summers resided in Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA.
  • Laura Ella May Smith Summers married Hugh Mead Smith.
  • Laura Ella May Smith Summers passed away in 1977 in Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh May
1853–1925
Birth Location: Maysville, Benton, Arkansas, USA
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Emily Phelan
1862–1960
Birth Location: Fairfax, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hugh Smith
1887–1979
Birth Location: Washington County, Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Laura Summers's Ancestors

Self
Laura Summers
1889–1977
Birth Place: Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Hugh Campbell May
1853–1925
Maysville, Benton, Arkansas, USA
Emily (Ann May (Elizabeth)) Phelan
1862–1960
Fairfax, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Phelan
1830–1905
Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, United States
Emily (Ann) Barnes
1841–1916
Lawrence, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Phelan
1801–1862
Hannah Sutton
1806–1874
Jeremiah Barnes
1815–1904
Eunice Beasley
1823–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Phelan
1777–1868
Margaret Hines
1776–1850
Benjamin Sutton
1772–1814
Elizabeth Sutton
1772–1834
1772–1851
Catherine Ford
1775–1851
Silas Beasley
1798–1872
Cynthia Beasley
1800–1893

Laura Summers's Timeline

8 Records

1889
13 Apr 1889
Birth of Laura Ella May Smith Summers in Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
Laura Ella May Smith Summers resided here in Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Laura Ella May Smith Summers resided here in Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Laura Ella May Smith Summers resided here in Illinois, Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Illinois, Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
Laura Ella May Smith Summers resided here in Illinois, Washington, Arkansas
Illinois, Washington, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 51
Laura Ella May Smith Summers resided here in Illinois Township, Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Illinois Township, Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
Laura Ella May Smith Summers resided here in Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA
1977
8 June 1977
Age 88
Death of Laura Ella May Smith Summers in Westville, Adair, Oklahoma, USA
Westville, Adair, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1889
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Illinois, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00179; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 72-17
    [2] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Illinois, Washington, Arkansas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2339832
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Illinois, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: 1246; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 72-19

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Illinois, Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Illinois, Washington, Arkansas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2339832

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Illinois, Washington, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Illinois, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00179; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 72-17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Illinois Township, Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Illinois, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00179; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 72-17

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Illinois, Washington, Arkansas, 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: Illinois, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: 1246; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 72-19

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Washington, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 June 1977
    Event Place: Westville, Adair, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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