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Laura Belle Whitley 1878–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1878

Birth Location: Bastrop County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 26 Mar 1949

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Nathan Whitley

Mother: Virginia Lee

Spouse(s): John Smith

Children(s): Mary Smith, George Sr, Edward Smith, Marie Smith-Allen, James Smith, Loraine Smith-Munson-Eichar, Frank Smith

The story of Laura Belle Whitley began in 1878 in Bastrop County, Texas, USA. Laura Belle Whitley married John Wesley Smith, and had children including Edward Oley Smith, Frank Cody Duke Smith, George William Smith Sr, James Hardy Smith, Loraine Smith Munson Eichar, Marie Ellen Smith Allen, Mary Sedolia Dolia Smith. Laura Belle Whitley passed away in 1949 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Laura Belle Whitley began in 1878 in Bastrop County, Texas, USA.
  • Laura Belle Whitley married John Wesley Smith, and had children including Edward Oley Smith, Frank Cody Duke Smith, George William Smith Sr, James Hardy Smith, Loraine Smith Munson Eichar, Marie Ellen Smith Allen, Mary Sedolia Dolia Smith.
  • Laura Belle Whitley passed away in 1949 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Whitley's Ancestors

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Laura Whitley
1878–1949
Birth Place: Bastrop County, Texas, USA
Parents
Nathan Louis Whitley
1845–1918
Texas USA
Virginia (Ellen "Jennie") Lee
1852–1937
Louisana, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Whitley
1805–1880
Tennessee, USA
Chloe Alford
1807–1857
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Alford
1774–1857
Alice Wright
1770–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Alford
1747–1830
Chloe Pope
1756–1800

Laura Whitley's Descendants

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Laura (Belle) Whitley (25 Jan 1878–26 Mar 1949) m. John (Wesley) Smith (20 Oct 1868–4 Apr 1944)
  1. 1. Mary (Sedolia (Dolia)) Smith 1895–1989
  2. 2. George (William Smith) Sr 1898–1985 m. Lois (Corene) Carver 1903–1993
    1. 1. George (William Smith) Jr 1922–1990 m. Louise (Mabel) Hitson 1924–1995
    2. 2. Bob (Richard) Smith 1924–1987
  3. 3. Edward (Oley) Smith 1900–1973
  4. 4. Marie (Ellen) Smith-Allen 1903–1965
  5. 5. James (Hardy) Smith 1906–1971
  6. 6. Loraine Smith-Munson-Eichar 1907–2003
  7. 7. Frank (Cody 'Duke') Smith 1913–1957

Laura Whitley's Timeline

2 Records

1878
25 Jan 1878
Birth of Laura Belle Whitley in Bastrop County, Texas, USA
Bastrop County, Texas, USA
1949
26 Mar 1949
Age 71
Death of Laura Belle Whitley in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Bastrop County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1949
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

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