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Lee Oscar SMITH 1883–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1883

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: After 1954

Death Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Robert SMITH

Mother: Sarah Smith

Spouse(s): Frances Smith

Children(s): Nellie Caldwell, Charles SMITH, Verna Paysour, Della Ballard, Clyde SMITH, Dewey Smith, Thermon SMITH, Richard SMITH, Pearlie Wigginton, Ethel RAMSEY

The story of Lee Oscar SMITH began in 1883 in North Carolina, USA. In 1910, Lee Oscar SMITH resided in Cherryville, Gaston Co., North Carolina. In 1920, Lee Oscar SMITH resided in Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA. Lee Oscar SMITH married Frances Regina Or Refina Or Reginee Foster Smith, and had children including Charles Or Charlie Lee Smith, Clyde Oscar Or Clide Smith, Della O Smith Caldwell Ballard, Dewey Robert Smith, Ethel Frances Smith Ramsey, Nellie Unknown Caldwell, Pearlie Or Pearline Or Pearleane Smith Wigginton, Richard Ray Smith, Thermon Toad Or Thurman H Smith, Verna Ellen Or Vernie Mae Carpenter Smith Paysour. Lee Oscar SMITH passed away in 1954 in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lee Oscar SMITH began in 1883 in North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1910, Lee Oscar SMITH resided in Cherryville, Gaston Co., North Carolina.
  • In 1920, Lee Oscar SMITH resided in Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.
  • Lee Oscar SMITH married Frances Regina Or Refina Or Reginee Foster Smith, and had children including Charles Or Charlie Lee Smith, Clyde Oscar Or Clide Smith, Della O Smith Caldwell Ballard, Dewey Robert Smith, Ethel Frances Smith Ramsey, Nellie Unknown Caldwell, Pearlie Or Pearline Or Pearleane Smith Wigginton, Richard Ray Smith, Thermon Toad Or Thurman H Smith, Verna Ellen Or Vernie Mae Carpenter Smith Paysour.
  • Lee Oscar SMITH passed away in 1954 in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert SMITH
1856–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Smith
1850–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Frances Smith
1891–1943
Birth Location: Cleveland Co., N. C.
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Children(s)

Nellie Caldwell
1908–1979
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Charles SMITH
1914–1982
Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Verna Paysour
1910–1982
Birth Location: Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
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Della Ballard
1911–1971
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Clyde SMITH
1913–1985
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Dewey Smith
1918–1961
Birth Location: Lincoln Co N.C.
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Thermon SMITH
1925–2009
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Richard SMITH
1923–1986
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Pearlie Wigginton
1920–1957
Birth Location: –
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Ethel RAMSEY
1928–1993
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Lee SMITH's Ancestors

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Lee SMITH
1883–1954
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Sylvenus SMITH
1856–
North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sallie Baker Shelton) Smith
1850–
North Carolina
Grandparents
Eli (R.) Baker
1822–1874
North Carolina
Mary (Reinhardt) Baker
1825–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Baker
1790–1864
Sarah Jenkins
1795–1861
Jacob Reinhardt
1760–1833
Eleanor Cauvey
1771–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph BAKER
1760–1826
Elizabeth Christmas
1774–1840
Anna Holb
1724–1810

Lee SMITH's Descendants

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Lee (Oscar) SMITH (3 Jan 1883–After 1954) m. Frances (Regina or Refina or Reginee Foster) Smith (8 apr 1891–10 may 1943)
  1. 1. Nellie (Unknown) Caldwell 1908–1979 m. John Caldwell 1899–1979
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Caldwell) Warren 1928–1997
    2. 2. Billy Caldwell 1929–1975
    3. 3. Blair Caldwell 1933–2002 m. Evelyn (Nadine Blanton White) Caldwell 1932–2003
    4. 4. Mary (Helen) Caldwell 1938–2000
  2. 2. Charles (Or Charlie Lee) SMITH 1914–1982 m. Nancy (Virginia Rash) Smith 1911–1995
    1. 1. Sherley (Ann or Shirley Smith) Teseniar 1935–2007
  3. 3. Verna (Ellen or Vernie Mae Carpenter SMITH) Paysour 1910–1982 m. John (Leonard) Paysour 1906–1986
    1. 1. Buford Pasour 1933–2015
    2. 2. Velma (or Thelma M Paysour or) Payseur 1928–1928
    3. 3. James (Lee Payseur) Sr 1941–2014
    4. 4. Dorothy (Inez Pasour or Payseur) Terres 1929–1998 m. Ray (Theodore) Terres 1915–2000
      1. 1. Martha (Jane Terres) McGugan 1947–2012
    5. 5. Ola (Mae Paysour) Ross 1935–2003
    6. 6. Thelma (Paysour) Brooks 1929–2004
  4. 4. Della (O SMITH Caldwell) Ballard 1911–1971 m. William (Franklin) Ballard 1893–1966
    1. 1. Muriel (Leone) Smith 1937–1937
  5. 5. Clyde (Oscar or Clide) SMITH 1913–1985
  6. 6. Dewey (Robert) Smith 1918–1961 m. Odessa (Dura Payseur Smith) Scott 1918–2007
  7. 7. Thermon ("toad" or Thurman H) SMITH 1925–2009 m. Barbara (Alice) Smith 1932–2005
    1. 1. Amelia (Smith) Heavner 1948–2019
  8. 8. Richard (Ray) SMITH 1923–1986 m. Ruth (Lillian Curlee) Smith 1928–2013
  9. 9. Pearlie (or Pearline or Pearleane SMITH) Wigginton 1920–1957
  10. 10. Ethel (Frances SMITH) RAMSEY 1928–1993 m. Robert (Roosevelt ( Jr.) Rosefield) RAMSEY 1929–2005

Lee SMITH's Timeline

9 Records

1883
3 Jan 1883
Birth of Lee Oscar SMITH in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 27
Lee Oscar SMITH resided here in Cherryville, Gaston Co., North Carolina
Cherryville, Gaston Co., North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 37
Lee Oscar SMITH resided here in Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 47
Lee Oscar SMITH resided here in Lincolnton Lincoln, North Carolina
Lincolnton Lincoln, North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 52
Lee Oscar SMITH resided here in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 57
Lee Oscar SMITH resided here in Lincolnton Township, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Lincolnton Township, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
1950
1950
Age 67
Lee Oscar SMITH resided here in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1954
12 Dec 1954
Age 71
Death of Lee Oscar SMITH in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1954
After 1954
Age 71
Burial of Lee Oscar SMITH in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1883
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2937; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 55-19
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lincolnton, Lincoln

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cherryville, Gaston Co., North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lincolnton Lincoln, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2937; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 55-19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lincolnton Township, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2937; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 55-19

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lincolnton, Lincoln

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1954
    Event Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: After 1954
    Event Place: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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