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Lela Inez Smith 1916–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1916

Birth Location: Mound, Madison, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 24 June 1997

Death Location: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA

Father:

Mother: Sarah Ridgeway

Spouse(s): Elijah Cooper

Children(s): Vermell Ridgeway

Lela Inez Smith was born in 1916 in Mound, Madison, Louisiana, USA, the child of Smith And Sarah Ridgeway. In 1920, Lela Inez Smith resided in Police Jury Ward 2, Madison, Louisiana, USA. Lela Inez Smith married Elijah Cooper, Fletcher Warford, and had children including Vermell Louise Ridgeway. Lela Inez Smith passed away in 1997 in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Lela Inez Smith was born in 1916 in Mound, Madison, Louisiana, USA, the child of Smith And Sarah Ridgeway.
  • In 1920, Lela Inez Smith resided in Police Jury Ward 2, Madison, Louisiana, USA.
  • Lela Inez Smith married Elijah Cooper, Fletcher Warford, and had children including Vermell Louise Ridgeway.
  • Lela Inez Smith passed away in 1997 in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Smith's Ancestors

Self
Lela Smith
1916–1997
Birth Place: Mound, Madison, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Sarah Ridgeway
1902–1930
Greene County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Isom (Ridgeway) Jr
1863–1945
Greene County, Alabama, USA
Sophie Jones
1881–1963
Tishabee, Greene, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isham Sr
1840–1910
Martha Childs
1840–1900
Henry Jones
1856–
George Paul
1856–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Son Ridgway
1820–
Chiles
1820–
Eaton Sr
1827–
Ariel Basket
1840–1920
John Paul
1810–
Macie Perrin
1810–

Lela Smith's Descendants

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Lela (Inez) Smith (2 May 1916–24 June 1997) m. Elijah Cooper (17 December 1915–June 1982)
  1. 1. Vermell (Louise) Ridgeway 1937–2018

Lela Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1916
2 May 1916
Birth of Lela Inez Smith in Mound, Madison, Louisiana, USA
Mound, Madison, Louisiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Lela Inez Smith resided here in Police Jury Ward 2, Madison, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 2, Madison, Louisiana, USA
1997
24 June 1997
Age 81
Death of Lela Inez Smith in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA
Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1916
    Event Place: Mound, Madison, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Madison, Louisiana; Roll: T625_611; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 1036

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Madison, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Madison, Louisiana; Roll: T625_611; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 1036

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 June 1997
    Event Place: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA

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