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Lena Bell Howell 1912–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 23 1912

Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Apr 02 2000

Death Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Father: Robert Howell

Mother: Mary Carter

Spouse(s): Leslie Smith

Children(s): Von Smith, Maggie Smith, Earl Smith, Bessie Smith

In 1912, Lena Bell Howell entered the world in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA, born to Robert Gather Howell And Mary Lue Carter. Lena Bell Howell married Leslie Walter Smith, and had children including Bessie Pauline Smith, Earl Lenel Smith, Joyce Ann Smith, Maggie Helen Smith, Von Olen Smith. Lena Bell Howell passed away in 2000 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1912, Lena Bell Howell entered the world in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA, born to Robert Gather Howell And Mary Lue Carter.
  • Lena Bell Howell married Leslie Walter Smith, and had children including Bessie Pauline Smith, Earl Lenel Smith, Joyce Ann Smith, Maggie Helen Smith, Von Olen Smith.
  • Lena Bell Howell passed away in 2000 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lena Howell's Ancestors

Self
Lena Howell
1912–2000
Birth Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Robert Gather Howell
1888–1962
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Lue) Carter
1892–1952
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Samuel) Howell
1859–1936
Tennessee, USA
Martha (J.) Tollison
1857–1932
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Magdelene "Maggie") Carter
1872–1956
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Howell
1825–1899
Elizabeth Stone
1831–1920
Solomon Tollison
1828–1912
Malinda Martin
1831–1869
William Carter
1840–1891
Rebecca Wood
1853–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Howell
1792–1861
Nancy Brewer
1792–1886
Caleb Tollison
1800–1880
Alley Cole
1803–1880
William Martin
1806–1880
Rhoda Elmore
1808–1880
Henderson Carter
1800–1868
Matilda Trim
1801–1868

Lena Howell's Descendants

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Lena (Bell) Howell (Apr 23 1912–Apr 02 2000) m. Leslie (Walter) Smith (Oct 29 1909–Jun 08 2007)
  1. 1. Von (Olen) Smith 1940–2015
  2. 2. Maggie (Helen) Smith 1931–1931
  3. 3. Earl (Lenel) Smith 1933–2024 m. Diana (Pearl) Scott 1944–1995
  4. 4. Bessie (Pauline) Smith 1934–2022 m. James (William) Gibson 1925–2009

Lena Howell's Timeline

2 Records

1912
Apr 23 1912
Birth of Lena Bell Howell in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
2000
Apr 02 2000
Age 88
Death of Lena Bell Howell in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 23 1912
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 02 2000
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

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