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Leon Francis Smith 1886–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1886

Birth Location: Eatonville, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 22 Jan 1961

Death Location: Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Charles Smith

Mother: Susan Barber

Spouse(s): Mary Breese

Children(s): David Smith, Robert Smith, Leona Smith, Charlotte Smith, Leon Smith, Dorothy Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Marion Smith

Leon Francis Smith was born in 1886 in Eatonville, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Charles E Smith And Susan Barber. In 1930, Leon Francis Smith resided in Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1935, Leon Francis Smith resided in Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. Leon Francis Smith married Mary Eva Breese, and had children including Charlotte Luella Smith, David W Smith, Dorothy Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Leon Marshall Smith, Leona Mae Smith, Marion Smith, Robert James Smith. Leon Francis Smith passed away in 1961 in Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leon Francis Smith was born in 1886 in Eatonville, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Charles E Smith And Susan Barber.
  • In 1930, Leon Francis Smith resided in Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1935, Leon Francis Smith resided in Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.
  • Leon Francis Smith married Mary Eva Breese, and had children including Charlotte Luella Smith, David W Smith, Dorothy Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Leon Marshall Smith, Leona Mae Smith, Marion Smith, Robert James Smith.
  • Leon Francis Smith passed away in 1961 in Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leon Smith's Ancestors

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Leon Smith
1886–1961
Birth Place: Eatonville, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Charles E. Smith
1853–1943
York, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Susan Barber
1866–1931
Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Charles (F.) Smith
1829–1880
Germany
Frances (M) Breese
1831–1925
Pennsylvania
Abraham ((Abram)) Barber
1818–1912
Hunter, Greene County, New York
Jane Taylor
1823–1900
Candor, Tioga, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leon Smith's Descendants

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Leon (Francis) Smith (16 Jan 1886–22 Jan 1961) m. Mary (Eva) Breese (Jan 1893–02 Mar 1976)
  1. 1. David (w) Smith 1925–1992 m. Luella (Mae) Hughson 1924–2014 m. Luella (Mae) Hughson 1925–2014
  2. 2. Robert (James) Smith 1915–2005 m. Thelma (M.) Smith 1918–2006
    1. 1. James (Richard) Smith 1945–2014
  3. 3. Leona (Mae) Smith 1910–2002
  4. 4. Charlotte (Luella) Smith 1912–1983
  5. 5. Leon (Marshall) Smith 1921–2005
  6. 6. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Smith 1925–2004
  7. 7. Elizabeth Smith 1917–1917
  8. 8. Marion Smith 1920–

Leon Smith's Timeline

5 Records

1886
16 Jan 1886
Birth of Leon Francis Smith in Eatonville, Pennsylvania, USA
Eatonville, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Leon Francis Smith resided here in Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Leon Francis Smith resided here in Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 54
Leon Francis Smith resided here in Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1961
22 Jan 1961
Age 75
Death of Leon Francis Smith in Wilkes-Barre, PA Hospital
Wilkes-Barre, PA Hospital

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Eatonville, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03551; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 40-55
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 2341800
    [3] Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1917
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 2341800

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03551; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 40-55

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03551; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 40-55

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1961
    Event Place: Wilkes-Barre, PA Hospital
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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