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Lillian Henrietta Small 1924–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1924

Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Oct 2017

Death Location: Ft Lauderdale Florida

Father: Rufus Small

Mother: Pearl Temple

Spouse(s): Merrill Smith, Leo Jeffords

Children(s):

Lillian Henrietta Small was born in 1924 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Rufus Brooks Small And Pearl Arvilla Temple. In 1941, Lillian Henrietta Small resided in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA. Lillian Henrietta Small married Leo Patrick Jeffords, Merrill W Smith, and had children including Merrill Brooks Smith, Rosanna Rhea. Lillian Henrietta Small passed away in 2017 in Ft Lauderdale Florida.

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Biography

  • Lillian Henrietta Small was born in 1924 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Rufus Brooks Small And Pearl Arvilla Temple.
  • In 1941, Lillian Henrietta Small resided in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA.
  • Lillian Henrietta Small married Leo Patrick Jeffords, Merrill W Smith, and had children including Merrill Brooks Smith, Rosanna Rhea.
  • Lillian Henrietta Small passed away in 2017 in Ft Lauderdale Florida.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lillian Small's Ancestors

Self
Lillian Small
1924–2017
Birth Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
Rufus Brooks Small
1891–1966
North Carolina
Pearl (Arvilla) Temple
1892–1947
North Carolina
Grandparents
Eugene (Buchanan) Small
1856–1933
North Carolina
Maggie (Forbes Small) Taylor
1876–1955
Camden, North Carolina, United States
James (E) Temple
1864–1920
North Carolina
Lula (Florence) Hinton
1872–1912
, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Small
1814–1860
Elizabeth Small
1835–1864
John Forbes
1840–
Josephine Wilkins
1850–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Small
1779–1827
Nansey Jones
1785–1820
Isaac Forbes
1815–
Nancy Sawyer
1816–
John II
1809–1854
Ann Taylor
1816–

Lillian Small's Timeline

3 Records

1924
5 Mar 1924
Birth of Lillian Henrietta Small in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1941
1941
Age 17
Lillian Henrietta Small resided here in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
2017
8 Oct 2017
Age 93
Death of Lillian Henrietta Small in Ft Lauderdale Florida
Ft Lauderdale Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1924
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: South Norfolk High School; Year: 1941
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; Publication Place: VA, United States
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014
    [4] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: South Norfolk High School; Year: 1941

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 301 Jefferson Stret South Norfolk
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot; Publication Date: 29 Dec 1943; Publication Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA; ,0.0604514,0.6200195,0.19546993&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Norfolk
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; Publication Place: VA, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 2017
    Event Place: Ft Lauderdale Florida
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; Publication Place: VA, United States

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