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Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith 1869–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1869

Birth Location: Meade, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 Mar 1910

Death Location: United States

Father: James Smith

Mother: Margaret Haddock

Spouse(s): Mathias Davis

Children(s): Ross Davis, Anna Davis, Leslie Davis

Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith was born in 1869 in Meade, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA, the child of James Walker Smith And Margaret Melvina Smith Houghton Haddock. In 1900, Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith resided in Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, USA. In 1910, Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith resided in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA. Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith married Mathias Millard Filmore Davis, and had children including Anna Beryl Burroughs Davis, Leslie Walker Les Davis, Ross Ford Davis. Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith passed away in 1910 in United States.

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Biography

  • Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith was born in 1869 in Meade, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA, the child of James Walker Smith And Margaret Melvina Smith Houghton Haddock.
  • In 1900, Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith resided in Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith resided in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA.
  • Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith married Mathias Millard Filmore Davis, and had children including Anna Beryl Burroughs Davis, Leslie Walker Les Davis, Ross Ford Davis.
  • Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith passed away in 1910 in United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Loretta Smith's Ancestors

Self
Loretta Smith
1869–1910
Birth Place: Meade, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
James Walker Smith
1847–1885
Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
Margaret (Melvina (Smith) (Houghton)) Haddock
1846–1928
Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Elza (Haddock) Jr
1816–1899
Eastern Shore, Worcester County, Maryland, USA
Sophronia Perry
1824–1883
Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elza Sr
1776–1856
Margaret
1786–1872
Elias Jr
1804–1845
Adelia Phillips
1803–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elias Sr
1781–1863
Fanny Bishop
1784–1855
Srgt. Sr
1759–1840
Cynthia Goodwin
1766–1839

Loretta Smith's Descendants

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Loretta ("Rett" (Davis)) Smith (13 Apr 1869–25 Mar 1910) m. Mathias (Millard Filmore) Davis (1 Oct 1856–21 Apr 1910)
  1. 1. Ross (Ford) Davis 1902–1982
  2. 2. Anna (Beryl (Burroughs)) Davis 1888–1934 m. Scott (Goff) Burroughs 1880–1939
  3. 3. Leslie (Walker "Les") Davis 1890–1942 m. Sadie Wamsley 1895–1986

Loretta Smith's Timeline

4 Records

1869
13 Apr 1869
Birth of Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith in Meade, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Meade, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith resided here in Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, USA
Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith resided here in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1910
25 Mar 1910
Age 41
Death of Loretta "Rett" (Davis) Smith in Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1869
    Event Place: Meade, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1698; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1375711

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1910
    Event Place: Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

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