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Lou Zetta Smith 1893–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 DEC 1893

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina

Death Date: 19 JAN 1977

Death Location: Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: Franklin Smith

Mother: Mary Alexander

Spouse(s): Joseph Cantrell

Children(s): Ruth Cantrell, John Cantrell, Jolila Cantrell, Lucille Cantrell, George Cantrell

Lou Zetta Smith was born in 1893 in Oconee County, South Carolina, the child of Franklin Harrison Smith And Mary L Alexander. Lou Zetta Smith married Joseph Austin Cantrell, and had children including George Austin Cantrell, John Wyly Cantrell, Jolila Cantrell, Lucille Cantrell, Ruth Cantrell. Lou Zetta Smith passed away in 1977 in Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Lou Zetta Smith was born in 1893 in Oconee County, South Carolina, the child of Franklin Harrison Smith And Mary L Alexander.
  • Lou Zetta Smith married Joseph Austin Cantrell, and had children including George Austin Cantrell, John Wyly Cantrell, Jolila Cantrell, Lucille Cantrell, Ruth Cantrell.
  • Lou Zetta Smith passed away in 1977 in Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lou Smith's Ancestors

Self
Lou Smith
1893–1977
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
Parents
Franklin Harrison Smith
1860–1934
Mary (L) Alexander
1866–1920
Grandparents
William (Newton) Smith
1834–1887
Rebecca Alexander
1838–1918
Jacob (B.) Alexander
1835–1917
Pickens District, South Carolina
Charlotte (Lucinda) Hall
1842–1917
Cass County, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Alexander
1819–1891
Sarah Hix
1825–1888
Daniel Alexander
1803–1853
Lavina Rice
1805–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elisha Alexander
1770–1832
Nancy Grogan
1780–1850
Micajah Alexander
1784–1877
Elizabeth Lewis
1783–1840

Lou Smith's Descendants

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Lou (Zetta) Smith (23 DEC 1893–19 JAN 1977) m. Joseph (Austin) Cantrell (8 October 1892–February 1967)
  1. 1. Ruth Cantrell 1925–2005 m. Edgar (Clay) Sheriff 1927–2014
    1. 1. Nancy (Carolyn) Dobbins 1948–2019
  2. 2. John (Wyly) Cantrell 1931–2013
  3. 3. Jolila Cantrell 1931–1950
  4. 4. Lucille Cantrell 1923–1997 m. Oyd (Christopher) Burns 1925–1997
  5. 5. George (Austin) Cantrell 1928–2007 m. Minnie (Lee) Curtis 1927–2010

Lou Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1893
23 DEC 1893
Birth of Lou Zetta Smith in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina
1977
19 JAN 1977
Age 84
Death of Lou Zetta Smith in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 DEC 1893
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina
    [3] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina
    [4] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 JAN 1977
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina
    [3] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina
    [4] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina
    [3] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina
    [4] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina

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