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Maurice J Smith 1917–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 July 1917

Birth Location: Marion County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 6 February 1984

Death Location: Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, USA

Father: Pearl Smith

Mother: Della Sill

Spouse(s): Bernice Potter

Children(s):

Maurice J Smith was born in 1917 in Marion County, Illinois, USA, the child of Pearl B Smith And Della Mae Sill. In 1930, Maurice J Smith resided in La Clede, La Clede, Fayette, Illinois, USA. Maurice J Smith married Bernice Estella Potter, and had children including Adrian Smith, Cheryl Smith, Evalina Smith, Jeraldine Smith, Jerry Jay Smith, Maurine Smith, Pearl Adel Smith, Shirley Smith, Willa Dean Smith. Maurice J Smith passed away in 1984 in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Maurice J Smith was born in 1917 in Marion County, Illinois, USA, the child of Pearl B Smith And Della Mae Sill.
  • In 1930, Maurice J Smith resided in La Clede, La Clede, Fayette, Illinois, USA.
  • Maurice J Smith married Bernice Estella Potter, and had children including Adrian Smith, Cheryl Smith, Evalina Smith, Jeraldine Smith, Jerry Jay Smith, Maurine Smith, Pearl Adel Smith, Shirley Smith, Willa Dean Smith.
  • Maurice J Smith passed away in 1984 in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pearl Smith
1887–1968
Birth Location: Illinois
PS
Della Sill
1887–1961
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
DS

Spouses(s)

Bernice Potter
1917–2004
Birth Location: Stratford, Hamilton, Iowa, USA
BP

Children(s)

Maurice Smith's Ancestors

Self
Maurice Smith
1917–1984
Birth Place: Marion County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Pearl B Smith
1887–1968
Illinois
Della (Mae) Sill
1887–1961
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
John (Perry) Sill
1852–1899
Indiana, United States of America
Mary (Emma) Stanbery
1850–1928
Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Commodore Sill
1822–1877
Sarah Baird
1820–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Register Sill
1771–1854
Nancy Hollis
1786–1860

Maurice Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1917
13 July 1917
Birth of Maurice J Smith in Marion County, Illinois, USA
Marion County, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Maurice J Smith resided here in La Clede, La Clede, Fayette, Illinois, USA
La Clede, La Clede, Fayette, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Maurice J Smith was married
None
1935
1935
Age 18
Maurice J Smith resided here in Rural, Fayette, Illinois
Rural, Fayette, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 23
Maurice J Smith resided here in West, Effingham, Illinois, USA
West, Effingham, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Maurice J Smith resided here in Farina, Fayette, Illinois, USA
Farina, Fayette, Illinois, USA
1984
6 February 1984
Age 67
Death of Maurice J Smith in Fayette County, Illinois, USA
Fayette County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 July 1917
    Event Place: Marion County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West, Effingham, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00800; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 25-35
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Altamont News; Publication Date: 13 Feb 1984; Publication Place: Altamont, Illinois, USA; ,0.0481323,0.25981542,0.3105901&xid=3355
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Farina, Fayette, Illinois; Roll: 3777; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 26-11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1935
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Altamont News; Publication Date: 13 Feb 1984; Publication Place: Altamont, Illinois, USA; ,0.0481323,0.25981542,0.3105901&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: La Clede, La Clede, Fayette, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Fayette, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West, Effingham, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00800; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 25-35

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: West, Effingham, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West, Effingham, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00800; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 25-35

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Farina, Fayette, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Farina, Fayette, Illinois; Roll: 3777; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 26-11

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Arina
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Altamont News; Publication Date: 13 Feb 1984; Publication Place: Altamont, Illinois, USA; ,0.0481323,0.25981542,0.3105901&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 February 1984
    Event Place: Fayette County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Altamont News; Publication Date: 13 Feb 1984; Publication Place: Altamont, Illinois, USA; ,0.0481323,0.25981542,0.3105901&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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