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Melissa Smith 1842–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Pike, Stark, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: , Jefferson, Iowa, USA

Father: Harman SMITH

Mother: Barbara Flora

Spouse(s): Robert Parsons

Children(s): Jesse Parsons, Josephine Parsons, Harmon Parsons, Harry Parsons, William Griffith, Joanna Griffith

Melissa Smith was born in 1842 in Pike, Stark, Ohio, United States, the child of Harman Smith And Barbara Marguet Flora. In 1880, Melissa Smith resided in Buchanan, Jefferson, Iowa, USA. Melissa Smith married Robert Elliott Parsons, Thomas Griffith, and had children including Harmon R Parsons, Harry Rust Parsons, Infant 3 Parsons, Infant 4 Parsons, Infant 5 Parsons, Infant 6 Parsons, Jesse E Parsons, Joanna Viola Griffith, Josephine Josie E Parsons, William Orlando Griffith. Melissa Smith passed away in 1880 in , Jefferson, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Melissa Smith was born in 1842 in Pike, Stark, Ohio, United States, the child of Harman Smith And Barbara Marguet Flora.
  • In 1880, Melissa Smith resided in Buchanan, Jefferson, Iowa, USA.
  • Melissa Smith married Robert Elliott Parsons, Thomas Griffith, and had children including Harmon R Parsons, Harry Rust Parsons, Infant 3 Parsons, Infant 4 Parsons, Infant 5 Parsons, Infant 6 Parsons, Jesse E Parsons, Joanna Viola Griffith, Josephine Josie E Parsons, William Orlando Griffith.
  • Melissa Smith passed away in 1880 in , Jefferson, Iowa, USA.

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Melissa Smith's Ancestors

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Melissa Smith
1842–1880
Birth Place: Pike, Stark, Ohio, United States
Parents
Harman SMITH
1809–1870
Pennsylvania, USA
Barbara (Marguet) Flora
1808–1862
Woodbury, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa Smith's Descendants

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Melissa Smith (1842–1880) m. Robert (Elliott) Parsons (16 Dec 1835–06 Feb 1915)
  1. 1. Jesse (E) Parsons 1877–1960
  2. 2. Josephine ("Josie" E) Parsons 1877–1895
  3. 3. Harmon (R.) Parsons 1875–1875
  4. 4. Harry (Rust) Parsons 1875–1951
  5. 5. William (Orlando) Griffith 1861–1936
  6. 6. Joanna (Viola) Griffith 1863–1914

Melissa Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1842
1842
Birth of Melissa Smith in Pike, Stark, Ohio, United States
Pike, Stark, Ohio, United States
1880
1880
Age 38
Melissa Smith resided here in Buchanan, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Buchanan, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 38
Death of Melissa Smith in , Jefferson, Iowa, USA
, Jefferson, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Pike, Stark, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Buchanan, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Jefferson, Iowa, USA

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