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Melvin Smith 1892–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 APR 1892

Birth Location: Pond Fork, Pike, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 5 Apr 1953

Death Location: Wayne County WV

Father: Jacob Smith

Mother: Elizabeth Street

Spouse(s): Mary Hensley

Children(s): Harry Smith, Jesse (Twin), Melvin Jr, Thurmond SMITH, John Smith, Virginia Smith, Luseal Smith, Kermit Smith, Vivian Smith, Franklin Smith, Vivian Smith

Melvin Smith was born in 1892 in Pond Fork, Pike, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jacob Jake Smith And Elizabeth B Street. In 1930, Melvin Smith resided in Triadelphia, Triadelphia, Logan, West Virginia, US. In 1935, Melvin Smith resided in Rural, Logan, West Virginia. Melvin Smith married Mary Edith Hensley, and had children including Franklin D Smith, Harry Millard Smith, Jesse Willard Smith Twin, John Stanley Smith, Kermit Smith, Luseal Smith, Melvin Smith Jr, Thurmond Lee Smith, Virginia Rose Smith, Vivian Ann Smith. Melvin Smith passed away in 1953 in Wayne County WV.

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Biography

  • Melvin Smith was born in 1892 in Pond Fork, Pike, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jacob Jake Smith And Elizabeth B Street.
  • In 1930, Melvin Smith resided in Triadelphia, Triadelphia, Logan, West Virginia, US.
  • In 1935, Melvin Smith resided in Rural, Logan, West Virginia.
  • Melvin Smith married Mary Edith Hensley, and had children including Franklin D Smith, Harry Millard Smith, Jesse Willard Smith Twin, John Stanley Smith, Kermit Smith, Luseal Smith, Melvin Smith Jr, Thurmond Lee Smith, Virginia Rose Smith, Vivian Ann Smith.
  • Melvin Smith passed away in 1953 in Wayne County WV.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melvin Smith's Ancestors

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Melvin Smith
1892–1953
Birth Place: Pond Fork, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Jacob "Jake" Smith
1865–1913
Pike, Kentucky, United States
Elizabeth (B.) Street
1864–
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Smith
1816–1902
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane) STANLEY
1832–1880
Town Creek, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captain Sr.
1787–1873
Nancy Honaker
1790–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann (Schmidt)
1760–1830
Mary Smith
1768–1826

Melvin Smith's Descendants

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Melvin Smith (19 APR 1892–5 Apr 1953) m. Mary (Edith) Hensley (9 Sep 1898–22 May 1977)
  1. 1. Harry (Millard) Smith 1937–2008 m. Arlene (Joyce) Hines 1940–2020 m. Myrtle (France) Thacker –2007
  2. 2. Jesse (Willard Smith) (Twin) 1937–2024
  3. 3. Melvin (Smith) Jr 1923–1983
  4. 4. Thurmond (Lee) SMITH 1925–1999
  5. 5. John (Stanley) Smith 1929–1978
  6. 6. Virginia (Rose) Smith 1921–1979
  7. 7. Luseal Smith 1917–
  8. 8. Kermit Smith 1918–1998
  9. 9. Vivian (Ann) Smith 1924–1990
  10. 10. Franklin (D) Smith 1933–1934
  11. 11. Vivian (Ann) Smith 1923–1990

Melvin Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1892
19 APR 1892
Birth of Melvin Smith in Pond Fork, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Pond Fork, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Melvin Smith resided here in Triadelphia, Triadelphia, Logan, West Virginia, USA
Triadelphia, Triadelphia, Logan, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
Melvin Smith resided here in Rural, Logan, West Virginia
Rural, Logan, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 48
Melvin Smith resided here in Logan, Logan, West Virginia, USA
Logan, Logan, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
Melvin Smith resided here in Grant, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
1953
5 Apr 1953
Age 61
Death of Melvin Smith in Wayne County WV
Wayne County WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 APR 1892
    Event Place: Pond Fork, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Logan, Logan, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04419; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 23-14
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Triadelphia, Logan, West Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2342275
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grant, Wayne, West Virginia; Roll: 4760; Page: 43; Enumeration District: 50-18

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Triadelphia, Triadelphia, Logan, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Triadelphia, Logan, West Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2342275

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Logan, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Logan, Logan, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04419; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 23-14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Logan, Logan, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Logan, Logan, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04419; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 23-14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grant, Wayne, West Virginia, 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: Grant, Wayne, West Virginia; Roll: 4760; Page: 43; Enumeration District: 50-18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1953
    Event Place: Wayne County WV

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