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Merrill Atherton Smith 1913–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1913

Birth Location: Los Angeles, California

Death Date: 8 Mar 2010

Death Location: Claremont, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Father: Jesse Smith

Mother: Clara Ferris

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Merrill Atherton Smith was born in 1913 in Los Angeles, California, the child of Jesse Oliver Smith And Clara Louise Ferris. Merrill Atherton Smith passed away in 2010 in Claremont, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Merrill Atherton Smith was born in 1913 in Los Angeles, California, the child of Jesse Oliver Smith And Clara Louise Ferris.
  • Merrill Atherton Smith passed away in 2010 in Claremont, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

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Merrill Smith's Ancestors

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Merrill Smith
1913–2010
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California
Parents
Jesse Oliver Smith
1872–1944
Virginia
Clara (Louise) Ferris
1879–1963
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
Grandparents
Charles (Edward) Ferris
1826–1908
Wyoming County, New York, USA
Helen (Mary) Folsom
1851–1942
Attica, Wyoming, NY
Great-Grandparents
James Ferris
1794–1872
Alida Wynkoop
1801–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Merrill Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1913
20 Feb 1913
Birth of Merrill Atherton Smith in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
2010
8 Mar 2010
Age 97
Death of Merrill Atherton Smith in Claremont, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Claremont, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1913
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 2010
    Event Place: Claremont, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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