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Orlando "Ray" SMITH 1897–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1897

Birth Location: Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi

Death Date: 17 May 1977

Death Location: Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, USA

Father: Johnnie SMITH

Mother: Nancy MITCHELL

Spouse(s): Lottie HALL

Children(s): Kenneth Smith, Helen Smith, Mildred Smith, Herbert Smith, Ira SMITH

In 1897, Orlando "Ray" SMITH entered the world in Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, born to Johnnie S Smith And Nancy Lula Mitchell. Orlando "Ray" SMITH married Lottie Etoile Hall, and had children including Helen Etoile Smith, Herbert Ray Smith, Ira Elizabeth Smith, Kenneth Hall Smith, Mildred Mae Smith. Orlando "Ray" SMITH passed away in 1977 in Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Orlando "Ray" SMITH entered the world in Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, born to Johnnie S Smith And Nancy Lula Mitchell.
  • Orlando "Ray" SMITH married Lottie Etoile Hall, and had children including Helen Etoile Smith, Herbert Ray Smith, Ira Elizabeth Smith, Kenneth Hall Smith, Mildred Mae Smith.
  • Orlando "Ray" SMITH passed away in 1977 in Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, USA.

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Orlando SMITH's Ancestors

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Orlando SMITH
1897–1977
Birth Place: Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi
Parents
Johnnie S SMITH
1868–1908
Mississippi
Nancy (Lula) MITCHELL
1875–1933
Tippah County, Mississippi
Grandparents
Zachariah ("Buck") Smith
1846–1924
Pulltite, Tippah, Mississippi, United States
Martha (Ann) Smith
1849–1933
Tippah County, Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Smith
1807–1876
Elizabeth FARLEY
1810–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sherwood Smith
1761–1834
Faithy Holmes
1770–1830
Washington Foly
1782–1874
Sarah Graham
1785–1863

Orlando SMITH's Descendants

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Orlando ("Ray") SMITH (18 Nov 1897–17 May 1977) m. Lottie ("Etoile") HALL (17 Sep 1897–10 MAY 1960)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Hall) Smith 1922–1980
  2. 2. Helen (Etoile) Smith 1924–2000
  3. 3. Mildred (Mae) Smith 1932–2014
  4. 4. Herbert (Ray) Smith 1919–1996
  5. 5. Ira ("Elizabeth") SMITH 1927–2019

Orlando SMITH's Timeline

2 Records

1897
18 Nov 1897
Birth of Orlando "Ray" SMITH in Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi
Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi
1977
17 May 1977
Age 80
Death of Orlando "Ray" SMITH in Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, USA
Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1977
    Event Place: Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, USA

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