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Ralph Melvin Smith 1911 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 September 1911

Birth Location: Ohl, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 22 August 1986

Death Location: DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Irvin Smith

Mother: Della Brosius

Spouse(s): Eva Smith

Children(s): Delbert Smith, Constance Smith, Charles Smith

Ralph Melvin Smith was born in 1911 in Ohl, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Irvin Martin Smith and Della Barbara Brosius. In 1950, Ralph Melvin Smith resided in Washington, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. Ralph Melvin Smith married Eva Kathleen Smith, and had children including Delbert Lawrence Smith, Constance R Smith, Charles Melvin Smith. Ralph Melvin Smith passed away in 1986 in DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ralph Melvin Smith was born in 1911 in Ohl, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Irvin Martin Smith and Della Barbara Brosius.
  • In 1950, Ralph Melvin Smith resided in Washington, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Ralph Melvin Smith married Eva Kathleen Smith, and had children including Delbert Lawrence Smith, Constance R Smith, Charles Melvin Smith.
  • Ralph Melvin Smith passed away in 1986 in DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ralph Smith's Ancestors

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Ralph Smith
1911 – 1986
Birth Place: Ohl, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Irvin Martin Smith
1876 – 1939
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Della (Barbara) Brosius
1880 – 1949
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
John (P) Smith
1844 – 1917
Beaver Twp, Jefferson Co, Pennsylvania
Sarah (A) Dobson
1841 – 1904
Ringgold Twp, Jefferson Co, Pennsylvania
Edward (D.) BROSIUS
1855 – 1928
Beaver Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Matilda Thomas
1858 – 1928
Beaver, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1816 – 1898
Mary Buck
1820 – 1890
George Dobson
1824 – 1866
Lydia Smith
1822 – 1894
Mary Hetrick
1827 – 1874
Jacob Brosius
1826 – 1908
Peter Thomas
1822 – 1860
Barbara Reitz
1823 – 1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Dobson
1796 – 1855
Catharine Reed
1800 – 1880
William Smith
1798 – 1867
MARGARET WATSON
1800 – 1866
Johann Reitz
1791 – 1859
Maria Rebock
1793 – 1873

Ralph Smith's Descendants

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Ralph (Melvin) Smith (23 September 1911 – 22 August 1986) m. Eva (Kathleen) Smith (6 December 1911 – 30 October 1996)
  1. 1. Delbert (Lawrence) Smith (9 May 1930 – 23 Mar 1990)
  2. 2. Constance (R) Smith (8 Jul 1938 – 8 January 2014)
  3. 3. Charles (Melvin) Smith (21 June 1944 – ) m. Melody (Ann) Koehler (30 Dec 1944 – 13 Feb 2016)
    1. 1. Katherine (Arlene) Smith (5 Mar 1964 – ) m. Charles (Steven) Lowery (2 Aug 1960 – ) m. John (Edward) Morgan (16 Jan – )
      1. 1. Carolyn (Sue) Morgan (15 Feb 1980 – ) m. Brett (Dee) Wood (22 Jan 1974 – )
        1. 1. Hayden Wood
      2. 2. Theresa (Marie) Morgan (20 Sep 1981 – )
        1. 1. Aaron (Christopher) Morgan (12 Mar 2002 – )
        2. 2. Isaiah (James) Morgan (12 Dec 2007 – )

Ralph Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1911
23 September 1911
Birth of Ralph Melvin Smith in Ohl, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Ohl, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 39
Ralph Melvin Smith resided here in Washington, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA
1986
22 August 1986
Age 75
Death of Ralph Melvin Smith in DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 September 1911
    Event Place: Ohl, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Washington, Jefferson, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1914; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 33-69

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Washington, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, 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: Washington, Jefferson, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1914; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 33-69

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1986
    Event Place: DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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