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Ralph Earl Smith 1926–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1926

Birth Location: Vinton County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 17 Sep 2020

Death Location: Ohio

Father: Rodney Smith

Mother: Edna Wilt

Spouse(s): Mildred Murray

Children(s): Wanda Smith

Ralph Earl Smith was born in 1926 in Vinton County, Ohio, USA, the child of Rodney Guy Smith And Edna Elsie Wilt. In 1930, Ralph Earl Smith resided in Harrison, Harrison, Vinton, Ohio, USA. In 1935, Ralph Earl Smith resided in Harrison, Vinton, Ohio. Ralph Earl Smith married Mildred Marie Murray, and had children including Larry Burton Smith, Wanda Diane Smith. Ralph Earl Smith passed away in 2020 in Ohio.

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Biography

  • Ralph Earl Smith was born in 1926 in Vinton County, Ohio, USA, the child of Rodney Guy Smith And Edna Elsie Wilt.
  • In 1930, Ralph Earl Smith resided in Harrison, Harrison, Vinton, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1935, Ralph Earl Smith resided in Harrison, Vinton, Ohio.
  • Ralph Earl Smith married Mildred Marie Murray, and had children including Larry Burton Smith, Wanda Diane Smith.
  • Ralph Earl Smith passed away in 2020 in Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rodney Smith
1905–1932
Birth Location: Harrison, Vinton, Ohio, USA
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Edna Wilt
1910–2009
Birth Location: Fayette County, Ohio, United States of America
EW

Spouses(s)

Mildred Murray
1928–2015
Birth Location: Ross County, Ohio, USA
MM

Children(s)

Wanda Smith
1949–2014
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
WS

Ralph Smith's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Smith
1926–2020
Birth Place: Vinton County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Rodney Guy Smith
1905–1932
Harrison, Vinton, Ohio, USA
Edna (Elsie) Wilt
1910–2009
Fayette County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Alfred) Wilt
1870–1958
Walker, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Della (Faye) Dempsey
1872–1954
Washington, Jackson, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Wilt
1840–1875
Susan Brown
1848–1932
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Brown
1805–1878
Laurette Brown
1811–1887

Ralph Smith's Descendants

1.
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Ralph (Earl) Smith (1 Nov 1926–17 Sep 2020) m. Mildred (Marie) Murray (11 Sep 1928–19 Mar 2015)
  1. 1. Wanda (Diane) Smith 1949–2014 m. Gale (Patrick) DePugh 1946–2012

Ralph Smith's Timeline

9 Records

1926
1 Nov 1926
Birth of Ralph Earl Smith in Vinton County, Ohio, USA
Vinton County, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
Ralph Earl Smith resided here in Harrison, Harrison, Vinton, Ohio, USA
Harrison, Harrison, Vinton, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Ralph Earl Smith resided here in Harrison, Vinton, Ohio
Harrison, Vinton, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 14
Ralph Earl Smith resided here in Harrison Township, Harrison, Vinton, Ohio, USA
Harrison Township, Harrison, Vinton, Ohio, USA
1946
9 Aug 1946
Age 20
Ralph Earl Smith was married
None
1949
1949
Age 23
Ralph Earl Smith resided here in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA
Chillicothe, Ohio, USA
1967
Abt 1967
Age 41
Ralph Earl Smith resided here in Route 8
Route 8
2020
12 Sep 2020
Age 94
Death of Ralph Earl Smith in Ohio
Ohio
2020
17 Sep 2020
Age 94
Burial of Ralph Earl Smith
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1926
    Event Place: Vinton County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chillicothe Gazette; Publication Date: 15 Sep 2020; Publication Place: Chillicothe, Ohio, USA; ,0.51621133,0.96358436,0.9638386&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1946
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chillicothe Gazette; Publication Date: 15 Sep 2020; Publication Place: Chillicothe, Ohio, USA; ,0.51621133,0.96358436,0.9638386&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Harrison, Harrison, Vinton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Harrison, Vinton, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harrison, Vinton, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03163; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 82-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Harrison Township, Harrison, Vinton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harrison, Vinton, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03163; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 82-8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Chillicothe, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1967
    Event Place: Route 8
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Chillicothe Gazette; Publication Date: 13 Mar 1967; Publication Place: Chillicothe, Ohio, USA; ,0.011696828,0.59951985,0.292851&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Sep 2020
    Event Place: Chillicothe, Ohio
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Chillicothe Gazette - 15 Sep 2020 - Page A4, 15 Sep 2020

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chillicothe
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chillicothe Gazette; Publication Date: 15 Sep 2020; Publication Place: Chillicothe, Ohio, USA; ,0.51621133,0.96358436,0.9638386&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbus, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1359

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 2020
    Event Place: Ohio

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Sep 2020
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chillicothe Gazette; Publication Date: 15 Sep 2020; Publication Place: Chillicothe, Ohio, USA; ,0.51621133,0.96358436,0.9638386&xid=3355
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