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Ransom SMITH 1828–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1828

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: 9 April 1865

Death Location: Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: David SMITH

Mother: Matilda (Smith)

Spouse(s): Rosana (Smith)

Children(s): Sarah (Dennis)

Ransom SMITH was born in 1828 in Missouri, the child of David James Smith And Matilda Adeline Bess Smith. In 1850, Ransom SMITH resided in District 14, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. Ransom SMITH married Rosana E Lance Smith, and had children including Sarah Adaline Smith Dennis. Ransom SMITH passed away in 1865 in Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ransom SMITH was born in 1828 in Missouri, the child of David James Smith And Matilda Adeline Bess Smith.
  • In 1850, Ransom SMITH resided in District 14, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA.
  • Ransom SMITH married Rosana E Lance Smith, and had children including Sarah Adaline Smith Dennis.
  • Ransom SMITH passed away in 1865 in Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ransom SMITH's Ancestors

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Ransom SMITH
1828–1865
Birth Place: Missouri
Parents
David James SMITH
1805–1856
Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Matilda (Adeline BESS) (Smith)
1807–1899
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas SMITH
1788–1876
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Catharine (KOGER) (Smith)
1785–1857
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Ransom SMITH
1761–1855
Elizabeth (Smith)
1763–1855
Nicholas KOGER
1755–1824
Dorothy (Koger)
1757–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gulielmus SMITH
1735–1814
Elizabeth ?)
1733–1814
Reuben MOSS
1738–1819
Martha (Moss)
1750–1816
Jacob KOGER
1710–1783
Lucinda (Koger)
1710–1781

Ransom SMITH's Descendants

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Ransom SMITH (abt 1828–9 April 1865) m. Rosana (E LANCE) (Smith) (14 Nov 1835–4 Feb 1933)
  1. 1. Sarah (Adaline SMITH) (Dennis) 1863–1955

Ransom SMITH's Timeline

3 Records

1828
abt 1828
Birth of Ransom SMITH in Missouri
Missouri
1850
1850
Age 22
Ransom SMITH resided here in District 14, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
District 14, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
1865
9 April 1865
Age 37
Death of Ransom SMITH
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1828
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 14, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Roll: 394; Page: 475a
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 14, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 14, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Roll: 394; Page: 475a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1865
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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