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Ray Smith 1909–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1909

Birth Location: Town of Viroqua Vernon Co WI

Death Date: 3 Aug 1986

Death Location: La Crosse La Crosse Co WI

Father: Orville Smith

Mother: Bessie Gosling

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In 1909, Ray Smith entered the world in Town of Viroqua Vernon Co WI, born to Orville Russell Smith And Bessie Violet Gosling. Ray Smith passed away in 1986 in La Crosse La Crosse Co WI.

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Biography

  • In 1909, Ray Smith entered the world in Town of Viroqua Vernon Co WI, born to Orville Russell Smith And Bessie Violet Gosling.
  • Ray Smith passed away in 1986 in La Crosse La Crosse Co WI.

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Ray Smith's Ancestors

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Ray Smith
1909–1986
Birth Place: Town of Viroqua Vernon Co WI
Parents
Orville Russell Smith
1884–1974
Kickapoo, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States,
Bessie (Violet) Gosling
1891–1985
Franklin, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Johnson) Gosling
1851–1918
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Mary (Ann) Day
1858–1905
Liberty Pole, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gosling
1803–1868
Catharine Gosling
1812–1861
Archibald Day
1813–1903
Mary Adkins
1814–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Gosling
1764–1827
Ann Morgan
1779–1835
John Green
1781–1866
Catherine Sellers
1780–

Ray Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1909
23 Apr 1909
Birth of Ray Smith in Town of Viroqua Vernon Co WI
Town of Viroqua Vernon Co WI
1986
3 Aug 1986
Age 77
Death of Ray Smith in La Crosse La Crosse Co WI
La Crosse La Crosse Co WI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1909
    Event Place: Town of Viroqua Vernon Co WI

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1986
    Event Place: La Crosse La Crosse Co WI

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