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Rebecca Lee Smith 1939–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 August 1939

Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 6 December 2021

Death Location: Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Taylor

Mother: Ida Adams

Spouse(s): Emory Gilliam, Lonnie Smith

Children(s):

Rebecca Lee Smith was born in 1939 in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of William Patton Taylor And Ida Pearl Adams. In 1940, Rebecca Lee Smith resided in Magisterial District 1, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. In 1950, Rebecca Lee Smith resided in , Letcher, Kentucky, USA. Rebecca Lee Smith married Emory Joseph Gilliam, Lonnie L Smith, and had children including Lilla Ann Gilliam, Lynn Dee Bradley, Ollie Michelle Gilliam, Phyllis Lee Gilliam. Rebecca Lee Smith passed away in 2021 in Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Lee Smith was born in 1939 in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of William Patton Taylor And Ida Pearl Adams.
  • In 1940, Rebecca Lee Smith resided in Magisterial District 1, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1950, Rebecca Lee Smith resided in , Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • Rebecca Lee Smith married Emory Joseph Gilliam, Lonnie L Smith, and had children including Lilla Ann Gilliam, Lynn Dee Bradley, Ollie Michelle Gilliam, Phyllis Lee Gilliam.
  • Rebecca Lee Smith passed away in 2021 in Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rebecca Smith's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Smith
1939–2021
Birth Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
William Patton Taylor
1912–1975
Thornton, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Ida (Pearl) Adams
1915–1975
Ermine, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel ('Sammy') Taylor
1889–1961
Colson, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Rebecca Taylor
1892–1976
Colson, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
George (Wesley "Buddy" Adams) Sr.
1879–1960
Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth "Liz") Haynes
1883–1956
Camp Branch, Farraday, Lester, Thornton, Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Taylor
1854–1943
Nancy Hart
1858–1931
William Sr.
1869–1960
Mattie Young
1871–1951
John Adams
1856–1915
Jane Lucas
1860–1954
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hiram Hall
1809–1883
Sarah Taylor
1833–1900
John Hart
1830–1909
Jane Adams
1829–1929
Andrew Taylor
1850–1892
Susannah Taylor
1853–1922
David (Young)
1835–1879
Meriam Carter
1839–1897
Allen Adams
1830–1907

Rebecca Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1939
14 August 1939
Birth of Rebecca Lee Smith in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
1940
1940
Age 1
Rebecca Lee Smith resided here in Magisterial District 1, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 1, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 11
Rebecca Lee Smith resided here in , Letcher, Kentucky, USA
, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
2004
2004-2011
Age 65
Rebecca Lee Smith resided here in Morristown, Tennessee, USA
Morristown, Tennessee, USA
2006
2006-2014
Age 67
Rebecca Lee Smith resided here in Morristown T*N, Tennessee, USA
Morristown T*N, Tennessee, USA
2013
2013-2020
Age 74
Rebecca Lee Smith resided here in Newport, Tennessee, USA
Newport, Tennessee, USA
2021
6 December 2021
Age 82
Death of Rebecca Lee Smith in Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America
Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 August 1939
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 67-2
    [4] Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 3718; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 67-41

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial District 1, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 67-2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Letcher, Kentucky, 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: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 3718; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 67-41

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2004-2011
    Event Place: Morristown, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2006-2014
    Event Place: Morristown T*N, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2013-2020
    Event Place: Newport, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Morristown, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 December 2021
    Event Place: Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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