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Robert Edward Smith 1856 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 April 1856

Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Nov 03 1923

Death Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Father: Robert Smith

Mother: Amanda Smith

Spouse(s): Eliza Sanderson

Children(s): Ethel Smith

Robert Edward Smith was born in 1856 in Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Jackson Smith and Amanda Smith. Robert Edward Smith married Eliza J. Sanderson, and had children including Ethel Eddie Smith. Robert Edward Smith passed away in 1923 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Edward Smith was born in 1856 in Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Jackson Smith and Amanda Smith.
  • Robert Edward Smith married Eliza J. Sanderson, and had children including Ethel Eddie Smith.
  • Robert Edward Smith passed away in 1923 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Smith
1815 – 1882
Birth Location: Fluvanna County VA USA
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Amanda Smith
1821 – 1893
Birth Location: Pleasant View, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Sanderson
1865 – 1937
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Ethel Smith
1890 – 1976
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Robert Smith's Ancestors

Self
Robert Smith
1856 – 1923
Birth Place: Amherst, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Jackson Smith
1815 – 1882
Fluvanna County VA USA
Amanda Smith
1821 – 1893
Pleasant View, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (D.) Smith
1785 – 1856
Virginia
Nancy Farris
1787 – 1858
Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
Joseph (Roberts) Carter
1788 – 1846
Amherst, Virginia, United States
Phoebe (L) Bourne
1799 – 1860
Amherst, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Corp Faris\Farris
1762 – 1857
Rebecca Amos
1762 – 1795
Henry Bourne
1769 – 1813
Rebecca Farris
1770 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Faris
1740 – 1782
Nancy (Gamms)
1740 – 1800

Robert Smith's Descendants

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Robert (Edward) Smith (8 April 1856 – Nov 03 1923) m. Eliza (J.) Sanderson (27 Feb 1865 – 1 May 1937)
  1. 1. Ethel (Eddie) Smith (May 4, 1890 – 10 October 1976) m. John (Romig) Wiley (21 Jan 1889 – 6 Feb 1949)
    1. 1. Margaret (Louise) Wiley (abt 1921 – 10 Jan 1998) m. Quentin (Reeves) Jones (30 June 1920 – 2004)
      1. 1. Quentin (Reives) Jones (30 September 1943 – 13 November 1975) m. Beverly (Ann) Mitchell (abt 1942 – )
        1. 1. Terri (Rene) Jones (16 Feb 1963 – )
        2. 2. Bryan (Keith) Jones (13 September 1961 – 14 August 1967)
      2. 2. Sharon Jones (11/15/1945 – ) m. James (Lee) Call (18 Sep 1947 – ) m. James (Lee) Call (16 Sep 1945 – )
        1. 1. Lisa (Michele) Call (2 Dec 1969 – ) m. Gerald (Kerr) Wells (14 Jan 1965 – )
        2. 2. Ashley Call-Williams (01/27/1972 – ) m. Marc (Leslie) Seeman (5 May 1970 – ) m. Jeffrey (Michael) Williams (3 Jul 1969 – )
      3. 3. Charles (Rodney) Jones
      4. 4. Denise Jones
      5. 5. Rod Jones
      6. 6. Denise Swanson
      7. 7. Sharon Call

Robert Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1856
8 April 1856
Birth of Robert Edward Smith in Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Virginia, United States
1923
Nov 03 1923
Age 67
Death of Robert Edward Smith in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1856
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 03 1923
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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