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Robert Lee Smithson 1898–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 October 1898

Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 17 April 1965

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Smithson

Mother: Tina Owen

Spouse(s): Ida Smithson

Children(s): Walter Sr.

Robert Lee Smithson was born in 1898 in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of William Henry Bill Smithson And Tina Tinnie Elizabeth Owen. In 1950, Robert Lee Smithson resided in DeKalb, Tennessee, USA. Robert Lee Smithson married Ida Bell Smithson, and had children including Lenard John Smithson, Walter Lee Smithson Sr, Wilma Jean Smithson. Robert Lee Smithson passed away in 1965 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Lee Smithson was born in 1898 in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of William Henry Bill Smithson And Tina Tinnie Elizabeth Owen.
  • In 1950, Robert Lee Smithson resided in DeKalb, Tennessee, USA.
  • Robert Lee Smithson married Ida Bell Smithson, and had children including Lenard John Smithson, Walter Lee Smithson Sr, Wilma Jean Smithson.
  • Robert Lee Smithson passed away in 1965 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Smithson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Smithson
1898–1965
Birth Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
William Henry 'Bill' Smithson
1870–1952
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Tina ("Tinnie" Elizabeth) Owen
1874–1959
Cannon Co., TN., USA
Grandparents
John (Terral) Smithson
1842–1916
Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Jane) Moser
1849–1927
Dry Creek, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Samuel (Hickman) Owen
1841–1910
Cannon Co., TN., USA
Melissa (E Adamson) Owen
1849–1887
Dekalb Co Tn Usa
Great-Grandparents
James Smithson
1815–1916
Martha Hutchins
1818–1860
Harvey Moser
1815–1884
Eliza Smith
1821–1894
Christopher Owen
1809–1885
Permelia Bryson
1809–1850
John Adamson
1810–1852
Lucinda Adamson
1811–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Carder
1792–1847
Daniel Moser
1776–1851
Phoebe Powers
1787–
Harris Smith
1791–1865
Nancy Flood
1793–1873
Rita Bryan
1780–1852
Martha Bogle
1758–1835
Anna Adamson
1785–1815

Robert Smithson's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Lee) Smithson (7 October 1898–17 April 1965) m. Ida (Bell) Smithson (9 April 1902–25 January 1988)
  1. 1. Walter (Lee Smithson) Sr. 1924–1983 m. Louise Smithson 1924–

Robert Smithson's Timeline

3 Records

1898
7 October 1898
Birth of Robert Lee Smithson in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 52
Robert Lee Smithson resided here in DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
1965
17 April 1965
Age 67
Death of Robert Lee Smithson in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 October 1898
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: DeKalb, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: DeKalb, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dekalb, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: DeKalb, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1965
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

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