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Robert Earl Smithson 1928–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 MAY 1928

Birth Location: Princess Anne, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 2015

Death Location: Rosewood Memorial Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Father: John Smithson

Mother: Thelma Phelps

Spouse(s): Alice Ferebee

Children(s):

Robert Earl Smithson was born in 1928 in Princess Anne, Virginia, United States, the child of John Joseph Smithson And Thelma Frances Phelps. In 1930, Robert Earl Smithson established residence. In 1930, Robert Earl Smithson was recorded in the census in Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA. Robert Earl Smithson married Alice Ferebee. Robert Earl Smithson passed away in 2015 in Rosewood Memorial Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Earl Smithson was born in 1928 in Princess Anne, Virginia, United States, the child of John Joseph Smithson And Thelma Frances Phelps.
  • In 1930, Robert Earl Smithson established residence.
  • In 1930, Robert Earl Smithson was recorded in the census in Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA.
  • Robert Earl Smithson married Alice Ferebee.
  • Robert Earl Smithson passed away in 2015 in Rosewood Memorial Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Smithson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Smithson
1928–2015
Birth Place: Princess Anne, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Joseph Smithson
1900–1944
Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
Thelma (Frances) Phelps
1902–
Grandparents
John (Webb) Smithson
1859–1937
Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
Tenia Carmine
1877–1936
Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Smithson
1806–1880
Sarah Williams
1829–
Joseph Carmine
1842–1917
Clara Pritchard
1850–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smithson
1767–1848
Nancy Sexton
1770–1813
Miles Pritchard
1816–1882
Mary Low
1823–1864

Robert Smithson's Timeline

7 Records

1928
20 MAY 1928
Birth of Robert Earl Smithson in Princess Anne, Virginia, United States
Princess Anne, Virginia, United States
1930
1930
Age 2
Robert Earl Smithson resided here
None
1930
1930
Age 2
Robert Earl Smithson appeared in census in Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1994
1 AUG 1994
Age 66
Robert Earl Smithson resided here
None
2000
27 APR 2000
Age 72
Robert Earl Smithson resided here
None
2015
26 OCT 2015
Age 87
Death of Robert Earl Smithson in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
2015
2015
Age 87
Burial of Robert Earl Smithson in Rosewood Memorial Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Rosewood Memorial Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 MAY 1928
    Event Place: Princess Anne, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 OCT 2015
    Event Place: Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 APR 2000

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2015
    Event Place: Rosewood Memorial Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Princess Anne, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 JUL 1952
    Event Place: Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 AUG 1994

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