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Ronald L. Smith 1903–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 OCT 1903

Birth Location: Oregon, USA

Death Date: 9 AUG 1974

Death Location: Oregon, USA

Father: James Smith

Mother: Lelia Laughlin

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In 1903, Ronald L. Smith entered the world in Oregon, USA, born to James Thaddeus Smith And Lelia Belle Laughlin. In 1920, Ronald L. Smith was recorded in the census in Lake Bay, Pierce, Washington, USA. Ronald L. Smith passed away in 1974 in Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1903, Ronald L. Smith entered the world in Oregon, USA, born to James Thaddeus Smith And Lelia Belle Laughlin.
  • In 1920, Ronald L. Smith was recorded in the census in Lake Bay, Pierce, Washington, USA.
  • Ronald L. Smith passed away in 1974 in Oregon, USA.

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Ronald Smith's Ancestors

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Ronald Smith
1903–1974
Birth Place: Oregon, USA
Parents
James Thaddeus Smith
1855–1941
Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
Lelia (Belle) Laughlin
1863–1938
Yamhill County, Oregon, USA
Grandparents
Irwin (Lucien) Smith
1827–1908
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Mary Mathews
1831–1897
Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thadeus Smith
1804–1881
Mary Ross
–1834
James Matthews
1803–1898
Eliza Brown
1806–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Smith
1777–1843
Anna Carter
1764–1823
Alexander Ross
–1834

Ronald Smith's Timeline

4 Records

1903
15 OCT 1903
Birth of Ronald L. Smith in Oregon, USA
Oregon, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Ronald L. Smith appeared in census in Lake Bay, Pierce, Washington, USA
Lake Bay, Pierce, Washington, USA
1974
AUG 1974
Age 71
Burial of Ronald L. Smith in Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
1974
9 AUG 1974
Age 71
Death of Ronald L. Smith in Oregon, USA
Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1903
    Event Place: Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Photograph: tombstone, Ronald L. Smith
    [2] 1920 Census, Sheet 4A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AUG 1974
    Event Place: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Photograph: tombstone, Ronald L. Smith

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lake Bay, Pierce, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1920 Census, Sheet 4A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 AUG 1974
    Event Place: Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Photograph: tombstone, Ronald L. Smith

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