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Roscoe Vance Smith 1905 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1905

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: Abt 1997

Death Location: Lewisburg

Father: James Smith

Mother: Dora Gilliam

Spouse(s): Bernice Payne

Children(s): Shirley Smith

Roscoe Vance Smith was born in 1905 in Tennessee, the child of James Herman Smith and Dora Cornelia Gilliam. In 1910, Roscoe Vance Smith resided in Civil District 3, Maury, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Roscoe Vance Smith resided in Kedson, Maury, Tennessee, USA. Roscoe Vance Smith married Bernice Payne, and had children including Shirley Smith. Roscoe Vance Smith passed away in 1997 in Lewisburg.

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Biography

  • Roscoe Vance Smith was born in 1905 in Tennessee, the child of James Herman Smith and Dora Cornelia Gilliam.
  • In 1910, Roscoe Vance Smith resided in Civil District 3, Maury, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Roscoe Vance Smith resided in Kedson, Maury, Tennessee, USA.
  • Roscoe Vance Smith married Bernice Payne, and had children including Shirley Smith.
  • Roscoe Vance Smith passed away in 1997 in Lewisburg.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Smith
1884 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
JS
Dora Gilliam
1885 – 1974
Birth Location: Tennessee
DG

Spouses(s)

Bernice Payne
1910 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
BP

Children(s)

Shirley Smith
1933 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
SS

Roscoe Smith's Ancestors

Self
Roscoe Smith
1905 – 1997
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
James Herman Smith
1884 –
Tennessee
Dora (Cornelia) Gilliam
1885 – 1974
Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roscoe Smith's Descendants

1.
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Roscoe (Vance) Smith (abt 1905 – Abt 1997) m. Bernice Payne (abt 1910 – )
  1. 1. Shirley Smith (abt 1933 – )

Roscoe Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1905
abt 1905
Birth of Roscoe Vance Smith in Tennessee
Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 5
Roscoe Vance Smith resided here in Civil District 3, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Roscoe Vance Smith resided here in Kedson, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Kedson, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Roscoe Vance Smith resided here in Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
1952
Abt 1952
Age 47
Roscoe Vance Smith resided here in Rd.
Rd.
1997
Abt 1997
Age 92
Death of Roscoe Vance Smith in Lewisburg
Lewisburg

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1905
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1512; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0101; FHL microfilm: 1375525
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 21 Dec 1997; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.24896178,0.8034703,0.30795962&xid=3355
    [3] 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: Decatur, DeKalb, Geo

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1512; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0101; FHL microfilm: 1375525

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kedson, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kedson, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1755; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 111

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, 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: Decatur, DeKalb, Geo

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1952
    Event Place: Rd.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 15/ Jul/ 1952; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.45037726,0.16316822,0.68267673&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1997
    Event Place: Lewisburg
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 21 Dec 1997; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.24896178,0.8034703,0.30795962&xid=3355
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