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Rowland Smith 1879–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1879

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 May 1951

Death Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: Sandy #1

Mother: Eliza Knight

Spouse(s): Lucious Smith

Children(s): John Smith, Lucious Jr, Maggie Dickens, Lillian Smith, Marion Smith, Beatrice Smith, Ethel Smith, Roland 2, Jessie Smith, Claudine Smith, Corine Smith

Rowland Smith was born in 1879 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Sandy Knight 1 And Eliza Cherry Knight. In 1880, Rowland Smith resided in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United S. Rowland Smith married Lucious Smith, and had children including Beatrice Smith, Claudine Smith, Corine Smith, Ethel Smith, Jessie Smith, John Ivey Smith, Lillian Smith, Lucious A Smith Jr, Maggie Smith Dickens, Marion Smith, Roland Lyons 2. Rowland Smith passed away in 1951 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Rowland Smith was born in 1879 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Sandy Knight 1 And Eliza Cherry Knight.
  • In 1880, Rowland Smith resided in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United S.
  • Rowland Smith married Lucious Smith, and had children including Beatrice Smith, Claudine Smith, Corine Smith, Ethel Smith, Jessie Smith, John Ivey Smith, Lillian Smith, Lucious A Smith Jr, Maggie Smith Dickens, Marion Smith, Roland Lyons 2.
  • Rowland Smith passed away in 1951 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rowland Smith's Ancestors

Self
Rowland Smith
1879–1951
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Sandy Knight #1
1843–1922
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Eliza (Cherry) Knight
1845–1910
North Carolina
Grandparents
Andrew ("Drew") Knight
1830–1910
Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Mary Harrell
1833–
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Peter Thomas
1817–
N. C.
Phebe (Jenkins) Thomas
1818–1877
, Edgecombe County, N. C.
Great-Grandparents
Simon Jackson
1810–
Tazewell Jackson
1815–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rowland Smith's Descendants

1.
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Rowland Smith (Apr 1879–6 May 1951) m. Lucious Smith (1870–)
  1. 1. John (Ivey) Smith 1895–
    1. 1. Martha Betrand 1916–1974 m. Ernest Betrane 1911–1950
      1. 1. Donald (Ray) Betrand 1946–2005
      2. 2. Annie (Bea) Betrand 1938–2009
      3. 3. Billy Betrand 1943–1995 m. Erdye (Joyce) Brown 1944–2025
      4. 4. Lee (Ernest) Betrand 1940–2015
  2. 2. Lucious (A Smith) Jr 1897–1951
  3. 3. Maggie (Smith) Dickens 1899–1967
  4. 4. Lillian Smith 1901–
  5. 5. Marion Smith 1903–
  6. 6. Beatrice Smith 1905–
  7. 7. Ethel Smith 1907–
  8. 8. Roland (Lyons) 2 1908–1987
  9. 9. Jessie Smith 1911–
  10. 10. Claudine Smith 1913–
  11. 11. Corine Smith 1914–

Rowland Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1876
Apr 1876
Birth of Rowland Smith in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1879
Apr 1879
Birth of Rowland Smith in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 1
Rowland Smith resided here in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 21
Rowland Smith resided here in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
Rowland Smith resided here in Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 71
Rowland Smith resided here in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1951
6 May 1951
Age 72
Death of Rowland Smith in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1876
    Event Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1296; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 6
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T9_962; Family History Film: 1254962; Page: 66.4000; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 0419.
    [3] North Carolina, Marriage Records
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 3954; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 33-16

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1879
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 1194; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0003

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T9_962; Family History Film: 1254962; Page: 66.4000; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 0419.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 1194; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0003

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1296; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 3954; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 33-16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1951
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

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