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Roy Keeney Smith 1904 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1904

Birth Location: Jesup, Buchanan, Iowa

Death Date: 29 Jun 1997

Death Location: Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota

Father: Mont Smith

Mother: Martha Keeney

Spouse(s): Hannah Latham

Children(s): Dorothea Latham, Marilyn Smith, Loren Smith

The story of Roy Keeney Smith began in 1904 in Jesup, Buchanan, Iowa. In 1930, Roy Keeney Smith resided in Moody. Roy Keeney Smith married Hannah Olina Latham, and had children including Dorothea Mae Latham, Marilyn Maxine Smith, Loren James Smith. Roy Keeney Smith passed away in 1997 in Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota.

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Biography

  • The story of Roy Keeney Smith began in 1904 in Jesup, Buchanan, Iowa.
  • In 1930, Roy Keeney Smith resided in Moody.
  • Roy Keeney Smith married Hannah Olina Latham, and had children including Dorothea Mae Latham, Marilyn Maxine Smith, Loren James Smith.
  • Roy Keeney Smith passed away in 1997 in Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mont Smith
1870 – 1950
Birth Location: Jackson Co.
MS
Martha Keeney
1869 – 1906
Birth Location: Iowa
MK

Spouses(s)

Hannah Latham
1912 – 2010
Birth Location: Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota, USA
HL

Children(s)

Dorothea Latham
1931 –
Birth Location: South Dakota
DL
Marilyn Smith
1933 –
Birth Location: South Dakota
MS
Loren Smith
1937 – 2014
Birth Location: Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA
LS

Roy Smith's Ancestors

Self
Roy Smith
1904 – 1997
Birth Place: Jesup, Buchanan, Iowa
Parents
Mont Smith
1870 – 1950
Jackson Co.
Martha (Jane) Keeney
1869 – 1906
Iowa
Grandparents
Landon (Taylor) Keeney
1845 – 1924
Ohio, United States
Mary (Francis) Scott
1844 – 1900
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Keeney
1816 – 1885
Janice Simmons
1816 – 1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Keeney
1789 – 1870
Mary Crawford
1787 – 1865
William Simmons
1796 – 1850
Jane Simmons
1796 –

Roy Smith's Descendants

1.
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Roy (Keeney) Smith (11 Aug 1904 – 29 Jun 1997) m. Hannah (Olina) Latham (4 Sep 1912 – 27 September 2010)
  1. 1. Dorothea (Mae) Latham (20 Mar 1931 – )
  2. 2. Marilyn (Maxine) Smith (9 Jan 1933 – )
  3. 3. Loren (James) Smith (20 May 1937 – 2 September 2014)

Roy Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1904
11 Aug 1904
Birth of Roy Keeney Smith in Jesup, Buchanan, Iowa
Jesup, Buchanan, Iowa
1930
4 Jun 1930
Age 26
Roy Keeney Smith was married in Moody, South Dakota
Moody, South Dakota
1930
1930
Age 26
Roy Keeney Smith resided here in Moody
Moody
1935
1935
Age 31
Roy Keeney Smith resided here in Spring Creek, Moody, South Dakota
Spring Creek, Moody, South Dakota
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 36
Roy Keeney Smith resided here in Spring Creek, Moody, South Dakota, USA
Spring Creek, Moody, South Dakota, USA
1997
29 Jun 1997
Age 93
Death of Roy Keeney Smith in Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota
Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1904
    Event Place: Jesup, Buchanan, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Spring Creek, Moody, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3865; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 51-17
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 504-38-3285; Issue State: South Dakota; Issue Date: 1955
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ward, Moody, South Dakota; Roll: 2229; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 214.0; FHL microfilm: 2341963
    [4] South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1930
    Event Place: Moody, South Dakota

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Moody
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ward, Moody, South Dakota; Roll: 2229; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 214.0; FHL microfilm: 2341963
    [2] South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Spring Creek, Moody, South Dakota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Spring Creek, Moody, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3865; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 51-17

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Spring Creek, Moody, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Spring Creek, Moody, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3865; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 51-17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1997
    Event Place: Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 504-38-3285; Issue State: South Dakota; Issue Date: 1955
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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