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Roy Donald Smith 1926–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 July 1926

Birth Location: Billett, Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 11 October 1992

Death Location: Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Clyde Smith

Mother: Tillie Hoopingarner

Spouse(s): VERNIE DANFORD

Children(s):

Roy Donald Smith was born in 1926 in Billett, Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Clyde Smith And Tillie Hoopingarner. In 1944, Roy Donald Smith resided in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Roy Donald Smith married Vernie Julia Danford, and had children including Roy Donald Smith Jr. Roy Donald Smith passed away in 1992 in Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Roy Donald Smith was born in 1926 in Billett, Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Clyde Smith And Tillie Hoopingarner.
  • In 1944, Roy Donald Smith resided in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
  • Roy Donald Smith married Vernie Julia Danford, and had children including Roy Donald Smith Jr.
  • Roy Donald Smith passed away in 1992 in Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roy Smith's Ancestors

Self
Roy Smith
1926–1992
Birth Place: Billett, Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Clyde Smith
1896–1978
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Tillie Hoopingarner
1908–1969
1516 S 1st Street, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Edward) Smith
1873–1950
Indiana, USA
Lillie (F) Smith
1881–1969
Prairieton, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Ora (McCourtney) Hoopingarner
1876–1944
Middleton, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Lorena (Isabel) McFarland
1881–1956
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Smith
1845–1918
Lenora Bailey
1850–1931
Louis Hoppingarner
1840–1926
Rachel Purcell
1839–1917
Louis Hoppingarner
1840–1926
Rachel Purcell
1839–1917
Perley McFarland
1854–1928
Sarah Hoopingarner
1844–1934
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Smith
1816–1906
Polly Matherly
1816–1870
William Bailey
1791–1865
Margaret Ring
1813–1860
john Hoppingarner
1796–1881
Meriba Cornwell
1815–1880
James Purcell
1803–1875
Elizabeth MANNING
1805–1880
john Hoppingarner
1796–1881
Meriba Cornwell
1815–1880
James Purcell
1803–1875
Elizabeth MANNING
1805–1880
William McFarland
1824–
Lucy York
1826–1905
John Hoopingarner
–1881
Mary Cornwell
1815–1880

Roy Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1926
1 July 1926
Birth of Roy Donald Smith in Billett, Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America
Billett, Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America
1944
1944
Age 18
Roy Donald Smith resided here in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
1992
11 October 1992
Age 66
Death of Roy Donald Smith in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 July 1926
    Event Place: Billett, Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 733

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 733

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 1992
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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