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Ruby Dale Smith 1897–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 June 1897

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 4 February 1974

Death Location: Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Jasper Smith

Mother: Alice James

Spouse(s): James Spears

Children(s): Marie Smith, James Spears, William Spears, Bobby Spears, Ruth Spears

Ruby Dale Smith was born in 1897 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Jasper Newton Smith And Alice Jane James. In 1900, Ruby Dale Smith resided in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA. In 1910, Ruby Dale Smith resided in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA. Ruby Dale Smith married James Isacc Spears, and had children including Bobby Floyd Spears, Hubert Earl Spears, James David Spears, Marie Spears Smith, Ruth Ray Spears, William Edgar Lee Spears. Ruby Dale Smith passed away in 1974 in Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruby Dale Smith was born in 1897 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Jasper Newton Smith And Alice Jane James.
  • In 1900, Ruby Dale Smith resided in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1910, Ruby Dale Smith resided in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA.
  • Ruby Dale Smith married James Isacc Spears, and had children including Bobby Floyd Spears, Hubert Earl Spears, James David Spears, Marie Spears Smith, Ruth Ray Spears, William Edgar Lee Spears.
  • Ruby Dale Smith passed away in 1974 in Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jasper Smith
1859–1943
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Alice James
1861–1951
Birth Location: Mississippi
AJ

Spouses(s)

James Spears
1886–1937
Birth Location: –
JS

Children(s)

Marie Smith
1917–2004
Birth Location: Grenada Gren, Mississippi
MS
James Spears
1919–
Birth Location: Grenada, Mississippi, USA
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William Spears
1923–2008
Birth Location: Grenada, Mississippi
WS
Bobby Spears
1925–
Birth Location: Mississippi
BS
Ruth Spears
1928–2017
Birth Location: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
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Ruby Smith's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Smith
1897–1974
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Jasper Newton Smith
1859–1943
Mississippi
Alice (Jane) James
1861–1951
Mississippi
Grandparents
David (James) Jr
1841–1864
Mississippi
Amanda (C) Cooley
1842–1932
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
James Cooley
1818–1867
Rebecca Pinion
1816–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hiram Cooley
1796–1864
Susan Cochran
1800–1821
Turner Pinion
1771–1832
Elizabeth Cooley
1791–1851

Ruby Smith's Descendants

1.
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Ruby (Dale) Smith (25 June 1897–4 February 1974) m. James (Isacc) Spears (6 March 1886–28 March 1937)
  1. 1. Marie (Spears) Smith 1917–2004
  2. 2. James (David) Spears 1919–
  3. 3. William (Edgar Lee) Spears 1923–2008
  4. 4. Bobby (Floyd) Spears 1925–
  5. 5. Ruth (Ray) Spears 1928–2017 m. Norman (Lamar) Pitcock 1926–2017

Ruby Smith's Timeline

10 Records

1897
25 June 1897
Birth of Ruby Dale Smith in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
Ruby Dale Smith resided here in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Ruby Dale Smith resided here in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1915
Abt 1915
Age 18
Ruby Dale Smith resided here in Montgomery
Montgomery
1920
1920
Age 23
Ruby Dale Smith resided here in Beat 4, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Ruby Dale Smith resided here in Grenada, Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Grenada, Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Ruby Dale Smith resided here in Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi
Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 43
Ruby Dale Smith resided here in , Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
, Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
Ruby Dale Smith resided here in Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1974
4 February 1974
Age 77
Death of Ruby Dale Smith
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 June 1897
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02023; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 22-3
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 4, Tallahatchie, Mississippi; Roll: T625_895; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 84
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340880
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: T624_740; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1374753
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 3050; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 22-6A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: T624_740; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1374753

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1915
    Event Place: Montgomery
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Winona Times; Publication Date: 6 Aug 1915; Publication Place: Winona, Mississippi, USA; ,0.90050983,0.3488597,0.9339231&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 4, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 4, Tallahatchie, Mississippi; Roll: T625_895; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 84

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Grenada, Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340880

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02023; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 22-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02023; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 22-3

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, 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: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 3050; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 22-6A

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi
    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: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 3050; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 22-6A

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 February 1974
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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