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Ruby Mae Smith 1926 – 1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1926

Birth Location: Tyronza, Poinsett, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 8 October 1996

Death Location: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

Father: Wiley Smith

Mother: Eula Coleman

Spouse(s): Henry Buchanan

Children(s): Stella Brannon, Margaret Buchanan, Roy Buchanan, Joyce Buchanan, Mary Buchanan

Early life: Ruby Mae Smith arrived in Tyronza, Poinsett, Arkansas, United States in 1926, born to Wiley Leroy Smith and Eula Lee Coleman. Over time, Ruby Mae Smith formed a family with Henry A. Buchanan, which included Stella M Brannon, Margaret Louise Buchanan, Roy A. Buchanan, Joyce Ann Buchanan and Mary Catherine Buchanan. Ruby Mae Smith concluded life in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States in 1996.

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Parents

Wiley Smith
1906 – 1986
Birth Location: Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
WS
Eula Coleman
1905 – 1968
Birth Location: Toccopola Miss
EC

Spouses(s)

Henry Buchanan
1919 – 1997
Birth Location: Arkansas
HB

Children(s)

Stella Brannon
1943 – 1995
Birth Location: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
SB
Margaret Buchanan
1949 – 2013
Birth Location: St. Francis County, Arkansas
MB
Roy Buchanan
1950 – 1992
Birth Location: Forrest City, St. Francis, AR
RB
Joyce Buchanan
1958 – 1977
Birth Location: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
JB
Mary Buchanan
1960 – 1960
Birth Location: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
MB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 Jan 1926
    Event Place: Tyronza, Poinsett, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Year: 1930; Census Place: Madison, St Francis, Arkansas; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2339828, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At New Orleans, Louisiana; NAI Number: 2990217; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Grou, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1942; Film: #9, 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: Forrest City

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Madison, St Francis, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Madison, St Francis, Arkansas; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2339828

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, St Francis, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Franks, St Francis, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 16 Jan 1946
    Record Source: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At New Orleans, Louisiana; NAI Number: 2990217; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Grou

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Forrest City, St Francis, Arkansas, 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: Forrest City

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1956
    Event Place: Wichita, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1971
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1992
    Event Place: Wichita, KS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Forrest City, Saint Francis, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 October 1996
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

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

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