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Ruth Lillie Smith 1892–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1892

Birth Location: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 Apr 1979

Death Location: Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Smith

Mother: Delila Campbell

Spouse(s): Robert Travis

Children(s): William Travis, Ruth Travis, John Travis, Robert Travis, Ola Travis, Mabel Travis

Ruth Lillie Smith was born in 1892 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Dolphin Smith And Delila Frances Dilly Campbell. Ruth Lillie Smith married Robert Thomas Travis, and had children including John Wesley Travis, Mabel Francis Travis, Ola Mae Travis, Robert Henry Travis, Ruth Lillie Travis, William Thomas Travis. Ruth Lillie Smith passed away in 1979 in Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Lillie Smith was born in 1892 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Dolphin Smith And Delila Frances Dilly Campbell.
  • Ruth Lillie Smith married Robert Thomas Travis, and had children including John Wesley Travis, Mabel Francis Travis, Ola Mae Travis, Robert Henry Travis, Ruth Lillie Travis, William Thomas Travis.
  • Ruth Lillie Smith passed away in 1979 in Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Smith's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Smith
1892–1979
Birth Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Dolphin Smith
1834–1893
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Delila (Frances "Dilly") Campbell
1858–1922
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1808–1882
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ("Bettie" J.) Harris
1812–
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1786–1856
Elizabeth Jameson
1777–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Harris
1733–1797
Elizabeth Flippen
1739–1830
Samuel Jameson
1753–1805
Margaret Craig
1753–1850

Ruth Smith's Descendants

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Ruth (Lillie) Smith (3 Feb 1892–8 Apr 1979) m. Robert (Thomas) Travis (19 Jun 1884–09 Jan 1951)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) Travis 1929–1993
  2. 2. Ruth (Lillie) Travis 1922–2014
  3. 3. John (Wesley) Travis 1925–1945
  4. 4. Robert (Henry) Travis 1919–1944
  5. 5. Ola (Mae) Travis 1915–2012 m. Geitner (Chamblee) White 1903–1960
  6. 6. Mabel (Francis) Travis 1913–2007

Ruth Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1892
3 Feb 1892
Birth of Ruth Lillie Smith in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
1979
8 Apr 1979
Age 87
Death of Ruth Lillie Smith in Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1892
    Event Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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